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| 1995 BMW 750iL 5.4L MIL Lamp on, no acceleration VIN: WBAGK2329S car start perfect with no misfire but had a codes for the electronic throttle body & there's no acceleration when you step on the gas, install 2 used throttle bodies & now the throttle bodies codes went away but i do have a problem with the gas pedal & adaptat... |
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| 2000 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5331Y No codes,but cel stays illuminated all the time,cleared all codes in entire vehicle{all modules]and light stays on,I suspect instrument cluster may be the root cause.has any one else experienced this before? |
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| 2013 BMW 528i xDrive 2.0L Engine VIN: WBAXH5C51D This car is from a used car dealer. Before I got it, the car was sent to BMW for diagnostics for a noise from the engine. The notes I have from the dealer indicate that the only diagnostic done was to drain some oil out, they found some amount of metal in it a... |
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| 2002 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1G4HP54K22 This cars got me pulling my hair out! I was pretty sure that the original problem was a bad crank sensor due to the code and stalling hot and hard starting . Well that all went out the window when I tried a sensor then the car would not start (standard ) it wa... Trouble codes: P0336 (18 x crankshaft performance) |
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| 2005 Cadillac STS 3.6L Radio VIN: 1G6DW67705 I have this Cadillac that came from a body shop for no crank, found a bad ECM change ECM now radio is in theft lock, but the radio worked when it came in. Did a code scan when it came in no codes but a communication code on the ECM U0100,after replacement no c... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCGK29R9V This truck was brought in for P0171 & P0174. Customer replaced PCV valve. Fuel pressure was at 53 psi, mitchell calls for 60-66 psi. B1 short fuel trim was 0%, B2 short fuel trim was +20%, B1 long fuel trim was +16%, B2 long fuel trim was +25%, at idle. We rep... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 (bank 2 lean) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L No Start VIN: 2CNDL63F87 The 3.4 acts like the firing order is wrong, but have checked all documents and it is correct. It cranks that way. It will not start but try's. I have ran CMP and CKP scope test and it looks good. I have tried a new computer and no change. Grounds at rear of e... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDV23W37 Customer complaint off check engine light on. Found code p1174. Checked data stream and all pids appear to be in range. Long term fuel trim -4, short term between 2 and -3 at idle. Vacuum correct for my area, 02 switching fine between 82 and 820. MAF reading a... Trouble codes: P1174 (Fuel trim balance bank 1) |
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| 2015 Chevrolet Colorado 2.5L No cruise VIN: 1GCGSAEA1F Customer asked if cruise could be installed on this base model truck Called dealer and was told replace steering wheel and reflash pcm and all good. Cruise does not work. When I look at scan data it says cruise disabled and none of the pids change when I push ... Trouble codes: P2119 (Throttle blade did not return to rest position in 1 sec) |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2C3LA63H96 Customer complained of stalling surge from idle. Drove car onto lift while changing from reverse to drive car bogged down then surged forward I had my foot on brake it pushed front wheels two feet. After my heart rate went back under 300 I scanned the vehicle.... Trouble codes: P0038 (b1s2 o2 heater), P0052 (b2s1 o2 heater), P0032 (b1s1 o2 heater), P0058 (b2s2 o2 heater) |
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| 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.9L air bag VIN: 1D7HG48Z83 One for you Dodge boyz. Got this 03 Dakota with air bag light on and 2 codes. On this Dodge it doesn't give code numbers just definitions with my DRB3. ORC Output circuit and Passenger Squibb Shorted to Battery. I have looked in Mitchell, AllData and Identifix... |
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| 1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTEX15H6R Does anyone have any experience with these motors burning through map sensors and getting the 126 code, and why? I checked the ground circuit with a head light bulb and its strong. Ref is good, bur it loses signal and burn the sensor within a month or 2. owner... Trouble codes: 126 (map sensor circuit fault) |
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| 1999 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FDNE24L7X Customer is complaining of misfire at times. Occurs at idle in gear most consistently. Customer says that it misfires under heavy load at times. Found cylinder #5 misfiring the most and cylinder #8 misfiring half as many counts in mode 6. Check fuel pressure a... Trouble codes: P1702, P0708, P1405, P0174 (Bank 2 lean), P0300 (Misfire) |
