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| 2012 Acura TL 3.5L Electronic power steering VIN: 19UUA8F59C The Electronic power steering has no codes and no light on dash. When the car is running the steering wheel is locked. You can feel a pulse in the wheel when you go side to side. Key off steering wheel turns fine. Check all fuses in and out of car. Not sure wh... |
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| 2006 Audi A4 Quattro 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDG74F96 Car runs great but keeps setting this code, voltage and ground test good, adjuster solenoids test good, did swap both sensors and solenoids from old engine, but still sets this code. Test and inspected wiring, all ok, after installing engine a P0345 set right ... Trouble codes: P0346 |
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| 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV 6.2L Misfire VIN: 1GYS4GEFXC Used car lot truck.misifre active cly 1,4,6 and 7. All active management system clyinders.dash reads 9 psi at idle when hot and 2000 rpm 23 psi max.too low for the ative fuel management.we have done alot of lifters and cams for this system , every one we did h... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multi cly mifire), P0521 (Oil pressure perforamnce), P21A0 |
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| 1998 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L Mechanical VIN: 1GCCS19X6W This truck turned off running, I did all the tests above and also changed the distributor cap and rotor, still won't start, cranks but won't turn on. Put in scanner, no codes. |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L 4 wheel drive VIN: 1GCHK24U82 This truck has a manual shift transfer case and the 4 wheel drive light in dash is always on when key is in run position,even in 2WD.The front axle actuator sends battery voltage to PCM when 4WD is engaged and then PCM tells instrument cluster to turn on light... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak C4U042 6.6L Excessive Emissions, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBE4C3236 I am learning diesel on my own and found one i have not ran across yet. vehicle came in with bad injector knock. and black smoke. at idle and higher rpm. Customer asked for new injectors. but i pulled. codes p0540 p0116,p0118,p0090. I found the coolant temp se... |
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| 2007 Citroen BERLINGO 1.9L Electronic hello dear friends i have this berlingo diesel 2007 wjy engine code. sometimes when you drive the car the lamp of handbrake is come on and the a\c compressor stops work. if you touch the bsi computer sometimes it starts to work and now for a week it is not wo... |
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| 2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Battery VIN: 1B7FL26X31 Hi all, Having trouble with this truck not cranking at times. Replaced the battery in Dec and they elected to wait to replace the Alternator till earlier this month. It's used for delivering pizzas so I thought that would be the problem, but it doesn't seem to... |
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| 2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GL22XX1 customer came in with cylinder number 3 misfire. found cracked heads and burnt valves, replaced everything. still has cylinder number 3 misfire. swapped o2 sensors swapped spark plugs swapped injectors swapped plug wires fuel pressure test- 55 psi compression ... Trouble codes: P0303 |
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| 1995 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FALP45T2S First off Thank You to All who take time to read this. Customer brought the vehicle in for over heating and running rough, it's more like try to accelerate and it feels like it is loading up. Fixed the over heating with a new ECT & Fan Assy. The vehicle had no... |
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| 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L noisy VIN: 1FMZU73E92 ok, customer brought this truck into us as a referral from local transmission shop, complaint was a noise from rear end and clicking or popping noise, after initial test drive tech determined rear axle bearings in diff were bad, pulled differential and replace... |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRW12517 This is a fun one. The truck runs fine, no rattle. I disconnected both sensors and pcm, ohmed all cmp circuits as well crank sensor circuit, all showed good. No shorts to ground or power. Viewing sensor waveforms backprobing at pcm everything looks fine. Viewi... Trouble codes: P0340, P0344, P0345, P0349 |
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| 2009 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTNF20559 Hi this vehicle came in with no power. Right away after test drive i expected plugged fuel filter very slow on acceleration . Pulled fuel filter and was partially plugged r&r fuel filter and checked fuel pressure koeo on ids 40psi gauge 50psi koer ids 40psi gu... |
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| 2006 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L Abs VIN: 1GKEK13T26 Have a 2006 GMC Yukon, C0279 with Precharge Pump Circuit. We have followed trouble charts with no luck, results saying to replace EBCM. Have replaced EBCM 3 times. Have intermittent issue with EBCM not reflashing after replacement. Precharge pump turns on duri... |
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| 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC19V16 Pease read entire message. This Truck is a true nightmare truck that will not show a problem but tosses a repeated p0054 and p0060 always at the same time and together. At initial diag I checked wiring and fuses and sensors them selves with zero problems found... Trouble codes: P0054, P0060 |
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| 2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Cuts out VIN: 1HGEM21062 Very difficult to reproduce concern, occasionally cuts out for a split second and sets the 4 miss fire codes instantly. Clear codes drive it for a day or two, no problem, owner states the longer its driven the more it happens. I see the only thing that control... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304 |
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| 2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.2L trans/charging VIN: SAJWA74C24 Car came in with "Gearbox fault" message on dash. Trans in limp mode. Trans cade P1794 - Battery supply malfunction. While driving, charging is between 14.3 and 15V. At idle, voltage goes from 14.9 in P/N/D then up to 15.3 in reverse. It looks like the chargin... |
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| 1993 Lexus ES300 3.0L No Start, Hesitation, Stall VIN: JT8VK13T2P Gentlemen, I have one here that I could use some thoughts and opinions for regarding a seemly temperature related problem. This old Lexus ES300 was towed to me after the owner tired a DIY approach with spark plugs and a distributor . He also had it to two othe... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG 5.5L Covertible Top VIN: WDBLK74G22 Hello Benz techs, This CLK sat all winter, battery down. One of the techs replaced the battery, and tested the power top. It went up half a way, and stopped. We were able to close it, but the final locking, wouldn't pull the last step to latch the back. There ... |
