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| 2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1NE52J03 GOOD DAY GUYS.. IF I'M POSTING SOMETHING YOU KNOW I HAVE A HEADACHE. BEEN 30 DAYS OF CARS FROM HELL!!!. AND YES NOW IS THE WORST CAR (MINE).. and yes its my daily driver. Soooo for a month and progressive getting faster to set mil lamp is code p0171 . the last... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean) |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1GCHK23164 Ill try to keep this short. Customer brought truck to us about a year ago, another shop was doing injectors and went out of business. We supplied +50 name brand injectors, resealed injector cups and completed the job. Upon completion, the engine fuel knocks at... Trouble codes: P0089 (Fuel Pressure Regulator Performance) |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3L Engine VIN: 2GCEK19J18 Truck was traded in to our dealership lot. Came to us with check engine light flashing, missing badly, blue smoke from exhaust, felt like a hard miss. Codes were P0300 Random Misfire, P0521 Oil Pressure Sensor/Switch and P0573 Brake Switch. On initial checkove... |
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| 2000 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L Intermittent VIN: 1C4GP64L3Y Got in vehicle and low fuel level lamp appeared with plenty of fuel in tank. Shut off key and when restarted had no instruments, tach, speedo, fuel and temp guages on zero. Everything else runs perfectly and drives fine. Scanner showed no codes but would not c... |
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| 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 5.2L Cuts out VIN: 1B7JF26Y1R Customer drives around town forever with zero problems. Only and every time its driven not pulling/hauling any significant load the engine starts lacking power to the point it finally stalls and will not restart. If left sit for 1.5-2 hours it will start right... |
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| 2003 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L Timing gear VIN: 2B3HD46R53 I bought this car with a knocking engine. I replaced the #1 conn. rod, crank kit, oil pump, all three timing chains/tentioners /guides and gears as well as all 24 lifters. After re-installing the engine, It cranked up within about 15 seconds. The oil pressure ... |
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| 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8L Misfire VIN: 2FTZA54491 Greetings everyone. This request does not pertain to this specific vehicle only but Ford in general and tracking their misfires. I have over the years had nothing but trouble with Ford misfires and was hoping for some advice on any tools or equipment that help... |
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| 2011 Ford Escape XLT 2.5L Steering VIN: 1FMCU0D70B We replaced left front hub bearing . straight forward job. When we got done steering wheel would power all the way right by self. We scan for codes but found none . recalibrated steering angle . Still does same thing. I believe that steering angle sensor will ... |
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| 2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.7L No Start, Stall VIN: KM8JN72D95 Car came in no start. Did manage to get running briefly. Checked exhaust back pressure, and cats are bad. Rear completely destroyed, and plugged. Right bank the same, front looks ok. They are off car now. The car had all convertors replaced 2 years ago, appro... Trouble codes: P0133, P0430, P0305 |
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| 2007 Jaguar XK 4.2L Parking Brake VIN: SAJDA44B17 This vehicle came from another shop who thinks they created a least the parking brake issue. They replaced the rear brake pads and rotors, but did not put the electric parking brake system in service mode. After finishing the repair, they noticed the Park Brak... |
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| 2007 Jeep Wrangler X 3.8L traction control VIN: 1J4FA24147 Hello iATN, we have this Jeep here that falsely kicks on the traction control under acceleration intermittently. When this happens, the TC light flashes as if the wheel(s) is (are) spinning and the throttle is cut so you can't accelerate. I've driven it with t... |
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| 2007 Lexus GX470 4.7L right head VIN: JTJBT20X37 I have this Lexus that came in with a blown timing belt and an overheat.The customer asked on the phone if we did that kind of work and although I try to stay away from full replacement we do head work all the time.Upon inspection the overheat was bad enough t... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL550 5.5L Lr Window Motor VIN: WDDEJ71X48 Need info on how to diagnose if problem is with motor rear control module wiring or switches have ground on both large wires going to motor no signal on small wires at motor signal leaves switch when buttons push thanks for any help given |
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| 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L engine oil light VIN: WD3BF3CC4A Engine oil light comes on while driving down the road at highway speeds. I have looked everywhere for the sending unit but can not find it on the vehicle. Mitchel does not list a location either, now i am wondering if the oil level sensor can cause this to com... |
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| 2005 Nissan Xterra Off-Road 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1AN08U25 Hi car came in with no power and running rough p0011 & poo21 code. Acts like timing is off. I checked oil control actuator & oil they or fine. I removed timing cover and it looks like timing is on & glides are good to. I checked fuel pressure & exhaust. They a... Trouble codes: P0011 (Intake valve timing bank 1), P0021 (Intake valve timing bank 2) |
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| 2006 Pontiac Torrent 3.4L Instrument Cluster VIN: 2CKDL73F06 ONE light bulb is burned out in the instrument cluster backlight. Tachometer is dark from 0 to 4000 rpm. I swapped bulbs with the speedometer backlight to verify bad bulb. Just a bad bulb. Only a bad bulb. How hard can this be? I tried my auto parts suppliers... |
