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| 2005 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBXPA93435 visual of Fuel Tank Vent Valve , only has 1 wire, and connector looks like a second wire was never installed. Checked wiring schematic, FTVV pin 1 goes to engine fuse F02, and pin 2 goes to DME, connector X60003 pin 21. On this vehicle a brown wire in the FTVV... Trouble codes: P0444 |
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| 2005 Buick Rainier CXL 4.2L Stall VIN: 5GADT13SX5 This one came into our shop about 2 months ago with a very intermittent stall at low speed or idle. We had the vehicle for 4 days and could not reproduce the problem and had no codes. Customer decided to try a crank sensor and we installed. Vehicle is now back... Trouble codes: P0201, P0202, P0203, P0204, P0205, P0206 |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 5.3L power steering VIN: 3GNEK13T42 Hi ya'll this avalanche came in with a power steering concern. When at a complete stop on pavement it does not turn left or right acts like its losing power steering and hitting the full turn locks you really have to muscle it to turn and it almost groans like... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L Ecm VIN: 1GCGG25V55 On first visit with same problem, replaced battery/mega fuse and cleaned all grounds. Ran fine Returned with no spark or fuel after 2 weeks. Has no communication with ECM. code U1088 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L No Start VIN: 1GCGG25V27 Van was towed in. Died while driving and now crank, no start. It will only crank one time and after cranking scanner is still reading rpm and fuel disable active. Also, the fuel gauge is reading 0% (I added fuel to the tank and customer said gauge was working ... Trouble codes: U1000 |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3L Windshield wipers VIN: 1GCNKPEC0E Vehicle came in with a windshield wipers and washers inop complaint. Concern was verified and codes were retrieved from BCM. BCM Contained a dozen or so codes. B3873-01 Windshield washer relay short to battery, B3873-04 Windshield washer relay circuit open, B3... |
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| 2005 Chrysler Town & Country 3.3L Lights, Gages VIN: 1C4GP45R55 This only occurs for a minute or two but it affects the headlights, gages, panel illumination. I have been told to reflash the ECM but this symptom affects all the lights and all the dash gages and lights. It does seem like a solid state type of steady flashin... |
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| 2008 Dodge Nitro R/T 4.0L horn VIN: 1D8GT58608 Good morning! Our problem today is the horn does not work on this Nitro. It is complicated. The way I see it the horn switch is wired to the SCCM and it communicates to the cluster on a LIN circuit, then the cluster communicates to the TIPM on a CAN circuit. I... |
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| 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie 6.7L compressor VIN: 3D7MX38AX8 I really need help on this one. I cannot get the compressor to kick in. All of the fuses have been tested and are ok. My scanner shows that the switch on the dash is working. The trouble that I have is that I don't have a wiring diagram for the 2008 Dodge with... |
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| 1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTJW35F1T customer stated that truck was a crank and no start. when out and it fired right up. scanned for codes had p0340 and p0470. replaced cam sensor and exhaust back pressure sensor and cleaned tube and elbow that was plugged with carbon. test drove vehicle and run... Trouble codes: P0340, P0470, P0603 |
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| 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L transmission 1997 ford ranger 2.3l with self adjusting clutch. I was leaving a stop light this evening going into third gear and the transmission lost all gears including reverse. I could put the transmission in gear whith the engine on and off, but no gears would engage e... |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Speedometer VIN: 1FTZX17221 installed jyd tranny, truck had to be driven and shifted manually until it would finally shift on it's own. that was with the oss unplugged. when you plug in oss all hell breaks loose speedo bounces from 0 to 100mph. scoped signal and losing signal after 20 to... |
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| 2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Aux Actuators VIN: 1FMPU17L23 Greetings Techs. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider how you might help. The rear aux temp actuator gears fail. The original lasted 6.5yrs/123K miles. The first Ford replacement lasted 24mos/35K miles. Second Motorcraft replacement lasted 21mos/3... |
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| 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid 2.3L ABS/HCU Module VIN: 1FMCU96H16 I have an Escape Hybrid that started getting "Service Brake System" display with brake light, ABS light and Regen Disabled messages. Result was no brakes the emergency brake had to be used to stop the vehicle. Stored codes were C1478 and C1481 Wheel Pressure P... |
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| 2009 Ford Taurus X Limited 3.5L Steering VIN: 1FMDK06W79 Replacement rack has 12000km on it with new fluid at that time. Fluid still very clear today. In parking lot its difficult to steer right. If the RPM is kept up, the steering to right is improved. I was thinking pump. Wont it be effected in both directions??? ... |
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| 2012 Ford Transit Connect XLT 2.0L 4-3 shift VIN: NM0KS9BN6C I have been fighting this problem for a few days. The scan data looks good. I retrieved data off a 2011 transit to compare. The only difference is the pressure sol "a" read about 20 psi higher but it did not correspond at time of harsh shift. The MAF and TPS h... |
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| 2013 Ford Escape SEL 1.6L Coolant temp Gauge VIN: 1FMCU9HX1D This Escape had an overheat condition on long hills, and also when parked hot the temp gauge would show full hot when restarted 10 minutes later. So we narrowed it down to a partially clogged radiator, and replace that with OEM rad and an aftermarket thermost... |
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| 2010 Honda Accord EX-L 3.5L oil consumption VIN: 5KBCP3F81A oil consumption problems, peeking in the valve cover is very clean, no sludge at all.one curious aspect is the dissapearance of oil is in consistant and it doesn't seem to matter if the oil has just been changed or it at the end of its interval.The pcv valve h... |
