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| 2010 Acura MDX 3.7L Tailgate VIN: 2HNYD2H68A The tailgate open message is on continuously. The tailgate functions normally and as far as i can tell the power tailgate closer units switches are working normally as well ( I could be wrong ). When the tailgate closes the warning message goes out briefly,the... |
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| 1998 BMW M3 3.2L oil VIN: WBSBG9337W We have this 98 BMW 3.2 inline 6. It has been consuming oil for quite some time now and my customer has finally decided to tear into this thing and have us overhaul it. Compression was low and every possible gasket was leaking! The motor was pulled and complet... |
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| 2004 BMW 330i 3.0L Side View Mirrors VIN: WBAEV53404 Side view mirrors will operate randomly without request,even with vehicle locked & key not near car |
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| 2006 BMW 325i 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WBAVB13596 This car was towed in as very poor running. Another shop had replaced the cylinder head due to an overheat event. The car never ran properly after that. When running the engine will surge heavily, knock and sometimes stall. The car will idle very well in limp ... |
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| 1985 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale 5.0L No Start VIN: 2GCDC14H9F We need help, we had a 1985 chevy c10 pu towed in with no spark, changed ignition module started right up, let run for about an hour closed hood, came back 1/2 hour later no start and no spark, so i pulled distributor & replaced pickup coil & wire harness from... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L 4wd VIN: 1GCHK24U73 This truck appears to be shifting into 4wd all by itself. Driver tells me when it happens, truck cat walks around corners as in 4wd. Driver is knowledgeable about 4wd. Ex concrete contractor that went out of business. Truck only does it intermittently in parki... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5C042 6.6L Engine VIN: 1GBE5C1215 We test oil pressure at block,,, 0 PSI Customer stated was running fine night before. Went to restart next morning and no pressure. Has anyone seen this before? Any thing I can test or that you recommend??? |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Colorado LT 3.5L Misfire VIN: 1GCDT13616 Vehicle has misfire at times at idle. This misfire is on all cylinders truck my be warm or cold. You can feel the misfire and see it on the misfire graph but it will not set a misfire code.It will misfire on accel but it is very slight or you can drive it and ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEK19J57 Vehicle came in with a no start condition, found #22 fuse blown. This was the FCPM fuse, we replaced the fuse and it blew immediately. Unplugged fuel pump and replaced fuse, and it blew again. Unplugged FCPM and replaced fuse, fuse did not blow. Replaced... Trouble codes: P069E, P0191 (Fuel rail pressure sensor performance) |
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| 2009 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.2L shifter VIN: 3GNCA23B89 Problem shifting out of park-seems worse when cold.Has anyone run into this? Please help. |
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| 2007 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L Won't Refuel VIN: 2A4GP54L87 This T&C will not refuel. The gas pump shuts off after pumping just pennies of gas. I have seen this before, on a different make and model, and the problem was a flooded out charcoal canister. This canister seems to be fine. I have disconnected the vent lines ... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7HC16Y51 Okay, long story short this truck runs great at all times except up steep grades that require a trans downshift to 3rd to maintain 80mph. when the trans downshifts and the rpm go to 3000-3200 rpm the check engine light flashes, and you feel a noticeable misfir... Trouble codes: P0301 |
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| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.3L Steering Cooler Lines VIN: 2B8GP44G91 We have had this Caravan in Several times for loss of power steering, for some reason this vehicle keeps rupturing the steering cooler line at the steering cooler itself. we have replaced this line with bulk power steering line, high pressure hydraulic line, w... |
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| 2003 Dodge Intrepid ES 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3AD56M03 this car came to us from the auto actions thru a used car dealer we work with. the purge, evap canister, and gas cap were already replaced before we received this vehicle, I have verified that all of the parts are functioning as they should. This car will not ... Trouble codes: P0441 |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRX17262 hello all, have a ford 4.2 that is becoming a bit frustrating. came in with bank 1 and 2 lean codes (P0171, P0174). fuel trims showed capped at 33.3% on stft and 0% on ltft. did smoke test and found that the egr was leaking internally and the IMRC rod seals wh... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean bank 1), P0174 |
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| 2003 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Readyness VIN: 1FTYR10D83 Vehicle came in for failed emissions due to not running monitors. Will not preform Oxygen heater, Oxygen Sensor or Catalytic converter monitors. Tested heater circuit and it tested to be complete. Then replaced both Oxygen sensors and pcm. If the circuit is ju... Trouble codes: P0460 |
