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| 2007 BMW X5 4.8i 4.8L parking brake VIN: 4USFE83527 Got a E70 with a seized up electronic parking brake actuator. We can't get it to release with the emergency release cable in the trunk. Thinking about cutting the bowden cables going to the brake shoes in order to be able to move it. Any other ideas? |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L Steering Wheel VIN: 1GCGG25V37 Ok...a little backstory first of all. This van was recently purchased by a good customer of mine who also has a 2006 GMC Savana that is almost identical. Three years ago when he bought the 2006 Savana he brought it to me for a brake job due to noise and excess... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WC5E38E Hi group. I'm posting this for a friend of mine. He brought his car to another shop with code p0178 [flex fuel sensor]. They replaced the sensor and light comes back on shortly after that. He also previously brought it to the dealer and they had also replaced ... Trouble codes: P0178 |
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| 2002 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L rear diff VIN: 1FDWE35F02 vehicle came in with noise in rear diff. dana 70 found all clutches were no good replaced and vehicle make noise when turning to the right |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L air intake VIN: 1FTFW1ET1B I have this pickup that on start up makes a loud noise from near the air box like air rushing in . Noise will last various lengths of time ,will some times happen after vehicle has been run for awhile.Have removed alt. belt noise still there. |
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| 2004 GMC C6500 Topkick C6C042 7.8L Stall VIN: 1GDJ6C1354 Hi, every one this truck belongs to my landlord, we don`t work on dsl ,! another shop changed injectors ,then sent it to dealer for reprogramming, after all said and done and some other work and a huge repair bill, truck still cutting off while driving!!it wil... |
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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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| 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 5NPEU46F06 we have a code po018 indicating a crank position sensor/camshaft position sensor correlation bank 2 sensor A intake, it also has a random misfire code we already checked the cam sensors and crank sensor they are ok we think we have a timing chain problem if an... |
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| 1995 Isuzu NPR 3.9L Late Shifts VIN: JALC4B1K3S Transmission had damage to almost every clutch and we rebuilt transmission. Reman convertor and full rebuild kit. All new bushings. Transmission will shift OK manually but when you place the vehicle in regular drive position it will shift out very early rega... |
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| 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L Blend Door Actuator VIN: 1J4RR4GG4B Dual climate control system. Lh no heat. Rh has good heat and ac. No codes in hvac module. Removed actuator and inspected found blend door moves freely and temp changes when the blend door is moved manually. Checked voltage at the blend door actuator by backpr... |
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| 2016 Kia Sorento LX 2.4L air bag acu VIN: 5XYPG4A3XG I need the 4 digit varient code for the airbag control unit, I purchased a temp pass to Kia but do not know where to search |
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| 1992 Lexus ES300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8VK13T9N Hello everyone. We got this lexus that has poor idle quality, its idling too low when it is cold, when it is in drive or the A/C is on. Once the car gets to normal operating temperature and your in the park position with the A/C off it idles like its supposed ... Trouble codes: 21 (Left main oxygen sensor circuit) |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500 5.0L Radio Phone Nav VIN: 4JGAB75E72 Thanks in advance for any help. We have this ml 500 that the battery goes dead if truck sits for more then a couple of days.There is a parasitic draw of 200 miliamps that will drop to 27 ma after pulling out fuse 21 FOR RADIO in under hood fuse box, this draw ... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L Unknown VIN: WDPPF4CC9C I have a 2012 Sprinter that will not shift into gear. P0730 transmission dtc. Data shows that it is in neutral when trying to shift into gear. Any suggestions? |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Galant ES 3.0L dome lights, power locks, horn VIN: 4A3AA46H12 horn sounds constantly, dome lights won't turn on, power locks only work with key on, and rke doesn't work. I have tested powers and grounds to etacs, and all are good. received a NOS etacs module that had a melted spot and pry marks on case, received a used u... |
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| 1992 Nissan D21 2.4L Oil Consumption VIN: 1NG5D1656N Greetings, This Nissan Pickup is our shop Gopher Getter. Runs good, looks great, and has paid for itself at least a couple of times over the years. Doesn't get the greatest of mileage [22] but, hey, it's paid for. Bought it new and have serviced it at 3000 mil... |
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| 2007 Suzuki Reno 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: KL5JD66Z77 Cylinder 4 has good compression changed to oe plugs and changed valve cover gasket plug was oil soaked when it came in. After road test it was misfiring pulled code p0304. Removed #4 plug it was soaked with gas. While car was running and misfiring pulled spark... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 3 misfire) |
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| 2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L Heater VIN: JT3HN86R6Y Vehicle has very poor heat, when sitting idle or if you shut the fan off a little bit will come out the vents but as soon as you turn the fan on while driving it goes away completely. I have replace the heater core and water pump. For a short period there was ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.0L air conditioning VIN: 1G4GC5EG4A I have to close this request. Thanks for your replies. I forgot to mention there were no codes in the hvac module & a p0300 @ a p0420 in the ecm which shouldn't matter. The majority seem to believe like me that the compressor is probably the problem. We are w... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L power steering pump VIN: 1GCEK19R3W After replacing the steering gear box. the condition improved to a smooth steer with a whining pump. replaced pump one more time to eliminate the whine and all is good. thanks everyone for the help |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT 3.6L driveline VIN: 1G1ZJ57729 I am going to try axle shafts when customer returns with vehicle. Thanks for the help |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L Mechanical VIN: 2A8HR54P38 WELL I PINCHED OFF THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS FIRM, SO I REPLACED THE HOSES FIRST BLEED SYSTEM SOFT PEDAL. NEXT I REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS SAME RESULTS. REAR CALIPERS ARE ADJUSTED OUT, NO DIFFERENCE. AS FAR AS ADJUSTING THE PUSH ROD, THERE IS... |
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| 1998 Ford F-250 Lariat 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX27L3W Thanks for all the replies, a new pcm from the dealer ended up being the fix. Truck is back to normal. Thanks Again everyone. 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 Thank you to all who have read my post and responded. I am closing without a fix because I could find no definite problem. When checking current draw all modules would shut down and there would be no problem. I tested all modules with my Verus, I could run the... |
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| 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire would like to thank all you guys that took the time to try and help me bring this 6.0 l back to life. the next morning started truck drove it to garage door and it quit running. scanned truck and it lost control pressure removed ICP and the screen was pushed b... |
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| 1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Engine VIN: 1YVGE22C5V Customer did not want to go any further with the vehicle. I tried a cylinder clean with some of the gm top engine cleaner i had laying around and did not help. i would have to believe a severe valve stem issue on cylinder #2 since it would smoke like crazy on ... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L abc valve block VIN: WDBSK75F04 Well after much worry I ordered 2 new lines, one that required iI remove exhaust and manifold to install. Put new lines on and had no leaks with them, but had 2 more fittings that dripped. Loosend and retightend and got them to seal. Then it was simple to get... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 6.3L Toe specification VIN: WDDRJ7HA5C After discussing this with several knowledgeable folks, but not being able to elicit a response from anyone at MBUSA, we decided to set the toe in to the later spec of plus 0 degrees, 25 minutes. From what I heard, some race cars are set slightly toed out in o... |
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| 2003 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS27553 I was finally able to get to other shop to confirm the start and rpm with both cam and crank disconnected. Shop owner was mistaken and unplugged some other three terminal sensor( brown/tan) plug that terminates under the intake. Cam was still plugged in and ... Trouble codes: P0335 (crankshaft sensor circuit A). |
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