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| 2003 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L Cruise control VIN: 2FMZA52433 I dont have a star tester to run test on cruise circuit brk light switch is ok check I dont have voltage at switches but the other van I checked that worked didnt either just setting |
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| 2013 Ford Flex SE 3.5L Door locks VIN: 2FMGK5B89D 2013 Flex Problem: Instrument cluster shows all (4 doors) are ajar all the time. The dome light stays on when driving and doors will not stay locked. Vehicle does not have intelligent key. No push button start. External touch lock pad not working either. 2 K... |
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| 2016 Ford Explorer XLT 3.5L Security Access VIN: 1FM5K8D88G Hello all, We have this Explorer here that belongs to a rental company and all of its keys were lost. (Dont ask)This vehicle has the passive keys with remote start. (Push button start) Our locksmith has been here twice to no avail. We have the IDS and an LSI... |
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| 1994 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 1HGCD5631R This honda came in for crank no start and first thing in the morning it is as shuch. But after it sat in the hot sun and cranking it a few times i managed ti get it to run. I started testing the ignition switch found sparks comming out of it and the main relay... |
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| 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL48K15 Do all the tests conclude that the PCM is bad? Trouble codes: P0052 (O2 sensor 2/1 heater circuit high) |
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| 2008 Jeep Compass Sport 2.4L right headlight VIN: 1J8FF47WX8 customer states that right side headlight stopped working I replaced bulb with new nothing changed! tested for power and ground! headlight socket has no ground signal!! |
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| 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L no shift VIN: SALAE25445 Car arrived with complaint of "slowing down and not shifting". I took it for a short drive and it seemed fine. So I scanned it and got several codes. This is a rarely serviced car so I replaced the spark plugs to address the misfire codes, the brake light swit... |
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| 2006 Lexus GS300 3.0L Transmission VIN: JTHBH96S56 Vehicle came in with direct and reverse clutch failure rebuilt transmission and it burned clutches again removed unit and upon inspection of drum found crack in drum replaced drum direct and reverse and now we have this delayed engagement in drive car shifts f... |
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| 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Cuts out VIN: 4JGBB25E59 hi Everyone, got this MB ML320, that has lots of power until the above code pops up, found a service bulletin that explains leak in airpipe between the 2 airfilters and turbo with the mass airflow sensors in there, or plugged egr pipe. Removed egr,everything l... Trouble codes: 14A70, P0402 |
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| 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman S ALL4 1.6L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWZC5C58B OK Mini Gurus, We have this Countryman that feels like it will almost go into limp mode. Check Engine light is on. Using Autologic Assist Plus we were able to read live data of the high pressure fuel values read below what they should be at. Other research lea... Trouble codes: 2C01, 2BEE, 2BDD |
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| 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Limited 3.5L Reverse VIN: JA4MT41R71 transmission had a code 44 4th gear inplausible. it did not pull in reverse but lunged in forward gear. Did replaced trans with used unit. after verifying fluid was severely burnt. check range position and for input and output rpm. with new trans vehicle left ... |
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| 2008 Nissan Pathfinder SE Off-Road 4.0L lights VIN: 5N1AR18B78 When the key is OFF, park lights come on & stay on killing battery. It also will set numerous codes:Trans: u100, p0717, p1815, p0615, p1731, p0731, p0732, p0734... ABS:c1156,c1163, u100... HVAC: b2573, b257f, b2580...TPMS: c1705, c1735.. I cannot see any conne... |
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| 2008 Suzuki XL-7 Limited 3.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on, Cel flashs very fast VIN: 2S3DA21Z88 If vehicle is ran until warm and then let set, if you try to start after 30 mins the cel light flashes very fast, not like misifre flash, very very fast...no start condition and airbag warning and security warning comes on...cycle key a few times and it eventu... Trouble codes: P0261 (Injector1 circuit low), P0264 (Inj 2 low), P0267 (Inj 3 low), C0561 (System disabled info stored invalid serial data recieved), P0691 (Cooling fan relay 1 control circuit low), P0458 (Evap purge solenoid control circuit low) |
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| 2004 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.3L Hesitation, lack of power VIN: 5TDZA22C94 Need help guys. This vehicle came in with complaint of lack of power and illuminated MIL. The only DTC in memory is a knock sensor code that has been stored for at least 6 months without causing any driveability issues. Customer had previously refused to make ... Trouble codes: P0327 (Knock sensor 1 circuit low input bank 1) |