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| 2006 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L idles to fast VIN: 1ZVHT82H36 engine idles at 1100 rpm with no codes, the app shows no pedal and the electronic throttle control desired and actual match. the app pid shows no fault and reads app 1 4.02 volts app 2 1.48 volts app 3 0.93 volts. app d 19.21% app e 29.41% app f 18.43% what wi... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L unknown VIN: 1FTSX20R18 Looking for other possible conclusions. Truck came in with the complaint of white smoke out tailpipe. They took to dealer and said it needed a DOC and sensors and I think a re-flash. Customer pulled and brought to me. there was no codes in the system or note b... |
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| 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.2L Misfire VIN: 1FT7W2B61B ok guys I need some help. ive got a 2011 f250 with a 6.2 liter . I have a misfire on cylinder 1 and 2.i checked this with unplugging coils 1 at a time. I checked contribution and got cyl.1=-54,cyl.2=25,cyl.3=-58,cyl.4=4,cyl.5=12,cyl.6=10,cyl. 7=-18,cyl.8=-45..... |
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| 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.8L 2-3 shift solenoid VIN: 1GTEK19V3X DTC P0758 indicates open or short to ground on 2-3 shift solenoid. Shifts normal until it shifts into 3rd gear.A&B solenoid are on 1st, B is on for 2nd and both solenoid are off for 3rd as require. code trigger happens from 2nd to 3rd, when B solenoid should b... |
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| 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GTHC23163 Diesel techs. First you have my respect in every way, every part is expensive and they're all heavy. This truck was parked for 8 hours after running perfect and hasn't started since. Except after a couple squirts of starting fluid. I was called in to diagnose ... |
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| 1993 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Codes VIN: 1HGCB7677P Checked for codes and found Code 4. VSS issue. There are no codes in any other module and the speeded works flawlessly. I scope tested the VSS signal at the sensor and at the TCM, they are identical. The switch from 0v to 12 V and have a little noise on the up... |
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| 1998 Honda Accord EX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG1653W I consider myself to be very efficient at EVAP system diagnosis & Repair. However this one is puzzling. It came in with P1457, but no other problems. I have used my Snap-on SOLUS to run the PCM internal EVAP functional test and it passes every time! It first c... Trouble codes: P1457 (EVAP system leak - Canister area) |
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| 2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Surge VIN: JHLRD78463 hi and thanks for your help, got this car in that the idle surges 1000, to 2000 rpms, check engine light on codes p0505 idle air control valve, p1505 pcv air leakage codes. remove air hose going to throttle body stuck my fingers in the iac hole to stall engine... Trouble codes: P0505, P1505 |
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| 2003 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Starting VIN: 1HGCM82653 Evening All, This Honda was brought to us for a transmission, we installed the unit with no problems. the next day the customer came back saying that he cant turn the key all the way back to get it out. So first I hooked up the scan tool to make sure we had t... |
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| 2007 Jeep Commander 3.7L No Start VIN: 1J8HG48K37 This Jeep will spin over and not start after a hot soak. It has set numerous weird codes over the past week we have been working on this vehicle but none on a permanent basis except for the two network codes that showed up 3 hours after the ECM replacement. Th... Trouble codes: U1414 (Network Configuration Error FCM), U1415 (Network Configuration Error OCR) |
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| 2006 Kia Sportage EX 2.7L Power Steering VIN: KNDJE723X6 Hello to all. I have this 06 kia sportage ex 2.7 with the customer complains about loss of steering as she driving down the road she also states that the battery light comes but she still has acceleration and not stalling out car still function normally no noi... |
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| 1999 Lexus LS400 4.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8BH28F8X Customers complaint is engine is sluggish and check engine light is on, found codes PO300, PO301,PO305,Po307, P1126 magnatic clutch fault, P1349 VVT system fault bank 1 Found good spark on left bank, cleared codes and engine runs fine until driven for a few mi... Trouble codes: P0300, P1349 (VVt fault left bank), P0301 (Po303-), P0303, P0305, P0307 |
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| 2010 Lexus RX350 3.5L oil leak VIN: 2T2BK1BA3A Hi, this vehicle has a oil leak, when the vehicle is running a solid stream of oil is peeing from the oil pan gasket in front of motor. I suspect the gasket blew and this is a pressure point for the oil pump. Has anyone seen this and would it be as simple as a... |
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| 2012 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost 3.5L Sunroof VIN: 2LMHJ5AT5C This a good one! Sunshade opens opposite sunroof and vise versa. Have changed control module and motors, performed initialization, ect. Has anyone seen this? |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L suspension malfunction warning VIN: 4JGBF7BE4B this truck keeps turning on the suspension malfunction warning and setting a code 5508(pressure line system leaks), however the suspension never lowers. We found the above TSB which addresses this code, bought the new parts and installed them. Next day truck i... |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper S 1.6L engine cooling VIN: WMWMF73578 vehicle came in for code P112b (as read by generic scanner - coolant temp implausibility;too low), scanned as code 2F22 (with autel maxidas engine temp plausibility code). Noted initially that coolant temp was reading -36 degrees so went ahead and changed ther... |
