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| 2006 Buick LaCrosse CXS 3.6L No communication ECM VIN: 2G4WE58716 Customer brought vehicle in with a used computer for me to program. But there is no communication with the ECM. I'm not real knowledgeable about how to diagnose this problem. I found a flow chart for no communication, and I've been following it, but now I've c... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L 3-4 shift VIN: 1GCCS19X8W customer brought vehicle in with check engine light on. we checked code and found p0758. we cleared code and vehicle would shift up til 3rd then not shift into 4 and light will come on. code for 2-3 shift solenoid returned. we removed pan and found very little... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 2.2L cv joint VIN: 1G1AK52F45 We have a cobalt with a broken axle shaft, replaced cv axle seal a couple weeks ago and now axle has come out. There is a stub shaft that doesn't seem to want to stay put in the trans after car has been driven, Am I dealing with a bad clip or something else? H... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L Drivers Side Turn Signals VIN: 1GAHG39K18 This vehicle has been in multiple times for this concern. We have replaced the body control module multiple times and each time the turn signals will work for about a week before they stop again. I have tested all circuitry from the lights all the way to the t... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L brake lights, tcs VIN: 1G1ZH57B29 Trying to verify if a BCM can be replaced with a used one and reprogrammed, or if it is truly a one and done module? thanks for your time and expertise! |
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| 2007 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.7L Suspension VIN: 1C3LC56RX7 I have a noise coming from the front of the car going over small bumps at slow speed. To me sounds like the drumming of a strut. I have just replaced struts, boots, bumpers, mounts and bearings due to the bearings making noise while turning. The noise was ther... |
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| 1998 Ford F-250 Lariat 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX27L3W Got a 98 f250 with 5.4 V8. Came in misfiring badly. Scanner found 5 codes, 4 of them were ignition coil circuit malfunctions, and 1 for misfire monitor not running. Cleared codes, all ignition coil circuit codes came back. Misfire monitor code did not. Checked... Trouble codes: P0354 (ignition coil D circuit malfunction), P0355 (ignition coil E circuit malfunction), P0356 (ignition coil F circuit malfunction), P0358 (ignition coil H circuit malfunction), P1309 (misfire mon. hdwr. - cmp misaligned) |
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| 1999 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0L horn, lights, door locks VIN: 1FTZR15X5X Horn will honk intermittently, Park lights flash and passenger door locks. It does this with the GEM and Anti Theft modules disconnected. I have gone over grounds I can find, cleaned and tightened them.There is no remote keyless entry system, at least no key f... |
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| 2008 Ford E-250 4.6L No Start,No Insterment Cluster VIN: 1FTNE24W78 I Want to Say Thanks For Any Help. Customer Was Replacing Radio Sparked A Wire Thats How Problem Started Has Codes P1260 UO155 B1352 It Has Something To Do With Theft Deterrent Is This Something I Can Fix Or Does It Have To Go To The Dealer (Thanks For Any Adv... |
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| 2010 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L Blower VIN: 1GTZGFBA3A Blower motor stays running with key off and out of ignition running battery dead. |
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| 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5L Rt. Side Power Sliding Door VIN: 5FNRL38825 Van comes back the next day with the complaint, "When ever I put in Drive a buzzer goes off". I get in van and yes the buzzer is going off when you put it into reverse or drive. Here is my problem, I have rehomed the door several times and the problem is s... |
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| 2001 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L MIL Lamp on, Failsafe mode VIN: SAJDA01N11 Vehicle came in for no start, it had been sitting for a long time. First diagnosis for no start was a 'burnt' fuel pump diode, found fuel pumps not functioning, replaced pumps and confirmed fuel pressure, vehicle starts now, and code for fuel pump is not prese... Trouble codes: P1584 (Throttle control unit input circuit malfunction) |
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| 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L ABS light VIN: 1J8FF28W58 Initial repair concern was for c2116 pump voltage low. Antilock controller and pump were replaced and initialzed. ABS functions perfectly and no codes are stored in CAB or instrument cluster. No diagnostic info exists for this symptom in Shopkey /Mitchell. Any... |
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| 2007 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L abs/hdc/ride control VIN: SALAE25497 hello fellow technicians,hoping someone has seen this issue before. I am ready to switch careers over this car!! vehicle was brought in for multiple warning lights on dash and suspension lowering to the bump stops above 30mph. after finding water ingress from ... |
