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| 2006 BMW M5 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBSNB93516 After engine repairs theses codes started appearing on the second or third test drive,also goes into limp mode cleared codes and car can be driven until a key cycle 2b21. 2b22 the customer has been disconnecting the battery to drive it .it is possible these co... Trouble codes: 2B21, 2B22 |
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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Charging VIN: 1G4HP54K1Y Car came in with shows on the cluster system not charging & volt light comes on, voltage reading at the battery is 14.2v replace new OE alternator & still the same, replace new OE cluster & still doing the same, any help will be greatly appreciated |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G1ZD5EU9C ***THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY TO HOPEFULLY HELP OTHERS OUT THERE FACING THIS SAME PROBLEM*** SYMPTOMS: Crank no start. P0171. No fuel pressure. ITEMS REPLACED: Fuel pump assembly THE STORY: Vehicle originally came to us with a complaint of being dead. Fou... Trouble codes: P0171 (System Too Lean Bank 1) |
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| 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.2L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 3B7HF13Y7V Vehicle came in a couple of months ago to get an engine replaced. The customer picked it up and brought it back about a week later complaining about stumbling on acceleration after it gets hot. The vehicle looses cam/crank sync on the scanner when it gets warm... Trouble codes: P1391 |
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| 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Stall VIN: 3B7KC26D2W hello , we have a98 2500 no communication with pcm but we can communicat with abs and air bag.also dash, ck all powers grounds at pcm good ,bus is has 4 to 8 volt key on |
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| 2001 Dodge Stratus R/T 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4B3AG52H41 Had a p0300 found the the distuberter was causing the p0300 after replacing twice now have codes for cam and crank sensor when before it was only a p0300 any ideas been working on this now for two days any help would be great thank you Trouble codes: P0340 (Crank shaft position sensor high or single circuit), P0335 (Cam shaft sensor) |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18D34 vehicle came in about a month ago running very poorly with multiple codes. upon inspection we found plugs were wiped out and oe wires. so we replaced plugs and wires and it ran great. a week later customer was back with an intermittent misfire on cylinders 1 3... Trouble codes: P0300, P0420 |
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| 2008 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1D8HB38N08 This vehicle will not staying running on a cold start(after about 6-8 hour soak). Vehicle will set lean codes for both banks during this time. Once vehicle is warm it will run perfectly. We have run the Chrysler top end clean threw the intake, and replaced all... Trouble codes: P0174, P0171 |
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| 2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP27166 Car came in for a no start. We scanned for codes, recorded and cleared. The original codes were U1900 ABS, U0101 and P1000. The starter relay did not ground through the PCM. We attached a ground wire to the starter relay. Car started We also found that the dri... Trouble codes: P0171, P0401, P0456, U0101 |
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| 2012 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali 6.6L Transmission VIN: 1GT125E87C This truck has a P0880 code along with a few U codes. U0198 Undocumented code. U0101 Lost Comm W/ TCM, U0106 Lost Comm W/ Glow plug Module. U0100 Lost Comm w/ PCM/ECM. C0561 System Disabled Information Stored Invalid Serial Data. Trans will work for a few mi... |
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| 1997 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Door locks VIN: JHLRD1858V Easy fix as I just have several fatigued wires that have broken in the connector at the driver's door. The problem is that I can't locate a pin-out for this connector on Alldata , and since I have several loose wires I'd prefer not to have to do this the hard ... |
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| 2006 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Mechanical VIN: 1HGCM66566 I need a little feedback to make sure that we're barking up the right tree here: Driver vent temperature is lukewarm, passenger is 7 to 10 degrees cooler, but not really very cold. We hooked up the gauges, about 150 high, 35 low, ambient temp 100 degrees. We ... |
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| 2007 Honda Civic Si 2.0L hoses VIN: 2HGFG21547 Has anyone seen this and is there a possibility of a head gasket or intake gasket which could be allowing oil to get in to the cooling system? |
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| 2013 Honda Fit 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JHMGE8H3XD This car is making me crazy. Came in with misfire codes for every cylinder. It's got 76K on it, so we did plugs. Cleared codes, test drive, runs OK, no more light. Customer returned later that day with the light on and same codes. Now it's my nightmare. I have... Trouble codes: P219A, P0300 (Random misfire), P0301 (1 misfire), P0302 (2 misfire), P0303 (3 misfire), P0304 (4 misfire) |
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| 1994 Land Rover Defender 90 3.9L Radio Guys and Gals, Customer brought in his Defender 90 and just purchased. During transport the battery went dead. Charged battery and now the factory radio displays a 1 on the LCD display. After attempting the unlock procedure with the code it will not respond. J... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L abc system VIN: WDBSK75F53 Not as easy as ABC! I know better than to work on this system but I guess my arm was twisted.In past this ABC system has been repaired for leaks.Replaced parts included rear valve block and pressure regulating block behind left front wheel.These repairs were a... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD3PE7CC3B hello i have this van come in for the code P2BAA NOx Exceedence - Low Reagent Consumption check the van out i saw brand new nox sensor i clear the code and drive it about 20 mile the code come back pending ! park the van over night start it in the morning chec... Trouble codes: P2BAA |
