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| 2007 BMW 323i 2.5L Starting VIN: WDAVH135X7 Vehicle will not start and wont turn on the lights on the cluster and steering is lock had code a0aa replaced steering colum still havethe same problem. |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L No communication VIN: 1G1JC1240S According to Mitchell, only the VIn D engine should have a purple communication wire to ECM. This vehicle is only supposed to have a tan wire for communication to all modules. This vehicle has both from data link connector to ECM, but will not communicate in O... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Window switch VIN: 2GCEC19T8Y I have a problem with the drivers window switch constantly shorting out. The vehicle originally came in for the drivers window not working. I used my multimeter and found the drivers switch was supplying constant power to the regulator keeping it in the down p... |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Mainstreet 3.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2D4RN3DG3B We got this vehicle after dealer replaced one head under tsb to cure cyl. 2 misfire. misfire and ck. engine light still there. Customer took back and they said could be crank position sensor, but national backorder. We found codes P0302, P0304, and P0300. Smok... Trouble codes: P0302 (Cyl. 2 misfire) |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTDX1721V Please help, I'm dying here. This vehicle arrived with a PO174 and customer reports MIL has been on for over a year. Test drove and confirmed MIL; noted sputter on take-off, possibly lean-out misfire. Looking at data, bank #2 trims are very high; 25% LT and 8%... Trouble codes: P0174 |
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| 2000 Ford F650 7.2L Lack of power VIN: 3FDNF6523Y Broken turbine shaft inside of the turbocharger |
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| 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2.5L Stall VIN: 3FADP0L31A Hello hybrids experts ,this one is turnning off when brakes is applied slowing down it will restart at first try it set 2 codes at first time on pcm p1a10,p1a14. Codes were erased driven for 1 day same thing happened again but this time codes p1aoa,poaoa.it al... Trouble codes: P1A0A, P0A0A, P1A10, P1A14 |
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| 2010 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L hi side hose VIN: 1GKLRMED3A hello iatn, this acadia has a bad compressor to condenser hose it looks like you have to take off the front facia to get to it but the book does not say how to get the facia removed just wondering if any body has ever done one before, thanks. |
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| 2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Hard start cold VIN: 2HGES25742 Please read repair history first. After the valve job was done the vehicle starts hard cold, when it starts it idles okay. When you open the throttle it stalls, if you ease into it will accelerate but it sputters, bogs and pops like it is starved for fuel. Whe... |
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| 1987 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Engine VIN: SAJNV3841H OK this vehicle was towed in for a no start condition replaced iteams are temp. sensor, cap, rotor, plugs, wire, pcm. so far I am at a loss... |
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| 1997 Jeep Cherokee SE 4.0L 1st gear VIN: 1J4FJ28S6V Customer recently purchased vehicle. Complaint of transmission slipping. Upon verification, it is not slipping. But intermittent starts off in a higher gear (not sure if is 2-3 or 4). You give it a little gas and will down shift to 1st. After that vehicle will... |
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| 1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1J4FY49S0X This vehicle runs rough at idle when in closed loop. It will also intermittently stall out at idle when in closed loop. And finally it has an occasional hard start. When in open loop, the idle is smooth. A tune up has already been performed (plugs, wires, cap... |
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| 2003 Jeep Wrangler X 4.0L engine VIN: 1J4FA39S03 The vehicle came in for a coolant leak so I replaced the radiator. The engine was knocking and running bad so I also replaced the engine with a jasper reman. Vehicle ran fine and keeps coming back with a p1391 code and a slight miss on acceleration in first an... |
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| 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 3.8L Mechanical VIN: 1J4GA59158 08 jeep wrangler 3.8L came in the shop and customer complaint that the engine makes a clicking noise when idling and it get louder when you accelerating to 2000 rpm. We CK it and noticed that the timing and the valve cover area was making the clicking noise so... |
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| 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, Multipal malfunction VIN: SALAE25445 Any tips or been there done that help please. Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire on cyl 4), P0306 (Misfire on cyl 6), P0300 (Random misfire), P0316 (Misfire on startup), B1C57, MU1T1 |
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| 2008 Lexus LS460 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTHBL46F58 About a month ago, this LS460 customer came in for engine light on and gas smell. Found out the code P0171 and the gas was leaking from the high pressure fuel pump on bank 1. We replaced the seals on the pumps (we did both banks) and clear the code. Driven for... Trouble codes: P0171 (System Too Lean Bank 1), P2238 (Oxygen Sensor Pumping Current Low For A/F Sensor B1S1) |
