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| 2006 BMW 325i 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAVB13516 When first turn ignition on with engine cold, cooling fan will cycle. Off and on...Is this normal? Will maintain 184-206 deg. F on highway until you accelerate hard and then temp. will climb in about 30 seconds to 250 deg. F. Did cooling system venting and I... |
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| 2007 BMW 530xi 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBANF73537 This car has no dipstick-Im trying to determine if the crankcase pressure is too high causing too high vacuum although according to freeze frame fault happened at 60 mph.Whenever I crack open the oil cap I hear and feel a lot of vacuum (loud suction sound) Doe... Trouble codes: P0172 |
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| 2007 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GYFK63837 Vehicle came in with an intermittant stalling condition. last visit, fuel pump was replaced. Fuel pressure was right around 45-50. fuel pump was checked with scope- waveform indicated that pump was weak, signal was erratic. no trouble codes were stored. drove ... |
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| 2011 Cadillac CTS Luxury 3.0L Transfer Case VIN: 1G6DL5EY0B I have this 11 Cadillac CTS here with a c0400 code. This code is for "transfer case clutch calibration resistor". The all wheel drive does not engage. I have looked at the Alldata code description. It indicates that I should look at that resistor. My problem i... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L volt gauge VIN: 1GCRCSE08C voltage drops while running from 14.8 to 12 volts shut off and restart and voltage comes back up or load with ac ect voltage comes back up and then goes down charging system charges good checked all cables and 175 amp fuse all check good battery always starts ... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LT 2.5L Screen/ Display VIN: 2G1115SL3E Hey guys have an impala that the radio/ info/ or telematics screen is blank/black. Have checked all fuses and double checked and ok, inlcuding radio fuse in left i/p panel area. Tried performing resets as a google search revealed its kind of a common problem a... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Abs Module VIN: 1GNSKJE74E Abs,traction control and red brake light on.Can't get scanner[s]to communicate with abs module. I need to clear codes from past abs sensor failure when hubs went bad. Checked powers and grounds. Has anyone had this issue? Thanks much. |
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| 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 4.7L Starting VIN: 1D7HU18N63 Good morning people,i have a 2003 Dodge Truck 4.7 that has starting problem cold(Minnesota winter cold),the truck will crank for maybe a sec then nothing,i am loosing "s" term voltage to starter,i have continuous power to starter relay from fuse 14,i have cont... |
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| 1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWX33S9X vehicle came in for a check engine light no running complaint. test drive revealed harsh light throttle upshift and later than normal shft sequence, customer had not noticed. test drive notes on scan tool: engine load pid was very aggressive going to approx 40... Trouble codes: P0172, P0175 |
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| 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Limited 4.0L Pedal Feel VIN: 1FMEU53K07 We diagnosed this initially as a bad master cylinder due to pedal travelling to floor at all times. Aftermarket master cylinder installed after bench bleed, and pedal pumped up firm with engine off. Immediately on start, can push pedal quite far with little ef... |
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| 2007 Honda Pilot LX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNYF28157 This vehicle was brought to another shop with a MIL complaint, They found P2467 and water in the oil. After job it wouldn't start. Towed to me and I found clogged injectors. Now that it ran I found water in the oil again. Original shop did the head job over ag... Trouble codes: P2647 |
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| 2005 Infiniti G35 3.5L Unknown VIN: JNKVC51E05 after I changed clock spring having trouble with right front wheel lock up on right turn only. also when you take off slip lights up on dash had c1145 steering angle sensor code. but did computer adjust and that code has not come back. also vdc lights up sayin... |
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| 2011 Jaguar XJ L 5.0L Battery VIN: SAJWA2GB0B I have this Jaguar that needs the battery replaced. Alldata says to do a (BMS) Battery Monitoring System Reset after replacement. I do not have the capability to do this. My question is do I need to do this if I properly back up the car with a jumper box? Than... |
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| 2009 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L P0300 Random Misfire, Bad Computer? VIN: 1J4FF28B59 Have p0300 code with cylinders 1 & 4 missing. Car start normal and in about 15 seconds starts missing. Sometimes miss is extremely bad that whole car shakes. Checked 5v references, power and grounds and all checked out ok. I think bad computer, but it was sent... |
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| 2012 Ram 3500 SLT 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C63DRHL7C Vehicle was here 6 weeks ago for these codes, P014C and P014D. Performed TSB 25-002-14 wiring harness overlay and replaced B1S1. Came back yesterday with the same codes. I am not a diesel tech. I did remove the EGR. It has a slight leak when I pour water ... Trouble codes: P014C, P014D |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3FH46U06 Check engine light comes on after customer drives for a few days. Above codes stored. Drives good. Long term fuel trim about -2 all the time. Short term will vary a bit at times + or - 24. Freeze frame for P0101 showed Long term fuel trim at -14. Trouble codes: P0101 (Mass Air Flow), P2188 (Long Term Fuel Trim) |
