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| 2009 Audi A5 Quattro 3.2L Ignition switch VIN: WAUDK78T59 Hello Audi Tech's, we have this A5 that the key won't stay in, it needs the key housing, I guess you'd call it that. Do we have to program that unit is my question? Thanks George |
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| 1990 Buick Riviera Luxury 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4EZ13C9L Car runs lean at idle short term 145 to 150 long term 150 o2 does change over 700mv to 100 mv. Maf 2400 hertz idle 8500 hertz wot. Repaired as many vacuum leaks I can find.I did not mess with pcv valve as no smoke around grommets on smoke test.fuel pressure 35... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Express 1500 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GBFG15R52 Help!! So I get this conversion van on a hook as a no start. find no spark or fuel and no comm with ecm. Install used confuser from junk yard and she fires right up...with the exception that she has a p0341 code and an air pump relay code. So its running rough... Trouble codes: P0341 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L Rack , steering module VIN: 1G1AL18F37 This one is beating me up . The car has no steering wheel return ability . In a parking lot if yoU max steer left or right the car will go in circles and never go back to centre . Or on the highway if you swurve for road kill it keeps heading that way . I'm wo... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L door locks, theft VIN: 2G1WT57K39 vehicle came to us power door locks do not work with keyfob or with any switches, you can hear the relay clicking in passenger kick panel but none of doors work, also theft system will not arm with keyfob as well, security light comes on when started and goes ... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L tpms VIN: 2A8HR54P38 town and country van has interminted code c151d sensors have been replaced. when diagnosing it says to check circuit d508 between the win module and tire pressure trigger module. then later to check circuit d508 between win and tire pressure transponder harnes... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.7L No start VIN: 1C3LC55R38 Car was at another shop for a no start diagnostic came in with a PO 688 they replace auto shutdown relay and car started it is two weeks later with exact same symptoms jump past the relay to a fuse and car started right up now it will start all the time not su... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7KC26Z31 hi everyone, we have this truck here that came in with mil on p0753 and trans concern. another tech here diagnosed it as a faulty pcm and we put a re man in and got numerous transmission dtc's . we got another pcm and this time got a idle cntrl code only , rem... Trouble codes: P0051, P0753 |
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| 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Pedal Level VIN: 2D8HN54169 Replaced left rear caliper pads and rotors both sides. Customer said pedal was lower replace front pads and master cylinder . A little better but not happy bleed brakes many times pedal still sinks thanks in advance dan [...] |
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| 2007 Ford Expedition Limited 5.4L 2-1 downshift VIN: 1FMFU20547 Truck has a harsh 2-1 downshift. At every stop sign it happens. |
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| 2009 Ford Flex SE 3.5L Cooling Fans VIN: 2FMDK51C79 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. I have this 2009 Ford Flex in that the customer states that the radiator cooling fans will turn on and start roaring from the time they start it cold and they will continue to run on up to 30 seconds after th... |
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| 1989 GMC C2500 Sierra 5.7L Hard start VIN: 1GTGC24K7K This truck will start OK when cold, however once its warm it has a long crank time and then it runs like it was flooded before it clears up. If you start it warm and push the throttle down just a small amount it will fire right away. I don't see anything wrong... |
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| 2004 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: KMHDN46D94 So I got this car to fix and sell. it was overheating so bad it damaged the engine. replaced the engine with a used one from a 2006. It was running before the engine, just had low compression. When we hooked up the battery the car started by itself and wouldn'... Trouble codes: P0335 |
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| 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NMSH13E27 hi all ,got this santa fe 3.3l and customer said on a grocery store run it started fine,drove good for a minute,then bucked and chugged for a few moments,check engine light started flashing.they turned around and made it home.then it started and ran fine in to... Trouble codes: P0300, P2A03 |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Mechanical VIN: 1J4GL58K62 did a tune up on this jeep replace plugs and one coil pack because it had a miss fire on cyclinder 6 well after that the vehicle says it still has a misfire on cyclinder 6 what could this be |
