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| 2005 Audi A8 Quattro L 6.0L Won't pass smog VIN: WAUMR44E75 ...We have no codes and no pending codes. The vehicle won't pass smog due to the O2 sensor monitor not resetting in the DME. Lots of miles have been put on the car with no success of it resetting. I've run the vin # with the Audi dealer and they said there is ... |
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| 2012 Audi A3 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUKFAFMXC Suspect purge valve intermittent fault; valve is integrated with hard plastic line-not easy to test. Any input appreciated. Trouble codes: P0441 (Purge valve incorrect flow and mil on), P2187 (System too lean at idle intermittent mil on) |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L alternator VIN: 2CNBJ13C21 This customer brought me a used alternator to put on. I checked it first and found battery cables ok and 12v on the 2 wires on small alt plug. After replacing, it worked. Customer came back a week later, it wasn't charging. I took alt off and customer took it ... |
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| 2005 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2C3JA63H05 Hello, I could use a little help with this one. '05 Chry. 300 C with a 5.7 hemi. The problem is intermittently the driveability is real bad. Symptems include stall, bucking,hesitation, surge, cut out, ect. After this occurs, it acts like the PCM has lost it's ... Trouble codes: P2638, P0731, U0100, U0126, U0002, U1504 |
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| 1991 Ford E-250 Econoline Custom 5.8L Code 67 VIN: 1FDGS24HXM I'm hoping some of you old EEC-4 guys can help me out. This van has a code KOEO CODE 67.It will only show REV/DR on the scan tool. I have followed this test procedure... 1. Check the voltage of the Light Blue/Yellow (LB/Y) wire at the Transmission Range (TR)... |
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| 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS 4.0L pump, rack VIN: 1FMDU67K35 Vehicle had severe shudder in steering wheel on slow turns and sitting still when turning steering wheel. P/S Pump and press hose were leaking and fluid low. Replaced pump and hose,vacuum bled system. Front end and rack tight, no leak at rack. Symptom 75% bett... |
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| 1996 Honda Civic DX 1.6L heater VIN: 2HGEJ6342T Persistent small coolant leak from heater which only appears when the heater is "on". This restricts the use of the car to the summer when no heat is required. Honda Shop Manual states the dash must be removed to remove the heater. I have never removed the das... |
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| 2014 Honda Accord EX 2.4L CVT fluid VIN: 1HGCR2F76E Question for Honda Techs about the CVT fluid change interval on a 2014 Accord EX 2.4L "Earth Dreams" engine. I know that the exact interval is calculated by the Maintenance Minder computer algorithm but 1) At what mileage is that change signal likely to occu... |
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| 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 3.3L TCC solenoid VIN: 5NMSH13E17 This symptom, with CEL, occurred about 3K miles back with pulling a light utility trailer with 4 wheeler on it.i checked and cleared code and hasnt returned until now. While driving at cruising speed in 5th overdrive you can feel a slight bump, almost like an ... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L 2-3 shift VIN: 1J4HR58N25 I need help with this one. It came in with a nose dive when shifting 2-3 the first time it shifts 2-3 after sitting for a half hour. Felt like someone was slamming on the brakes when it went to shift. Had no codes no event data stored. So we replaced the trans... |
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| 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L No Start VIN: 1J4PR4GK0A Hello all. I have here to day a 10 grand cherokee thats doing some weird things. It starts, runs and drives fine but as soon as you shut it off after taking it for a ride it will not start. It does this intermittently without warning and does not throw any cod... |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALME11413 Does anyone know the procedure to programming a ecm in this landrover and can it be done with the j2534??? |
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| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: SALME11413 The vehiclw has a code 130 throttle actuator control error,the vehicle will not accelerate cause the throttle adaptations are lost and i need to know how to reset adaptations cause the j2534 only does 2005 and newer. Also vehicle started reading error transmis... Trouble codes: 130 (Throttle actuator control error) |
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| 2008 Mazda RX-8 Touring 1.3L Mechanical VIN: JM1FE17328 Customer came in complaining of grinding from the brakes. Found both front and rear brakes down to metal. Being a Saturday and the customer needing the car for the weekend I replaced the brakes with the only parts available. They were ceramic pads for the rear... |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz S320 LWB 3.2L slip VIN: WDBGA33EXS trans starts to slip in first gear, anyone have a source for rebuilt transmission for this car |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF61J65 Customer originally came in for an intermittant smoke condition. Pinpointed to lack of maintenance and excessive sludge in engine preventing oil drain-back to oil pan. Replaced with used engine. Used engine had bent valves. Performed complete valve job and rei... Trouble codes: P2050 (Misfiring damages twc), P2052 (Misfiring of cylinder 4 damages twc), P2054 (Misfiring of cylinder 6 damages twc) |
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| 1996 Plymouth Voyager 3.0L Brake Hydraulics VIN: 2P4FP2537T Customer came in 2 months ago with loss of brake pedal pressure. Upon inspection brake resovoir full of fluid and no leaks found. Brake pad linings and shoes at 50%. Replaced master cylinder with reman. Brakes were good and customer picked vehciel up. Called a... |
