 Prev |
Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 20, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
Next  |
| (Also Available: All, Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, GM.) | ||
| Vehicle Owners: If you are seeking an automotive repair professional to service your vehicle, visit the iATN Repair Shop Finder. | ||
Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
| Help Request | Answers | |
| 2006 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L glass roof VIN: WBXPA93446 Hello,I have this 2006 BMW X3 with a sunroof issue.I basically need a heads up here for this repair.I am hoping this is a common issue and can get some advice. The rear glass is stuck in the up position preventing the roof from opening and closing.The motor w... |
View | |
| 2002 Buick Regal LS 3.8L Hvac Heat VIN: 2G4WB55K62 Ok All, got this problem child from another shop. customer complains of very little airflow with heater. This car just had a new heater core and blower motor installed at another shop. got it in and sure enough little to no heat out in full heat, when we move ... |
View | |
| 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L Remote Start / RKE Fob Programming VIN: 1G1AL55F56 Hi All: I have a recently purchased vehicle - 2006 Cobalt LT. Amongst several repairs I am making to this car, I am trying to get the factory RKE / Remote Start working. The car as bought has an aftermarket alarm setup that doubles as RKE with the alarm fob. ... |
View | |
| 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LS 5.3L Transfer Case VIN: 3GNFK12378 Transfer case is stuck in neutral truck will not move.I have no lights on the shift selector(they light for a bulb check then go out)it has 5v ref on gray pin 11 and good ground on pin 6 blk. At the transfer case encoder motor connector pin A tan wire shows 12... |
View | |
| 2008 Chevrolet Impala Police 3.9L engine noise VIN: 2G1WS553X8 So this youngster comes in with this Impala and wants us to check it out on Monday. We look the car over, there are no codes and engine and transmission seem fine. It has bald tires and a leaking rack. I sell the tires and rack and his wife is on her way here ... |
View | |
| 1988 Chrysler New Yorker Landau 3.0L Electronic VIN: 1C3BU6633J Automatic system,,, a/c temp blend door won't switch to heat. Door is free and not broken or binding.replaced blend doot motor, now would rotate completely to cold, but does not move to heat when called for. Self diag showed code 13, replaced motor no change, ... |
View | |
| 1998 Ford Contour GL 2.5L speedometer VIN: 1FALP65L0W Speedometer will quit intermittently while driving. Scan tool can see speed sensor functioning even though the speedometer will quit. Had the speedometer checked by speed shop--came back OK |
View | |
| 2003 Ford Escort ZX2 2.0L CV Joint VIN: 3FAFP11373 We are trying to replace cv axles. They are frozen in the transmission. Looking for any ideas on how to get them out... Thank you for your help. |
View | |
| 2010 Ford Taurus SE 3.5L Misfire VIN: 1FAHP2DW1A Hi Everyone, I have a 2010 Ford Taurus with the 3.5 that has a miss fire on cylinder 1. The plugs are original so I pulled all coils and plugs.Upon removing #1 coil I found it broken and overheated. All other coils look ok. I check and have a signal to #1 coil... Trouble codes: P0150 (Ho2s bank 2 sensor 1 fault), P0301 (cylinder 1 missfire), P0316 (Missfire on startup), P0351 (Coil a circuit), P0352 (Coil b circuit), P0354 (Coil d circuit) |
View | |
| 2010 GMC Sierra 3500 HD SLE 6.6L No Start, Low fuel pressure VIN: 1GD7C2B69A vehicle came in with code p0087 low fuel rail pressure and no start . checked fuel line found kink in flexible part at left side of engine replace test drove code P0087 returned message on dash "reduced engine power" and vehicle went into limp mode after shutt... Trouble codes: P0087 (Fuel rail pressure low) |
View | |
| 2016 Honda Civic EX 2.0L Audio VIN: 2HGFC2F79G Trying to aim camera in newly replaced RT outside mirror due to accident. Squared car set up targets go in the vehicle so as to put the display in diagnostic mode failed numerous attempts. rebooted audio system, did battery reset. I believe the display mode bu... |
View | |
| 2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L 3-2 down shift VIN: SALMF11423 Clients initial complaint was that vehicle was stuck in 3rd gear and dealer had quoted them a transmission. Vehicle was in limp in mode with p0730 and a p0732 gear 2 incorrect gear ratio. After clearing limp mode transmission seemed to work well until making a... |
View | |
| 2004 Lexus LX470 4.7L Suspension VIN: JTJHT00W94 car come in with 3 warning light is on. vsc trac . vsc off & vgrs check for code !there is s lot of abs code. clear code. after clear all code , drive it for 50 mile check for code again now it has 2 code in the system ( b16128 ). rsca cut off switch indicator... |
