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| 2012 Buick Verano 2.4L blower motor VIN: 1G4PS5SK4C Blower motor will only work when you get to high (6). After you get to high and, back it back down it works on all speeds till you turn it off again. All data trouble tree not much help. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LS 1.8L All foward gears VIN: 1G1PC5SH5B Transmission Techs I need help on this one I have No forward motion no codes but reverse works like a dream put it in drive no attempt to move no sounds of gears trying to engage fluid was very dark so we flushed it after many attempts to engage in forward in ... |
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| 2005 Dodge Durango SXT 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D4HB38N15 This has been haunting us for weeks. It has been very intermittently setting P2098 Bank 2 downstream fuel trim. Saw that sensor dropping out randomly while driving or idling, we replaced it with a Denso, crossing the numbers from the OE. was fine for 2 weeks, ... Trouble codes: P2096 (Bank 1 downstream fuel trim), P0562 (Battery volts low in transmission.) |
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| 1987 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Check Engine light? VIN: 1FTEF15N7H A stupid question for an old fart like me but it's been a long time since I worked on anything this old. I had to drag out my old break-out box and Ford did not make it easy to hook it up. I saw that the "check engine" light was not on, so I scanned the ECU an... |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZF17231 Thank you for reading my post, i have a 01 ford f-150 truck 4.2 v6, cel coming on with code po171 and po174 truck runs fine but fuel trims are hitting there limits, checked for vacc leaks and replaced egr, intake gasket, pcv valve, and fuel filter all were nee... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174 |
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| 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FABP7BV7B vehicle will intermitantly die. dies at stops when turning and cruise. may take 2 to 3 day to act up. has battery voltage on red and yellow wire. pcm is from motorcraft. checked ac ripple. im at a loss. there 2 canine cars doing the same thing. Trouble codes: P0135, P0141, P0155, P0161, P0403, P0443 |
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| 2011 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Starting VIN: 2FMDK4KC4B Sorry for the lack of testing but I need this fixed ASAP.My youngest daughter has this 2011 Edge with factory remote and Smart Key.The remote start hasn't worked for awhile but with her newborn she wanted it fixed.She took it to the dealer she bought it from a... |
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| 2015 Ford Explorer Sport 3.5L Reverse VIN: 1FM5K8GT9F As per customer, since ptu and seatbelts were replaced, the chime will chime like a door is open only in reverse. Thinking possible wires were shorted together, i removed f15(power supply to reverse lights), same concern. Using the ids, i disabled belt minder,... |
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| 2005 Honda Element EX 2.4L Loss of power VIN: 5J6YH28665 This Honda came in with two problems. Runs poor cold and loss of power intermittently. We have seen the loss of power with code P2646 before. Valve adjustment solved the cold running problem. We changed the oil and filter (5W20). Inspected both screens and the... Trouble codes: P2646 (VTEC pressure switch low) |
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| 2008 Honda Accord EX 3.5L engine misfire VIN: 1HGCS218X8 car came in with misfire faults for random cyls. we found the back pressure tests for front cat. was melted, replaced front cat. and replaced front 3 spark plugs. took vehicle out for test drive now rear cyls. are misfiring and killing power to 4,5,6. removed ... |
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| 1993 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: SAJHW1745P This Jag is an intermittent (almost always) no start. Crank position waveform shows a good strong signal, and the spark is good. I do not, however, have injector pulse. I do have 12v to the injectors. I have had this thing started, but ran very poorly. The cod... Trouble codes: 14 (Coolant Temp Sensor), 12 (Air Flow Meter) |
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| 2006 Jaguar XK8 Victory Edition 4.2L hub/bearings VIN: SAJDA42C56 i've removed the rear knuckles and replaced inner and outer bearings and seals. I can find no torque spec on the axle nut so if anyone knows, please reply asap! i zipped them on with the 1/2 inch gun, but still had a little inner wobble. on the other side, i u... |
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| 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Pure 2.0L No Start VIN: SALVR2BG0D Got this evoque towed in from another shop. Originally customer stated died while driving, had towed to another shop, they put a hi pressure fuel pump in it to no avail. Had it towed to us. When it came in they had the drive belt off for unkown reasons. I pull... Trouble codes: P0C60 |
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| 2005 Mazda RX-8 1.3L engine VIN: JM1FE17N55 Looking for best way to remove engine,mod says remove engine transmission and sub frame out bottom,but looks like may be easier to just unbolt trans and remove engine out top.If anybody has did one of these let please let me know what the best way is. thanks f... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Cranks, no start VIN: WDBJF65HXX Vehicle cranks but will not turn over. Manually energized fuel pump at fuel pump relay socket and obtained decent fuel pressure. It appears that there is no signal coming from the ECM to close the fuel pump relay. Scanned for codes and got P1681, which I assum... Trouble codes: P1681 (Crash Signal Implausible) |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD3PF3CC6B First off, we are seeing more and more Sprinters here due to our fleet accounts. I have sent many away to the dealer due to lack of information then we get it back from the dealer and it seems like a lot of repetitive problems. We have a Snap-On Verus and th... Trouble codes: P2201 (NOx Sensor Cicuits RAnge Performance B1S1), P20C0, P20BC |
