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| 2006 Acura TL 3.2L All touchscreen menu options VIN: 19UUA66296 Hello fellow techs-I have this TL with nav that is out-smartin me-so far. The nav screen will not display anything but a rapidly zipping white line about 1/3rds of the way down the screen. All of the a/c works and by pressing buttons on the radio i can get rad... |
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| 2007 BMW 335xi 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAVD535X7 I'm having an interesting problem with this Bimmer. It had been in for rich condition problems a couple of weeks ago. At that time another shop had replaced 1 fuel injector and the high pressure fuel pump. We diagnosed it with leaking (and mismatched) injector... Trouble codes: P0171 (Sytem lean bank 1), P0420 (Catalytic Converter Efficiency Bank 1) |
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| 2011 BMW 535i GT 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAFR7C5XB Hello Techs, I have this 5 series with a cel and irradic cooling fan operation. The engine temp will not go past 140 degrees and the cooling fan will engage at the lower temps and remain engaged ususally at the highest speed. I did have a code for 20A804 for a... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ZH57B88 Late Saturday, a customer came in said her Malibu had engine light on and the a/c was not working. Checked the code P0128. Like usual on GM vehicles, first replaced the thermostat. Could not find ACDelco parts on late Saturday, had to put one aftermarket. Rese... Trouble codes: P0128 (Engine Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature) |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Colorado LT 2.9L Cluster VIN: 1GCESCD99A The Ip cluster all works and the display come on as well.. Shows mileage @ 70.330. The trip has been set to 0.. The cluster mileage does not move.. The trip does not move when driving.. The speedometer works so I assumed that with the data line, no codes store... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ 3.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on Hello all. I am working on a 2010 Chevy Traverse 3.6l vin D. Customer stated that the vehicle would idle poorly when hot intermittently. Also when vehicle idles poorly it would also have poor performance. Customer stated no codes in system. I arrived at the re... Trouble codes: P0050, P0300, P0302, P0304, P0306, P0019 |
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| 2004 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: 2C4GP54L84 I'm asking for a little help from Chrysler techs on this one. This van came to me on a hook from another shop and has everything thrown at it by several other shops. when it came in it would not run at all, had lots of different codes that led me to loosing th... |
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| 2002 Dodge Neon ES 2.0L No Start VIN: 1B3ES26CX2 If cam sensor unplugged vehicle will start and run,attempted to scope just bumped engine over and can see voltage change' but when cam shows 5v crank shows 1v or less. If I backprobe unplugged cam sensor on 5v circuit engine running scope picking up signal eve... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7KU28643 I hope everyones doing well today,,iv got a 03 5.9 cummins with only 1030 ish rail pressure cranking and the fuel press sylonid percent is only 30%...it will start if the pressure hits 1500 psi...its not setting low pressure codes even after cranking a total t... |
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| 2004 Dodge Stratus ES 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1B3EL56R84 HELP CHRYSLER TECHS!!! This car came in with engine light complaint. It ran fine and had P0300 and P0301. I pulled Plugs, looked fairly new. Put coil and plug in number one cylinder and did some other needed steering repairs. When I started the vehicle later ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Multiple Misfire), P0301 (Cyl 1 Misfire), P0305 (Cyl 5 Misfire) |
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| 2009 Dodge Journey SE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D4GG47B69 Vehicle towed in for rough running, stalling. found when vehicle was under load or you drove more than a few feet it would drop out #1 and #4 injectors. traced problem back to PCM. replaced PCM, reflashed, misfire repaired, vehicle runs great, except now I hav... Trouble codes: P0632 |
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| 1995 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 2FTHF26H5S This came back again. I borrowed a break out box and when it stalls we had a pip signal and no spout. When we switched it from "computed timing" it would start and die when put back into computed timing mode. The spout signal is not there so I put another NAPA... Trouble codes: 212 (pip signal) |
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| 1997 Ford F-250 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2FTFX28L4V Hi all. Okay, this one is a new vehicle to us, the customer bought it from his uncles estate, it only had 78K on her. He brought it in for the MIL lamp on, it had a code P0161 for the rear oxygen sensor heater, it was bad and we replaced all 4 for maintenance ... Trouble codes: P0161 (O2 sensor heater cicruit bank 2 sensor 2) |