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| 2009 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L long crank hard star VIN: KMHCN46C79 it has an long crank.once started runs fine. no misfires or hesitation or stalling. I replaced spark plugs. ckp sensor has been replaced for stalling on previous visit. any ideas or help would be great thanks. Trouble codes: P0650, P2177, P0171, P0300, P0301, P0302 |
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| 2007 Infiniti G35 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKBV61EX7 i m stumped on this one the light comes on after about a week i cleaned the maf sensor and donts see any exhaust leaks any help would be appreciated thanx in advance!! Trouble codes: P2A00 |
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| 2001 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L transmission VIN: SAJDA01N21 hi everyone just need some advice before I get into this one .customers previous trans. had failed and another shop replaced trans. with a used one. After replacing trans. it would not move in any gear, the shop told the customer that the trans. needs to be pr... |
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| 2007 Kia Optima LX 2.4L MIL Lamp on, limp mode VIN: KNAGE12347 Customer called with vehicle described as limp mode. Would not go faster than 20 mph. I advised stop and restart car, ran fine. Came to shop, per service manual, voltages all in range. Road tested fine. Cannot duplicate issue. Trouble codes: P0698, P2110 |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L Hesitation VIN: JM3ER29357 This engine has me baffled. We rebuilt the engine based on a new short block(Not rebuilt), head rebuilt, new turbo, etc... In a nutshell, she starts and runs smooth, but under load(hot or cold)she bogs heavily till about 2500 rpm,then as boost picks up, she'll... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK350 3.5L Stall VIN: WDBTJ56H27 Hello and thanks in advance for your thoughts. I have this SLK that has been in the shop for 3 days with no driveability. The customers concern is stalling when coming to a stop or coasting from around 50km/h. Vehicle restarts no problem. No codes, fuel pressu... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L Trans engagement VIN: 4A3AC54H52 Replaced auto trans in vehicle due to broken wave plate/ washer (no reverse or drive). after installed, used transmission will not engage in Drive or Reverse unless the engine is revved and when RPM drops to near idle, it drops back out of gear. Has Code 23 (P... |
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| 2006 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L stall/runs rough on VIN: 1N6AD07W46 We have a 2006 Nissan frontier LE 4.0l which intermittently will stall once on start up. When restarted, mil flashes quickly, abs light flashes and engine runs roughly and at low rpm with black smoke from tailpipe. No fault codes evident. It has happened to us... |
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| 2007 Other GM MRAP 7.2L Crank Circuit Unit working as designed. Parked for 3 months & now will not crank. Fuel Gauge, odometer & 12v gauge display when master switch engaged. 24v gauge does not. Can apply voltage to start switch & engine will crank but not lite off. No rodent damage evident, no li... |
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| 2010 Subaru Forester XT Limited 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF2SH6DC4A This vehicle has been in 3 times with CEL on with P0453-Evaporative System control pressure sensor high output. "Cruise" icon flashing. VDC icon on with C0057-VDC Control Interruption because of Engine Instruction/No CAN signal from ECM. 1 year ago we replace... Trouble codes: P0453 (Evaporative System Pressure Sensor), C0057 (Vehicle Dynamic Control Interruption) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.0L Hvac VIN: 1GC1KYEG7B Thank you to those that replied. As most suggestions were to replace the BCM, that in fact fixed this one. |
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| 2004 Dodge Dakota 3.7L Blower resistor VIN: 1D7FL16K34 Did a bench test on the motor, Ran at 15 amps. Put it back in the truck, applied dielectric grease to the resistor and blower connections. Running at 15 amps in the truck on high. Will give back to the customer. |
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| 2008 Dodge Ram 5500 SLT 6.7L Unknown VIN: 3D6WC78A98 Thanks for all the help and suggestions on the truck. We never found any reasons why the integrated module and the ECM went bad. I had the truck and trailer wiring checked and double checked and I had the brake controller replaced with an updated controller. T... |
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| 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport 5.7L blower motor VIN: 1D3HB13T79 I had verified power and ground to the blower motor, It ran on High speed with manual ground applied with my power probe. I removed the center trim panels and the actuators, I found the upper mode door actuator had a broken spline where it goes into the mode d... |
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| 2009 Ford Escape XLT 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMCU93779 finaly the problem was one of this two thing 1 a broken exhaust valve spring or 2 a exhaust valve that was leaking .i have found that wit the smoke machine that the exhaust was leaking in other cylinder ,but the owner dont whant to pay to have the timing chai... |
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| 2006 Honda Accord LX 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCM563X6 First of I wanted to correct the mileage. It is only 98k miles. There was no rodent damage. Engine got up to temp no problem & thermostat working normally. Finally fixed it with a used PCM. However the Immobilizer (anti-theft) module would not program to used ... Trouble codes: P0111 (Iat range performance problem), P1116 (Ect 1 sensor performance problem), P2610 (Ecm ignition off internal timer performance problem). |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz S430 4Matic 4.3L motor VIN: WDBNG83J55 This one is out. Like I have suspected, and must of you confirmed, the problem was the wiper motor. What I was originally thinking, was, that the wipers would often park off the rest point. Sometimes one inch up, sometimes two or three inches up, others in the... |
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| 1989 Mitsubishi Van LS 2.4L Mechanical VIN: P25W020534 Again many thanks for all your help. I've talked with a couple of repair shops in Vancouver BC and I've got a couple of leads along with your suggestions so maybe I'll get this van fixed before the year is up :) |
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| 2007 Nissan Altima S 2.5L Accessories VIN: 1N4AL21E87 thanks for all the replies. according to some of the replies, which were right, the bcm needs a copy and paste programming. copy the info from the old bcm and put it into the new. my scantool will not perform this operation. so off to the dealer it went. |
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