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| 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L starter VIN: 1G1AL55F86 this car don't crank, I see through scanner I have valid key and bck pcm data seem recognize valid key damn thing just don't crank. I can touch the stater relay terminal 85 which is for the pcm than car crank and start. I pulled fuse box apart to do circuit ch... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet C7500 Kodiak C7V042 7.8L injectors leaking VIN: 1GBJ7C1327 replacing injectors and having a hard time finding part numbers for the copper sealing washers on the end of the injectors any help will be appreciated thanks |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LS 1.8L ac request VIN: 1G1JA6SH9C hey all , I got a bit of a weird on here for me . car came in with ac cutting in and out . well I get in and notice the ac light and recirculate light are blinking on and off with the ac . looked at it through the scanner ac request was going off with the ac c... |
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FTDF15YXH Thanks in advance. 1987 ford f150 4.9 came to my shop after other shops in area had a shot. Interninent rolling idle, after worm up. No off idle problems no cruse problems no under load problems. Checked iac have control unplugged still surges , ck map eoeo 15... |
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| 2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMZU73E01 Vehicle towed in no start. P1260 in engine control module, DTCs B1213, and B1600 in PATs module. Customer only had one key. Got 2 new ford keys with SA stamped on shank. With IDS I entered 10 min security access and then erased key memory. After clicking on ch... Trouble codes: B1213 (Anti-Theft number of programmed keys is below min.), B1600 (No key code received.), P1260 (PATS fault) |
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| 2003 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L Surge, Mid range power loss VIN: 1FTRW07623 Thanks in advance for any help, much appreciated. This truck idles fine, has pep on take off then bogs down around 2000-2500 rpm.good power full throttle, pulls strong to 5000rpm.No codes, good fuel trims,TPS has good sweep. the only thing Ive noticed on the D... |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang 4.0L wipers VIN: 1ZVFT84N45 Wipers and washer goes off at random. Has any one ran into this problem. It does it intermittently. We cannot get car to duplicate this problem |
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| 2006 Ford Freestar SE 3.9L Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 2FMZA51606 vehicle came in with not throttle response and fuel pressure at 72 lbs will idle but on accel falls on face, sine this year does not have regulator on fuel rail its part of fuel pump assembley. replaced pump with factory motorcraft and now have 80 lbs fuel pre... |
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| 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FAFP31N66 Will start and run but cuts out. If you keep the rpms up it will run past drop out but at idle it will stall. The check engine, up shift, theft, battery,and check fuel cap light flash on the instrument cluster and when the lights come on the engine will drop o... Trouble codes: P0351, P0351, B1359, B2290, B2436, B2439 |
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| 2008 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Abs VIN: 1FMEU74E58 This is a long read so please follow the whole story. Vehicle came in last week with ABS issue and code C1996 stored in module (active yaw control disabled). Customer stated that intermittently he would be driving and the service RSC light would come on and he... |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L fuse 53 VIN: 1FTFW1ET8B vehicle blows fuse 53 in battery junction block while driving. Fuse is 5 amp mini fuse supplying voltage on circuit CBB53 to PCM pin 48 labeled "start/run" in owners manual. We installed new fuse and drove vehicle 25 miles over 2 days. Vehicle was towed in aga... |
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| 2008 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Battery VIN: 1J8GN58K28 There is a draw on the battery. We have traced the draw to the drives door module. While monitoring with the lab scope there is a repeating cycle. A spike over 5 amps, a 1.9 A. draw for 15 seconds, a .74 A. draw for about 43 seconds, a .25 A. draw for about 2 ... |
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| 2007 Kia Rio SX 1.6L MIL Lamp on, j2534 VIN: KNADE12317 found tsb for pcm update, tried j2534 kma software to update pcm and its not working. havent flashed a kia in a couple years. is there new software? where do i get it? any help would be great. thank you Trouble codes: P0442 |
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| 2006 Lexus GX470 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTJBT20X96 My good timing belt job went bad, after glow lost immediately after starting it to see the ck eng light, P0022. AS it turns out I did have a senior moment when lining up my timing marks. After determining the correct marks and re assembly I still had the same ... Trouble codes: P0022 (cam timing error bank 2) |
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| 2007 Lexus ES350 3.5L starter VIN: JTHBJ46G27 So this vehicle came from another shop had been partially disassembled a used engine installed with no battery. After installing a new battery and checking the starter operation it became obvious this was not a simple fix. We have been able force the PCM to ac... |
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| 2011 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L Misfire VIN: WP1AB2A2XB slight misfire and check engine light Trouble codes: P1070, P0068, P0303 |