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| 1998 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP45XXW Serious head scratcher here! This Mustang came in for an issue with the VSS circuit that was traced to a faulty PCM. Customer never once had an issue with the vehicle not starting. Replaced the PCM, relearned the PATS module to accept keys. Vehicle starts, V... Trouble codes: P1260 (Theft Detected Vehicle Immobilized - Manual and Automatic Transmission), U1147 (SCP Invalid / Missing Data For Vehicle Security System - Manual and Automatic Transmission) |
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| 2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Trans Range VIN: 1FMEU74E56 This transmission has been rebuilt twice. Due to converter issues. We are taking every precaution this time and checking everything. I notice that the scan tool in park shows gear 1, reverse shows gear 1, nuetral shows gear 1, gear 1 shows gear 1, gear 2 shows... |
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| 2008 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L ptu VIN: 2FMDK49C18 now leaking from vent. |
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| 1997 Hyundai Tiburon FX 2.0L 2-3 shift Hi Hyundai techs. I'm pulling my hair out with this one. Not quite sure if I have a mechanical or electronic problem. This is a Korean manufactured Hyundai VIN [...] which is not recognized by iATN decoder. After a rebuild for slipping clutches the... |
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| 2012 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NPEC4AB6C Car sets P0087 fuel pressure low. Clear code and as soon as you start code sets. Pid for fuel pressure shows 74.5 psi koer, also shows that car is in limphome mode. Shopkey says code sets when fuel pressure is 0psi or below, this is a little confusing. If it i... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel preassure low) |
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| 2009 Infiniti G37 X 3.7L Starting VIN: JNKCV61F59 Cant get koeo mode but scanner will scan ipdm & bcm, codes stored in ipdm b210a... Bcm codes b2607 , b2609 & b2612 stored, no very many tests,,, most tests give choices , replaced ipdm or replace steering lock cu...any infiniti tech help would be helpful...tha... |
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| 2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.2L HAVC controls VIN: SAJEA74C04 Systems became inoperable after battery replacement.Some suggestions,and the dealer recommend navigation module as the problem.A few techs say battery r/r should not affect touch screen controls,while others think software is corrupted.Looking for the best way... |
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| 1994 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L Electronic VIN: 1MELM62W4R Last week, I replaced this 4r70w for slipping in first gear. The customer brought it back after 50 miles stating that something's not right. I scanned the computer, and found P1747 for a shorted EPC solenoid circuit. I followed the test procedure in both Mitch... |
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| 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.4L Fuel Pump VIN: 1G3NL52T6Y Car was towed in for a no start, the fuel pump was not coming on, command fuel pump with the scan tool and it turns on. codes in BCM are U1000 no comms codes in powertrain (engine ecu and transmission) are U1000 and U1040 codes in IP are U1255 no Comms with s... |
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| 2009 Saturn Vue XE 2.4L steering sensor VIN: 3GSCL33P79 car came in with new steering rack. done 3 months prior to the code c0460. mwhen turning steering wheel full bank turn either right or left code c0460 sets. the snsor reads the degrees all the was up to 720 then goes to 0. code then sets. I replaced sensor. pr... |
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| 1989 Toyota Pickup 3.0L engine VIN: JT5VN94T1K This vehicle has been a problem child for us and all of us here have been scratching our heads and have no more ideas. First of all this vehicle is a Toyota camper 1ton chassis with dual rear wheels. The owner of this vehicle had the water pump and timing belt... |
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| 2005 Toyota Prius 1.5L Warning chime There are two issues, really: #1. A short beep-beep-beep will sound from the driver's-side dash.(I'm fairly certain it is from the combination meter ECU.) This sometimes happens as frequently as every five seconds, then sometimes only occasionally-- like once... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Passat 3.6 3.6L No Start VIN: WVWDU73CX6 I don't work on VW very much so please bear with me. This car was being driven down the interstate when all of a sudden it died. The car was towed in to us. I scanned it for codes. The car cranks with no start. It has no spark. I tried to look at the data s... Trouble codes: P0343 (cam position sensor signal low input), P0367 (Cam position sensor signal low input), P0139 (O2 slow response b1 s2), P0159 (O2 slow response b2 s2), P2293 (Fuel pressure regulator 2 peformance), P119A |
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| 2003 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS27553 Freeze frame shows code sets at ZERO rpm, clear codes, code sets in pending after starting, restart code sets in continuous with same freeze frame results. I can only access via generic data as I have no Volvo software. Scope signal looks okay, have no referen... Trouble codes: P0335 (crankshaft sensor circuit A) |