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| 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J8HS48P57 Hey fellow iatners and jeep lovers! This Jeep has been kicking my butt for the last two days now, and my head is gonna explode. it came in with a p0300 random misfire and a p0113 Intake air temp circuit high. Replaced the plugs and coils no change, Feul pressu... Trouble codes: P0300, P0113 |
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| 1997 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L starter no crank VIN: SALPV1245V This car came in and will not crank. I noticed that the check engine light does not come on when the key is turned on. I have read numerous issues about this problem and it means that the Becm and Ecm are not communicating or not synchronized. I do have Autolo... |
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| 2005 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Suspension and ABD VIN: SALMH11465 Hey Land Rover techs, we have an interesting issue with a HSE. Vehicle arrived with “suspension inactive" and “HDC inactive" message also ABS, DSC and brake MIL's (amber) on the cluster. Scanned vehicle using Autologic and we were unable to communicate with an... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBUF22X38 Hey there, this car came in 2 weeks ago with the engine MIL on. Scanned it and found code 2513-001 M55 inlet port motor signals fault. Checked activation and it didn't work every time. Based on history with other M642 engines we decided to replace the inlet po... Trouble codes: 25130 |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMF33538 Dear mini guru's this mini got towed in with no compression timing chain guide broke (not uncommon) and bent valves. We removed head, machine shop rebuild head, we installed head with new timing chain kit .engine has a longer then normal crank and set codes. W... Trouble codes: 2845 (Vanos exhaust actuator movement), 288D, 2891 (Inlet camshaft to crankshaft correlation), 283D |
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| 2005 Nissan Altima SE 3.5L No Start Gonna keep this short and simple. Shop replaced motor in this 05 Altima 3.5 litre. Car owner got motor from someplace online called Japanese motors. Don't have injector pulse. If you spray with carb cleaner will start up. No cases of no injector pulse on IATN ... |
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| 2000 Subaru Impreza RS 2.5L rear brake rotors VIN: JF1GC6752Y We're replacing the rear brake rotors. Got OEM subie (part # [...]) rotors. they go on smoothly, but when tightening them down with the lug nuts (without the calipers put back on) the rear wheels lock up. Put the old rotors on, tighten down, wheels turn o... |
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| 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 2.5L Compressor VIN: 4S3BMBC63B The car came in with a piece of metal lodged in the condenser. Of coarse there was no refrigerant in the system. We replaced the condenser and charged the system and everything worked well. Now it's back still has a full charge but hte a/c works intermittently... |
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| 1995 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L cluch pedal VIN: 3VWTD81H9S Veteran VW guys, I need your help.Pulling my hair out on this one. Have a jetta that our shop put a clutch, master, and slave on about 6 months ago. It came it for spark plugs and water pump and when customer came to pick it up, the clutch pedal was on the flo... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Audi A4 Quattro Cabriolet 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDF48H97 Ended up finding that there was a restriction in the fuel system going to the front of the car. Disconnected lines at the lift pump and the HPFP and tried to blow air thru them. Had some blow back trying to blow thru. Disconnected the fuel filter and tried to ... Trouble codes: P310B. |
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| 2008 BMW 535i 3.0L Starting VIN: WBANW13518 Thanks for all the replies. When checking computer for power to starter solenoid, computer show power was sent to solenoid. However starter not turning. While about to tapping a test light to solenoid wire, starter started working. Has been working for the pas... |
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| 2005 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L Inflatable restraints VIN: 1GYEK63N45 This site and you Techs are great. Advise and testing techniques here sometimes cannot be found elsewhere. With the testing I have done, O.E sensors are the way to go. Thanks to all responses. |
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| 2013 Dodge Dart SE 2.0L a/c inop VIN: 1C3CDFAA5D Thank you all for your reply. I'm happy to say I fixed this one. I started off testing the expansion valve by turning the heat at max on the floor with the car closed up for 5 mins to force the valve full open. my pressures still didn't change so I replaced t... |
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| 2003 Ford Escort ZX2 2.0L Flexplate VIN: 3FAFP11323 Crank runout was ok when checked. OEM flexplate wasnt an option because ford deemed the part "obsolete". I installed shim and it still looked a bit tight but only on about a 6" section of the flexplate. I basically I spun the engine until I could get that sect... |
