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| 2002 Acura RSX 2.0L radio VIN: JH4DC53862 I acura mechanics ,I changed battery and lost the radio,checked every where for the sticker in car, customer lost is card,came on the web site acura radio navicode but it said my vin is wrong??? the serial number of the car is [...] and the radio i... |
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| 2001 Audi A4 Quattro Avant 1.8L Mechanical VIN: WAUKC68D01 So I have a 2001 Audi A4 Avant wagon with the AWM 1.8l engine. This engine is burning oil after sitting at a traffic light and setting off again, with a visible blue haze. When the customer first brought us the vehicle he said that some one had told him that t... |
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| 2011 Audi TT Quattro 2.0L Convertible Top Roof VIN: TRUSFAFK3B Hi there and thanks in advance. This customer states that a year ago her top stopped working and so she emergency closed it with the special tools. We unlocked the roof and attempted to use it and the flaps on both sides move up and the windows roll down and... |
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| 2002 BMW 530i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBADT63402 We have this vehicle showing 0 rpms while cranking on scantool, several scantools, crank sensor signal looks good when comparing to other waveforms on IATN.No spark and looking for direction... |
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| 2005 Buick Rendezvous Ultra 3.6L No Start VIN: 3G5DB03735 I have replaced the computer on this buick with a used computer with the same service number. This computer came out of a running vehicle. This problem I have never ran into before. I went to flash the computer and can program the vin in but half way through t... |
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| 2001 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L No get up and go! VIN: 1G6KD54YX1 Our customer bought this car from auction. Was there for a reason!! now its at our shop and driving use crazy!! has new maf (twice)fuel pump and filter. New baro, cat good. Car idles great!! just no get up and go! im woking on this currently and will update in... |
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| 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV 6.2L Misfire #2 Cyl VIN: 1GYFK66828 This is a dead misfire we also checked spark and injector pulse both look good |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Trans VIN: 1GCHK29U82 I Recently Installed This Used Trans. (Old Trans. Had No Reverse). No Movement In Any Gear. It Did At First Move Slightly With Higher RPM's But Doesn't Move At All Now. Had Code P1810. Been Doing Some Tests. TFP Switch Readings All HI. None Change During Shift... |
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| 2009 Chrysler Aspen Limited 5.7L Starting VIN: 1A8HW58T29 I know this is a long shot, but we have a key off drain on fuse 14 (10amp) in the inside fuse box. It affects the clockspring, stop lamp switch relay, and the tpms transponder. We cannot find a matching circuit in Alldata, nor in Identifix. The drain is .18 am... |
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| 2005 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D4HB48NX5 Hi Guys, I have this Durango that is a PIA. Code P2096 keeps coming back. I originally replaced the exhaust manifold gasket on the left side for this code. All was fine for about 2 weeks and it came back with the same code. Looked at FF data and the code is s... Trouble codes: P2096 (Post catalyst fuel trim too lean Bank 1) |
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| 1950 Ford F3 3.9L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 98RY338647 When driving under 35mph feels a little sluggish but no complaints from customer.When he tries to go above 45mph in 4th gear the truck kicks and bucks like crazy.Not sure what my next move is. Ant suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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| 2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 7.3L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDWW37F7Y Truck bucks and intermittently stalls under hard acceleration, seems worse cold. When issue is occurring truck will set P0344 and P1219. Have replaced cam sensor and tried another known good sensor, overlayed 12v and ground from pcm to cmp and spliced in new 5... Trouble codes: P0344, P1219 |
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| 2003 Ford F650 7.2L blower motor and resistor VIN: 3FDNF65AX3 hello all and thank you in advance, let me start with the truck came in with two fifty amp fuses blown, traced it back to a not so good house wire feeding straight from the ignition to the blower motor and then to the compressor clutch. ripped all that out, re... |
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| 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.2L BCM Programming VIN: 1FDBF2A62B Ford Techs I a little lost with this one. I programmed the BCM (PMI). I did get the message to program/learn the BCI no problem, here's the rub I "think" I programmed the tire pressure by entering the pressures 65#ft 80#rear but I'm not sure it took, and I can... |
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| 2006 Honda Civic EX 1.8L compressor VIN: 2HGFG11836 customer ran over small animal. ruined condenser. Replaced condenser Everything seemed normal. Gave it back to customer. Couple of months he's back, not cooling as well as it should. Checked it out. Pressures are 35/225. raised Idle to 2500 RPM, pressures went... |
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| 2009 Kia Sedona LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDMB23309 Some enlightenment here please. This vehicle came to me as an attempted theft/ break in. Customer stated vehicle did not have MIL on until after break in. Found code P0480 cooling fan circuit malfunction. When vehicle was here found no problems, no overheating... Trouble codes: P0480 (Cooling fan circuit) |
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| 2014 Lexus ES350 3.5L battery VIN: JTHBK1GG8E Customer said the battery was dead twice. Charging system and battery tested okay. For the draw measurement I have 40-100 milliamp fluctuation. I am measuring this with my fluke meter in series with the battery. local resources are not giving me a minimum sp... |
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| 2001 Nissan Frontier XE 2.4L Shift cable VIN: 1N6DD26S61 Vehicle has broken shift cable end inside cab where it connects to the steering column. Wow, it looks like a real chore to get the entire cable out from inside the cab behind the hvac unit and out to the passenger side of the vehicle. Anyone have any ideas on ... |
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| 2005 Nissan Armada LE 5.6L No Start VIN: 5N1AA08A15 This vehicle came in as a no start concern. Checked all the basics. Vehicle has compression, fuel, spark, and injector pulse. Fount tip online about ecm realy in ipdm. Switched relay with fog lamp relay and vehicle still does not start. Tested for bad ipdm/ipd... |
