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2005 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L warning light VIN: WAUDG74FX5
The electronic park was inoperative, and the drivers side caliper was buzzing every time it was shut down. We replaced the module [dealer, new].. Now the park WORKS fine, just a warning comes on dash, NOT the one saying it's on, another one that looks similar ...
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1991 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L Reverse Input drum VIN: 1GNDM15Z5M
Hi there, I do not build many transmission but I am slightly stumped on a 1991 4L60 during my assembly. I have this 1991 4L60 that had about 80K on it and it lost reverse. I tore it down and the center of the sun gear was torn out, otherwise the unit was very...
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1994 Chevrolet P30 7.4L hot exhaust VIN: 1GBKP37NXR
the customer had just bought this camper ,before first trip out we put new plugs ,wires, dist, re & re exh manifolds & replaced gaskets. on way back it burnt #1 spark plug wire off at plug, - put rest of set on and noticed other wires same way. put insulating ...
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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L Transfer Case VIN: 1GNFK13097
Vehicle came in for a used car inspection, found c0327 set, being that i have replaced 1000 encoder motors i changed that first(yea i know). After replaced the vehicle will shift into all modes but 4lo, and then after messing with it for a while on the rack it...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L RF accident damge VIN: 1G1BE5SM2G
Have a U0131 no Comm between ABS and Steering Modules. Stabilitrak service light is on. No other codes.
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2001 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L fuel pump, glow plugs VIN: 1B7MF33711
Truck came in as a crank no start and the glow plug light was flashing. checked voltage at glow plug solenoid from ecm only getting 6 volts. there was no fuel pressure either so I checked the voltage at the fuel pump and it was only 6 volts. tried to scan for ...
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2008 Dodge Ram 1500 SXT 5.7L Fuel Pump Circuit 2 VIN: 1D7HU18208
Customer stopped to have battery replaced at a local part store. The local part store contacted me after replacing battery. I was asked to diagnose a no start. At this time i have power from ipm but not to the pump. My live data shows the asd is reason for fue...
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1998 Ford Ranger Splash 2.5L Starting VIN: 1FTYR10CXW
Got the fuel pump to operate, now we have no spark, would not scan. No communication with pcm, found ck. Engine light intermittent, and flashing while cranking. All indicator lights on dash flashing. Reconnected all grounds for pcm, tested all power to pcm all...
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2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1FTNW21P03
Truck came in custusmer just wanted to replace head gaskets so we could stud truck and while we was at it he wanted injecters changed and high presure pump truck ran fine before all work it will run fine for about ten minites then it starts missing on cly 5 we... Trouble codes: P0275
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2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS 4.0L no crank in park VIN: 1FMZU77E53
This truck, intermittently, will not crank in park. It will always crank in neutral. I can hold the key in crank when it doesn't crank in park and move the shifter to neutral and it will crank. Wiggling the shifter while in park does not cause it to crank. I h...
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2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Flex plate VIN: 1FTPX14546
Vehicle has multiple spots on ring gear where the teeth have been ground off partially by the starter. Replacement of both the flex plate and starter were done for the same reason only twenty two thousand miles ago. Engine seems to turn over easy enough by han...
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2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L Runs away VIN: 1FTWW31RX8
Hi all Im at a loss with this one. Came in for a run away condition(would accelerate on own to full throttle) Came in with 30qts of oil. changed oil and filter,Replaced intercooler due to leak. Has aftermarket tune and dpf delete. We found a leaking fuel pres...
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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 6.6L stuck in 3rd VIN: 1GTHK23D36
I test drove after the repair. everything was fine. shifted through gears fine. used mechanical shift and worked fine. gave back to customer. he said it shifted fine the first 3 or 4 times then went to 3rd gear or 4th gear and stayed there. I have a code p0762...
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2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Electric Windows, Door Locks VIN: 1J4GW48S54
Customer complaint was that passenger windows would not work and none of the doors would lock or unlock with key fob or using the switch on the door panels. Found that there is no power to passenger windows from driver and passenger door module (C1). Checked F...
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2010 Subaru Forester X Premium 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF2SH6CC1A
Checked all wiring for lock-up soleniod red/yellow wire and power soleniod numerous times and could hear it clicking in trans.Road tested vehicle to see if t.c.m. would command lock-up soleniod ,which it did and had less than 60rpm slip between turbine and cov... Trouble codes: P0741, C0045, C0057
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2008 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBBV58128
Truck left shop and starting missifiring again, we allready moved spark plug and coil around, the only thing we have not done was move the injector, which is unlikely its an intermitant issue, anyone had one like this, all wiring is good from pcm to all inject... Trouble codes: P0304 (Cylinder 4 missfire)
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2011 BMW 335i xDrive 3.0L Hesitation VIN: WBAPL5C53B
Released vehicle to customer, suggested to be taken care of by BMW dealership. Customer had already replaced High Pressure Pump. Trouble codes: P0087.
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2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L Power steering VIN: 3A4FY58B06
Well after replacing reservoir which was national back order, had one shipped overnight and still had exact same issue. I decided to go with what I had suspected originally and replace the rack and flushed fluid again. The problem is now resolved. Thanks for y...
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2007 Chrysler Pacifica Touring 4.0L Right axle seal VIN: 2A8GF68X47
I left this open as long as I could as I waited for the customer to decide how they wanted to proceed. I agree that removing and resealing was a bad idea and was posting hoping to find someone that had resealed in vehicle. The customer could not justify the ex...
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2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L No Start VIN: WD2YD64213
After some additional diagnostics, we found the fuel feeder pump at the front of the engine was under performing. Once it was replaced, All works well. Also note the plastic fuel lines at the feeder pump should be ordered with the pump because they tend to br...
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2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Door Ajar warning VIN: 1FMZU73K02
I attempted to close this help request shortly after it was opened but for some reason it didn't close. Sorry about that. There are so many responses for that reason I suggest you read a couple as most are correct and similar.
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1993 Geo Metro 1.0L Brakes VIN: 2C1MR6462P
Well we're calling this a fix. A little surprising to me but swapping out the last component not previously replaced and a new proportioning valve makes the little car stop! Thanks for all the excellent advice.
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2007 Jeep Wrangler X 3.8L traction control VIN: 1J4FA24167
Good Morning, Hope everyone had a great Christmas and didn't eat too much. The Jeep is fixed, steering box fixed it. Slight difference (3.25 turns vs 3 turns)in lock to lock turns threw out the computers conceived correlation between steering angle and roll ca...
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2013 Kia Soul ! 2.0L instrument cluster VIN: KNDJT2A63D
Thanks for all the replies, installed used cluster all is well, hope everybody had a great Christmas Jurgen
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1987 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Carb. VIN: JT4RN70DXH
Thanks to all,Steve [...] gave the correct area to inspect. Remove carb. and installed o.e. float aftermarket whould not work, check passages and installed. Started engine and found timing late, also found incorrect vacuum hose routing and wrong size hose cau...
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1994 Toyota 4Runner SR5 2.4L Tach erratic VIN: JT3RN37W3R
Thanks guys for your replies. There were two problems, i created one of them. I did order another igniter, no help on tach but I measured rpm signal at back of tach again and this time same as scanner. I put original tach back in vehicle and all is well. I cal...
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