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| 2008 Acura MDX 3.7L Alarm VIN: 2HNYD28858 lock the vehicle like normal, arm the alarm [factory- No aftermarket stuff attached except trailer wiring] Intermittently the horn and lights will sound like its being unlocked [stolen] its very annoying :) visual inspected latches, jam switches, hood latch, n... |
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| 1998 BMW 540i 4.4L Ews/Dme VIN: WBADE6324W Hello and thank you a head of time for taking the time to read this. This vehicle, Bmw 98' e39 v8, was towed to our shop a couple weeks ago for a No crank, No start issue. I had talked to the owner of the vehicle and was informed of the work performed at anoth... |
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| 2003 BMW M3 3.2L Unknown VIN: WBSBR93473 This m3 has an issue coming out of gear. The car is storage for the winter in the spring the car will not come out of gear its stuck. Will eventually come out after a while when temp warms up. It has also happened sometimes after removed from storage while the... |
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| 2008 BMW 528i 3.0L Misfire VIN: WBANU53528 This is a regular customer that services this car with us. This 528i came in with a no crank no start. Found the starter motor failed. Replaced starter motor. Fired right up then started misfiring. Shut it down and checked codes. Misfires on cylinders 1-3 on s... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0303, P0300 |
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| 2006 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2B3KA53H36 This ones a real tough one ! IT has been in several times over the past year . heres a list of stuff thats been done, No Start: bad fuel pump Replaced with Mopar pump PCM replaced due to oil pressure sender shorted also replaced (fixed problem) . Spark plugs (... Trouble codes: P0420, P0430 |
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| 2012 Fiat 500 Pop 1.4L Oil Leak VIN: 3C3CFFAR9C Hello everyone and thanks for the advice on this one. I have this 2012 Fiat 500 1.4liter in that has a considerable oil leak from the area where the auto trans meets the engine. This vehicle has a lower oil pan and an upper crank cradle type of set up. I am ... |
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| 1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L power source VIN: 1FMPU18L9W This expedition will constantly crank & stop, crank & stop, even with the key out of the car. At the same time the lights in the lower right of the cluster related to the drive line status (4x4on etc.) constantly flash as does the under hood light & all the re... |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FTPW14534 HELP!! We need a decisive blow to this obstinate F150 that has been pummeling us for a couple of weeks now!!! This 3rd round has been killing us!! I’ll do my best to re-inact the fight starting with this latest round. Round 3- The truck STILL exhibits a rough,... Trouble codes: P0113 (IAT circuit high input), P0102 (MAF sensor circuit low), P0104 (MAF circuit intermittent), P0171 (Bank 1 too lean) |
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| 2010 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.8L Charging System VIN: 1FDXE4FS0A Thanks in advance for help on this 2010 e450,with a 6.8 liter. The battery light comes on in the cluster,the ecm is setting fault p0626. The alternator is charging. We load tested the field wires from the alternator to the ecm and they light a headlight bulb. ... |
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| 2009 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L Misfire VIN: 1GKEV23DX9 This Acadia came in missing badly, #3&4 cylinders not firing the coils. #3 coil was melted and had that burnt electrical smell. New coils still do not produce a spark. Testing at the coil connector shows power on #2 terminal and ground on #3&4 terminals. I do ... Trouble codes: P0303, P0304, P167D |
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| 1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start VIN: JHMCB7651M I bought this car from a customer for $200 thinking I could repair a few things and sell it to someone who needs cheap transportation. So I repaired the idle problem with junkyard IAC valves and another no start condition with a new distributor. Let the wife d... |
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| 1995 Honda Odyssey EX 2.2L Starting VIN: JHMRA1870S Hey all. Need some "upfront" help with this Odyssey. I got a call from our Pastor to see if I would help this gal out pro-bono. She is single mom and the shop was throwing parts at it. The last part replaced, still with a no-start was the distributor. I convin... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Sonata GL 2.4L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHWF25S75 We replaced this sensor to cure the code which was randomly coming on. The light came back on weeks later with p0122. Checked adjustment of sensor and its at .3v at idle. Replaced aftermarket part with dealer part and set base voltage to .3v with what little a... Trouble codes: P0122 |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L no communication wit VIN: 5NPET46CX7 Have this hyundai that came from an other shop due to no communication with the computer car cranks and runs ok no problem,Trying to get it inspection.Have two diagram.One from alldata and other is factory and they are not the same.I check pins 3 has 2.35 volt... |
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| 2009 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Compression VIN: KMHCM46C39 We had this Hyundai come in with a broken timing belt. It had two bent intake valves. Sent it out to the machine shop I have been using for many years. We put it back together and had a miss on number two cylinder. Checked compression and it was zero. Pulled t... |
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| 2011 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHCN4AC2B This car will run fine unless you fill the tank up and then it run good for about a mile and then it starts missing and hardly runs and dies and will barely make it back to the house. The customer said it woulf barely make it in here spitting and sputtering wi... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0304, P0451, P0300 |
