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	2005 Audi S4 4.2L Unknown VIN: WAUPL68E45 This vehicle has a loud snap that appears to be coming from the left front wheel/suspension area. We have gone over everything we can think of multiple times, tightened and retightened pretty much everything, replaced the strut tops, cv shaft with oem, both fr...	View
	2004 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Air suspension VIN: 5UXFB53554 I recalibrated ride height after comandeing on compressor for alignment , all is good no codes except for the air ride inactive light on no codes	View
	1988 Chevrolet K1500 Scottsdale 5.0L motor VIN: 1GX234521G Had this truck running but when its cold it will do fine warm up go from park to drive dies and will not start again now it asks like the battery is dead but its no start not clicking over mite just put a 350 n it for now	View
	1994 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Cruise Control VIN: 1GCEK14K0R Have speed sensor at trans, speedo working but have no speed singal at red/ white wire at cruise control moduel dont know were speed senor buffer is to test	View
	2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L pressure hose VIN: 1GNDT13S02 Hey Guys just wondering what the best way to replace a power steering pressure hose on this vehicle is looks next to impossible the pump is on the right side of the engine and the spool valve is at the left any got any insight do you have to lift up the body o...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 2GCEC19V93 Hi fellow techs, I come to you again for help, you've been great to me in the past. I have one here that has been messing with me, I think between the interruptions, phones, and all the other vehicles I have here I can't get my head straight. This vehicle came...	View
	2000 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L Mechanical VIN: 3C3EL55H4Y Originally came in for brakes pulling to the right. Needed ALOT of work. Replaced front and rear pads and rotors, front and rear calipers, front brake hoses and all the rear brake lines and proportioning valves from the ABS unit back. (All aftermarket parts ex...	View
	2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L transmission/ gauges VIN: WD2PD64484 every once and a while the battery light glow plug light and all the warning light come on I bang on top of the cluster and all lights turn off. When that happens it set a list of codes about can communications missing and erroneous.I replace the cluster and g...	View
	2004 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 5.9L 1-2 shift VIN: 3D7LU38C24 We have an unusual condition on this Ram truck where the transmission will remain in 1st gear after a long slow pull up a steep grade. This guy hunts. This condition is off-road in 2wd, and not towing or loaded. This is a light throttle, low speed issue. It wi...	View
	1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Alternators VIN: 1FTSX31L5X I had the altanators bench tested and they are ok. Cleaned.the ground to block and still not charging. I do not know where to go with this truck. Any help on how to test and any fusible links in the charging system ?	View
	2001 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1FTYR10D01 Hey Guys I got this Ranger that will intermittently fall on its face when you try to accelerate hard from an idle. 95% of the time the vehicle drives great. I have had to address several codes. There was an oxygen sensor code that would show up immediately w... Trouble codes: P1512	View
	2003 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX18W13 While running both at idle and at 2000 rpm the long term fuel trim reads -25% on B2 and +25% on B1 or just under those numbers. Idle will surge up and down until it stalls from time to time. Other times the idle is low and rough, but it does not seem to have a... Trouble codes: P0175 (Exhaust rich bank 2)	View
	2005 Ford Focus ZX4 2.0L 5 Volt Ref Messed up VIN: 1FAFP34N05 Car came with complaint of Overdrive Light going on and off and speedo stops working. We will be replacing the OSS sensor as we believe it is intermittent but while testing we noticed a weird wiggle in the pattern of the OSS signal. When we checked this patter... Trouble codes: U2197 (Invalid data for vehicle speed), U2200 (Invalid data for odometer), P0720 (Output Shaft Speed sensor circuit fault - open), P0722 (Output Shaft Speed sensor no signal)	View
	2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L power steering VIN: 1FAHP24136 engine surges excessively while parking, once customer stated it almost reached 3000 rpms, but I havwe not seen this, I have seen 1300 rpm a few times while turning the steering wheel to park.	View
	2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Emission monitor VIN: 1FTSW21R68 Vehicle will not run the egr or catalyst monitor. Everything appears to be working properly. Have tried just having the customer drive, but monitors did not run. Found coolant temperature was not coming up fast enough. Thermostat was replaced. Technicians have...	View
	2008 Ford E-250 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNE24L68 Hi guys need some help with this 2008 e250 5.4 the problem is that it came from a next shop with these codes p061b internal control module torque calculation p0102 mass or volume air flow circuit low p2107 Throttle actuator control module p2195 and p2196 both ...	View