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| 2005 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L parking distance sensors VIN: YV1CZ59295 Volvo Tech needs help. Message says Parking Assistance Inoperative, no light on the switch. Code REM 44 in the rear Module, sensor 1 no signal. No damage to the back bumper. Replaced harness (OEM). No change, can not reset the system. Tried switching sensors a... |
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| 2006 Volvo S40 T5 2.5L Hesitation VIN: YV1MS68206 Customer intermittently will receive message of reduced engine performance as the car when accelerating will all of a sudden stop accelerating and just idle or move at an idle pace. The codes all point to a problem with the throttle body which I have replaced ... Trouble codes: ECM92, ECM92, ECM92 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Audi A6 Premium Plus 2.0L Cruise Control VIN: WAUDFAFC9C The few replies suggested confirming brake lights operation, clock spring and radio controls on steering wheel, all of which were OK. I got lucky. Pulled the ECM harness connector and visually detected a few bent pins. I have no idea how this could have even h... |
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| 2001 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.5L Airbag light VIN: WBACN33401 I needed to re-center myself on this problem. I had read so much about the bad seat sensor mats that I assumed it had to do with the mat. I have to thank Dan [...]'Neill who provided me an accurate diagram, which brought me to testing the wires into the SBE. I ... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNEL19W1X Thank you for all the help and replies. The VCM (PCM) fixed the vehicle. We purchased a reman cardone and had our local AC Delco parts house program the unit. You will have to perform the security system relearn in order to start the vehicle after the VCM is i... Trouble codes: P0605 (Control module programming - Read only memory or control module internal performance), P0339 (Crankshaft position sensor circuit intermittent), P0756 (2-3 Shift solenoid valve performance - no first or second gear), U1193 (Loss of communication with remote control door lock reciever), U1064 (Loss of BCM/DIM/SBM Communications). |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on Thank you all for the overwhelming response. I finally caught the culprit upstream o2 sensor on data stream. The sensor was stuck around 300 mv and not cycling. It was intermittent but I think I should have caught this earlier. Anyway new sensor and fuel trim ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0171, P0174. |
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| 1996 Dodge Intrepid 3.3L Cuts out, buck VIN: 2B3HD46T5T replaced both cam & crank sensors with OE. has been running smooth since. thanks to all those who replied |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18D85 Yes we fixed this problem child and it looks like some body tried to correct this problem but could not do it. First we got rid of the Autolite spark plugs and when you compare them to the Champions we noticed that proper ones were a little longer to extend mo... Trouble codes: P0300, P0456, P0152. |
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| 1995 GMC G2500 Vandura 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GDEG25K1S The fix for this van was to replace the fuel injectors. I had inspected the screens and found no debris, checked the resistance (1.5 ohms-ok) but in the end, they were restricted. I was worried about the volume of fuel the pump was putting out, but in this c... |
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| 2012 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5L R/S power sliding door VIN: 5FNRL5H60C Went back and did a quick voltage drop test ( hearing the voice of Jim Morton asking me why I hadn't done that from the beginning ) on the three 12+v wires and three ground wires to the PSD module. Used a low beam headlight between the 12v+ wires and ground... |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L R/F seat. roll bar, soft top. VIN: WDBFA67F3V First and foremost, thanks for the replies and direction offered in this endeavor...however, as is often the case, when presented with the approximate estimate to repair this gem, there was coughing, wheezing, shaking and the inevitable question...can you disa... |
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| 1966 Pontiac GTO 6.4L alternator VIN: 237676P623 Halleluiah! This one is fixed, sorry for delay in response but this one was placed on the back burner as we got busy. Anyway The Culprit: 4 BAD DELCO VOLTAGE REGULATORS AS WELL AS 1 BAD STANDARD VOLTAGE REGULATOR, NONE OF THEM WORKED!! all of them Overcharged ... |
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| 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBDT44136 I'm going to close this post due to lack of pertinent info,I realy do not think I have a mechanical failure with this engine,Here is why. Following Toyotas flow chart 1st step is to use scan tool to activate each vvt controller,if cam advances and engine runs ... Trouble codes: P0021. |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L MIL Lamp on, no vehicle speed VIN: 3VWBB61C1W Thank you all for your replies and suggestions. yes the 12v missing from pin 1 of vss connector ended up being the problem. when i added a 12v supply to pin #1 the speedometer started working and i had no more codes, then came the questions where is this 12v s... Trouble codes: P0501. |
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