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| 1989 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L digital guages VIN: 1G6CD5159K good afternoon everyone I have a friend who bought this 1989 Deville and as he was driving it home the digital fuel readout and the heater controls and radio started flashing quickly then went back to normal. In the fuse box under the right dash there are two ... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Seat And Steering Wheel VIN: 1G1YY22GX1 Thanks In advance for any help you can send me. Car came in with the driver seat would sometimes move forward and reverse like it should and sometimes would tilt up and down. Signals from switch never changed if it would not work the seat module was still gett... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD WT 6.0L No Start VIN: 1GCHC29K28 Truck was towed in crank no start. Check fuel pressure good at 60psi cranking. Pulled multiple code. P0121,p0300 p0442,p0455,p0513 and p0573.None I believe to be related to the concern. Cleared all code. cleaned throttle and maf air sensor. Veh will start and ... Trouble codes: P0121 |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.3L abs VIN: 1GCEC14X19 This vehicle has been exhibiting a very unusual concern after this repair. The abs light comes on and the speedometer bounces at about 15mph. I have performed the abs automated bleed procedure multiple times and concern is still present. Vehicle exhibits no ot... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.6L Remote start VIN: 1GC4KYB66A Remote start does not work if you try to restart vehicle immediately after running or if the ignition has been on. Remote start works fine when truck is cold or if it sits for 10 minutes or so. All inputs appear to be in order and keyfob is shown as fob #2. ... |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3LA63H76 Customer just purchased this car from a used car lot around a month ago. Brought it in for the pre-purchase inspection and it had a misfire. Lot installed a new set of OE Champion plugs and sent him on his way. Made it about 2 weeks and started running rough, ... Trouble codes: P0208 (8 Injector fault) |
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| 2007 Chrysler Pacifica Touring 4.0L Right axle seal VIN: 2A8GF68X47 Found a leaking right axle seal on this all wheel drive Pacifica. Did some research and found that the PTU has a inner and outer seal for the axle shaft. Chrysler states that the unit must be removed and split to drive the inner seal out from the inside but sh... |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1D7HU18D13 Hey and thanks in advance for everyone's help on this one. I purchased this truck with a blown engine ( was ran out of oil and broke a rod). So with that being said have no previous repair history other than what we have done and do not know if the misfire was... Trouble codes: P0305 (Misfire cyl 5) |
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTDF15Y7H Hi and thank you for reading. The history of this truck is sketchy at best. The customer says that for years he has had an issue with it stalling and not starting for weeks and then he will try it and it will fire off and run for months until it happens again.... |
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| 2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTWW33P43 On cold start up ,will kill , cycle key and start back. Once it starts and runs for 15 mins it will start and run all day, tried another FICM, and replaced relay for pcm ad ficm relay.. When it kills its like you turn the key off Trouble codes: P1832 |
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| 2003 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Pcm VIN: 1FAFP34P03 Base model 03 Focus with no crank and no pcm communication and dashes on odometer. Never cranks. The only problem I found did not cure it after repair: a mouse ate through 7 wires on harness above transaxle. Pcm puts out 5 volts reference showing it has power... |
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| 2015 Ford F-150 Platinum 3.5L power running board VIN: 1FTEW1EG8F Customer left this truck sit for a few weeks with a dead battery I tried charging but it was bad. Replaced battery. Problem is drivers side power running board is down and will not retract. Pass side is retracted but will not extend. I go to the setup menu on ... |
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| 1997 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 5.7L drivability VIN: 1GTHC33R5V WHAT WE GOT: Old truck - gets driven very little - just short trips. Vehicle stumbles right off idle. No DTC's. No misfire data. When driving, on throttle tip-in vehicle has slight-to-moderate stumble... occasionally heavy stumble. Clears up immediately by ei... |
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| 2013 GMC Savana 4500 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GD675CL8D this gmc came in with a p24a0 had replaced the #2,3,4 egt sensors because they were open not long after vehicle came back same code same 3 egt sensors open installed new dealer sensors watched scan data on the three sensors # 2 reads 500 deg key on eng off #3 ... Trouble codes: P24A0 |
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| 2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.7L Hesitation VIN: KM8JN72DX5 Max777 Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft position sensor) |
