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| 2004 Acura MDX Touring 3.5L Yaw sensor VIN: 2HNYD18644 Looking for a little feed back on this one. This vehicle came in our shop, the first time we have worked on it. Customer was refered to us because we have scan equipment for eveything almost. Complaint was CEL on, runs rough and poor fuel milage. We found Low ... |
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| 2004 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAULC68E14 I have this Audi with the listed codes. The speedometer does not work and there is a problem with the l-f ABS. I have the Rosstech VCDS scanner. I seldom work on Audi diagnostics. I am running into several problems. First Alldata does not give me much informat... Trouble codes: 16885 (Vss implausible signal p0501), 00283 (L f abs sensor implausible signa), 00526 (Brake light switch f open circuit intermittant), 01312 (Powertrain data bus) |
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| 2004 Audi A4 Cabriolet 1.8L Power Windows/Convertible top VIN: WAUAC48H14 Customer tried to open convertible top...front windows got halfway down and they stopped working and top will not open. The windows don't work with either the conv top switch or the regular switches in door. Fuse #30 ok. (No error messages come up on dash..onl... |
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| 2007 Audi A4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUAF78E97 After replacing the timing belt, the vehicle ran fine but it was lacking turbo power. Then the engine light came on with code P0299. I then replaced the turbocharged recirculating valve N249 but I am still getting the same code. I checked for vacuum leaks but ... Trouble codes: P0299 |
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| 1990 Chevrolet V2500 Suburban Scottsdale 5.7L flexplate VIN: 1GNGV26KXL O.K this SUV customer bought with 454 cid engine in it,someone converted from 350 cid engine about 5-6 yrs ago,2 yrs later flex plate cracked and make noise in only reverse.He didn't want to fix it at that time.So 6-8 months ago engine damaged so we replaced w... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L trans controller VIN: 1GCHC24K27 Need to have trans/ ecm programmed per installation instructions. Does anyone know a mobile programmer in the Athens, GA area? (Winder) |
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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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| 2007 Chrysler Pacifica 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2A8GM48L17 hey guys car came in with complaint of running out of fuel sometimes even though guage has reading on dash replaced both fuel pumps from chrysler car still wont accept fuel properly on scanner bcm data shows tanks having equal amount of gas have another 2007 p... Trouble codes: P2066 |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18D34 Hey guys this truck died on the customer and hasn't worked since. Nine times out of ten its a crank no start but once in a while it will start and run really poorly and surge around 800-1200 rpm. It has 6 codes in it, which are listed above. I have replaced bo... Trouble codes: P2127 (App sensor 2 circuit low), P0652, P0340, P0129, P2138 (App 1 and 2 performance), P2111 (Etc system stuck open) |
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| 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 5.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D7MU48C64 This truck came to me after having the engine rebuilt and new injectors fca and fuel rail replaced. Engine light was on and pulled P0088. I have monitored fuel pressure and fca (regulator) duty cycle. Idling rail pressure stays around 25000 duty cycle of fca s... Trouble codes: P0088 (fuel rail pressure above limit) |
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| 2007 Dodge Caliber R/T 2.4L Fuel Gauge VIN: 1B3HE78KX7 With the scanner on it you can move the sender arm and see it working through the system it has got me i hope someone know |
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| 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 3.0L low power cold VIN: WD0PE745X8 Vehicle came in with above codes after monitoring all data all seems normal with the exception of no boost when cold,customer complaint is no power when cold.Suspect boost regulator servo on turbo.plus possible egr valve,my question is has any one seen this be... Trouble codes: 2510 (Boost psi regulator control positive error), 2951 (egr recirc cooler implausible signal), 3130 (temp sensor monitor too high), 2089 (exhaust psi sensor voltage too high), 2641 (exhaust psi sensor plausibility too high) |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTSX21P55 Truck will stall if rpms drop below 1500rpm. Input voltage from pcm to cam position sensor is 3v. I pulled the waveform off of the cam position sensor and found what appeared to be a good sine waveform. Icp was around 1000psi. Ficm sync was showing yes. cam fa... Trouble codes: P2614 (Camshaft position output circut malfunction.) |
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| 2005 Ford Freestar Limited 4.2L Mechanical VIN: 2FMDA58215 This Freestar came in for engine replacement due to one of the cylinder is burning oil. Customer brought in a reman engine with engine harness for us to install. The problem I'm running into is the engine harness is different from the original engine. Also the... |
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| 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.2L Hesitation VIN: 1FTBF2B64C Truck came in with the mode motor for the HVAC not switching between vents, floor and defrost. Pulled dash and replaced motor. I couldn't ask for a more routine job. Everything went smooth as can be. Mode motor now and everything seemed great. I went for a tes... |
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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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| 2008 GMC Sierra 2500 HD WT 6.0L Controller VIN: 1GTHK23K98 Hi techs. This truck has a factory brake controller in dash, it has power to trailer brakes all the time no matter what gain is set on controller. No codes present. Thx al |
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| 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 3.0L Engine VIN: 1C4RJFCM1E VM MOTORI TECHS,I own this vehicle since new.it developed and oil leak at 15,000 miles.It went back under warantee to reseal upper left timing cover.Now at 21,000 miles it leaking again in the same area but not the same place.When I changed oil at 18,000 miles... |
