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	2003 Audi A4 Quattro 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAULT68E13 ok guys thanks in advance ,put a used engine in this audi check engine light on after completion ,replaced sensor figuring it just got damaged by install,light still on check have two powers i need and a ground. what am i missing Trouble codes: P0155	View
	2008 Cadillac SRX 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GYEE23A88 the freeze frame shows the p0430 to be set at idle and the vehicle not moving. the ect is 180. and the engine has been running 126 seconds. sometimes the bank2 sensor 2 is almost at .1 or so and most of the time when I have been driving it is .6 or so and slig... Trouble codes: P0430	View
	1994 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCGK29F0R Have this truck here and it has a horrible knock at idle and when revving. Customer states it did not have it until the injection pump was replaced. My big question is, I'm almost positive it is being caused by the tdc offset not being set. All I have availabl...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Vtd VIN: 2GCEC19X33 Vehicles been at the shop for over a week now, I have fuel pressure and spark. However the PCM is not grounding off my injectors. After about 10 seconds of cranking the VTD fuel enable circuit P1626 will be displayed from the PCM. Everything from the Ignition ...	View
	2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on Hey guy's kinda getting it narrowed down and got stumped,Vehical runs bad and is setting codes for etc. After testing for codes and getting P2101 & P1682 I checked all fuses to find no power on #23 for throttle control, if I feed power to the fuse light stay's... Trouble codes: P2101 (etc), P1682 (Ignition circuit)	View
	2008 Chevrolet Colorado LT 2.9L Ses VIN: 1GCCS33908 81k, cleanest possible oil conditions. Code will clear for only seconds, however if over idle can clear until it returns to idle. Substituted 2 cam solenoids. While driving, clearing it 'fixes' it as performance and actuation of solenoid is perfect, it follows...	View
	2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L Extended engine cranking VIN: 1G1PH5S96B This vehicle has an intermittent no-start condition. When the symptom occurs, the engine will crank normally until it times out. If the key is returned to the start position from the on position after time-out, the engine will start normally. This also occurs ...	View
	2009 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L Hard to fill tank VIN: 2A8HR54119 Customer brought in van for SEL on and has been hard to fill since January.She bought the van new and is driven extensively on gravel roads.Had a code stored for evap small leak and replaced the shuttle valve on the charcoal canister.Cleaned off as much dirt a...	View
	2007 Dodge Charger 2.7L Starting VIN: 2B3KA43R57 Hey everyone, Thanks in advance for any help with this. Long story short, the vehicle was towed to us with no engine in it. This is always a bad idea to start a job like this, but we took it on non the less. We were able to find a good engine, and all of the...	View
	2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD0BE74557 Vehicle came in with MIL on, Generic description is P2243, but my Autel Maxydis shows P2026- Lambda sensor 1 stern cell. no drive-ability issues that we are aware of, tried two different O2 sensors, (bosch and ntk) no change. I do have B+ on black white wire a... Trouble codes: P2243	View
	2010 Dodge Journey R/T 3.5L Starting VIN: 3D4PH6FV5A Hello iATN,I have a Dodge journey won't start.Battery drain dead over night or couple of days,battery is good,charging system working fine,jump start it start right up,i saw the head lights came on one time when vehicle off/locked and customer stated it beep o...	View
	2013 GMC Savana 3500 6.6L locked VIN: 1GTZ7UCL1D hi everyone, so I have this 2013 savana and we replaced base radio with one from a Silverado of the same year. now the radio says locked on the screen the part number on the new radio is [...]. when going through tis2web I tried programming the new rdio t...	View
	1997 Infiniti Q45 4.1L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: JNKBY31DXV Runs rough at times when runs rough has black exhaust poor idle when running rough long term fuel trims at -10 short term fuel trims a about 0 +/-2 coolant temp reading seems normal Trouble codes: P0400 (Egr flow), P0325 (Knock sensor), P0330 (Knock sensor), P0732 (Incorrect ratio trans), P0033	View
	2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L security VIN: 1J4GW48S44 Customer brought in car with a intermittent no start. When it does not start the key with a slash threw it comes on the dash and none of the gauges come up like there is no power. I first replaced the ASD relay no fix I then checked fuel pressure and no fuel p...	View