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| 2000 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 5N1ED28T5Y This Xterra came in running a bit rough, misfiring on acceleration. Code p0340 was stored in OBDII generic. Code 11 came up (crank sensor) under vehicle specific. Since the distributor was under warranty I replaced it. I was careful to mark it well & I am conf... Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 2004 Nissan Titan XE 5.6L transmission downshifts VIN: 1N6AA07A54 Wondering if there's Nissan techs familiar with this problem that has us stumped. Transmission works fine while driving upshifting but on the downshifts the truck accelerates by itself. Also the manual control switch doesn't work. The truck has the wireless ty... |
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| 2000 Rolls Royce Corniche 6.8L airbag VIN: SCAZK29E0Y I got the car in for hydraulic work on the convertible top, after I was done with that the customer started adding things to fix on it... the airbag pretensioner light is on and he wanted them replaced which I did but that did not turn off the light. I cannot ... |
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| 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited 2.5L no turbo function VIN: JF1GV8J62B not very familiar with this turbo system setup, just looking for some advice on where to start. customer states was driving & lost turbo function. all I have done at this time is check all hoses & connections=good, scanned all modules=no codes present,went to ... |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L hard start VIN: 3VWSE69M13 This car starts hard when cold thought i had it fixed with new crank sensor and coolant temp sensor but to no avail. What is happening is when car sits overnight it will try to start but misfire badly, then stall. When cranked again it will sound like no compr... Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0301, C0Y1, 1M1SF |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: 3VWDP7AJ1C VW guys need some help with the numbering system on the newer VW codes. This 2012 jetta has thrown a number of codes. I scanned with VCDS and an Autel scan tool. There aren't any references to P codes. I can't find any info on this coding number system.Five di... Trouble codes: 09218 (evap leak/leakdetection pump controlcircut high), 12408 (Throttle vavle unitair flow at idle too low), 00290 (Left rear whel speed sensor-G46 mechanical malfunction), 01279 (Longitudinal accelerationsensor-G251-Implausible signal) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1994 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCGK29F0R Thanks for all the replies. I firmly believe it is an internal problem. I found the customer had sprayed a ton of ether in engine to try to get it started before replacing the injection pump. Customer approved tearing into engine to find problem. |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L starting VIN: 2G1WB58KX8 engine mechanical problem, issue with reflector ring on crankshaft ended up replacing engine cause it was less expensive than fixing it |
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| 2004 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1B3ES56C14 This vehicle does not have ABS but thank you. Roberto was correct and thank you to Lou and James for helping us find the short. The wiring harness behind the radiator and in front of the transmission was rubbed through allowing the circuit wire to short to the... |
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| 1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTEX15H6R This is an on going repair that I am working with the owner on. I removed and inspected the computer as suggested and it look terrible with large stains around the capacitors, and even some blistering on the bottom. I have a remaned unit sitting on my desk wai... Trouble codes: 126 (map sensor circuit fault). |
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| 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FTNX20L9Y thanks everyone for your replies , this truck is finally fixed! We ended up putting OE plugs and coils but still had the problem so we we found a known good pcm and installed it and our issue went away.. we are in the process of installing a re man pcm to get ... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 2001 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: KMHDN45D21 all the replies were covered. the computer will not fire the coils electrically. i finally gave up and the customer towed the car out as is. i asked him to let me know when it is fixed and what the problem is. i will post that when i find out. thanks for th... |
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| 2002 Isuzu NPR 4.8L Clutch VIN: JALB4B1412 I FOUND AFTER REMOVING THE CONTROL HEAD FOR TESTING THE PUSH BUTTON ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE COMPRESSOR WOULD VERY INTERMITTENLY CLOSE ALLOWING THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH TO FUNCTION. SYSTEM TOOK 1 LB. 4 OZ OF R-134A. CUSTOMER SAID HE HAD A USED ONE HE WOULD INSTALL H... |
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| 1998 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L evap monitor VIN: 1LNFM83W9W Thanks for the help guys. Thomas i took your advice and did your recommended procedure and despite taking the same test drive i took 6 times already this time they all clicked off and are now comlete. Trouble codes: P1000. |
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| 2010 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring 2.3L no power First of all thanks to everyone who took the time to read/reply to my problem. So here is what ended up being wrong with this one. My tech made an error when installing the crank shaft lock pin. Instead of installing the pin and turning the crankshaft counter ... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Various Electrical VIN: WDBRN40J73 after taking a breath and being patient i found that the radio was killing off the can.i had already been to the can connector in the left sill plate and undone the lines one at a time but it takes more than a second to clear up.once i put fluke on can and wat... |
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| 2005 Nissan Titan LE 5.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6BA07AX5 First of all, I want to give a sincere "Thank You!!" to those that took the time to reply and offer help - its techs like you that make this site work. I was waiting a couple weeks after the truck went home to close the request to be sure it was actually fixe... Trouble codes: P1283. |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Touareg 3.6L brake lights,shift interlock VIN: WVGBE77L18 Thank you everyone for your replies I have learned tons about VW Touaregs First the brake light switch is a pressure switch built internally in the ABS unit.There is absolutely nothing on the brake pedal if there were this car would of been out the door in a... |
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