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| 2008 BMW 535i 3.0L Hesitation, Stall VIN: WBANW13588 ISTAD, ISTAP, Autel ms908 available for diag. low side fuel pressure test is in spec. I have not been able to replicate the customers complaint. (vehicle hesitates/surges under load. stalling at idle. Intermittent. reduced power mode icon on dash illuminates. ... Trouble codes: 29DC, 29F2, 6292 (EKPS control voltage too high), 6293 (EKPS control current too high) |
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| 2011 BMW 535i GT 3.0L starter VIN: WBAFR7C57B This BMW was towed in late friday from another shop, it will not crank, battery tests good, no codes and no blown fuses that we could find. As soon as you push the starter button or turn the ignition to the on position the wipers go and you cannot shut them of... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Mil VIN: 2GCEK19TX2 Truck has brake MIL flashing, and door chime going off constantly as long as the truck is moving. I had already scheduled lower ball joints and other repairs, and before it got to the shop, the MIL/chime went off. Retrieved codes CO221, CO223, and CO281: right... |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 2.7L cooling fans please help iam lost on this one i checked relays but dont know if i didnt check them all because i might have missed one by not knowing it's location.also i dont know if the gans have a fuse and where it is located didnt sre one in the manual |
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| 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited 2.4L transmission VIN: 3A8FY68887 Car came in with a intermittent lock in second gear and a P0882 code. I checked the system and all the wiring and everything was fine. when the code sets I loose power to the transmission control solenoids from the PCM/TCM. I cycle the key from on to off then ... |
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| 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L tcc VIN: 1B7MF3366Y transmission goes into lock up at 30 mph in 3rd gear. will not release when coming to stop and wants to kill the vehicle (just like stopping with a manual and not pushing in the clutch) |
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| 2004 Dodge Durango Limited 5.7L Catalyst System Efficiency VIN: 1D4HD58D24 Vehicle was purchased, and discovered with an inop coolant temperature gauge. A self test was completed. The temp gauge moved from cold to hot. The coolant temperature sensor was replaced. After replacement, the gauge still didn't work. The electrical side was... |
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| 1990 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L master cylinder VIN: 1FTJX35M0L During hard brake application, the front brakes don't apply hard enough to make truck nose dive, or stop within an appropriate distance. Pedal is extremely soft. Have bled 3 litres of brake fluid through the system, both pressure bled and pedal pump method. Ha... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FDWF37P74 Hi everyone. I have this six liter super duty here that I work on fairly regularly but this is the first time Its had a major (potentially) internal problem. It died on the customer with no restart. Towed in and found a P2290 ICP Pressure Low DTC. I have preci... |
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| 2011 Ford Escape Limited 3.0L engine noise VIN: 1FMCU0EG0B this ford escape has a very slight whine type noise. seems a little worse when cold. customer says it sounds like a fan running. removed belts did not change. sounds like it may be coming from near front of the valley area but is hard to tell. 3.0 litre thanks... |
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| 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L trailer plug-in E-Z one for you Chrysler dealer guys. Shop installed trailer plug-in in this 2014 Grand Cherokee and it needs to be activated like a lot of Chrysler accessories. Trailer plug is controlled thru Body Computer. Went in with my MicroPod but was unable to locate w... |
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| 2004 Kia Rio 1.6L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNADC12564 Vehicle stalls when idling under closed and open loop. Seems like the power was just unplugged. Revving at 2000 rpm engines struggles like it is starving. This all intermittent, sat today 45 mins ran great at idle and under load. Car always fires up immediatel... Trouble codes: P0802 (Trans control sys undocumented generic code) |
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| 2011 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3TB3DV4B Has anyone encountered this specific issue/dtc before? any solid recommendations for resolving this issue. Trouble codes: P0344 (Cmp sensor rh circuit intermittent failure type 00) |
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| 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.4L HVAC control head, compressor clutch VIN: 4A3AK24F66 I have a weird one here and I think I may know the answer, but I want some feedback...This mitsubishi came in a couple times previously with a dead battery. Each time we checked it, there was absolutely no draw on the system, so we figured we had a bad battery... |
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| 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix LE 3.1L Surge, Stall VIN: 1G2WH54T1P OK, Here we go, long time customer brought in his low mileage Grand Prix for surging problem, stated will also buck once in awhile at freeway speeds. test drove vehicle with no customer stated symptoms, went through all the normal checks, smoke test, IAC, TPS,... |