	2008 Jeep Commander Sport 3.7L It is running. VIN: 1J8HH48K78 Hey guys I have a 2008 jeep commander 3.7 here that is running but the instrument cluster, A/C, radio, front door windows and locks are not working. This vehicle was in three to four foot in water recently. I have disconnected almost all the modules running on...	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Various Electrical VIN: WDBRN40J73 this coupe has true electrical gremlins.at random times this car will lose the upper and overhead control panels.will lose aac panel and window controls(both sides).wipers/turn signals inop,steering wheel buttons inop.inst. cluster will have constant red brake...	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Various Electrical VIN: WDBRN40J73 this coupe has true electrical gremlins.at random times this car will lose the upper and overhead control panels.will lose aac panel and window controls(both sides).wipers/turn signals inop,steering wheel buttons inop.inst. cluster will have constant red brake...	View
	2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L starter,check engine light VIN: WDDKK5GF2B Car towed in after owner's brother borrowed for weekend. Remote door locks work. Checked all fuses (good). Checked starting battery (good)(load tested). Starter is inop. No warning lights on dash. No Check Engine Light. Unable to communicate with scan tool. Ha...	View
	2001 Subaru Forester S 2.5L engine overheats VIN: JF1SF656X1 Hello, I need some advice with the Subaru that is killing me. I took it on for a family friend and wish Id never touched it. He had just bought it and said the head is leaking coolant on the drivers side. I said ok I can do that. I removed both heads and chang...	View
	2009 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L overheating VIN: 4S4BP60C99 Having issues with this 2009 Outback. Great customer has done all recommended maintenance since new. Head gasket has been leaking small amount of oil for past 30K, recently started showing signs of coolant leak(stain, crusty coolant). Customer was on fence on ...	View
	2004 Suzuki Forenza S 2.0L Component monitor VIN: KL5JD52Z64 Hello techs, i'm having an issue getting the comprehensive component monitor to set, all other monitors will set. I have scanned for codes multiple times and yet to get any.. My best lead so far was in mode $6 were i was able to find a component test which ap...	View
	1996 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF12B5T We have tried to isolated this problem by switching the wiring at the Sub Harness to criss cross the wiring as recommended in the workshop manual. The problem stays on bank 1. We even tried to switch the bank 1 and bank 2 wires at the ECM multi pin connector. ... Trouble codes: P0325	View
	2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEBU11F28 After installing both front a/f ratio sensors for the second time with factory oes sensors, after 500-1500 miles the bank 2 sensor burns out. - how this is verfied is after it sets code po 174 bank 2 sys too lean, we swap front sensors and drive then it sets p... Trouble codes: P0174	View

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	2006 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: WBXPA934X6 We have found that the Bank 2 02 sensor has a short to B+ O2 heater circuit. Still tracking it down.(not the sensor) Trouble codes: 2961 (O2 Sensor Bank 2 Sensor 1 Exhaust Temperature Too High After Catalytic Converter Bank 2).	5
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Leaking VIN: 2GCEK19T3X NOT SURE HOW BUT WE FEEL PRETTY STUPID, WE HAD THE DIFFERENTIAL FILLED TO THE DRAIN PLUG HOLE SO BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR ISSUE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT A LEVEL OF 1/2" BELOW THE FILL HOLE. WE CHECKED THE VENT AND THAT WAS GOOD SEALS WERE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND IN T...	13
	2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Instrument cluster VIN: 1GNDT13W21 Thanks to all that responded. The cluster that we tried was a reman. from united radio but still same draw. We took Jeremy from Tennessee's advice and cut 2 orange wires on back of fuse 19,ran them to the orange 12v switched wire coming from ignition switch.No...	9
	2007 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDV23W37 Re-smoked when the engine was cold and found a leak coming from between upper and lower intakes on fire wall side. Unable to tell if leak was from upper intake or lower intake gasket. Change both and took for road test, all seems good. Thanks all for the he... Trouble codes: P1174 (Fuel trim balance bank 1).	4
	2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ 5.3L intermittent VIN: 1GNFK36379 Finally got the vehicle back into the shop to check it out. Decided to check the rain sensor, no data available to me on the scanner so got a sensor and replaced it as that is the only thing left in the system. Did check wiring before replacing the sensor an...	7