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| 2015 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL3AP5F This vehicle came in with no keys. We attempted to register a key with no success. When Consult III Plus gets to a point it says unsuccessful and the cluster says incorrect key. We purchased a BCM and it registered the key to the BCM, unfortunately we had a co... |
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| 2006 Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner 4.0L Inner Tie Rods VIN: 3TMJU62N46 Steering wheel shimmies at all highway speeds, worse when braking. Found slack in inner tie rods & sway bar links. Replaced these parts & set toe in. Still have shimmy, but only above 65 mph. Below 65 mph is good. I removed both front rotor cleaned rust from h... |
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| 2009 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKB20U29 I have a feeling I know what's wrong with this I just need to verify some things. When I go to output tests the water pump will run. When I activate Valve 3 I get 2.5v. Valve 4 I get 3.5v. Valve 5 I get 4.5v. With the key on, I get a steady 3.5v from the w... Trouble codes: P1116 (Coolant Temp Sensor Stack for Coolant Heat Storage), P1121 (Coolant Control Flow Valve Stuck) |
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| 2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L Mechanical VIN: YV4CY98277 The brakes are hard at idle. We installed a new booster. The only vacuum pump is a mechanical pump on the camshaft. There is no electric vacuum pump on this model. If you drive, the brakes get ok, but at idle speeds, they seem hard. I am suspecting the vacuum ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Audi TT Quattro 1.8L Radio VIN: TRUUT28N92 Thank you for your replies, yes it was a radio failure but it just seemed weird that you could set your watch to the shut down, yes this was an aftermarket radio not factor but just didnt want to do a bunch of unnecessary diog if there was a known have to prog... |
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| 2012 Audi A7 Quattro 3.0L Stall, MIL Lamp on, Tac Jumps around VIN: WAU2GAFC3C I want to thank everyone. This was one of these uncommon things that you would never expect. There was water filled inside the transmission multi pin connector and very bad corrosion. We cleaned it up as best we can. We gained communication with all modules at... |
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| 2003 BMW 330i 3.0L Windshield Washer VIN: WBAEV53473 I was really looking for the logic of sending the washer motor 9 volts even when the key is off and 12 volts when the pump is actuated. It's the wife's car so I'll put the new pump in and she'll be happy. |
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| 2000 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Cooling system VIN: 1G6KD54Y7Y This was going to be trouble- the engine is a known problem AND the customer was a jerk. I got him to take the car as is, it was towed out of here. He even had the nerve to call the next day and said it had a dent that wasn't there before. My wife told him she... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L battery VIN: 1GNDT13W6X First and foremost again thank you. Like I said in the beginning this problem was very intermittent. I tried putting my dmm on overnight and checking out once every few hours. I left the truck at a friend's house thinking maybe a mad neighbor. I pulled modules... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1AP12P75 Just spoke with the machine shop, they removed the camshafts and checked part number, found the cams were swapped. Reinstalled cams in the proper location, no more codes and it runs great. Apparently the low amplitude of the crank signal is not a problem. I'd ... Trouble codes: P0017 (Cam crank coorelation), P0341 (Camshaft position sensor). |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Tcm Ebcm Canbus VIN: 3GECK4558A IP JUNCTION BLOCK & BCM REPLACEMENT REPAIRED LOOSE GROUNDS HAD TO REMOVE GPS LOCATOR FROM HARNESS (EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER THAT WASN/T THE CAUSE THE WIRE HARNESS HAD MANY AREAS WHERE IT WAS CRIMPED OR STUCK BETWEEN WALLS OR BRACKETS - GMT 900 PLATFORM S... |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMF1E44A Special thanks to Niall from New York the timing chain was off, remove the engine install new chains & tensoiners & rails, truck is running excellent what a big job that was |
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| 2005 Lexus GX470 4.7L Surge VIN: JTJBT20X85 Thanks for all the replies, I removed the gas pedal sensor & there was a corrosion in the sensor, I got a new one from my local dealer drive the truck & its all good now |
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| 2005 Lexus GX470 4.7L Ride Control VIN: JTJBT20X55 Sorry for the delay, the car is finally fixed. After replacing the shocks l ended up replacing both air springs as well. Customer picked up the car and came back 3 days later with same problem. Even though brand new one air spring was defective leaking air. Af... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: WDBKK49F03 Thanks for all of the input on this one. I ended up sending them to the dealer. The dealer had replaced a module and programmed it about a week before this happened. They told him that the timing chain was bad, and it would be about $2,700 to repair, although ... |
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| 2003 Toyota Camry SE 2.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BE32K33 THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RESPONDS. AFTER DOING SOME FURTHER TESTING, WE FOUND THAT WE HAD EVERYTHING WE NEEDED AS FAR AS 5 VOLT REFRENCES AND GROUNDS COING OUT OF THE ECM BUT NOTHING AT THE SENSORS. WE PULLED OFF THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PLATE AT THE FIRE W... Trouble codes: P0118, P0121, P0122, P0222, P2135, P2138. |
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