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| 2006 Pontiac G6 2.4L Pass Emissions VIN: 1G2ZF55B56 This car was at the first shop to have the P0420 code check and a running bad issue that shop replaced the catalytic converter, customer states that the car still ran bad engine light back on, customer took the car to another shop where they found misfires in ... |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Low Power VIN: YS3FD49Y96 Ok, first of aLl GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Now that that's out of the way here it goes. Car has low boost. Boost gauge show a bit of boost but not much, car has noticeable low power as you'd expect. No MIL, no stored codes (using a tech 2). Verified the waste... |
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| 2005 Toyota Prius 1.5L ignition VIN: JTDKB20U45 Car was towed in. Died at a stop light. Push the "Start" button and lights on the dash come on only for a split second then shuts itself back off. Seems like its in a failsafe mode. Ive put a jump pack on the 12V battery in the trunk with no change. You can tu... |
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| 2016 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TDKK3DC6G The vehicle sets a code 335 instantly upon starting, the code p0340 will set after running a while. We have checked wiring to the crank sensor and replaced the sensor, it scopes identical to a 2015 sienna van, we have swapped the cam sensor from the front to t... Trouble codes: P0335, P0340 |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Key Fob VIN: WVWAD63BX5 Vehicle came in with interior water intrusion. Pulled carpet to find that Comfort Module Completely submerged. Examination after water removal was corroded wiring terminals and PCB internal corrosion also. Replaced Module after splice used pigtail/harness. All... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Passat VR6 3.6L Flex pipes VIN: WVWRU73C68 I have this Vw came in for exhaust repair, flex pipes up front are leaking I just looked at it and it looks like a nightmare to get at the bolts to take the cat section off exhaust manifold. My concerns and questions are, do these bolts usually come out? Do I ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Audi A3 2.0L All Windshield Washers And Rear Wiper Motor VIN: WAUNF78PX8 We found that some aftermarket electrical item had been installed by previous owner and then removed but left all the wiring behind. The wiring used the fuse 45 line for power and was getting a random ground causing fuse to blow and odd wiper/washer symptoms t... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Z66 5.3L Unknown VIN: 3GNEC12Z96 The customer decided to have us install a used engine. We did remove the pan from the original engine and it was clean inside. We have not had time to inspect it any further and I need to close this post. My guess is a cam bearing spun closing off an oil passa... |
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| 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L Cuts out VIN: 2B4GP44372 Thank you for all of your replies. This one is fixed. I rechecked everything related to this problem. Used scope to check the signals. Signals perfect right down to the last few RPM before it stalled. Checked with dealer again to try and get new PCM. He checke... Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft sensor fault). |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L Misfire, Flutter off Idle VIN: 1FTFW1ET8C OK I soo apologize for letting this hang until the last day however the Truck left our shop & I've tried getting it back 3 times but the youg fellow can't seem to find time to get it here but will as his Dad is a Regular Customer & after I've replaced the Spar... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire Detected). |
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| 2007 Hyundai Veracruz SE 3.8L tailgate release VIN: KM8NU13C87 thanks for all the good replies. most replies talked about the park inhibit input. we verified our park position input to the bcm was ok,we verified the tailgate switch input to the bcm was ok. at this point we recommended a new bcm, we also found out the car ... |
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| 2007 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL48K47 Ok thanks to all especially Eric ! with all the pictures don't know why I couldn't find your post in the archives. Any way the best way to find these leaks is to drop the tank down as far as you can safely do without breaking anything, then remove the 1/2 inch... Trouble codes: P0456. |
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| 2011 Kia Sorento LX 2.4L trunk latch VIN: 5XYKT4A18B Vehicle is fixed! Ty hit it on the head when mentioning the proper operation of ALL door latches. Turns out the rf door latch was not reporting open when the power locks were activated. This caused the locks to immediately re-lock when it didnt see proper latc... |
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| 2013 Lexus RX350 3.5L Turn Signal VIN: 2T2ZK1BA9D Hello, We tracked it down to the drivers door mirror (which has a LED turn signal in it.) When we un-plugged the mirror from the control unit the problem was gone, plug it back in turn signal stayed on! The body shop's customer requested we not replace it beca... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK550 5.5L Cooling Systems VIN: WDDDJ72X77 Thanks for all your replies every one i send the vehicle to the dealer i think that is going to need a new ME, i event tray a new fan assy. but same problem, |
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| 2003 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L failed emission test VIN: 1G2HX52K93 Let thank Tim and the others who offered advice. I have a half fix. The p0650 code was indeed the pcm. I replaced pcm and the codes was gone and has not returned , I have yet to get the EGR monitor to run .I replace map sensor clean egr passage and tube, Taste... Trouble codes: P0650. |
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| 2011 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WP1AB2A25B This valve lift system has two control solenoids on each Bank. Camshaft solenoid on top of valve cover & valve lift solenoid behind cylinder head. Mine case is the one behind right side head has a problem. Customer pick up the car for a week, no check engine l... Trouble codes: P1284 (Fuel pump maximun limit exceeded), P1372 (Valve lift control Bank 1). |
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| 1991 Subaru XT XT6 2.7L ride control VIN: JF1AX9420M Well, after exhausting my resources here and recommended here the car is destined for the scrap yard. The owner is still in denial and keeps bringing me information from her expert internet surfing mechanic friends. I have let her know reality as I know it, n... |
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