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| 2006 Pontiac G6 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2ZG55826 This car came in with the check engine light on and lean on both banks. I checked the fuel pressure and the fuel delivery and found no problem. I also checked the fuel quality with no problems found. Next I smoke tested the intake both cold and at operating te... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean Bank one), P0174 (Lean bank two) |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L Cooling Systems VIN: 3VWCC21CXX Hey VW friends! Just thought I'd pick a few brains as I go thru my testing. This elderly lady says that her red temp light comes on sometimes. It is not flashing. To my best knowledge, we have not verified the complaint recently, but this has been an ongoing p... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Phaeton W12 6.0L Check Engine Light VIN: WVWAH63D74 Car has a code po118 for coolant sensor (g62) we have changed three known coolant sensors ,,, one on right rear hose on rear of engine the other on the thermostat housing under the intake . And a third on the front radiator hose ,, scan data shows a coolant s... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.5L block VIN: 3VWPZ7AJ3B noise comes and goes, doesn't affect performance, doesn't geet louder when reving engine. Don't want to tear down engine not knowing where to start. |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L control module VIN: 5UXZV4C5XB thank you group. this car was repaired by replacing the rdc unit that mounts on the underside of the car just behind the rear diff and then having the local dealer program it. our problem stemmed from what we thought that this was just the antenna and we spent... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Malibu 2.2L Cuts out VIN: 1G1ZS52F44 Well I can't say for sure if everything is fixed on this vehicle because I have not heard from the customer,but this may have been as simple as water in the gas because I added dry gas and it seemed to improve some.As for the crank relearn,I was using an old o... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic LT 6.0L Transfer Case VIN: 1GCHK23U37 Replacing the switch seems to keep it from going out of 4wd on it's own. When drained the transfer case does have metal filings. Will monitor this as there has to be some wear. Thanks for the help. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Unknown VIN: 1GCRKSE38B Well after consultation with my customer we both decided that it was in his best interest to rebuild the transmission. We are having the vehicle towed to a rebuilder that can rebuild, reprogram and provide his transmission with a warranty. We looked at doing... |
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| 2001 Ford E-450 Econoline Super Duty Custom 7.3L Stall, starts and dies VIN: 1FDWE45F51 After many test drives and idling I caught the camshaft position sensor acting up. This is the first camshaft position sensor that acted this way. They have always left me with a crank and no start. Thanks for all the help, Alex. |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L overboost VIN: 1FTWW31R08 This one is fixed. As most of you expected the tuner was at fault, Even after reinstalling "stock" software with tuner The problems continued .With no other options left I flashed the PCM with NEW software from MOTORCRAFT and have had no other problems. Looks... |
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| 2001 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SL 6.6L Transmission VIN: 1GTHK23101 Appreciate the replies to this request and after awaiting customer feedback after a week of rain, it appears that the issue has been resolved. Overthought this one and what I had found was the customer had replaced the range switch but had discarded the co... |
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| 2008 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1GKEV33778 The responses I received was overwhelming and I want too express my gratitude to each one of you individually for taking time out of your lives and replied. Also to apologize for my posts format.I understand it was hard to read and I'll will try to better stru... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 (System to lean bank2), P0101 (Mass air performance). |
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| 2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGES26832 First I want to say thank you too all who helped. This is a great resource and I will continue to do my part to keep it that way. I removed the intake ,found the egr channels in the injector plate were partially clogged. Cleaned them, Reassemble and test drove... |
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| 2003 Honda Element EX 2.4L presure plate VIN: 5J6YH17503 hey iatn thanks to all that replied . the sub frame must come out. its very heavy, also i supported engine from under car versus above due to the fender set up it really doesnt have a great place for the engine support fixture. most of the bolts are very acces... |
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| 2006 Kia Spectra5 2.0L Unknown VIN: KNAFE16216 Well , after the engine bogging with no power ! Vacuum was 19 in with a steady needle. Oil control valve working great and stumbles the engine when 12 volts added. OCV was half plugged but don't think that was the issue ! Cam / crank on their marks. Dual ca... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK320 3.2L Starter VIN: WDBKK65F04 Thank You all for the replies the Driver Authorization System (DAS) modual located behind instrument cluster was the problem You all were correct that the DAS modual has to be coded to VIN #. I did call the mercedes dealer and ordered the modual had to give cu... |
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| 2013 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1AB7AP2D Jason was correct on the TPS voltages... The voltage on this car was .73v and .74v respectively.I cleaned the throttle body and reset idle learn. After doing this the TPS voltages went to .59v and .60v ... Trouble codes: P, 0101 (MAF sensor circuit B1). |
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| 2001 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TDBT48A71 Thanks to all who replied. I hate to close w/o a fix but customer has never returned with the vehicle. There were many good ideas that I'd have liked to try. Thanks again. Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0301 (Cyl. 1 misfire), P0303 (Cyl. 3 misfire), P0305 (Cyl. 5 misfire), P0307 (Cyl. 7 misfire). |
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| 2005 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L vibration VIN: 1NXBR30E55 Hello everyone. I got to the source of this vibration/buzz noise. Turns out its the power steering pressure line. ( Had a chassis ear mic on hose, didn't hear it) Both mounts look good, rubber insulators still there.Hard line not touching anything. Unbolt line... |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L Heater Core VIN: 5TDZA23C26 Tore the dash apart and checked all the ductwork, actuators, etc and found them all to be working correctly. We changed the heater core and that resolved the problem. Thanks to all who offered help on this one. |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.3L traction control VIN: 5TDZA22CX6 Update: So I finally duplicated the problem. Set codes C1223 & C1246. I was able to record live data with my Autel. When problem occurs, the master cylinder pressure switch (located in the hyd unit) lost signal for 1.5 seconds and vehicle speed is lost as well... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Brake lights and turn signals VIN: 3VWSF71KX6 End up going to the dealer. They said it had a broken wire from the brake light switch and the engine control module. |
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