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| 2002 Audi TT Quattro 1.8L Radio VIN: TRUUT28N92 replaced dash and all was well, i did not have the radio face so never though to check the radio. customer said now and i did confirm it the radio will come on for about 5-10 min and then shuts off and will not come back on until the car is shut off for a peri... |
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| 2012 Audi A7 Quattro 3.0L Stall, MIL Lamp on, Tac Jumps around VIN: WAU2GAFC3C Hello Audi Techs, We have a situation where we can't communicate with this cars DME,Trans module and Parking Brake Module. We tried to do a hard reset hoping we could reestablish communication with the car. We are using Ross Tech software and it's not the soft... |
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| 1969 Chevrolet Corvette 7.0L pinion VIN: 194379S732 The half shafts needed new u joints(had free play),Then we noticed one of the output shafts was cracked, and splitting apart, at that point I noticed a lot of play in the pinion, pulled the housing, I made the mistake of tapping the out put shafts off without ... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L No Start VIN: 1GCGK29U2Y I have inherited this vehicle from 2 previous mechanics. The truck ran fine, but was parked for 2 months awaiting parts for suspension issues. When those parts arrived, and the vehicle was started to move into shop, truck would start and die immediately, as in... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Exterior lights VIN: 1GNDT13S84 Park lights flash when key is turned off and head lights flash when put in all gears but park. All lights stop flashing when the head lamp switch is in the park light or the head lamp on position but flash when in auto. It still does it with the alternator unh... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1AP12P75 This car sets the P0017 upon startup, P0341 sets after second start. The engine was just rebuilt, I'm diagnosing for the machine shop. Before sending it they verified timing chain installation and replaced the camshaft positions sensor. Once here, I verified t... Trouble codes: P0017 (Cam crank coorelation), P0341 (Camshaft position sensor) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.0L abs light on code c0245 VIN: 2GCEK19YX7 has anyone run into this before? is there a way to program ecm/abs modules to compensate for sensor difference? would different sensors on front make a difference such as digital vs analog sensors cause on this year is when gm switched from analog to digital. ... |
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| 1998 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FAFP52U2W This car has eat my lunch. I have no fire coming from #3 or #4 to the plug wire. I have ck & replaced the coil pack. I have power to the coil. I checked all the possible causes.ireplaced the crank sensor with a new one.to me it is like no signal. For these 2 w... Trouble codes: P0352, P0303, P0304 |
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| 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L Srs Opds VIN: JHMES96623 How do I initialize the OPDS without a Honda Scantool? Is there a way to test the components and determine if the problem is somewhere else? |
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| 2006 Honda Civic LX 1.8L turn signals VIN: 1HGFA15566 This 2006 Honda civic came in with turn signals not working. Hazard flashers work. We checked all fuses and they all check good. According to the diagrams it says the turn signal hazard flasher circuit goes through the under dash fuse box. We called Honda to f... |
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| 1996 Jeep Cherokee Country 4.0L Pump VIN: 1J4FT78S3T if i heard her correctly it was growling before new parts and after.reminds me of a motor home that kept gettin air in system and only once i filled with fluid and got quiet and steering worked fine,next morning full of air and growling/pushing fluid out top |
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| 2010 Kia Soul Sport 2.0L heater core VIN: KNDJT2A23A Looking for some info Alldata info was incomplete. They also sent me factory pages. I have to replace the heater core is this a dash out for this repair. |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L hood release cable Vehicle needs brake inspection/and other repairs.Have a situation with a broken hood release cable.Have looked from under vehicle/through grill and cannot see a way to release the hood latch,sounds like the cable broke at latch.I know it's not your average tec... |
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| 2007 Pontiac G5 GT 2.4L No power VIN: 1G2AN18B17 We recently replaced the Clutch Pedal Position sensor. This required removing the clutch pedal assembly as the sensor is on top. The brake pedal and throttle pedals have to be removed as well. After replacing the CPP sensor, the car has no power in 1st and 2nd... |
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| 2005 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBDT44195 Greetings Toyota Techs, This truck came in with the DTC P0412, When the engine is running first thing with the engine cold, you can hear the Air Injection pump trying to pass air through the Air switching valve. I removed the intake manifold and checked the vo... Trouble codes: P0412 (Secondary air injection switching valve A) |
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| 1975 Volkswagen Beetle 1.6L ride height VIN: 1152028450 Need some help from someone who knows more than me about these old beetles.Left front sits about 1 in lower than the rt ft-haines manual shows no adjustment for torsion bars???-do I need new bars??-where to get???-Don't see these very often and no a specialist... |
