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	2004 Audi A6 Quattro 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAULT64B64 Car towed in. Customer had gone to pick at airport, shut it off in loading zone and wouldn't restart, jumped it and would run, then shut off again and had to jump it again but would only idle. I can get it to run but it will only idle and stall. It initially w... Trouble codes: P1564 (Throttle valve control), P1545 (Throttle valve), P1579 (Throttle valve), P1578 (Throttle valve)	View
	2007 Audi A6 Quattro 4.2L Electric Parking Brake VIN: WAUDV74F27 I made the mistake we all do from time to time, I left a component disconnected, and now I'm paying much more than I should be for doing so. I'll keep it as short as I can. The things I have tried have been derived from similar posts. Rear brake job. Retracted...	View
	2005 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak C4V042 6.6L 5th gear VIN: 1GDE4V1275 Vehicle has loss of 5th gear, Allison 1000 transmission. Pegs out at 65mph and gear desired PID never changes to 5th gear as if its not commanding it. When trying a clutch test with Tech2 it will go into all gears except for 5th and I get the error reading "en...	View
	2011 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L MIL Lamp on, Not pulling in D VIN: 1GB3G2BG7B Had this van towed into shop late last week. The complaint was the vehicle would not pull in drive, it would just rev up but not go anywhere. Customer noted that when this happened the light under D in the instrument cluster would not illuminate, could put it ... Trouble codes: P0575 (Cruise control switch circuit), P0700 (TCM requested MIL), P150C, P2544 (Transmission torque request circuit), U0073 (Control module communication bus off), U0101 (Lost communication with TCM)	View
	2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Rev / Power Limit VIN: 3B7KF23671 Please note the VIN is for the donor vehicle, the engine is now in a 2006 Ford F-350. Hoping to reach a cummins/dodge guru for the answers I need... Hello all and thank you in advance. I have completed the conversion and now that it's road test time. It won't ... Trouble codes: P1698 (No Transmission BUS Messages), P1688 (Internal Injection Pump Failure), P0230 (Transfer Pump Circuit Out of Range)	View
	2001 Ford F-150 XL 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTPF18L61 really don't get it, it has good cranking compression, good running compression. shows good coil and injector firing with scope. constant misfire cyl 3, checked mode 6 and cyl 3 only one showing misfire. how can one have fuel, fire, air and not run(this cyl) i... Trouble codes: P0303	View
	2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XL 4.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FMZU67EX2 I have this SUV and it runs great fuel trims are right around 0% long term and short term at idle and while driving. O2 sensors are working great, Mass air flow is readings with in specs. Client came in stating about a month ago car died on her a few times whe...	View
	2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 7.3L Hesitation, Stall I have a 7.3 that will fall flat on its face and stall. It will only do this on a heavy accel and while the engine is cold. Once there is any heat in the engine I can hold it to the floor and ride on. When the problem occurs I am loosing high pressure oil. The... Trouble codes: P1211, P1210	View
	2004 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDXE45514 hello all and thank you in advance, I have this 04 e450 with a 6.8l gas v10 in here with code p0191, fuel rail pressure sensor performance circuit a. I have found that this will set if the pressure is below or above 20psi for more than 8 seconds, the book says... Trouble codes: P0191	View
	2004 Ford Expedition NBX 5.4L starter VIN: 1FMFU16L14 anyone ran across something like this before? checked fuse box don't see any corrosion in it. when looking at schematics the wire from pcm to pin 86 I think or 85 on the coil side of relay the other comes from neutral switch. is it supplying ground? can jump r...	View
	2008 Ford E-250 5.4L steerin, tires VIN: 1FTNE24L58 test drive vehicle and has a tire like vibration in the front end, steering wheel wobbles like a shifted belt in a tire as soon as you hit 40 mph, rotated tires, still the same. checked and triple checked front end is tight. just for fun 1 ordered 2 new tires ...	View
	2008 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L Hesitation, stumbles VIN: 1FMCU94188 car has stumble or hesitation on take off from idle, does not have any problems after 1500 rpms	View
	2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L No Start VIN: 1FTSX21R78 Just replaced head gaskets and turbos and new ARP stud kit. Tries to start ,but won't. Any ideas where I should go to look for problem? By the way, first one I've done on a 6.4L.	View
