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| 2001 BMW 325i 2.5L transmission VIN: WBAAV33401 Looking for some help on this BMW. Customer claims dash went out then transmission would not move. Vehicle was towed here and dash is out and vehicle has no movement in any gear.Scanned vehicle and have code 131, 132, and 209. Can communicate with all modules ... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Z71 5.3L plug fire none VIN: 3GNEK12T04 Replaced fuel pump (leaking) towed in w/no start. Ck'for inj pulse ok. Ckd for spark no spark. Pinned out pcm to CKP & CMP, good. Now I'm lost |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L air bag VIN: 1G1AL55FX7 Have a code B0012 for low resistance in drivers loop.Have replaced clock spring for codes Boo12 and B0013.Wires were cut to air bag. Now only have code B0012.Compared resistance in wires on both loops with air bag out .Resistance is .4 ohms for both loops. Hve... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5C042 6.6L Check Gauges Lamp VIN: 1GBE5C3907 I have a 08 Chevy K5500 thats been in and out of the shop for a month now. The check gauges lamp illuminates when engine is under significant load above 2,000RPM. The coolant tank was initially faulty and replaced. Prior to us seeing the truck had been to the ... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L Transmission VIN: 1G1ZC5EB6A After picking vehicle up it was working good no problems after driving it for about 30 minutes the vehicle speedometer stop working, shifter indicator went blank and the car quit moving after returning back to shop we hooked up scanner and there was no tcm com... |
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| 2004 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L Cuts out VIN: 1B3ES56C54 Hi guys, We are a primarily European car shop, and we have been asked to look at this Dodge Neon. The engine will not rev above 2200 rpm. It bogs down and surges. We have installed new crank and cam sensors. The scope patterns have been tested at the engine ec... Trouble codes: P0339 (Crankshaft Position sensor intermittent) |
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| 2012 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6L Harsh forced downshift VIN: 3C4PDDBG0C Greetings IATN members. This Journey came to us from a body shop because of a harsh downshift concern. Vehicle struck a deer and, unknown to driver, one of the oil cooler lines was damaged. Vehicle was driven far enough that the transmission began to slip. At ... |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FMZU72E92 This is a new customer and his complaint is, he started his 2002 [...] Explorer 4.0L vin #E,after work and it started running rough. He captured code P0304, he installed his own spark plugs and wires. There was no change in the engine running condition. He brou... |
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| 2001 Honda Accord EX 2.3L windows, clock VIN: 1HGCG56691 Hey Honda Techs I need help. #13 fuse for the clock and memory in the right inside fusebox keeps blowing and makes the door locks inop, the right windows and the LR window inop from the master switch. When I first got it in I was able to get it to blow by shut... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L lin bus VIN: WDZBE8CC9B came in not charging, check out had 9.5 volt at the LIN wire on the back of the alternator, and .10 VD on the power wire from the alternator to the battery. so I replaced the alternator. its still not charging... I have 2 codes 109A00, 109B00. I've seen some i... |
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| 1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L speedometer VIN: 1ZWHT61L1X thanks in advance to the masters at IATN.. we have this brain teaser in for speedometer working good up to about 50 mph. anything above that it doesnt really move much or just floats. scan tool data stream through PCM shows good smooth VSS.. with a scope on th... |
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| 1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6L temperature VIN: 3N1AB41D1V hey techs, i appreciate your time, i have the 97 nissan sentra 1.6 that has a problem with over cooling while driving down the road. the vehicle will reach normal operating temp idling in the shop but over cools while driving down the road which i believe is... |
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| 2005 Nissan Xterra Off-Road 4.0L engine VIN: 5N1AN08U85 Customer claims they have added 8 qts. of oil in the last 2-3 weeks. When the vehicle arrived, the oil pressure gauge was fluctuating LOW and the engine took 4 quarts of oil to fill. Oil pressure drops lower as the engine warms and is being driven. No evidence... |
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| 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L No Start VIN: 2G2WP55296 has anyone seen this? car dies intermittently w/ error message (no start due to electric throttle fault) will restart after key is removed & reinserted! may die right away or not for couple days! sometimes it set above codes. any ideas ? search internet - all ... Trouble codes: U0107 (loss of comm w throttle body), P0601 (internal ecm fault), P0606 (internal fault) |
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| 1994 Saab 900 S 2.1L ignition switch VIN: YS3AK75E8R Hey all. So I have this old SAAB. The ignition switch will not turn to the start position. I need to pull the shift mount assembly off the floor. There are three triangle shaped nuts holding it down. Does anyone know where I get the appropriate tool for removi... |