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| 2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28YX1 This vehicle came in with severe misfire condition. Found secondary ignition issue and replaced coil pack, wires and plugs. This eliminated the misfire condition but I always check for lean running when coils fail. Sure enough, both banks running very lean and... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBWK56F85 hello mercedes techs, thankyou for taking time to look at this particular problem. New customer came to a shop with a obvious fuel smell inside the car as soon as you get in. the only code i found was a p0456. smoke testing didn't quite get any result. but whe... Trouble codes: P0456 |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L NO start no ignition lights no central locking VIN: WDC1648222 Hello We have Serviced the above Mercedes and road test OK parked OK moved car and washed car external and light hose of engine bay . Unlocked the doors put key fob in socket turned fob ignition lights but no engine crank. Now central locking does not work,no ... |
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| 2005 Rolls Royce Phantom 6.7L no start, cranks VIN: SCA1S68425 Help if possible! we replaced the accessory battery and now the rolls cranks but won't start. there's no spark or injector pulse but the starter spins great. all fuses are good, etc. our scan tools won't communicate to this particular model. seems like the imm... |
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| 2010 Subaru Outback 3.6R 3.6L torque converter VIN: 4S4BREKC7A Hello, I have this 2010 OutBack 3.6 5spd auto. It exhibits what I think is torque converter shudder upon lock-up. The condition happens under light acceleration at speeds between 50 and 60mph. Never noticed at any speeds higher or lower. At this speed the ecu ... |
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| 2005 Toyota Sienna CE 3.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 5TDZA23C45 Hi everyone, I could use your collective help once again. Thank you in advance to all of you who will take the time to help me out. This van belongs to a good customer and a friend. His daughter was driving it to the east coast and overheated it. It was really... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 Audi A4 Quattro 3.2L Radio, NAV, MMI VIN: WAUDG74F36 First, I would like to apologize for the incorrect title. I entered the information by VIN and the A4 must have slipped by me. As many suspected, the telephone module was to blame. I was thrown off by the inability to complete either the electrical or optical... |
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| 2009 BMW 335i xDrive 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAPL335X9 Unfortunately, the customer decided to pull the plug after we recommended swapping bank 1 & 2 injectors. They have decided to sell the vehicle but said they may bring it back to finish the diagnostic if it does not sell. Thank you to everyone for your inputs. ... Trouble codes: P0171 (System Lean - Bank 1), 29E0. |
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| 1997 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L Blower VIN: 1G6KY5299V I got it fixed. You got to have it running and warmed up. Also the scan tool where functions are and commanding blower is no good. Thanks all. I was a none member for 2 months but I see I need Iatn and I'm thinking of dedicating a old lap top in my work bay to... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.7L Clutch VIN: 2G1FP22P4T Thanks for everyone's input. I believe the aftermarket clutch discs are too thick. I have no way to confirm this as we can not get a new factory clutch and the disc it came in with was GONE. This problem is all over the internet and IATN. No one has put a f... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNEC16R5V The problem was the fuel pressure regulator, replaced it and now pressure is normal, Thank you to all for the good help.. Trouble codes: P0171 (B 1 Lean), P0174 (B 2 Lean). |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L whining noise VIN: 3FTNX20L14 het thanks you guys I think this one is fixed not sure but one thing is the transmission output shaft seal stuck out too far and the dust boot was rubbing up against the yoke of the driveshaft when you accelerated causing a squeal I cut the dust boot back some... |
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| 1988 Honda Civic DX 1.5L Cuts out VIN: 2HGED6351J bad distributor fixd this one was cutting off no power start intermitentlly |
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| 2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L Surge VIN: JHLRD78463 this is pretty sad I can't add more to this because iatn won't even let me reply to my own tech help. if any one could help with this, please email me. still fighting with this beast... can any one tell me about ohnming out the ica valve? got aftermarket ia... Trouble codes: P0505, P1505. |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L No Start, Stall VIN: WDBFA68F32 This vehicle is fixed. Yes, it was the crank position sensor. Every single one of you were right! The only thing that threw me was no fuel pressure...I was not aware that the FP did not turn on without signal from the crank sensor. |
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| 1996 Nissan Quest GXE 3.0L P0745 Line Pressure Fault VIN: 4N2DN11W2T I FOUND THE RESISTOR THE NIGHT I POSTED THIS HELP, MOUNT BEHIND INNER SPLASH SHIELD RIGHT NEXT TO THE HORNS. JUST LIKE CHARLES FROM MASSACHUSETTS SAID IT WAS. REMOVE THE RESISTOR TESTED IT AND IT WAS BAD. GOT A NEW RESISTOR FROM NISSAN CHECK IT AND RESISTANCE ... |
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| 2002 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G2FV22G82 I HAVE SENT CAR TO TO OTHER SHOP FOR FRESH EYES TO LOOK AT IT. SORRY FOR POOR POST. LET YOU NO WHAT THEY FIND, THANKS , JIM Trouble codes: P0452. |
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| 2010 Toyota Prius 1.8L Unknown VIN: JTDKN3DUXA First of all I want to thank all that helped. Even though it felt like a CV problem it wasn't. Even other shops that looked at it thought it was. We finally was able to narrow it to a misfire (even though none had shown up in codes or on scan tool) on light ... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L windshield wiper VIN: WV3AB47032 well guys thank you all so much for taking time to reply and put your best effort in to help me get this vehicle fixed!! Ended up having a bad wiper switch. after ordering 3 new wiper switches (from VW, going off of the Vin number) I ended up doing some more r... |
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