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| 1998 BMW 740iL 4.4L cruise control VIN: WBAGJ832XW cruise quits while driving and will not restart unless you turn key off and then will work for half hour and quit again until you turn key off and restart. cruise light also does not come back on until you turn key off. very little information on this. please ... |
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| 2005 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Alternator VIN: 5UXFA13565 I have a 2005 BMW X5 with low/no charging at idle. This is a new customer so I have a limited history. The vehicle first came in after being jump started by AAA. The battery was stone died, and the driver disconnected right after the vehicle started. The custo... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L radio- dome light VIN: 1GNLRFED9A Intermittently the dome lamp will not light when drivers door is opened or the radio will not turn off when drivers door is opened with key out of ignition. Also has codes, b1370 and b1370, no drivability concerns. Very intermittent. We inspected the door wiri... |
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| 2007 Chrysler Aspen Limited 5.7L brakes VIN: 1A8HX58227 I took in a 2007 Chrysler Aspen today with a unique problem. Anytime you're driving over 60mpg the front brakes will randomly engage hard for a split second then go back to normal. Just long enough for you to panic and then it is fine. This happens every 1/8th... |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WD2PD64484 Hello all. I'm sure you are sick of hearing about this Sprinter. Different tech posting here. No crank / No start Sprinter. Engine fan runs KOEO, and it won't come out of park (shifter is CAN operated). Determined by codes and fan running, we have a CAN proble... Trouble codes: P0600 (Bus circuit fault no com with any module), TCM, ABS, 1PC |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1D7HU18D24 Thank you for your assistance! I have looked in the records and have not found any symptoms that are a match. Customer brought vehicle to me about 10 days ago. Had a misfire dtc P0300. Found right bank all misfiring. Checked ignition, wires, compression, back ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple misfire) |
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| 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2D4GP44L05 engine has rhythmic type noise. to start with. best way to describe it. but believe noise was there before misfire started happening. only at idle. running down the road runs great. miss is not consistent i mean like a completely dead hole. performed relative ... Trouble codes: P0302 |
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| 1988 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L Starter Solenoid VIN: 1FTHF25H7J This F250 belong to my younger brother. Over the last year, it has burnt out a least 1/2 dozen starter solenoids. I've replaced the starter remanufactured & new at least 1/2 times. At first, cleaned the grounds, then replaced the battery cables, & lastly, pu... |
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| 1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU34X6M Vehicle driven to my shop, this is a non profit organization that I donate my time to provide free cars for the needy. Complaint is when cold vehicle takes forever to start. Checked fuel pressure and bleed down ok. Checked spark and injector pulse all ok. Ch... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 FX2 5.0L 5-4 downshift VIN: 1FTFW1CF9B Helping a trans shop that has been good to us. I drove it yesterday and it has a very noticeable hard, or should I say, very, very FIRM 5th to 4th downshift. All other downshifts, as well as upshifts are perfect. Quickly scanned for codes and found none, tru... |
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| 1981 GMC C2500 High Sierra 7.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2GTGC24W0B Thanks for being there, The problem with this vehicle is repeated control module failure. We have installed new; Cap, Rotor , ignition control module, Coil, Spark plugs. Vehicle is on it's 4th control module in 6 months. The primary waveform pattern doesn't l... |
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| 2015 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L starter VIN: 5J6RM4H58F I changed the rad support on this Honda disconnected battery before I started the job because of the welding .disconnected main ground on frame rail.Vehicle started fine before repair.Message on the upper left hand instrument panel starter problem. When I try ... |
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| 2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNHM81W27 Got this linc when i drive and back off the gas all 02 sensors go to zero and stay there for a while then they start switching again the car runs just like normal only had two lean codes cust brought a used maf sensor and now it has a fuel deliverty error code... Trouble codes: P0148, P0171, P0174 |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK550 5.5L Glass VIN: WDDDJ72X77 Removed drivers side door panel to access loose window retaining bolt on window regulator. I had to move the window to access the rear bolt and I didn't have all of the connectors to the drivers side door module connected at the time. Put door back together an... |
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| 2001 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1ED28Y71 Did pinpoint test to diagnostics if the Knock sensor was bad also tested massairflow sensor . the mass airflow wire tested 1.7 red wire green wire ground and black pink wire battery voltage 12.5 Replaced both sensors. after replace ment truck started fine when... Trouble codes: P0325, P0100 |