	2015 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.7L remove seat VIN: 1FDUFSHT0F Late model for truck techs: How do I remove the buddy seat? I have a box to store laptop and small items ready to install. I need to remove seat to gain space for new box. Thank all of you in advance.	View
	1998 GMC K1500 Sierra SL 5.7L abs VIN: 1GTEK19R0W Has a very soft brake pedal, almost too the floor, truck will stop. Replaced most of the system, still soft pedal, done the manual and automated bleed and then manual again, getting nothing but clean fluid. The pedal feels fine until the truck is started then ...	View
	2001 GMC Jimmy SLS 4.3L coolant in oil VIN: 1GKCT18W51 Vehicle came in with customer stating coolant loss. Pressurized system, found lower intake leaking. Customer stated he would come back in two weeks and keep an eye on the coolant level. Customer came back two days later and stated that the leak had gotten wors...	View
	2011 GMC Canyon SLE 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTG6MF95B Hello all, We have this GMC Canyon with the 2.9 engine. Has recurring p1107 code, we have replaced the exhaust cam solenoid and the exhaust cam phaser assembly. The code returns pending after a road test. Can actuate solenoid with scantool,. Engine will stumbl... Trouble codes: P0017	View
	2012 GMC Sierra 3500 HD SLE 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GT423CG8C Hey there, any and all help would be greatly appreciated on this one. Customer brought truck to us after they had replaced the engine themselves and now it runs poorly. customer stated that after the USED engine was installed all was good other then lean codes... Trouble codes: P0300, P0157, P0137, P0171, P0174	View
	1999 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L No Start VIN: 2HKRL1860X Ok Honda guys, another one schooling me here... 99 Odyssey wont start. Key light is blinking and cranks no start. I have communication with the ecm and no codes. This thing died one day after installing a new ignition switch. Interestingly enough my personal v...	View
	2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Transfer Case VIN: 1J4GW48S8Y When we shift the vehicle in 4x4 it doesn't feel like it actually engages 4x4. On the hoist it works. I can make figure 8's and it steers like 2 wheel drive until I shift back into 2wheel, then the figure 8's feel like front end is locked, shift back to 4x4 an...	View
	2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L shifting from 1st - 2nd VIN: 1J4GW48S91 i installed the transmission which had 130K on it.drove it to my home which is 30 miles from the shop and the transmission did great. the jeep sit for 3 weeks until i could get it registered which was this past friday and when i go to drive it after registrati...	View
	2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature 4.6L steering VIN: 1LNHM81W86 Thanks for your help. This town car came in for what the driver described as a loss of power steering. When started there is some power steering assist but its not what it should be. The fluid is full, there are no leaks, the pump never makes noise. Now when ...	View
	2005 Mazda 6 S 3.0L Oil Light VIN: 1YVHP84D95 After a drive and the engine is at normal temp the oil pressure light will flicker and momentarily come on at idle. If you raise the RPMs just a little the light goes out completely. Both Mitchell and Alldata say that this is a 4psi switch. We test a new one f...	View
	2008 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Unknown VIN: JM1BK32F48 Hello everyone I have one here that is starting to give me a fit. Customer complaint was noise coming from rear. Had helper drive it and confirm noise on the lift only. Replaced the drivers rear bearing and now I am told it is still making noise but from the f...	View
	2002 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L No Start, Stall VIN: WDBFA68F32 This SL will sometimes not start and has stalled once or twice. I finally got it to do it today and it shows no RPM, MAP or MAF on scan tool while cranking...although I can get the TPS to change by pressing the pedal while cranking. The vehicle does not have s...	View
	1989 Volkswagen Fox 1.8L No Start VIN: 9BWBA0302K Help!No injector pulse.vehicle will run on fuel by can,however no pulse at injector	View
	2003 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWFE21C13 I have this 2003 new beetle 1.8 turbo, it runs fine on the highway. 12 to 1800 rpms at idle. very lean at idle 25% short trim and 25% long trim. pinching the pcv hose helped a lot. replaced pcv valve assy,and new vacuum tee at intake manifold. this did not cha... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	2003 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.9L L/F power window VIN: 9BWGP21J83 Motor clicks lightly when switch is operated in each direction. All other windows function as intended.	View