	2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L mode door VIN: 1GCVKREC0E Great replies! Darnedest thing has happened. It started working all by itself. We had sprayed some lubricant on the door's linkages, and then sprayed with air gun. Doors did move smoother by hand afterwards, but we were unable to get defrost working; at that ...	5
	2003 Chrysler Town & Country EL 3.3L Starting VIN: 2C4GP24R03 After several hours of testing I replaced the PCM again and so far so good. In the past I have seen bad coils burn up PCMs on Caravans so that was the first place I looked, then went on to test all the injectors and each sensor individually at the PCM with no...	11
	1992 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L ABS Function VIN: 1FTEX15Y6N Well, this one is fixed. As I look at it, the voltage to the RABS valve isn't as important as what the RABS valve does WITH the voltage. I did have a voltage drop with RABS valve plugged in, but I wasn't happy with the voltage in the first place. With the n...	3
	1999 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FDNE24L7X The customer has decided to not fix this vehicle and is selling it. I was going to try scoping cam and crank sensors to see if something shows up with that. I am convinced that it is something with the primary side of the ignition system because it is very cle... Trouble codes: P1702, P0708, P1405, P0174 (Bank 2 lean), P0300 (Misfire).	19
	2003 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L Unknown VIN: 1FTRW08L33 customer went back to shop that charged him 600 dollars for a actuator that he didn't even have in this car. they said they changed resurc. door for mode door from.	7
	2003 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L SRS system VIN: 2FAHP71W83 OK everyone thanks again for fresh insight. It ended up being the connector as a few of you said. I was over looking this as a problem since the TSB for this problem did not look like it applied to this vehicle. Being there is not air bag in the seat I just re...	11
	2006 Ford Escape Hybrid 2.3L ABS/HCU Module VIN: 1FMCU96H16 Still unable to get brake bleed to complete properly. Have done bleed process numerous times with no different results.	7
	2006 Ford E-250 4.6L Hesitation VIN: 1FTNS24W46 kept getting missfires due to fouled,wet plugs. running van from an alternitive fuel source was the key, flushing the tank and replacing the pump was the fix	9
	2010 Ford Focus SEL 2.0L No Start VIN: 1FAHP3HN8A We found that the first key was corrupted. We removed it and only used the NEW PATS keys. PATS accepted the new keys and the car starts and runs fine. Trouble codes: B1213 (Antitheft of Programmed keys below min).	8
	2011 Honda CR-V SE 2.4L cluster VIN: 5J6RE4H45B Only had one response for hard reset that I already had done . spoke to customer and he said light came on after picking up car from air bag recall so back to the dealer it went they fixed the programing they screwed up	1
	2010 Infiniti FX35 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: JN8AS1MW8A One of the exhaust valves was broke, and the computer had a few coil drivers die in it. It's fixed and running great, but unfortunately, they ran it for so long that it now needs cats. Trouble codes: P010C, P0300 (Multiple cylinder misfire).	7
	2008 Land Rover LR2 SE 3.2L Gps VIN: SALFS24N48 Hello All, Got one reply from Bradley of S.C. and it was the right one.A used NAV controller fixed the problem,however it is under the passenger's seat. Thank you to this forum.It is such a great tool!	1
	2012 Land Rover LR4 HSE 5.0L Misfire VIN: SALAK2D43C We just got the PCM today,install it & program it with Auto Logic, truck runs perfect, Thanks for all the help Guys	6
	2006 Lexus GX470 4.7L rear output shaft seal VIN: JTJBT20X56 thanks yes it strait forward. i don't know why both manuals say remove tranny.i marked everything replaced the seal and torqued to specs.got an other happy customer.	3
	2008 Other European 308 1.6L Excessive Emissions, Misfire VIN: VF34C5FWF5 Customer did not want to spend money taking the head off. The issue we think is some thing to do with the valves on the one cylinder.what ever the problem is it only happens when engine gets hot.Thanks all for replys Trouble codes: 0000 (cylinder 4 misfire detected).	7
	2004 Volkswagen Golf GLS 2.0L Surge VIN: 9BWGL61J44 Well, lesson learned. As you all read from my original post, the first thing I checked was the speedo drive gear on the diff. Took shaft/vss out to get down with a pick tool and try to turn the gear. The gear would NOT turn so tunnel vision sat in...and I assu...	14
	2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWEK73CX6 I did check the high pressure side after I posted this due to my Snap-On scanner kept crashing. Went into generic and checked that way. it tested good and it started to run right. This car has an extended warranty and they would not pay for a fuel pump when I ... Trouble codes: P119A.	9

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