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| 2007 Saturn Aura XE 3.5L No Start VIN: 1G8ZS57NX7 Hello all, this Saturn came in as a crank no start. Customer said she was washing car and when she went to move it just would crank over. We push car in, check for codes, only find cam code p0340. I check spark and I have none. I cleared the code and as soon a... Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.3L all power acc. and lights VIN: 5TDZA22C15 this van has an electrical problem with the turn signals power windows instrument cluster no reverse indicator. the power acc. are inop. only while in reverse. turn signals are flaky all the time. also the turn signals will not work while in reverse. when reve... |
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| 1998 Volvo S90 2.9L ABS system VIN: YV1944811W Grey market 1998 Volvo 944 with B230F and M90 manual trans. System would not decode VIN correectly. Has an intermittent ABS light on and fault code ABS-155. More so in wet weather. The code points towards the signal from the rear sensor on the differential. Th... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1999 Acura CL Premium 3.0L Surge VIN: 19UYA2252X Well thank you for all the great help. As always this is a great resource. I retraced all the tests for the IAC again. Absolutely no vacuum leaks. Iac tested fine but it would not close enough to slow the idle even though the scan data counts at 18 showed it w... |
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| 2009 Audi S5 4.2L Clutch VIN: WAURV78T79 thanks for the replies guys. it appears i narrowly missed the vin production number that has to remove the engine and trans as an assembly! so yay! looks like no fun, but oh well. |
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| 1999 Chevrolet C2500 Suburban 7.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNGK26J7X When the O2 sensor went full lean, I expected the computer to lengthen the ms time on the injectors on bank 1. The ms injection time was the same on both banks - even with long term and short term totaling 75! But per the advice of one of my responders, an O2 ... Trouble codes: P1133 (O2 lean). |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L oil light comes on VIN: 2G1WT58N57 The car did have the wrong oil pressure sensor in it, called reputable GM dealer and got correct part thanks for your help. john |
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| 2002 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Rumble During Sharp Left Turn VIN: 1FMYU04172 We did change the rear diff fluid which helped customer is driving car and will let us know results. thanks john |
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| 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L smokes at idle VIN: 1FTWW33P55 Removed down pipe from turbo, had oil trails coming down pipe. Replaced turbo and EGR cooler assy. Replaced air and fuel filters. Runs good, no noise and no smoke. Thanks for the help, appreciate the input. |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L no communication wit VIN: 5NPET46CX7 ok the fix is in thanks for all that help.it was an 2008 motor in a 2007 car and had no k line to computer.ran new wire but still did not work and found the termianl i have was not correct and had to get a computer plug from junk yard.now all is well,thanks to... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR2 SE 3.2L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALFP24N88 OK this one is gone now. Continued testing found the MAF signal was falling out of the specified range intermittently. Replaced the sensor and drove for several days.NO light, No symptom. Thanx for all the suggestions. |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L Shifting VIN: 4JGAB72E4X Vehicle is fix now! The ETC was not the correct one, found a use one and car shift perfect now, after a couple of days ABS light came on with code for rear right sensor, off course this is a separate issue, by the way I did replace the brake switch as recommen... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L hood release cable First of all thank you for the responses to my post. Unfortunately the release cable broke at hood latch and there was no cable left to pull.I used a good flashlight as Terry from California suggested and still could not see the plastic cover below latch becau... |
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| 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L Valve Train VIN: 4A3AC54H61 Still in the process of working this one out while busy on many others. I believe as one of you mentioned the valve seat may have dropped since the lash adjuster replacement (although a number were stuck compressed and not pumped up) did not fix the problem. W... |
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| 2008 Saturn Outlook XR 3.6L transmission VIN: 5GZEV33718 We pulled the side cover off the vehicle and inspected the TECHM (Transmission Electronic Hydraulic Control Module). It looked good and while we were in there we air checked the unit. Noticed that if we turned the air down and air checked the 1234 piston, it ... |
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| 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited 3.0L engine noise VIN: 4S4WX83D47 Thank you for the responses. I thought for sure it was going to be valve train related. Upon tear down found spun rod bearing. Did not sound like a regular rod knock but that is what it turned out to be. |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L Reverse VIN: 3VWRL71K39 Everyone agreed that the exhaust flap should be replaced, common issue. Customer is in my mechanics vernacular " a talented tinkerer" and is determined to fix these problems himself. He stated he was going to take the "pan" off the DSG transaxle and simply fis... |
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