	2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L Engine VIN: 1FT7W2BT8B One of my techs that is no longer with me as of today put a turbo on. Got done with job and cranked up engine it ran great for 15 seconds then died. will not restart. come to find out from another tech he did not change the oil after turbo replacement, their w...	View
	1986 GMC C7000 C7D042 6.0L Drive-axles VIN: 1GDG7D1BXG Trying to remove rear axle shaft, can not get the cone shaped retainers out, it has BUD style wheels, took nuts off face of axle shaft, het with hammer and a few retainers came out, have been told to heat then hit axle face to vibrate them out but no luck, did...	View
	2005 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7L power steering im working on a 2005 hyundia sante fe. the owner drove the vehicle with no fluid for a couple months. he blew the switch out of the pump. i have replaced the pump still not working, replaced the hoses, the rack and still not working, i have flow there are no l...	View
	2003 Jeep Wrangler X 4.0L Drum Brakes VIN: 1J4FA39S33 Customer complaint of smelling brakes and vehicle holding back,verified, temps above 500f from the rear brakes after a 15 min drive, tried releasing fluid rear brake not much-only right rear. Does seem could be right front too but rear brakes actually will smo...	View
	2007 Jeep Wrangler X 3.8L Starting VIN: 1J4FAZ4197 I have a par draw of 1.89 amps and it toggles to .003 every 2 minutes . I have removed every fuse one by one and no change when I unplug the 60 amp I believe it is j 13 I lose the draw but not completely I have 0.11 and then I doesn't toggle from 1.89 . I see ...	View
	2012 Kia Forte SX 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNAFW6A37C Have been chasing this intermittent p0128 code on this kia for about a year. very intermittent. customer came in this morning with p0128 in history and cel on. checked temp sensor connections replaced t stat twice and still can not conquer this code. there is ... Trouble codes: P0128 (Coolant temp below regulating temp)	View
	2000 Mercury Mystique LS 2.5L Stall, MIL Lamp on, VIN: 1MEFM66L8Y When fuel pressure is at or near 45 psi car runs good. When pressure drops to 22psi it lacks power and will stall. Car has new fuel pump and filter. Test of leads at sensor are as follows 5.05 volts at the white/green wire, ground at brown/green stripe, and 5.... Trouble codes: P0190 (Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor), P0193 (Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor High Input)	View
	2009 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No start VIN: 1N4AL21E89 Car came in for a no start condition. The car lot had installed a momentary switch for the starter solenoid and was using this to crank the car. This car does have the smart key with push button start. The remote doesn't work even after installing a new batter...	View
	2012 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L Power Windows VIN: 1N4AL1DX5C This vehicle has the type of windows that go down themselves when holding the key fob in the unlock position when aproaching the vehicle to cool the interior. This one goes down every time it rains and the vehicle is by itself with the key fob no where near th...	View
	1985 Other European s-c 4.9L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: W09526219F car came in about 4 months ago for overheating. repaired that and several other things. the shop owner took the car on a long test drive everything was good. brought it back in for a final oil change and a belt . I had to move the air box and airflow meter to ...	View
	2005 Pontiac Montana 3.4L radio VIN: 1GMDV23E45 First of all car is not here yet, trying to get ahead of it. customer complains that now when you turn key off, then exit vehicle the radio never powers down, I started looking at wiring diagrams and I can not find any kind of timer module, First I thought of ...	View
	2005 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L Engine VIN: 2G2WP52295 hey i bout a 2005 Pontiac with a 3.8 in it to flip and it has a cracked block and it is not supercharged. Will an engine from different years work in this car as long as it is a series 3 engine? I found a junk yard that has an engine but they are trying to rip...	View
	2012 Ram 1500 Sport 5.7L no power VIN: 1C6RD6MT9C When accel from stop has no power once rpm gets up will accell	View
	2004 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L shift pattern VIN: YS3FB49S74 This thing has a mind of its own- will be OK for a while, then will come back in limp with p0720. [output speed sensor]. I checked wiring from sensor to computer and appear OK. Replaced sensor- was OK for 1 day, then p0720.. Replaced terminals in sensor connec...	View
	2006 Saab 9-5 2.3t 2.3L No OBD-2 Commo VIN: YS3EH49GX6 This car failed the Massachusetts sticker inspection. All OBD-2 monitors have run successfully, but the state testing equipment can't get an engine RPM value out of this thing, When we cable up our SAAB Tech 2, RPM and all other T7 values show up on the screen...	View
	2000 Volvo V70 GLT SE 2.4L Battery VIN: YV1LW56D6Y I recently visited the car and picked up the battery to charge it. I arrived with a fresh battery and began to test the elec. system for a draw after installing the battery. I found a drain and began pulling fuses to isolate it. When I disconnected the buss fu...	View