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| 2011 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEBU5JRXB Three weeks ago had same codes, oil not on dipstick. Drained about 2 quarts. Changed oil and filter, previous lube shop didn't put o-ring on filter housing drain plug, causing slow leak. Back today with same codes, has 1,086 miles since we last worked on it a ... Trouble codes: P0024 (Camshaft position B timing over advanced Bank 2), P1604 (Start ability malfunction) |
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| 2002 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L Right Turn Signal VIN: YV1SZ58D52 The right side turn signals are inopperative. They do not illuminate at all including on the instrument cluster. I am able to power up the right side turn signal circuit at the shunt near CEM and all of the bulbs come on. I decided to replace the turn signal s... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 LT 6.0L Fuel Gauge VIN: 3GNGK26U21 thanks to BOB from Minn. We finally got to work on vehicle, it did have a rear tank. We pulled the pump assembly and found the sending unit bad and pump pickup sock collapsed. we replaced assemble and all is good now! |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Restricted Gas Fill VIN: 3GNEC16Z65 The vent line was pinched . Thanks for everyones help Trouble codes: P00, 446 (Evap), P0445. |
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| 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Dream 2.4L Brake System VIN: 3C8FY68B32 AFTER REPLACING AL [...] BRAKE HOSES WITH FACTORY PROBLEM SOLVED. FRONT BRAKE HOSE FROM NAPA WAS ALLOWING FOR HOSE TO EXPAND CAUSING LOW PEDAL. NEW FACTORY BRAKE HOSES HAD ABOUT 6 PLASTIC RINGS BUILD AROUND HOSES TAKING SOME EXPANISION AWAY. PROBLEM SOLVED. THANKS ... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 2A8HR64X78 Thanks for all the help guys. The problem was indeed the flywheel was bent. I pulled the CKP sensor out and used a bore scope to visually inspect while another tech turned the crank very slowly. we pulled the trans and saw it was obviously bent. We installed a... Trouble codes: P0339. |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 6.7L Unknown VIN: 3D7MX38A77 We are going to call it fixed for now. got 3 good replies. I already changed the solenoid pack. If the transmission problem was internal did not want to deal with it. sent it to a trans shop I know. They did pinpoint test from pcm to trans connector. could not... |
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| 2011 Ford Fiesta SE 1.6L Mechanical VIN: 3FADP4EJ6B Hey all...I did as you all said...by the book...all is well and it runs great. My "learning" is that I should never assume, however, in 35 years of auto repair this is the first crank gear I have uncovered that didn't have a keyway. Go figure. Thank you once a... |
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| 2005 Honda CR-V SE 2.4L Unknown VIN: JHLRD78905 Replaced the compressor the condenser and expansion block and also flushed all the lines. Thanks for all the help |
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| 2001 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L transmission VIN: SAJDA01N21 thank you all for your input as usual it was very helpful,I passed this information on to the customer and they are going to try and get another trans. installed |
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| 2004 Kia Sorento EX 3.5L crankshaft pulley and bolt VIN: KNDJC73394 Although I agree that the crankshaft could be the issue, I repeated the same process I had before, but over torqued the crank bolt by 50 ft.lbs. and the vehicle has not failed yet. Customer isn't interested in a crankshaft or engine, as they are selling the ve... |
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| 2008 Kia Sedona LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDMB23398 Although I am grateful for any and all of my replies, no one really touched on my biggest concern which was: If the waveforms check out, how can a mechanical problem even be a possibility when any such problem would be clear on the scope? As one person wrote ... Trouble codes: P0016. |
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L Rear AC VIN: WDZPE7CCXD Thank you Michael, you were absolutely Right. There was a blockage on the low side on the pipe that goes right over the transmission by the firewall. Threw me off because on the front AC l was having about 250 psi on the high side so 165 psi for the rear one s... |
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| 2005 Nissan Xterra Off-Road 4.0L Air Conditioner VIN: 5N1AN08W65 Replaced blower resistor problem fixed studied wire diagrams doesn't make sense but it worked. Thanks everybody so much. |
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| 2011 Ram 3500 ST 6.7L No power VIN: 3D73Y4CL8B thanks for all the suggestions, we had a lot of diagnosis time tied up in this truck. we ended up subletting this truck to the dodge dealer. Dodge dealer perform a re flash to try. customer drove truck and stated truck was still the same,no power. 3 days after... |
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