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| 1996 Volvo 960 2.9L No Start VIN: YV1KS9600T HELP!!! thanks in advance. Our other shop installed plugs for a misfire condition. The number 6 cylinder was still misfiring. Checked the coils, and they are good. they could hear a vacuum leak around the intake area. I listened all around it and heard the his... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUSF78K29 Replaced the purge valve with updated hoses/check valves which are clearly a different design. Checked in with customer after a couple weeks. Condition has not returned! Trouble codes: P2279 (5646 - Leak in air intake system), P2188 (4106 - System too rich at idle). |
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| 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G1BN84Y0L Thanks for all the folks that replied to my request. In some of the replies it was mentioned to check all the ECM inputs including the ECT. That jogged my memory about this car. It turns out that last year this Chevy had a radiator leak. The car was taken to a... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LT 3.5L Cooling Systems VIN: 1G1ZT58N87 Thanks for all the help/info! No need to remove the pan. Car is done, no leaks! |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Camaro LT 3.6L top gm had a pi on this problem but alldata does not post pi's the fix was to replace 5th bow and brackets the originals are not strong enough and bend over time |
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| 2000 Chrysler Concorde LXi 3.2L only code VIN: 2C3HD36J7Y yes it is fixed thanks for helping sound funny but the real fix was the right rear tire wrong size Trouble codes: FDH25. |
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| 2001 Chrysler Voyager 3.3L No Start VIN: 1C4GJ25G31 Well its fixed ! I basically figured out it was a fuel problem . The way I did this was when it acted up I sprayed carb cleaner in the intake and started right up . Really its an assumption because it was so sporadic ,it might of started anyway . So Lets revie... Trouble codes: P0455 (Evap large leak), P0442 (Evap small leak). |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Throttle VIN: 3B7KC2668X Thank you all for the excellent posts. We have concluded without a doubt the JTEC ECU is defective. We used OE information and that of posts to conclude this. We double (triple) checked all our findings (I'm an old skeptic when it comes down to "replace ECU").... |
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| 2005 Dodge Dakota ST 3.7L No Start VIN: 1D7HW28KX5 Hello and thanks to all, the majority of post were about the crank sensor. When this rig finally did it in the shop, was able to test it and no signal! Wa La thar se be! Replaced sensor and all is well:-) Thanks again to all [...] |
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| 2001 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FAFP53U51 i was never able to get the car to act up... it has been around three weeks and still nothing... when it acts up so we can check it, i'll be sure to post the fix..thanks all for the leads to help fix it... mike Trouble codes: B1318. |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Stall, Misfire The smoke and oil from the tailpipe was coming from a failed turbo, misfire from three failed injectors. Thanks to those who responded. |
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| 2006 Honda Civic GX 1.8L low beam head lamps Thanks for all replies,they all pointed me in the right direction.Found 2 wires under dash.seperated.Car had some sort of lighting or alarm module installed.Not sure what this was for,nor did the owner who bought the car used.Repaired 2 wires,good to go.Thanks... |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Electronic VIN: 1J4GL48K22 WooW most of the replies were right on , it was the rear abs sensor connector was rubbing by the E brake cable & caused the wire to break |
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| 2008 Jeep Commander Limited 5.7L No Start, No Communication VIN: 1J8HG58218 Well I learned something new today. Yesterday I left a message with Drew Technologies support. This morning they called me back and told me that more than likely when I used the Chrysler Legacy software from the Chrysler site, that it wiped out the protocol fo... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Suspension VIN: WDBNG70J32 we finally got it, thanks everybody for your help, i left the car setting over night with soap on top of the strut, this is industrial gas leak detector that i use is a very thick soap ,straight soap, and by the morning i sow a bubble on the left strut, and re... |
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| 2004 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L Upshift VIN: 1N4BA41E24 I'm going to close this because I'm running out of time on my post. Car belongs to a used car lot and they are trying to locate a used TCM for it and haven't had any luck so far. I plugged my oscilliscope into the shift solenoids and observed they were getting... |
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| 1979 Other Chrysler Scout ii 304CID auto transmission Thanks for all the replies. All said the servo broke or the reverse band broke. It was the servo that went. A dealer friend of mine said he heard that you can weld the end back on the broken band.Has anyone tried this? thanks again |
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| 2002 Toyota Echo 1.5L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDAT12352 Thanks everyone for the help & input. Most of you said slight head gasket leak and fuel pressure. We checked them all as per your suggestions, everything checked out ok. What we did end up finding was a corroded computer grounds at the back of the cylinder hea... Trouble codes: P0505 (IAC System), P0300 (Misfire Detected). |
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