	2000 Volvo S80 2.9 2.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: YV1TS94D1Y Hi, hope everybody is well! this nightmare Volvo will not stay running, n when it is running it runs terrible. I just did a head job on it. When I pull the spark plugs out they are soaked with gas. If I take out the fuel pump fuse n put oil into the cylinders,...	View
	2001 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L Hesitation, long cranking VIN: YV1TS90D51 Hello Volvo Techs The complaint on this car is that it has a long crank before engine starts, during the time the engine is hot, also when cranking to start the engine,(intermittently) the immobilizer warning light comes on and after the engine starts, the lig... Trouble codes: 1300 (Mass air sensor flow too low), 6806 (turbochargerTC control system flow too high), 3000 (camshaft position saensor faulty signal), 644A, 3100 (engine speed signal missing)	View

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	2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6L ujoint VIN: 1G6DP56705 Ok, everyone agrees no aftermarket solution for gm pressfit ujoints. Lucky i found a used one on ebay, of all places. No local junkyards have any. Oem out of the budget for this dinosaur. Aftermarket is very skeptical like a few mentioned. Thanks once again ...	8
	1997 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 4.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEC19W2V Thanks to all. Dale from New York posted a link that led me to the right direction. These trucks will not start without 50PSI of pressure. Got it to act up this morning. When cranking the fuel pressure was 48 for a few seconds, then 49 for a few seconds, then ...	18
	2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.6L cruise control I reflashed pcm and ipc since i was their dont know which one actual solved the problem but cruise works coorectly now and fuel gauge works correctly. Pcm and icp calibration files were the same i flashed with, i scrolled through all descriptions and their was...	3
	2002 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Toe in VIN: 2C3AE66G72 After checking inner tie rod bushings we reset the toe making sure the tie rod clamp was tight. We found play in inner tie rod bushings and lower control arm bushings. Customer was on his way back home and wanted to have his mechanic do the repair. The toe set...	13
	1988 Ford F-250 Custom 7.5L No Start VIN: 1FTHX25G8J Sorry for they delay. I really appreciate the detailed & explained replies especially after my update. couldn't find a replacement ECU so I had it sent out for overhaul. Thanks again. Also Dan from Texas, Don't you have any cars to work on? Seems your name pop...	28
	2000 Ford Excursion Limited 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FMNU43L3Y Douglass pointed me in the right direction here. The misfire here is a timing issue, at 1400 rpm, the timing is at 38 degrees, as soon as I go to 1500 rpm or higher, the timing retards to 32 degrees. I graphed the RPMS and I can see them changing from 12-28 de... Trouble codes: P1000 (ODBII drive cycle not complete O2 sensors not ready).	18
	2012 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L Electronic VIN: 2GKFLXE56C it was a reprogramming issue within hvac module William was correct	9
	2006 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5L steering VIN: 5FNRL38226 I had set up the customer with an appointment to have the cv axles replaced and the customer never showed. I truley beleive the problem was in the cv axles after reading all the information I recieved and looked up, thanks to all the replied.	29
	2000 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L No Start, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire Taking all the great information into consideration here's the progression for last week. I changed the cam sensor with a mopar unit which made no change. Her backup '99 jeep died on the route earlier this week due to a failed crank sensor so I took the 2 week...	15
	2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L sway bar VIN: 1J4GA69168 I relayed all info to the body shop and they re checked all connections etc. No sure exactly what fixed it but they got vehicle delivered and never brought to use to check. Thanks for all replies, David	7
	2002 Maserati Spyder GT 4.2L idle doesnt return VIN: ZAMBB18A02 Thank you for the help . UPDATE THE tire sizes where not correct .the rear tire was two sizes smaller then door jam . I went to ncm,ncr,abs,msp and looked at the parameters . The thing that popped up was a difference in the front and rear wheel speeds. When ...	5
	2005 Subaru Outback R L.L. Bean Edition 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S4BP86C05 This car came into my shop a day before I was going on vacation.. So, in my haste to finish it before I left I installed a Non OEM fuel/air ratio sensor. Yes, I described it as a Oxygen sensor and it is listed in most places like NAPA and Carquest as an O2 s... Trouble codes: P0031.	6
	2000 Toyota Tundra Limited 4.7L torue converter VIN: 5TBRT3814Y Refering to a transmission shop for two reasons. I do not have a lift at my personal business, and some of the advise from you stated it may be more than the torque converter .TX	9
	2014 Toyota Yaris L 1.5L Air bag Snap on versus pro 15.4 platform does not support air bag module communication on this vehicle. Had to use autoland after new module replacement and found code b1871 for d/s seat bottom cushion. Thank you for all your help.	12

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