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| 2008 Smart Fortwo Passion Cabrio 1.0L clutch actuator VIN: WMEEK31X88 hello, I knew it had to happen at some point,I had my first Smart car dropped off today.Customer says that he heard big clunk then car would not go. Just have a few basic questions here.All of this relates to the clutch actuator.codes pulled are P0900,P0805... |
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| 2001 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L convertor VIN: 4S3BE64511 2001 Subaru Legacy 2.5L automatic. This car bucks coming out of lock up. Four or five times. If i pop it in neutral the bucking stops immediately. It doesnt always happen, sometimes worse than others. It seems like it happens more often when the car is cold. I... |
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| 2001 Toyota Prius 1.5L No Start VIN: JT2BK12U61 ok guys here goes purchased car knowing it needed a hybid battery but car ran on gas engine. could clear code and would be fine for a few miles than would act if trans would slip , put on back burner found a used battery and installed now car will not start at... Trouble codes: P3000 |
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| 2005 Toyota Camry 2.4L Misfire VIN: 4T1BE32K65 Car came in running poorly with a steady misfire on cylinder 4. Sometimes it would smooth out and run perfect and then all of a sudden start misfiring again. Its a dead miss and sometimes cylinder 3 will miss too but usually just cylinder 4. Compression on all... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0301 (Cylinder 1 misfire), P0302 (Cylinder 2 misfire), P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire), P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire), P0171 (Fuel system too lean bank 1) |
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| 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBDT44136 Weird one here.P0021 cam performance Bank 2,I can actuate both orv valves with scan tool and system will advance intake cams as designed,How ever when driving , reading scan data all vvt angles report zero, I have two pids for vvt control on/off and they toggl... Trouble codes: P0021 |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L No acceleration VIN: 3VWPG71K35 Hello everyone and thanks for the help with this one. I have this 2005 2.5 Jetta in that was towed in and has no throttle response/power on acceleration and has a choppy/loping idle. We have tried to power brake it and it just falls on its face. I tried discon... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 2G1WZ12144 Thanks for all the replies, tips and suggestions. It turned out to be a partially blocked catalytic converter. The reply I received that suggested the converter made me realize what that sound it was making(which I think I forgot to mention in my original post... Trouble codes: P0300, P0171. |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEK13T55 THANKS FOR THE HELP. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS SHORTED & PULLED THE 12V. REFERENCE VOLTAGE DOWN TO 2.5V. FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR & RUNS GOOD. NOT SURE WHY THE CAM SENSOR COULD AFFECT THE CRANK SENSOR REFERENCE VOLTAGE AS THEY ARE NOT O... |
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| 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L No Start, Misfire VIN: 3C4FY48B64 the alt. was shorted.now the pcm is bad wont fire cyl 2&3.the fuel pump was bad. car ran 2 days before the alt went bad Trouble codes: 2305 (coil b circut). |
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| 2006 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D4HB38N56 Ed from Colorado nailed it, first to post also. When I got that reply I remembered that a few days ago there was a fuel tanker that mixed up tanks with diesel at a gas station a few miles from us. I had noticed that the fuel did not evaporate very well but did... Trouble codes: P0302, P0307, P0300. |
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| 1997 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L Blinker VIN: 1FTHF26H8V I have fixed this truck and after help from you guys it was a very simple and embarrassing fix. I don't work on Fords very much so after some said to check to make sure the flashers are off I did. The button should be down to be off. There was nothing wrong wi... |
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| 2003 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Transmission VIN: 1HGCM66513 Michael from Pennsylvania was partially right. Shift position indicator sensor wire pigtail was different. However, after mating up the engine and trans and stabbing it back in the car, I found that the torque converter and flex plate do not line up. Ended ... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L starter battery VIN: WDDNG71X98 Sorry for the delay but this car ended up not coming in for diagnosis after all. I appreciate the replies... I was ready to try and do a hard battery reset but never got the chance. |
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| 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 5.3L Brake booster assembly Customer p/u the vehicle to day . We ordered rebuild kits from Fusick and rebuilted it by ourself.Any thing relate tobrake we had to fix .all were frozee. Thank you for all help. Duc [...] |
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| 2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.2L Tachometer Still not fix this Saturn Ion , I try every thing different IPC, program BCM , try to program IPC but nothing, So I'm frustrated but I don't want to give up, so I'm closing this one for know ,but soon I find the fix I let you guys know |
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| 2004 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR38E94 Thank all for responses-We had sent to dealer-they found and we corrected camshaft as found broken casting in relation to ear for cam sensor reading- we installed new camshaft and cam sensor-then had problem with p0012 setting-removed new dealer vvt actuator g... Trouble codes: P0016 (Timing correlation). |
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| 2008 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L Hvac Control head VIN: 5TFEV54148 Leaving the battery cable off overnight several times cured the problem. Once was not enough! Thanks! |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Touareg 4.2L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVGMB77L57 Bank 1 post catalyst oxygen sensors is install to bank 2 post catalyst.Bank 2 post catalyst oxygen sensors is install to bank 1 post catalyst.clear DTC,road test,CHECK ENGINE light is off. thanks. Trouble codes: 08343 (P2097-bank 1 rear HO2S rich correction limit is [...]). |
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| 1999 Volvo S70 2.4L ignition switch VIN: YV1LS55A2X thank you all for your input on this matter. I was able to free up the shifter knob and everyone was correct I ordered the lock cylinder from the dealer and it took 5 business days to get it and all went well, thank you all again |
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