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| 1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Engine VIN: 1YVGE22C5V Customer picked up vehicle drove for a few days. brought back running rough. found cylinder #2 misfiring by plug wire elimination. Check oil found 2 qts low. cleaned oil fowled plug up reinstalled had drive and return. drove approx 50 miles when returned next ... |
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| 2010 Subaru Forester XT Limited 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF2SH6FC0A Thank in advance for taking a little bit of your time. I have this very problematic Subaru Forester. Previously it was plagued with a P0021 Camshaft Position- Timing Over advanced or system performance (bank 2). Since that time it had a head gasket failure and... Trouble codes: P0016 (Crankshaft /Camshaft position correlation Bank 1) |
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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 Volkswagen Beetle TDI 1.9L engine VIN: 3VWRR31C96 customer was driving at highway speed and the engine stalled, towed back and found a crank ok no start condition. Timing belt is NOT broken and correct time, checked for engine codes and found p0321 (16705) crank sensor error and p1570 (17978) intermittent blo... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Eos 2.0T 2.0L top, windows, trunk VIN: WVWAA71F27 Car comes in with all 4 windows down and convertible top inop. No windows work in up position. Trunk will not pop. Convertible top light flashing on cluster. All fuses good. Seems like top has not finished closing and has shut everything down. No codes in syst... |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L Vibration VIN: 3VWRL7AJ2A Vehicle came in with a noticeable vibration under ACCELERATION ONLY at speeds 65 mph and up. You start to feel it as you start pushing the gas pedal and it increases in intensity the more you push the gas pedal. It does not vibrate at all when coasting, so I d... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1996 Buick Regal Limited 3.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 2G4WD52K7T Original Equipment MAF fixed the problem. I read Greg from Indiana's replay on Monday morning and he nailed it. We had replaced it on Friday out of desparation. I did measure MAF at 5.7 g/sec but did not measure the frequency( HZ.?). Thank-you Dave,Bill(florid... Trouble codes: P0102. |
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| 1989 Chevrolet S10 2.5L Clutch VIN: 1GCBS14E3K New clutch and it's back on the road. Thank you again to everyone. This was a pretty simple problem, I am just not good at communicating and that always seems to make things harder than they should be. |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Instrument cluster VIN: 3D3LU396X3 Success! This one is fixed. Tested all powers and grounds for the cluster and found no fault. Got the labscope from our R&D department and watched the signals on the PCI bus. Disconnected all the other modules on the bus except the cluster, and connected the D... |
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| 2004 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L noise VIN: 1FAHP60A34 We replaced the fuel filter and so far so good. Thanks everyone for your help. |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWW33P26 Ok, I have checked fuel pressure 45 psi with key on 50 psi running and steady, no fluctuation. Freeze frame data is P0299. Calculated load value 23.9, coolant temp 190, MAP 30.0 inHg, RPM 690/min,vehicle speed 0 MPH, Air flow rate from MAF 2.3lb/min, time sinc... Trouble codes: P0299 (Turbo under boost). |
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| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GZ58S4V Thanks all for the help. After testing the wires, harness, connections and sensors and reviewing the current state of tune and performance we've discovered a lot of little things adding up to and including intermittent problems. Sensor check running - no faul... Trouble codes: P0300 (General Misfire), P0301 (Cy 1 Misfire), P0301 (Cy 1 Misfire). |
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| 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Misfire VIN: 1J4FF48S81 I am closing this as not fixed yet but we are pretty confident we have the fix. The issue was what might be causing the #1 cylinder injector to be erratic and then stop working. We'll send the ECM in for repair (injector driver type of thing). When we ins... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz R350 4Matic 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGCB6FE4B I will never understand Mercedes. Why does the ECM need to know Ambient Temperature?? Anyhow it's fixed A HUGE thanks to Norman from Great Britain. Without his help I could not have fixed this... The problem was the Blue/White wire at the Ambient Temp Sensor... Trouble codes: P0073 (Ambient Air Temp Sensor Shorted to Power). |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3FD45Y76 thank you all for your help I replaced ignition coils with saab oem coils seems to have fixed the problem Trouble codes: P1340. |
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