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| 2003 Lincoln Town Car Signature 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1LNHM82W33 This car is really a brain teaser. The code comes back and the misfire recurs no matter what has been done. I have only seen it misfire once, it was at an idle in park. Owner says it mostly happens at idle at full stop. Sometimes he says he thinks he feels a m... Trouble codes: P0355 (Ignition COP 5 Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction) |
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| 2015 Mazda 3 i SV 2.0L Cruise Control VIN: JM1BM1T78F The base model 2015 Mazda 3 does not come with factory cruise control. These cars use buttons in the steering wheel. I know some manufacturers like Toyota allow you to just install the new switches in the steering wheel and the cruise is good to go. My questio... |
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| 2008 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 6G2EC57Y78 Hey guys I need a little help. I've got a 2008 Pontiac G8 GT with a 6.0L that is idling at 1600-1800 RPM. The vehicle initially came in with an illuminated MIL and no driveability issues. I retrieved DTC P0121 (TP sensor 1 problem), P0134 (Low O2 sensor activi... Trouble codes: P0507 (Idle speed high) |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Passat Komfort 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWJK73C29 hi guys need some help with this 2009 vw passat 2.0t tsi the problem is that misfiring on [...] p0304 and running like it has a vacuum leak so i unplug the vacuum line that goes to the pcv and started to run ok replace the pcv still the same problem replace... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1994 Chevrolet P30 7.4L hot exhaust VIN: 1GBKP37NXR THIS IS A YES & NO TO THE FIX , started this morning all back to square one, changed fuel filter first. rechecked fuel pressures . steady at 27 psi dropped to 26psi on snap throttle. had already dropped Cat & muffler to eliminate plugged exhaust. hooked up nor... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Monitor issue VIN: 2GCEC19T21 Thanks you everyone for all your thoughts. The truck is fixed! Most of the replies were directed toward air injection operation. The air injection pump was never an issue, I had already checked to make sure it runs when truck is cold started and also made sure... Trouble codes: P0463 (fuel level circuit). |
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| 2016 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L RF accident damge VIN: 1G1BE5SM2G The insurance company chose to send it to the body shop at this point(dealer) and sublet the problem to the same dealer level support. Car is now out of our hands and The ticket is closed on my end. |
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| 2009 Chrysler Aspen Limited 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1A8HW58T19 After assembling the Y pipe from pressure testing we plugged the tail pipe and found no leaks except where the y pipe is connected under the trans. It appears this leakage is designed into the pipe as the slits in the pipe extend beyond the clamp and do not co... Trouble codes: P013C. |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D7KU28C33 so this an experience for sure, in the end after tearing down the front timing cover again we found that the place that installed the motor, had re built it themselves, and installed the wrong length bolts for the cam holder(plate that sits right behind the ca... Trouble codes: P0341. |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L Heater VIN: 3D7KS26C76 Replaced after market thermostat with an OEM stat. Re-bled the system. awesome heat now. |
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| 1994 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FALP62W9R thank u guys for all the info the problem was the module ford discontinued the ign module so get one from the junk yard and the car fix thank you guys again |
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| 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L No Start VIN: 1FMFV18L31 This vehicle has been fixed. This vehicle had been leaking water near fuse box. We took out and looked at it and noticed slightly green on part of fuse box but not real bad. We then looked closer at a ground connection that we thought was ok. We stripped ope... |
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| 2004 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Fuse 28 Blower Motor VIN: 1FDAF56P84 Glad to be of help to others that work on these. As far as I know the F550 is still working normally. |
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| 2005 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA29135 So it did turn out to be the injector driver in the ECM, the pinpoint was OHMing the injector circuit with ECM plugged in vs unplugged, The OHMs didn't match the other injectors when plugged in. Was able to program mileage and VIN with autel scanner but sti... Trouble codes: P0201, P0301. |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Abc VIN: WDBSK75F94 Thank you everyone, I think this one is fixed. I shouldn't have been coy or humble, I do understand the ABC systems thoroughly, but this particular issue was giving me a weird feeling in the gut and wasn't something I had ever seen or heard of. I added about 1... |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 3.5L t-case VIN: JA4MT31R23 Upon further diagnosis we found that someone had recently did some suspension work on right front side of vehicle. When suspension was reassembled right front axle did not snap back into front differential side gear. When driven axle would pull out from side g... |
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| 2001 Toyota Solara SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T1CF28P21 the techs on here are great broken ground wire in the harnes thanks guys! Trouble codes: P0141. |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Passat SE 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1VWBP7A3XD OK, thanks for all of the replies, the vehicle is fixed. Mitchell pretty much summed it up- there is a small poorly designed screen that is accessed by removing the cam sprockets, then remove the upper chain tensioner assembly & gasket, and the "dime" sized ... Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam Crank Corr error), P0011 (Cam Position error). |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1SZ58D61 This one was a hard one. It end up being that the car would shut down half the ecm when you cranked it then be fine off crank. Once we caught it we traced down a broken wire in the loom repaired and car stared. That wire was the signal wire for the immobilizer... |
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