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| 2004 Subaru Forester X 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SG63694 2004 Subaru forester X check engine light on and code p0457. The vehicle has been in the shop mulitple times for this code. due to the condition of the evap system (mainly rust and rot) many parts had to be replaced which includes fuel tank pressure sensor.... Trouble codes: P0457 |
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| 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L no 4x4 VIN: JTEBU14R75 No 4x4 light comes on when turning select switch, there is no codes or lights flashing on dash. Nothing about 4x4 comes on at any time. Is there any other fuses other than ones under hood and inside on drivers side. Makes no change in high or low 4x4 thanks fo... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GLX 2.0L transmission in drive VIN: 3VWDC21V31 When putting the transmission shifter in drive the vehicle won't move. The shift indicator on the dash reads neutral when shifter is in drive. All other gears light up correctly. When scanner is hooked up and in drive the scanner also reads neutral. Also the v... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 BMW 545i 4.4L Sterring wheel VIN: WBANB33555 Thankyou to you all for help, and times. I did aligment again normal, center the wheel, and straight...then I sent the car to the European shop a friend of my with auto logic scanner to reset the active sterring and angle sensor. He did it no problem , the li... |
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| 2008 Buick Lucerne CXS 4.6L Tcc VIN: 1G4HE57Y98 going to close this before time runs out. i'm wondering if the imput speed sensor may be glitching out intermittently causing a false reading. my plan is to replace convertor and imput speed sensor - will post results then |
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| 1988 Cadillac Allante 4.1L Starter VIN: 1G6VR3178J The fix was indeed to replace the starter again! I am very surprised that we had 2 starters with the exact same symptoms, which I had never seen before in 30 years of fixing cars. In almost 20 years, I have repaired well over 100 Nippondenso-style starters... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Misfire VIN: 2GCEK19R3W After Replacement of the fuel injection and test on steep long hill found the misfire left on cylinder #6. So tried Scott's method of marvel mystery oil additive and Gm FI Cleaner. Drove and found that after driving for a while on hills the miss did get bette... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche Black Diamond LTZ 5.3L Compressor VIN: 3GNTHEE71D Sorry for the delay in closing, the customer was not able to return the truck for some time. I once again evacuated the system and vac'd it down for an extended period of time. customer reported that the system has been operating fine. Strange problem. Thanks ... |
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| 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3CJ5DT6A Well,you gray heads out there might agree its harder to remember things more recently learned but yes, you were right on with the fact that there was no injector driver fault code.{pcm was shutting injector off} I cleared the misfire code and the injector puls... Trouble codes: P0307. |
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| 2007 Ford Five Hundred Limited 3.0L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP25147 Yes, the problem is on the ignition. I just replaced all the old spark plugs and the codes never come back again. Only thing I can say, don't believe everything the scanner tells you, especially on Ford. This is not the first time Ford computer throws unrelate... Trouble codes: P060A, P2105 (Replace PCM), P2105 (Replace PCM), U0300 (Internal Control Module Software Incompatibility). |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC19V12 Compression check yielded good compression(135-150psi),replaced intake manifold gaskets and injector gaskets,no change.Did a Crank position sensor relearn,no help.Cleaned ground 103 on frame...no help.Swapped injectors and checked pressure regulator,no help.En... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire on cylinder 1), P0308 (Misfire on cylinder 8). |
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| 2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS 1.8L Stall VIN: KMHDH4AE8C Thank you to all who responded. Finally was able to duplicate the problem consistently. It would stall when hot and under the slightest pressure of the gas pedal. Scoped the TPS signals and saw the glitch in the signal when it stalled. Ordered a new throttle b... Trouble codes: P2096. |
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| 2004 Mercury Mountaineer 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4M2ZU66W34 Thanks for all the great replies. Customer has not yet returned. When he does the plan is to update the pcm and recheck. I will update this at that time Trouble codes: P0506. |
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| 2008 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.5L compressor VIN: 5TDBK22C58 Hello everyone: Thanks to all who replied. Unfortunately we did not fix this vehicle.Customer refused to pay for a new compressor and we had to let it go. As all of the replies stated this pointed to the compressor according to pressure readings. I use moto lo... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L low oil psi stop engine light VIN: WVWHV71K49 well i agree with the help responce i recieved basiclly internal engine damage the custemer opp to go with a thicker whight oil so far light is staying off if he you she returns at a later date and we do tear into it i will reopeon this post and let you know t... |
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