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| 2011 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L wont come out of park VIN: 2FABP7EV9B Let me apologize for a half ass post, it was hot and I was misfiring on multiple cylinders.After a cool down and logic soak I went to the schematic and realized that the brake lights could be on and the signal to the lighting control module which is separate c... |
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| 1998 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Extended crank VIN: JHLRD184XW I was also thinking head gasket, but was hoping for a different cure. Fuel pressure would drop about 10 psi per hour when sitting. I had already cleaned the throttle body. Spark and injector pulse was good. Since the cooling system was straight water when we b... |
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| 2002 Honda Accord SE 2.3L windows VIN: 1HGCG56702 Sorry for the slow response, just wanted to make sure this one was fixed. we ended finding the 2 rear window switches were bad. replaced them and all is well again. customer called and said all is well and doing great. thanks again for all the replies. |
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| 2002 Isuzu Trooper Limited 3.5L Transfer case VIN: JACDJ58X02 The Trooper is fixed. After the replacement module didn't make any difference, I went back over my tests and went at it a different way. Clifford had suggested disconnecting sensors to see if the 5V reference came back. I thought for sure that that was covered... |
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| 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L transfer VIN: 1J4GR48K65 thanks for all of the replies and suggestions. I ended up replacing the transfer case again (the rear type noise went away) then I felt a lot of vibration at the front part of the floor board. the front diff busings were torn. |
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| 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GR48K16 First I'd like to thank everyone for the replies. We checked to make sure the connectors weren't switched, we checked the grounds, we brain deaded the pcm, we installed 3 different make sensors including an oem sensor. I thought we had it fixed as the wave for... Trouble codes: P0153. |
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| 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.6L charging syatem VIN: 1J4RR4GG6B Thanks to all the IATN techs out there that took the time to respond to my help request. I especially want to thank Dan [...] on my behalf. Louis contacted me at the shop and walked me through step by step test procedures to ... |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMF1E42A I went by the TSB & install new 8 fuel injectors , trucj runs like a dream |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Suspension VIN: WDBNG70J32 we had another defective strut on the right front, giving me a dampener code, also there was a leak in the distribution valve, by the right front tire well, thanks again for all your help |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L RF Wheel Speed VIN: 4JGBB86E58 Customer decided to bring vehicle to the Mercedes dealer. Apparently they fixed it, but customer said the dealer replaced several items, but wasn't sure what they were. She said she would find out and get back to me... I'm fairly certain the wheel bearing wit... |
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| 2008 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L Unknown VIN: 4M2EU47E38 Thanks for the help. New solenoid from Transtar fixed it. |
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| 2010 Mercury Milan Premier 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3MEHM0JG3A Found injector resistance high after checking a 3rd time when hot-replaced the injector and all is well!! Trouble codes: P0203 (Injector circuit open cylinder 3), P0303 (Misfire cylinder 3). |
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| 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2.0L Starting VIN: JA3AJ26E84 finger out the sencond time the oil was milky but the first time it came in it was not |
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| 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.4L AC Compressor VIN: 4A3AC44G85 flushed system and replaced recompressor, condensor, drier, and expansion valve. AC system now running adequately. |
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| 2001 Suzuki Vitara JX 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Lack of power VIN: 2S3TD52V01 Found the computer randomly opening the number 3 injector all the way intermitantly for a split second. Figured this out by using a gas analizer and watching the data. The data did not match what was coming out of the tail pipe. I then watched all four injecto... |
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| 1999 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG22K1X Thanks to all who responded. Everybody came back with the Vacuum Switching Valve being the issue. I replaced the VSV and had him drive it and it passed readyness, vehicle is inspected. Again thanks for the help. Trouble codes: P0401 (Insufficient EGR flow). |
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