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| 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited 2.4L Hesitation VIN: 3C8FY68855 Has hesitation cold for about 4-5 min. After that hesitation is gone. Only when accelerating from a stop are these symptoms present, after that car runs great with plenty of acceleration/power. Maybe jump timimg? cts is reading correctly. Feels like lack of fu... |
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| 2007 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L battery light VIN: 2A4GP44RX7 This is my wife's car. Battery(charge) light came on while driving(45 miles from home) so I turned off all unnecessary loads and hoped to make it home. Got home ok and tested battery with dvom(only tester I had at home) and battery had 12.6v so I started engin... |
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| 2007 Chrysler Pacifica 3.8L fuel guage VIN: 2A8GM48L27 truck came in no fuel guage removed fuel tank replaced both pumps worked for 4 days guage went erratic again also hard to fill tank looking for any ideas thanks |
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| 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L MIL Lamp on, trans in limp mode VIN: 1B7KC2366X We installed a loaner PCM and the engine starts and runs. The transmission is still in limp mode due to lack of relay output voltage. We tested all circuits from the PCM to the transmission control relay - Ok. We tested the relay - Ok. We find the relay energi... Trouble codes: P0743 (Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid/Trans Relay Circuit) |
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| 1994 Ford Ranger STX 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR14X7R hey guys got an old truck here with very limited scan data. i cannot get long term trims with my snap on. truck has a poor idle. sometimes it has a light surge. when vehicle has light surge short terms are very negative -25 and o2 mv stuck very rich 800mv plus... Trouble codes: 137 (no ego h02s-2 switch rich exhaust bank 2) |
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| 2003 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Brake pressure VIN: 1FTRX17263 This 2003 F-150 has a customer complaint of pulling to the left when braking. I notice slight pulling, but also notice when you apply the brakes, both front brakes don't release for approx. 3 seconds. The rear brakes release immediately. So if you stop the tru... |
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| 2005 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1FDXF46P05 we are married to one of those dreaded 6.0L.Sadly.Here we go this truck first came in with 2 dead injectors. Pretty strait forward so far so replace them and all was good around town until they took it on the turnpike at 70m.p.h.It felt like the truck was loos... Trouble codes: P0266 (cylinder 2 contribution fault), P0308 (cylinder 8 contribution fault), P2291 (low I.C.P. pressure cranking) |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on, Smoky Exhaust VIN: 1FTSW21Y26 Customer was towing a trailer a few days ago and backing up when truck started to smoke heavily from exhaust, and misfire. Would hardly stay running. Called tow truck today; tried to start engine. It did start, smoked a lot but then began to run well and smoke... Trouble codes: P2196 (HO2S B1S1 Rich), P2198 (HO2S B2S1 Rich) |
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| 2007 GMC Yukon XL 1500 Denali 6.2L Mechanical VIN: 1GKFK66877 hello! We had this Gmc Yukon Denali 6.2L Come in with 154k miles. The check engine comes on and goes off every few day. Go P0011 camshaft position sensor. Replaced the the sensor and that wire connector. -code still came back. Then we replaced the timing chain... |
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| 2004 Kia Optima LX 2.7L Water Pump VIN: KNAGD12894 We seem to have a problem. This vehicle has had 4 pumps installed by us. After 1 week it again leaks from the weep hole behind the a/c compressor indicating that the water pump is again leaking. Is there another way water can get into the weep channel that we ... |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 4.2L Right Rear Air Bag VIN: SALMF13476 Right rear air bag would leak over night.check all hoses,connections at all valves,compressor,reserevoir tanks, solenoids, and all other air bags. Found no leak. My gut feeling is it probably leaking internal at solenoids or valves |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR2 HSE 3.2L instruments VIN: SALFR24N48 Car drove in with no complaints other than the instrument panel was lighting up like a pin ball machine. Trac Control, ABS, Park Brake, HDC, just about everything was flashing. Controls for All Terrain module are not responding. First thing we checked was to v... |
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| 2010 Lincoln MKZ 3.5L Clock VIN: 3LNHL2GC8A After disconnecting radio and battery, the time displayed in the upper right hand corner of the radio display is "--:--" I cannot change the time in time settings. The option to change the time is greyed out. |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L tpms VIN: WMWMF73587 tmps light keeps coming on, tire pressures are ok ,this is the passive system does not have sensors in the wheels, it reads through the wheel speed sensors, I was able to reset the system and it last it for about a year before it showed up again, tires thread ... |