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| 2005 Toyota Camry 2.4L A/C Compressor , Magnetic Relay VIN: 4T1BE32K45 Manual a/c controls 2azfe the a/c clutch turns on , after 5 seconds the green light flashes and compressor relay turns off power to clutch ,previoslly have replaced the magnetic relay with oe toyota relay (twice) also replaced a/c compressor (new( and still sh... |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L Unknown VIN: 5TDZA23C66 Initially I had the van giving me error code for knock sensor, So I got both knock sensors and all spark plugs replaced. Then a week later I still had engine light come up with bank too lean error. The mechanic replaced all throttle body gaskets and head gaske... |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.3L sliding door VIN: 5TDZA22C66 Need some diagnostic direction or information on this Sienna. The left side power door will open but not close 9 out of 10 times. The condition is that the lower latch is not released as the door starts to close. No codes in system and all safety devices from ... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L MIL Lamp on, no vehicle speed VIN: 3VWBB61C1W Hello fellow technicians, I dont work on European Cars very often Mostly Natural Gas Vehicles, But i have a customer s that owns this 1998 VW Beetle. Its Due For inspection but cannot pass due to Check engine light being on, I scanned the system and found p050... Trouble codes: P0501 |
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| 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan MV 2.8L Engine VIN: WV2NB47002 We have this 02' VW Eurovan which has a loud rattle in the camshaft/timing cover area between 900 & 1200 RPM. Outside of this range the engine sounds great, very quiet. Replaced Upper/Lower Timing chains, All chain guides, Intake/Exhaust camshaft adjuster u... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L parking brake VIN: WVWAK73C98 This car came in for rear brakes. The rear pads and rotors were replaced. We used the Verus to retract the calipers. After the brakes were done, we are getting a 02432 LR parking brake voltage code. The caliper works manually. The parking brake and brake light... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 BMW 335i 3.0L Charging VIN: WBAVB735X7 FIXED! Thanks so much to ANDREW who told us that the BDS/IBS communicates on a line that links the oil level sensor, alternator, and waterpump as well. We unplugged each individually and at first we found that when disconnecting the BDS/IBS connector, our alt... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Equinox LS 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GNALBEK2C When engine is cold, we determined the the cam actuator was sticking. You could activate it and the timing never moved. It ended up being under warranty so we never got the chance to verify that it definitely was the problem. The customer took vehicle to deale... Trouble codes: P0014. |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L transmission/ gauges VIN: WD2PD64484 thanks for your input guys.I finally point it down to the e.c.m. everytime I tapped on it it set the lights on, so we sent it over to that rebuilder hopefully he'll come up with something. Thanks again. |
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| 2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWW33P67 It's fixed. As it turns out, the problem was a plugged cat. I learned that you CAN NOT use exhaust back pressure readings to diagnosis a plugged cat with this engine. I'm guessing that when the exhaust back pressure starts going up the computer must cut the f... Trouble codes: P2262 (Turbo Boost). |
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| 2008 GMC Sierra 3500 HD WT 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTJK33648 After 4000km the check engine light has not illuminated, no drivability concerns and normal soot production. Not sure what to say about it other than possibly some bad diesel? I have suggested they return for a complete EGR system service and am waiting for ... Trouble codes: P2463 (Dpf), P244B, P0299 (Turbo), P0401 (EGR insufficient flow detected.). |
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| 2011 GMC Sierra 3500 HD SLE 6.6L No Start, No start when hot VIN: 1GT423C80B GOOD AFTERNOON, AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS WE TOOK THE ADVISE AND REPLACED ALL EIGHT INJECTORS AND THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE AT A HOT START IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 30 MPA. BEFORE WHEN WE EXPERIENCED THE HOT NO START THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE DURING CRANK WAS 10-12 MPA... |
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| 2012 Kia Forte SX 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNAFW6A37C Although I would like to call this car fixed, the light has remained off since I first asked for help. When the customer returns for an oil change I am going to check the coolant percentage and adjust if required. the coolant dilution might hold the key to kee... Trouble codes: P0128 (Coolant temp below regulating temp). |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 3.4L Tail light right VIN: WDBGB34E5P Thanks for all the great responses. This one was not the module after all after finding out the headlight switch has inputs to the module that are separate for the left and right tail light I tested and found the right not working. The contact in the switch wa... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Driver's Power Seat VIN: WDBUF65J23 Thanks all. After considering his options the customer took the vehicle as is without doing anything further. Appreciate all the valuable input. |
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