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| 2004 Saab 9-3 Arc 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3FD79Y64 Car came in with code p0172 system running rich bank 1 , smoke test the vehicle & absolutely no vacuum leak, I replace the mass air flow sensor & OXYGEN SENSOR day or 2 car comes back with the same code, by the way the car runs perfect. any help will be greatl... |
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| 2007 Toyota Yaris S 1.5L Idle speed VIN: JTDBT92337 I have an idle speed of around 550 rpm with no codes and -4 fuel trim short term and 0 at long term. Charging voltage is normal and the vehicle idles so slowly it seems like it will stall. Drove it around and during decel it acts normal. Acceleration is normal... |
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| 2010 Toyota Highlander 2.7L speed sensor VIN: 5TDZA3EH8A 2010 highlander sets codes po717 and po793--did tsb that says r&r speed sensor assy (on top of valve body) and relearn and still sets codes - checked reluctor rings in trans, ohmed wire connector to TCM, scan data shoes both cluster and turbine speeds and both... |
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| 2012 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5L Air Outlet control VIN: 5TDDK3EH7C Air Outlet control inop, no defrost mode, air blows from floor and panel regardless of mode selected. Air Outlet servo pulse counts match service information. Servo motor calibration performed several times - no difference. |
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| 2014 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWPL7AJ7E This car suffered the high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) sudden failure, as outlined in TSB, somewhat common. This is the fourth one of these I have had in here but the first to be outside the warranty extension of 120k miles, so I was going to be fixing this here... Trouble codes: P00C6 |
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| 2005 Volvo S60 R 2.5L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: YV1RH52715 have been messing with this Volvo on and off for a couple of days now came in with 2 fuel pressure codes. cleared out and can only reduplicate the p0089 2900 code. at first noticed fuel was low and would stall when a volume test was attempted. added about 5 ga... Trouble codes: P0089, P0087 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 BMW 325Ci 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABS33452 This vehicle is FIXED! The issue, as most of you also thought, was a faulty MAF. We don't like throwing parts at a car without verifying they are bad via diagnosis, especially when it is already a "new" part on the car. We did, a few days later, happen to g... Trouble codes: P1083, P1085, P0171, P0174. |
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| 2004 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L oil leak-front of engine VIN: 5UXFB53584 As many of you were so kind to point out the Vacuum Pump Seals and the Oil Pressure Switch will both leak down the right front cylinder head. Both were leaking and replaced. This solved the right side leaking. Also as many pointed out the oil cooler leaks on t... |
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| 2013 BMW 528i xDrive 2.0L Engine VIN: WBAXH5C51D Thanks for the help everyone. Many replies indicated that bent rods are not that uncommon on these engines. Some indicated that prior injector problems may lead to hydrolock and bent rods. Others questioned if it may have been flooded or injested water. Unfort... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LT 3.6L Cel VIN: 2G1FC1EV6A Thank you all for taking the time to lend your wisdom on this. Here is what I did and found: I pulled out the VVT solenoid to check the screen. It was completely clear. I removed the intake VVT solenoid also and swapped the two. Same results. I then did... Trouble codes: P0017 (Crank/Cam correlation B1 Sensor B). |
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| 2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.9L air bag VIN: 1D7HG48Z83 This truck is at a body shop getting repaired after an accident. The insurance company doesn't want to pay to fix the air bag problem because according to my DRB3 the light had been on for quite some time before the accident. That's why the air bags did not de... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz R350 4Matic 3.5L instrument cluster VIN: 4JGCB65E06 We scoped the back of the cluster and never had any issues with power or ground when the cluster started to act erratically. There was also never a hiccup in the CAN Bus data to the cluster. We have no reason to believe it is anything buy a failed processor in... |
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| 2004 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4M2DU86K44 FINALLY VEHICLE IS FIXED FOUND A HAIRLINE LINE AROUND INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE PUT TOGETHER SPRAYED WITH CARB CLEANER 2 OR THREE TIMES AND SMOKE TESTED DIDNT SEE GAVE ONE MORE SHOT AND FOUND IT THANKS GUYS FOR THE HELP Trouble codes: 171 (Lean bank 1), 174 (Lean bank 2). |
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| 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5L compressor VIN: 1N4AL21E38 men o men. turned out to be the drier. wonder how you can isolate this with pressure gauges. thanks to all who replied. |
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| 2004 Pontiac Aztek 3.4L Accessories VIN: 3G7DB03E74 As much as I was trying to avoid replacing the range selector switch it was inevitable. It did fix it and it was a major task to replace it.I was concerned about opening the door to a host of other problems during the R&R. But at the moment all is well. Thanks... |
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| 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7L MIL Lamp on, After start VIN: 1D7RV1CT8B Thanks to you who offered input. The vehicle is now fixed. While I have captured the waveform of the repaired vehicle, I'd like to have one to compare it to yet. I did post a couple waveforms earlier, and will update it with the one I have now for future co... Trouble codes: P0016 (Crankshaft/Camshaft timing misalignment). |
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| 2006 Toyota Tundra 4.7L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBJT32146 Thanks to all that replied. Problem was the timing belt off 2 teeth. Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam and crankshaft correlation). |
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