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| 1988 Chevrolet S10 2.8L Stall VIN: 1GCCS14R7J this is my sons truck and i wont have a chance to touch this till this weekend. he says that sometimes the truck when he lets off the gas it starts shaking and if he is applying the brakes it will stall out but fires right back up so yesterday i changed the th... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GNEK13T51 This one is fun! I've looked thru the archives already and 95% of the fixes are fuel pumps, the rest are a mix of regulators and filters. I've changed three pumps in the last three days! Had changed one regulator three months ago, just changed it again after t... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0171 (Lean B1), P0174 (Lean B2) |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L ABS/blower motor/4WD VIN: 1GNET16SX4 tested fuses and many are all grounded only. if you add power to one of the selected ground fuses everything works fine. swapped with known good box and still same symptoms. |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L high beam VIN: 2G1WT58K96 Hello and Thanks in advance, Customer was driving at night and turned on the high beam, as soon as she flipped the switch for high beam the engine stalled (highway speed) everything when dead on the dash. She quickly switched back to low and everything came ba... |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTVX1CF2C P0104.P0103,P0135,P0023,P0141,P0020,P0155,P0013,P0161,P0010 ,P0443,U0422. All 4 O2 faults,3 of 4 VCT faults, MAF fault , EVAPO fault and a BCM comm. error. Low power , customer had a no-start and found fuse #27 fuel pump relay fuse blown. Replaced fuse and veh... |
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| 2013 Ford F-450 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L pwr to trailer connector VIN: 1FT8W4DT2D This truck has no power to the positive pin at the trailer connector. Attempted to trace wires but unable to locate the wires due to not having much room in the engine compartment to work with. I was wondering if anyone has had this problem before because the ... |
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| 2011 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L strut VIN: 1GKKRSED8B Weird one. Customer was referred to us from one of our customers. Complaining of clunk only after vehicle has been driven. We drove vehicle cold and no noise but after driving and as customer said a clunk came from right front and if you drive with right side ... |
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| 2002 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Intake? VIN: JHLRD788X2 Complaint of a belt noise on work order. Could not verify customer complaint until she stated it only happens on acceleration. Road tested aggressively to find a high pitched whine/whistle above 3000 rpm and will persist as long as the engine is under moderate... |
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| 2007 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Starting VIN: 1HGCM66557 when problem occurs the dash lights up and nothing happens as far as starting the car, however if car is rolled 5 feet the car did start. And has started half dozen times since ? |
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| 2006 Infiniti G35 X 3.5L nats VIN: JNKCV51F96 car was brought to us after customer declined repair of complete wiring harness from dealer. car would only start with newly programmed from dealer. it is knob start with prox key. if prox key was present car will not start. car goes into lock out mode p1610 i... |
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| 2008 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Esc VIN: 1J8GN28K78 Vehicle came in with a concern of ESC activation intermittently on dry pavement on turns. Test driving vehicle with at least 225 degrees (positive or negative) steering angle will cause traction control to activate. No wheel speeds change or drop out when grap... |
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| 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 4.2L Unknown VIN: SALMF134X8 Hhi guys i need help hdc fault system not available message along with trac and abs light is on. In al terrain module- i have communication codes u0401,402,416,403,421-94 invalid data recieved from pcm,tcm,dynamic,transfer case and ride level control module- a... |
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| 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L crank no start VIN: 5LMPU28A4X Hello, 99 Lincoln continental came in on flatbed. Crank no start. Vehicle had remote start alarm. Removed remote start alarm as it was now inop. Original key would not start vehicle , getting theft light consistently. Cut and programmed 2 new keys and now pats... |
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| 2007 Lincoln Navigator Ultimate 5.4L misfire# 8 cylinder VIN: 5LMFU28517 dead misfire # 8 only not just at idle but there all the time any help would be greatly appreciated |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC 5.6L sunroof VIN: WDBCA45D2H Thank you in advance for your help. The sunroof on this car will only open about 1/2 way. We removed the cable and the lid and find that the frame will go back further until it hits a stop which is about 7/8 of the way open, which seems OK. With the cable in, ... |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero 2.8L No Start VIN: YS3FH76U26 car came in no start ran computer scan p0089 p0301 codes in memory . ran fuel pressure test no fuel pump operation has 12 volts & a good ground to fuel pump when cranking engine , no fuel pressure showing on guage . ordered a new fuel pump put in car & still n... |
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| 2003 Subaru Baja Sport 2.5L right turn signal VIN: 4S4BT62C53 hey gang!! this subaru right turn signal is always on even with key off, left side works ok, the front, rear and dash indicter are on. i pulled fuse # 10 which is for trailer lihgts and everything is back to normal. also the hazard lights didnt work till the #... |