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| 2006 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6AD06W46 had a problem with this truck 9 months ago with intermittent stalling and no start. Would not act up in shop so I replace known problem ecm relay, crankshaft sensor and spark plugs. Customer said truck has been fine for 9 months and then did same thing, she wa... Trouble codes: P0300 (cylinder misfire) |
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| 1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L Misfire VIN: 4S3BC6853W Hello everyone and thanks for any input on this. I have this DOHC Subaru in for the check engine light on and poor running. Knock sensor codes, Cam sensor codes, Idle speed codes and vehicle speed sensor codes. I looked under the steering column and the green... Trouble codes: P0325 (Knock sensor bank 1), P0340 (Cam sensor bank 1), P0500 (Vehicle speed sensor A), P1507 (Idle control system fail safe), P1540 (Vehicle Speed sensor 2) |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L steering VIN: YV1SZ58DX1 steering wobble on acceration. replaced axles twice control arm bushings motor mounts bogie shocks left wheel bearing. still wobbles |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Audi A4 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUJT68E85 thanks everybody for your help and the first repplied that i got , i tried, and guess what it worked, swap the injector 5 to 4 and the misfire followed, and did it back again, and it moved again , so a new inector did the job, thanks everybody for your help |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C1500 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2GBEC19K0S Badda-bing, badda-boom!!! After checking the fuel pump (and damaging it in the process, I had to replace it) and finding no fuel delivery issue (for the umpteenth time, may I say), I decided to take a shot at the PROM chip, took a walk on the wild side of G... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCFG15X78 Thank you all for all the reply,of course it was something stupid as always, looking too deep into it can mess up your brain.We noticed while working on this car a very small leak from the r/s exh manifold hardly noticeable, when telling my partner my find, he... Trouble codes: P0174. |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WF5E36C Unfortunately, we were not able to fix this Impala. The customer needed it back. Oddly enough, this engine ran fine, and if it wasn't for the check engine lamp and lean codes, you would never have thought there was an issue with it. In the end, we were able to... Trouble codes: P0496 (Purge flow with no command), P0171 (Bnk 1 lean), P0174 (Bnk 2 lean). |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L MIL Lamp on, Extended Crank Time VIN: 2A8HR44H78 First of all I want to thank all that helped. As most said and I already knew. The cam and crank signals should not be the same. I went back and started over. This time I scoped the crank and cam signals separately with a single trace lab scope. I'm sure I di... Trouble codes: P0339 (Crankshaft Position Sensor Intermittent). |
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| 2009 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L MIL Lamp on, no acceleration VIN: 1B3HB48A59 Thanks guys, the problem was actually basic but consisted of two matters. The previous shop had reinstalled the old throttle body. I scope tested on at the PCM and there was only the 5 volt reference with no return voltages on either TPS return. I installed... Trouble codes: P2100, P2118, P2119. |
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| 1962 Ford Thunderbird 6.4L wipers VIN: 2Y83Z14518 Thanks for all the help! The wiper motor was accessed fairly easily through the radio speaker grille. The far right mounting bolt was a bit tough but it can be removed with tiny hands and long fingers. The wiper actuating cable was kinked causing the switch n... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFW1ET3B It is confirmed the Turbocharger has failed due to unknown cause. Dealer is getting this one under warranty, thanks for the help. Trouble codes: P0299 (Turbo under boost condition). |
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| 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L IMA Battery/12V Battery VIN: JHMES96623 Replaced engine compartment HV harness with a used unit. Harness was corroded pretty badly at the motor contact points due to a previous coolant leak from the thermostat housing. Brought the battery back to full charge with a grid charger. IMA system back o... |
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| 2011 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L engine VIN: WP1AB2A21B Thanks to all who replied. Forums offer a wide range of reasons from total nonsense to timing gear failure. VIN check showed no recalls. Oil and filter change - 0W40 fixed it. No light for 2 weeks now. 5W40 that was recommended for this temp span was too thick... |
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| 1998 Subaru Forester L 2.5L Long crank time VIN: JF1SF6352W sorry it took so long to get back to everyone. I believe this one is fixed. Found #2 injector bleeding, causing long crank time. Thanks again for all the help |
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| 2002 Subaru Outback L.L. Bean 3.0L Power Steering VIN: 4S3BH80612 we suspect the rack is the problem, Customer not willing to spend money for Subaru Rack at this time, When I get this one fixed I will Post the Fix, Thanks for the input it was a help |
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| 2009 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L MIL Lamp on Hi everybody, thanks for your sugestions, car sorted. It was the sparkplugs, that was faulty even though they were only 20 000km old. Trouble codes: P0222 (Angle Sensor 2 for Throttle G188 Signal Too Low - Intermittent). |
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