	2005 Volkswagen Passat GL TDI 2.0L Glow plugs VIN: WVWME63B85 This vehicle belongs to a very good customer of ours, and has owned it since new, and meticulously maintained. The problem we are facing is having to cycle the glow plugs multiple times in order to start the vehicle when cold. The customer states that the glow...	View
	2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 1.4L steering angle sensor VIN: 3VW637AJ8D Jetta Hybrid: what could possibly go right? There are also a host of codes: ECM -01- stores 4332 [P1647]complaining of coding issues. Have read all coding from all modules; all seemed to make sense. ECM intermittently stores 15494 [U1017 00 [040]]. Automatic T...	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

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	2005 BMW 330xi 3.0L Not Ready VIN: WBAEW53415 My customer has not returned with the car. I need to close this. I have had a run of Chrysler vehicles in the past month that have been difficult to get ready also. What we have learned is that the monitors have to be met very precisely to run. In this area th...	11
	2007 BMW X5 4.8i 4.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 5UXFE83577 This vehicle threw me for a loop but it is fixed. Found a connection under the passenger side of dash the wasn't clipped into the fuse panel. I performed the wiggle test with the harnesses that go into the fuse panel and the dash and Nav system would turn on... Trouble codes: 2D00, 2CF1, 2CEF, 2FBA, 2E8B, 2EBC.	9
	1996 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Starting VIN: 2G1WL52M1T Thanks everyone for the fast help. We found out fuel pressure was not check, we check pressure 0psi, we started the vehicle with starting fluid. The basic was skip on this, i was so on with the security light that checking the fuel pressure was skipped. The ca...	13
	2009 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.7L Power Top VIN: 1C3LC55D19 Thanks for all the replies. Since I couldn't find a StarScan I recommended that the owner go to dealer. I do have a StarMobile and the Pod with Witech. I also have the Desktop Client on my laptop but Chrysler in their infinite wisdom rendered that program usel...	6
	2002 Dodge Dakota Sport 4.7L Hesitation VIN: 1B7GL32N22 This vehicle isn't fixed. I have one day to close so I must close. Like some of you said a harness problem I also suspect that and am currently looking for a complete harness for this truck. I was hoping to having it fixed for the closing, oh well. Thanks to a...	12
	2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L not start no spark VIN: 2D7HB11YX3 we traced everything back to Ecm like we suspected there is no power coming out of pin 7 from the Ecm to the coil 5v reference and ground to all other circuits tps, map, cpks, customer does want to spend money for new Ecm at this time	7
	1999 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Compressor VIN: 1HGCG1650X Thank you everybody for your input. After opening the system up again we did find tiny little specs of metal in the lines. We wanted to cover the bases on this one with as many times as it has been back with this very understanding customer. We basically repla...	20
	1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L Mechanical VIN: 1J4GZ78Y5P thank you i fix it i let it set drove a round now i have heat	13
	2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Misfire, VIN: 1J4GX48S23 We drove this vehicle and drove it and could never duplicate the concern although in the past we could duplicate it pretty consistently. We don't believe the EVAP code had anything to do with our issue, however, we did notice a hose had come off the evap canis... Trouble codes: P0440 (Evap leak).	24
	2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L Transfer case range position sensor VIN: 1J8HD58M36 Thank you all for the great assistance ,at present updated software P73 has been downloaded and all seems OK Regards Gary	8
	2008 Lexus ES350 3.5L rotor VIN: JTHBJ46G98 Group, Well had a ton of replies and they all pointed to heavy footed driver. I never got the chance to check due to the fact that she called and said she got a good deal on a new car so she traded it. Concensus is she is heating the brakes up not braking prop...	27
	2005 Mazda 3 S 2.3L Brake lights, horn, and shifter VIN: JM1BK34365 A great big THANK YOU to everyone who replied. A lot of good suggestions were shared. But, customer decided to take car and trade it in (190k miles) Thanks again, Raul	8
	1999 Pontiac Firebird 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2G2FS22K8X Thanks to all who responded. The miss was caused by coil number 2/5. I had thought if the coil were bad, both 2 and 5 would miss. Not true. Number 2 was not missing! But number 5 was. The fuel trim problem was caused by the leaking fuel pressure regulator. I r... Trouble codes: P0305 (Miss at number 5), P0300.	24

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