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| 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3HT05J9W Hello, We are struggling with this vehicle that came in originally with a intermittent check engine light and no symptoms.The code was a PO171, lean bank one.We smoke tested with no leaks.The tech performed a volumetric efficiency test and he could not get it ... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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| 2001 Toyota Prius 1.5L Hybrid VIN: JT2BK12U01 The dealer diagnosed this 2001 Prius as having "a shorted inverter and transaxle." Upon my procurement of the vehicle, I found it making a clunking noise when pushed in neutral and P3125 stored. It would start for half a second and then die. Not wanting to jus... |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L smart key VIN: JTDKB20U57 This prius has a good 12v battery and good key fob battery. Only have 1 fob. When you push the start/power button nothing happens. Scanning all modules and no codes but all will not scan of course. I tried a battery disconnect and installed the key into the sl... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2006 BMW M5 5.0L No Start VIN: WBSNB93586 I want to thank all of you that responded with suggestions for the fix to my problem. I checked to make sure that all the codes for everything were erased, tried starting the car and when it wouldn't start, checked for any codes that may have been activated. M... |
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| 2010 BMW 328i xDrive 3.0L cranks but doesnt start VIN: WBAPK5C54A Hi fellows. if you just want to read the fix, you may scroll to the bottom. Thanks a lot and I really appreciate for taking the time out and helping. so Finally this one is running. i spent about 4 hours tracing the K-line code because I was not sure which d... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L Rear Brake lights VIN: 1GNFC13J77 Unfortunately customer hasn''t brought vehicle back. She was on lunch break and had 45 min for initial diagnosis. Thanks for all help,I will update if she returns |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0L Cuts out VIN: 1GC2CVCG2B Dan [...] nailed it. Not only was the '08 TCM the wrong one, there were 2 different ones for the 2011 depending on the number on the transmission. When I tried to program the first dealer TCM, it took a dump and no longer communicated. When they went back to ... |
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| 1969 Chrysler 300 7.2L axle end play VIN: CM27K9C283 Sorry for the late closing of this request. This repair required a great deal of tech. information which can be found at bigblockmopar.com. Turns out the axle shafts were too short. The tech info at bigblockmopar.com. will be a BIG help to anyone doing this. ... |
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| 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited 2.4L hard start VIN: 3A4FY58B97 Thanks for the help. With the timing marks lined up the belt was a little loose between cams. I then turned the exhaust cam slightly clockwise to the next tooth to tighten belt. Put it all back together and seems to start and run good. |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L Failed smog test VIN: 3D7KR28C45 Charles was on the money with a few question marks. The fix was in TSB 10-030-10. Which says if a CA only vehicle was failing a smog test flash the PCM and the monitors will show complete as soon as the flash is done. But this is a Fed. vehicle. And I updated ... |
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| 2009 Ford Fusion S 2.3L Wrench light VIN: 3FAHP06Z59 Wrench light was on for Secondary Air Injection problem. Pump was seized and fuse blown. Pump was put in less than one year ago so we called original shop who sends us a lot of work and we installed another new aftermarket air pump and fuse that they supplied.... Trouble codes: P2258 (Air system control a circuit high), P2257 (Air system control a circuit low), P0841. |
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| 2011 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Starting VIN: 2FMDK4KC4B Well I am going to call this one fixed.After calling the second Ford Dealer back requesting they do my original request for a reflash or the reflash that Dave [...] suggested they said that they couldn't get to it until the following week.When I told them I felt... |
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| 2016 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.8L Valvetrain VIN: 1FDUF4GY9G Alright, after left cam, rocker arms and lifters, and oil and filterthe truck is gone and ran great, just don't know for how long. We had a chat with the owner (not the driver) and he agreed that extended idle periods can be a big factor on this failures, aft... |
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| 2012 GMC Yukon Denali 6.2L power mioors VIN: 1GKS1EEF7C the customer declined to go any further with a diag. almost all the replies including 2 that replied after I specifically stated that I reflashed the dds said to program the drivers door module.. I did this at the very beginning of this adventure I wish it h... |
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| 2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.2L Monitors VIN: SAJWA74C64 Thank You for your responses! Was a matter of 'proper' driving, found a site obd-codes dot com that had specific conditions for individual monitors, ran 3rd gear, 2500 RPM for 1 min, 10 second coast down, twice(EGR) and it ran both EGR and O2 monitors same tri... Trouble codes: P0101 (MAF out of range). |
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| 2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1J4GL58K72 ok techs sorry for no update on trims,fuel,etc etc. had to many vehicles in shop that needed attention( not complaining there) any way after searching all over this thing I found a loose/burnt ground on right hand side of engine block. down under head and exha... |
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| 2010 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L Stability Control VIN: 1J4NF1GB2A It turns out it was the scan tool, the autel simply cannot do the relearn. I asked the alignment shop I deal with to run the procedure with their snap on versus and it went right through. thanks for all of the insight. |
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| 2010 Jeep Commander Limited 5.7L engine VIN: 1J4RG5GT2A thanks to all who gave input. We pulled the valve covers because of where you put in oil was very sludged up, this motor is not worth fixing. who ever owned this thing before my customer must have never changed the oil. this car looks like brand new. we are pu... |
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| 1991 Mazda RX-7 Turbo 1.3L Mechanical VIN: JM1FC3523M Thanks for all the help. I talked to customer and he was looking for a engine.But we had a hail storm cone thru last week and the car got a lot of dents. He has turned it into his insurance and we are going to wait and see what they are going to do. Thanks aga... |
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