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| 2008 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L 1st & 2nd gear VIN: 1J8GN58K98 Customer complaint of what feels like posi-traction shudder on acceleration. This vehicle does not have differential or transfer case clutches (MP1522 transfer case). Drive line and u-joints, mounts are all good. New tires on all 4. Trans Fluid level was corre... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 4Matic 2.6L Wipers VIN: WDBRH81J94 Thanks in advance for your help MB gurus. I checked all fuses-ok checked wiper relay-seems backwards-30&87 seem reversed?? 87 is hot and when connecting it to 30 wipers work?? Using scan tool I can operate wipers on both speeds. I put in a new wiper switch and... |
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| 2012 Ram 5500 Laramie 6.7L transfer case VIN: 3C7WDNFL7C In 4WD HI there is a chatter noise that starts about 30km/h and is only present when accelerator is pressed. When foot is released from accelerator the noise will stop until you reach about 25 km/h on the decel. When driving in 4WD HI and noise is present, I b... |
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| 2013 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L ABS VSC, Pwr Window VIN: 5TDKK3DC8D Equipped with smart key system ** this vehicle drives a lot of gravel roads ** i strongly suspect damaged wiring around the under body, but im unsure if any harness is in that area. (electric power steering related circuits?) the new symptom that showed up was... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L RKE Entry Programming VIN: WVWED7AJ7B Hi Guys, 2011 Volks GTI. Customer had keys stolen , ordered new key from VW. Proceeded to program the immobilizer (Program keys) part of the key fine, car starts and runs. The problem is I can't find which module has the Remoke keyless programming using ODIS. ... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1SW61R61 This new to us customer, made appointment for an emission test. The vehicle has an engine light on and no drivability issues. We checked codes and freeze frame data. Code p0137. Live data confirms no voltage. We were fortunate enough to be able to try a new af... Trouble codes: P0137 (Heated oxygen sensor low voltage bank 1 sensor 2) |
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| 2005 Volvo V50 i 2.4L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1MW39045 car shuts down after hot. checked codes po190, po191 unable to do any other test. was told common problem with this Volvo???have no knowledge of this car, have no idea were fuel sensor is???thanks for your help, have a blessed holiday. Trouble codes: P0190, P0191 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 Acura TL 3.2L climate control VIN: 19UUA662X5 Okay, this one appears to be fixed. The culprit was the AC blower motor itself. Even though the blower sounded fine and worked on all speeds, when we pulled it out we could feel (by spinning the fan) that the bearing/bushings were getting tight. My inductive ... |
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| 2001 BMW Z3 Roadster 3.0L steering angle sensor VIN: WBACN53471 the fix was the coding thanks for all the help russell |
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| 2007 BMW X5 4.8i 4.8L Power Steering Fluid VIN: 5UXFE835X7 Many thanks to all that took the time to reply. We replaced the reservoir first as suggested by most and it worked! Filled and bled the system, no other leaks found. A closer inspection of the reservoir revealed a clogged filter, causing the pump to struggle t... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 6.0L Mechanical VIN: 1GNFK13598 Hello All, this vehicle is fixed. it ended up being a defective AFM in cyl #1. I replaced the VLOM anyway but the AFM which is a new factory part was bad. How pathetic. |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1FTPX74515 finaly the problem was solved defective fuel pump brand new from local dealer and it was defect go figure |
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| 2011 Ford F-150 XLT 3.7L Prndl VIN: 1FTMF1CM4B This one is fixed. Car lot decided to go ahead and take a chance and replace the transmission range sensor with the history of problems these vehicles had with them and the recalls involving the range sensor, even though it didn't apply to this particular truc... |
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| 1995 GMC C2500 Sierra SL 5.7L No power/runs poor VIN: 1GTGC24K4S Ok this one is fixed. Sorry it took so long to close between Thanksgiving and having to go out of town for a family emergency. Once we dropped the tank we found the fuel pump was not installed properly and the sock was already plugged, the gas had to be mixed ... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec 3.0L Code-no start counte VIN: WDDHF2EB9C After replacing Adblue pump module for erratic pump pressure readings we updated Adblue and CDI control units then preformed scn coding then adaptations test drove car no codes in Adblue just in CDI unit checked NOX readings at 70 mph front sensor was at 345p... Trouble codes: P15B7, P16CF. |
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| 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2MELM74WXV Hi guys I just wanted to close out this help request. I don't have a answer for this car but I did notice that the fuel trims came down some after driving it after all the test and cleaning the MAF but we didn't find any vacuum leaks or lack of fuel either. Th... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean bank 1), P0174 (System lean bank2). |
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