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| 2009 Nissan Altima SE 3.5L limp mode this 2009 Nissan Altima went neutral and throttle went in to limp,. Was towed to the shop and there was about 25 codes in the pcm and transmission control modules. If I shift into any gear it doesnt move or engage at all. Also there is no throttle!! Totally li... Trouble codes: P0746, P0720 |
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| 2005 Saturn Relay 2 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 5GZDV03L35 Codes p0428 temperature control 3 (rear heater), B3532 Airflow Control 10 rear mode control. Van is in for no heat. Has heat in rear, can control heat in rear from front control head and rear DVD control. Went into door tests with Modis, has heat while sweep f... |
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| 1995 Subaru Legacy Postal 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, lacks power VIN: 4S3BK6956S Engine idles. If I try to accelerate it boggs down and will die unless you let off the throttle. If you ease open the throttle it will slowly gain rpm. Once rpm is up it will rev up and down. All this happen with transmission in park. If you try to drive the c... |
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| 2003 Subaru Forester X 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SG63633 got car from auction with mil on p0130 did all the above work and fuel trims go to 37.5 at a idle no matter what. when the light comes on after 10 min of idle the fuel trim goes to 0 and we get a real rough idle till the fuel trims go to 37.5. any help is appr... Trouble codes: P0130 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Cadillac SRX 3.6L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYEE637X5 First, to Michael, it was the end of a 13 hour day, forgot to post misfires racking up on 1, 3, 5. There were codes on the OBD side of it's brain, but P0300 only on OE side. We over thought this one. Right side cat was clogged, but the weird thing was it did... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Tracker 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNBJ1361W I have diagnosed this as a faulty PCM as the egr system is working as designed. There are NO restrictions in the egr circuit.It has manifold vacuum and ported vacuum were it's supposed to be and the intake port for the egr is clean as is the exhaust tube side.... Trouble codes: P0400. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LS 6.0L Abs module Many of you commented that a weak battery could cause this. battery appeared fine when cranking. But after testing it found that it was in fact weak. Installed a new gold series Acdelco battery and havent had the issue since.Thanks to everyone for the advice! |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Classic 2.2L Auto Lights VIN: 1G1ND52F35 I APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP, IT ENDED UP BEING A BAD BCM, THE BCM SIGNAL TO AUTO LIGHTS RELAY WAS DROPPING THE GROUND AT TIMES, IT WOULD PULSE THE GROUND WHICH WAS CAUSING LIGHTS TO FLICKER, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE HELP. |
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| 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L 3.6L Limp mode VIN: 2C4RC1CG3C OK, This one is fixed. As I was ohms values of the wires from the transmission to the ECM/TCM I noted that the out-put speed and transfer speed sensor wire colors did not match the schematic as compared to their location. Now, the sensor are three inches apart... |
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| 1999 GMC Yukon SLT 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKEK13R8X Thank you all that replied to help it was greatly appreciated and all of you had great suggestions that led us to the final fix. The repair was the intake manifold had a broken fuel hose that was dumbing fuel and it rear as a 5 7 miss fire. We took the suggest... Trouble codes: P0155 (o2 heater circuit bank 2 sensor 1), P0300 (Engine missfire detected). |
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| 2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Tpms VIN: 5FNRL384X7 Thanks to all that took the time to reply. We purchased a new Autel TS501 TPMS tool. Nice tool but it did not fix the problem. Both new OEM sensors were not reading in the new tool. We installed 2 Autel sensors on the right side and they did not register in th... |
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| 2010 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L rear tires VIN: 5FNYF4H49A Thanks for all the input! The customer is going to put a new camber adjustment arm on RR side (all ready has LR done) and all 4 new shocks. Then he is going to get it alignment. Then when he feels everything is right he will put on new good tires. Thanks agai... |
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| 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L Blend Door Actuator VIN: 1J4RR4GG4B thanks for all the help guys. this system had very little info in [...] and I was a little confused as to how it found its position with only two wires. I disconnected the battery and waited ten minutes. reconnected and found still no operation of the drive... |
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| 2003 Toyota RAV4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHH20V03 Thanks to everyone who replied to my request! Customer decided to take the vehicle as is and may bring it back later. There were a lot of good suggestions especially from Tim in Wisc. I tried to swap A/F sensors but the terminals were clocked differently, and ... Trouble codes: P0171. |
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