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| 2013 Nissan Juke S 1.6L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JN8AF5MV6D Just wondering if anyone has ran into this before. Sets codes first trip basically as soon as cleared and running. High pressure pump very expensive. Car lacks power doesn't stall but could under heavy load. Low pressure pump in specs for pressure. Trouble codes: P0087 (High pressure system too low), P0090 (High pressure pump or circut) |
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| 2008 Pontiac Solstice 2.4L no start, no communication VIN: 1G2MB35B88 Just got this one towed in to me. The battery was dead and it had no starter engagement after charging. Scanner will not communicate with any modules on the high speed network, just the bcm. BCM has a U2105 (cant communicate with ECM) code stored. I am wonderi... |
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| 1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JT3GN86R0T Hello to all. This [...] first visit with us and it is not a good introduction. Vehicle starts runs a few seconds and shuts off. Can repeat all day. Give alternate fuel source and it will stay running. Have code P1300 ignition system malfunction. Went throu... Trouble codes: P1300 (Ignition circuit malfunction) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 Audi TT Quattro 1.8L compressor VIN: TRUUT28N32 well this one is on me thanks to both micheals you guys help had cjheck and found out ecm was sending signal to control module while i weas there i started load testing all power and ground wires found power wire from battery fuse block had 12 volts with dvm b... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L Starting VIN: 2G1WB57K99 I found that I had a problem with the scanner I was using. Once I used a different scanner I found I had no communication only with the theft module. Replaced the theft module and I am now waiting on a new engine wiring harness due to bad connections at the PC... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Aveo LS 1.6L cooling system VIN: KL1TD5DE6A I don't know why I skipped testing for the presence of Hydrocarbons in the cooling system. It is a test that has served me well. I started the engine cold, with the overflow tank cap removed, while probing with a 5 gas analyzer. As the engine warmed up, the co... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ 1.4L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1G1PK5S92B TESTING SHOWED THAT THE CUSTOMERS AUTOLITE PLUGS WERE AN ISSUE. WE INSTALLED O.E PLATINUM A.C. SPARK PLUGS. IN ADDITION WE REPLACED CAMSHAFT COVER. FEEDBACK WAS GOOD! Trouble codes: P0496. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.5L No Start VIN: 1G11C5SAXD Cylinder 1 had only 20 pounds of compression. During comp test on cylinder 4 I got side tracked when I saw the amount of fuel coming from other cylinders. Assuming timing chain jumped but was under factory warranty so the used car lot towed it to dealer |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 5.4L engine VIN: 1FDWF36L43 I received many excellent replies to this post and I thank each and everyone that sent suggestions. I replaced all the spark plugs and coils and #4 injector and the PCV valve. I also switched to 5w-20 oil even though as was suggested the damage may have alread... |
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| 2013 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.7L No Start VIN: 1FDRF3HT0D Finally got confirmation that this truck did get fixed. I had to call the dealer to get this info, the owner isn't very good about returning phone calls. The dealer replaced all fuel lines, injectors both pumps, filters etc. due to probably having had DEF flui... |
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| 2008 Honda Element LX 2.4L Headlights low beam VIN: 5J6YH18368 Thank you everyone for all the helpful information. The customer has not yet returned for further diagnosis. I hope to update with a fix once the customer returns. Thank you again. |
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 4JGDF7CE5D THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK. THIS VEHICLE IS FIXED. ANOTHER BRAIN DAMAGE GERMAN ENGINEER DESIGN. |
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| 2000 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 5N1ED28T5Y So we have followed the flow charts for cam & crank sensors & everything test ok? I know something is missing but I can't spend any more time on this without compensation & since I'm lost the Xterra is gonna go to the dealer for diagnosis. I will post up resul... Trouble codes: P0340. |
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| 2005 Nissan Frontier XE 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N6BD06T75 THANKS FOR EVERYONES REPLIES. VEHICLE ENDED UP HAVING TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED CAUSING CAM AND CRANK SYNC TO BE OUT. SUGGESTED REPLACING CHAIN BUT CUSTOMER SUGGESTED TO TOW VEHICLE AS IS.DID WARN CUSTOMER THAT THE ETC CODES PROBABLEY A SECONDARY PROBLEM NOT RELA... Trouble codes: P1122 (Etc performance), P1126 (Etc motor open circuit). |
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| 2009 Nissan Altima S 2.5L SRS Module VIN: 1N4AL21E39 Well the replies were unanimous to replace the module but a new one is almost $500 and she doesn't have the money right now so it still isn't fixed. She let her car insurance lapse, so they didn't cover anything so she paid me straight up to get this thing bac... |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.0L intermittent low brake pedal VIN: 3VW2K7AJ1D spoke to friend at vw dealer he said lots of trouble with master cylinder replaced master cylinder bled system road tested all good |
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