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| 1997 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L rear main seal VIN: JN1CA21D4V need some advice on a rear main seal install, the new rear main seal assembly has a half moon oil pan rubber seal on the bottom half & is too fat to fit, having trouble installing & was wondering if they're is a trick or do I have to lower the upper oil pan to... |
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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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| 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2L top VIN: WP0EB0915H Hi to everyone. I have an interesting one here. This is the 3rd time this car has come in over a long period of time where the battery will go dead and when it is charged up the convertible top stops working. You can here the clicking from the module when push... |
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| 2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo6 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3GN4BJXB Customer brought this Saab in complaining that the MIL was coming on intermittently and going into limp mode. We scanned it and came up with the 2 codes. One of the first things we noticed was that the oil was dirty so we changed that and the codes came back. ... Trouble codes: P0017 (Crankshaft position - exhaust camshaft position not plausible bank 1), P0008 (Engine position system performance bank 1) |
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| 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GH74638 Looking for some Subaru experience before we replace ECM with new. Vehicle came in with Check Engine light on and code P1443, Vent Control (Drain) Valve Solenoid Malfunction. Removed trim to access the Vent Solenoid. Tested the solenoid and found it shorted ... Trouble codes: P1443 (Evap Vent Control Solenoid Function Subaru call it Drain) |
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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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| 2008 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L No Start VIN: 5TFRV541X8 Hi techs. This is an 2008 Toyota Tundra V8 5.7L. Truck crank but no start, no fuel pressure, ignition good. I check all 3 EFI, Fuel pump and C/Onp( circuit opening) relays are all good. Key on signal does send power to fuel pump control ECU. Fuel pump ECU has ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2004 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3G5DB03E04 We are recommending a dealer O2 sensor.Most of the replies are pointing in that direction.With it going into open loop at highway speeds and only happening about every 6000 miles we can't find any other reason.We did not find any contamination on the old sens... Trouble codes: P0131. |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Malibu LS 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G1ZB5E09C Thanks to everyone, the scope idea worked well once I got a low amp clamp. Replaced fuel pump and the grey wire from fuel pump relay that I thought was brown and glanced over it, brighter light and more coffee made it shine like a bolt of lightening! Repaired ... |
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| 1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L power source VIN: 1FMPU18L9W Thank you to all for the replies I let the customer order a used fuse box & GEM module, installed it & all is well, now to seal the windshield! Gonna rain today, (that's right rain in San Diego!) so we'll test out the seal job. Thanks again everybody! |
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| 1998 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FAFP52U2W I REPLACED THE PCM & EVERY THING WORKED THANKED TO ALL WHO HELPED. CHARLES Trouble codes: P0352, P0303, P0304. |
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| 2004 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L outputshaft speed wrong transmission in this vehicle couldn't find good waveform |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPW14V66 WELL THIS ONE TURNED OUT TO BE VERY SIMPLE FIX, I DID A POWER BALANCE TEST ON MY SCANNER AND WATCHED CYLINDER 7 AND IT WAS INDEED THE CULPRIT WITH SEVERAL DROPUTS ON THE SCREEN SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT ANOTHER CYLINDER. TAKING THE ADVICE OF YOU GUYS I HAVE FIXED I... Trouble codes: P0307 (Cylinder 7 misfire). |
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| 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L Stall VIN: JHMFA36216 Timing chain off 1 tooth. Reset timing and vehicle runs perfectly. Vehicle would run very well off 1 tooth with CMP unplugged. Was able to verify out of time condition with a CKP,CMP waveform. |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata SE 3.3L power window VIN: 5NPEU46F17 wires were broken in drivers door jam thanks! repaired wires all good |
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| 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L trailer plug-in Thanks to all you guys for letting me know what the process is, and that at this time, only the dealer can do it. Even if you do have the micropod and WiTech subscription. Allen |
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| 2010 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Limp Mode VIN: JM1BL1SG8A Thanks to all that replied to my help request, 2 members suggested that I pull the trans pan and check for metal derbies. I'm not to sure why a faulty trans would cause a TCM not to communicate with the ECM (code U0101) but I pulled the pan and checked anyways... |
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| 2000 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Starting VIN: 1N4DL01A4Y I put another NATS immobilizer and programmed it, now it works perfectly. |
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| 2010 Nissan Armada SE 5.6L No Start VIN: 5N1AA0NCXA we replaced ecm and reprogrammed thanks for your replies |
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| 2008 Saturn Aura XE 2.4L Module VIN: 1G8ZS57B98 This vehicle is fixed. We ended up putting a new column in it and it programmed perfectly. Thanks for all the help |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS 2.0L cruise control inop VIN: 3VWDB61E1X The cruise control module did fix this vehicle. Thanks so much for the replies, especially Byron from Ontario helped boost my confidence before ordering the remanufactured unit. Used parts are always used but having 3 bad ones made me question the diagnosis.... |
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| 2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L Mechanical VIN: YV4CY98277 Thanks again for the replies. We watched some YouTube videos of opening a simular vacuum pump on a Vw. Everything looked fried so we sold the customer a new vacuum pump. The old one was full of oil and there was no shaft seal in the rebuild kit. This did fix t... |
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