View | |
| 2006 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic 5.0L Start Enable VIN: WDBNG84J36 Hello everyone, I thought I had this handled but apparently I did not. This car came in with air suspension inoperative- traced it to a bad compressor, replaced compressor and relay/fuse- tested the rest of the system and all is OK. Went to pull the car out of... |
View | |
| 2003 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L failed emission test VIN: 1G2HX52K93 thank you all for taking your valuable time to read my post. Car came in with mil light on found 2 evap codes and p0650,also found 2 monitors not run. smoke tested and found Leakey seal on the fuel pump module and a bad vent solenoid. replaced both cleared cod... Trouble codes: P0650 |
View | |
| 2000 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L Mechanical VIN: YV1TS90D5Y Nasty oil leak coming from rt rr corner of engine-I can see the forward turbo and drain-the one closest to the front of the engine and it is dry-it appears to be a headgasket leak from what I can see-but this is not the normal area where they leak from what I ... |
View |
Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
| Fix/Summary | Answers | |
| 2010 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUDFAFL3A I bought a wps500x Pico pressure transducer and performed a compression test with our Pico scope on cylinders #1 & #3. Cylinder #3 is the problem cylinder. The scope patterns were exactly the same except for the amplitude. #1 amplitude was consistent; # 3 ampl... |
10 | |
| 1996 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 7.4L Unknown VIN: 1GCHK39J9T Thank you for all your helpful suggestions. The customer decided to find a junkyard delay relay, and then install it himself. My attempts to contact him for the past two weeks, to follow up on this problem, have been fruitless. He must not be having too man... |
14 | |
| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L gauges and blower VIN: 2G1155S30E We referred this vehicle to the dealer. I think it was a communication/wiring issue but we could not confirm that. |
6 | |
| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start, Stall VIN: 3B7KF23641 Well as always thanks again for all the help. Turned out we were sucking some air. Dropped tank and had cracked pickup tube. Leaning towards a bad ecm in the beginning and then maybe the more we let it idle in shop and then drove the fuel level got low enoug... |
10 | |
| 2006 GMC Envoy Denali 5.3L Lifter / Camshaft VIN: 1GKET63M56 Thx to all that have responded. As many have stated the DoD lifter #6 intake was the problem (collapsed). No cam lobe problems or anything else of importance to mention. Due to the customers situation the repair will involve just the one lifter & DoD oil fil... |
22 | |
| 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L head lights VIN: KM8SC13D33 So finally got it back in the shop. #11 wire had no ground traced the # 11 wire back to the fuse box. The plug was kinda funky but not burnt or any thing. Started probing the #3 and #5 wire at the fuse block plug, boom lights started working. It must have been... |
7 | |
| 1998 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L head bolts VIN: 4S2CM58W2W thanks for the info guys 47 pounds just didn't sound enough |
6 | |
| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7L Noise/No start VIN: 1J8GW68J12 Thank you all for taking the time to reply. It is truly appreciated. I would also like to apologize if my request was not crystal clear. So to back track when it came in several weeks ago it had a loud noise from the front of the engine which I suspected to ... |
13 | |
| 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic 5.5L Electronic VIN: WDDNG86XX8 I'm not sure if I should call this "fixed". As Mark said, more than once, there isn't an easy was around this feature. We went with the four dolly method and pushed it into a usable bay. Sorry Mark, I believed you, I just didn't want to. |
16 | |
| 2006 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.8L No Start, hard start VIN: JAMW51S963 The weather has been very nice the last few weeks and they have not had issues. They had an issue right after the release of the car but started up after a few min. They have not had issues since. If the car returns we will explore injector issues, but for now... |
8 | |
| 2006 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.7L Suspension VIN: JTEBT17R56 Finally have this vehice repaired. noise was coming from inside steering rack. replaced rack and noise is no longer there. |
12 | |
| 2013 Volkswagen CC Sport Plus 2.0L Steering Lock VIN: WVWBP7AN9D Thank you all for your help, almost everybody suggested to take it to the dealer which i advised the customer. Thank you again Best regards |
10 |