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| 2002 Subaru Outback 2.5L Ignition cluster VIN: 4S3BH67502 While troubleshooting my instrument cluster, AllData directs me to the ignition relay. My problem is that AllData does not identify a number of relays inside the relay box. Can someone tell me how to identify/locate the ignition relay? |
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| 2009 Toyota Tundra 5.7L actuator VIN: 5TFBV54139 looking for information on replacing transfer case actuator.when switching from 2 wd to 4wd and 4 low, actuator seems to stick, tough time to get it in and out.one time it stuck in neutral,so i feel it needs a actuator. i check service info. and know transfer ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L airbag VIN: WV3AH4704Y I have here a 2000 VW Eurovan chassis (Winnebago Rialta camper conversion. The customer complaint is irregular self-activation of the horn with steering wheel movement. Sure enough, if you get wheel to the right spot, you can get the horn relay to chatter by a... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Surge, Hunting idle. VIN: 3VWRF71K17 This vehicle is driving us "up the wall". The vehicle arrived with P0507 and P2279 stored and the customer stated the vehicle would surge or hunt at idle (500-2500rpm) intermittently. It took several test drives initially to duplicate the concern. We have bloc... Trouble codes: P0507 (Idle control system RPM higher than expected upper limit reached) |
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| 2013 Volkswagen CC Sport Plus 2.0L Steering Lock VIN: WVWBP7AN9D Hello everybody, i have a problem with this passat steering lock, i want to order a new one but the dealer cannot give me the pin to program it, is it possible to get it and how? I appreciate your help. Best regards |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2005 BMW 525i 2.5L idle valve disa valve VIN: WBANA53585 Thanks for the replies. Many of you said the idle and disa valves do stay on for a few minutes after key off. Some said that registering the battery should not have anything to do with this. So, maybe there is an intermittent problem waiting to rear it's ugly ... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Aveo LS 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KL1TJ52684 Thanks for the timely replies ! As I said the car was running fine just needed the crank cam variation relearn. The problem was when using the Tech 2 it tells you to accelerate to wot . But that's not right I found these instructions in the Alldata community n... Trouble codes: P0300, P1781. |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Pedal VIN: 3B6MF36661 Most replies thought a bad master cylinder. I blocked the ports and pedal was rock hard. The reply that stated ck. rear brake adjustment was the closest. I adjusted the left side, all nice and free. On the right side is where the problem was. Someone had done ... |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1FTPX14525 Thank you all for the replies. This did have me scratching my head for a bit. I did examine the FPDM which was Badly corroded. I did replace with same results. I don't fell bad about it, as it was corroded and would have failed.(wish I could post picture) Star... |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L flex plate VIN: 1FTPW14558 Thanks to all those whom took the time to reply, all solid ideas and thoughts that we did check and verify, cooler was clean and flowed properly, transmission did have some issues with 3rd gear clutches but nothing that should have caused the problem. I put ... |
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| 2016 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.8L Stall VIN: 1FDFE4FS8G tHANKS FOR SOME OF THE GOOD THOUGHTS. BUT TODD FROM NEB. KINDA CAME THE CLOSEST. mAF AND FUEL PRESSURE ALL READ GOOD DURING THE FAULT ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK ANOTHER FUEL SAMPLE AND TEST AGAINST ANOTHER TRUCKS IN THE NEXT BAY, IT WAS CLEAR THE FUEL WAS SUPER LIGHT ... Trouble codes: P1602. |
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| 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5FNRL386X7 I am going to call this one fixed.Installed new Honda pressure switch to no avail.I had already sold the customer the timing belt and valve adjustment but tried the switch first and still had same problem.Unsure why but the overdue belt and valve adjustment di... Trouble codes: P2647 (Rocker arm pressure switch high voltage). |
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| 2009 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L No Start VIN: SALME15419 Ended up replacing the fuel pump, car ran fine, found out that back probing pins did not make any contact thus I thought I didn't have power to the pump Thanks for your help |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic 3.5L Engine VIN: WDBUH87XX8 sorry not fixed, noise has ben the same since I bought the car 6 months 6k miles ago. car has 0-40 mobil1 oil. going to keep driving it. if I find out what the noise is I will repost. thank you. |
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| 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP 3.9L Drive function VIN: 1G2ZM15126 Thanks to everyone who replied. I advised the customer of internal transmission damage and he sold the vehicle to a repair shop of a family member. It may have been an relatively easy fix but I'm not that familiar with them and did want to get involved. |
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| 2011 Toyota Camry XLE 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: FT1BF3EK2B Waiting on customer to decide whether they're willing to spend the money on a new PCM. Sorry there is no definite fix. Thanks for all the input. Trouble codes: P0136 (Heated O2 sensor circuit malfunction B1S2), P0138 (Heated O2 sensor circuit high voltage B1S2). |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Golf GTI GLX 2.8L No Start VIN: 9BWPG61J71 Thanks for all who took time to help, I am thankful for your great contribution, the problem was the radio, that was holding the net work down,once we took care of that there was communication, the next thing was the fuel pump circuit, one of the b+ to the mai... |
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