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| 2003 Audi A4 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAULC68E83 Car came in with check engine light is on found code p1292/ vag code 17700 map controlled engine cooling and code p1530/vag code 17938 camshaft timing adjustment short to ground, clear memory & the codes comes right back on, engine runs pefect, i disconnect th... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L No Start VIN: 1GCGK24F8P vehicle came in with complaint of no start hot. lift pump has 5psi and 1/2 pint in 15 seconds. battery voltage to shut off solenoid. new filter. vehicle started good cold, drove vehicle 10 miles and tried to start hot. No start. poured a gallon of water on inj... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer North Face 4.2L Rear blower motor VIN: 1GNDT13S83 Got this from another tech front ac is cold works properly rear blower will only. Come on after vehicle is running and rear blower on for three minutes rear blower is good other tech changed blower module still the same problem .. I checked all powers and grou... |
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| 1999 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L transmission VIN: 1FDAF56F2X hey guys got this 1999 ford f550 6 speed manual transmission seems to be stuck between 2 gears if you let up clutch pedal engine stalls shifter feels strange goijng into 4th gear also there are cooling lines on this transmission how does the fluid get moved i ... |
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| 2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L Error code 11-oxo 1224086 VIN: 1FTWW33S0Y Replaced Gem with dealer part, due to window and 4wd issues. Getting error code: 11-0x0 1224086 and message that programming not successful. I am using IDS and VCM which just updated last Friday. Anyone able to point me in the right direction. The only thing t... |
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| 2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Shifting proplem VIN: 1FTSW31F91 Towing, up hills, very heavy, customer would state that there might be a shifting problem. Hooked up scanner. Once it connected, the engine dies. With KOEO can communicate with everything but the engine and transmission. Has a banks system on it. Pulled the c... |
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| 2007 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Vibration VIN: 1FMEU73E87 20 year Mercedes technician, bought this '07 Explorer with 140K miles on it. It has had a light/medium buzz, drone, vibration that seems to be drive line related when accelerating lightly to 60-70 mph from a stop. Hot or cold. Doesn't seem to be gear dependent... |
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| 2014 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.7L Tpms VIN: 1FT7W2BT2F Ford experts I got a head banger! Four of these trucks almost identical were flooded at the Marine Base during a storm. The BCM's were replaced due to lack of communication. They called me to come up and program them. I was able to get three of them done using... |
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| 1997 Geo Tracker 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNBJ186XV This truck has a P0400 egr code. I have done a lot of reading on this system and it seems to be very problematic. I understand the EGR monitor to work like this. On decel from a steady cruise, the EGR bypass valve is activated applying full manifold vacuum the... Trouble codes: P0400 (EGR insufficient flow) |
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| 2012 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L Remanufactured Engine VIN: 1GTW7FCA2C Thanks for taking a look at this. I hope someone knows whats going on here. We installed the Jasper replacement engine. Now it has long cranking, intermittent starting. Always shows "not run or failed this ignition cycle" and always has P0106 MAP performance t... |
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| 2007 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L engine VIN: 2HKYF18687 Engine exhibits a general intermittent "rattling" noise at any rpm below approx. 2500. Above that rpm the noise stops completely and the engine sounds perfectly normal. Noise seems to becoming from front of engine and is most noticeable through the right motor... |
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| 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L SKIM Module VIN: 1J4GW48N3Y Need Help. Customer brought this Jeep with a crank, start, die. Customer had replaced ECU and had keys programmed. We flashed ECU and everything worked well for 25 crank and starts, number 26 was start and die. Invalid key, and SKIM antenna codes were present.... |
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| 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L No Start VIN: 1J4GL48K15 Morning Techs, I believe i have a failed PCM, but I can't prove it dead. Whats happening is there is no crank, but when I apply ground to pin 38 of the white connector, the engine will crank but still not start.The anti theft light goes on then turns off after... |
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| 2013 Lincoln MKZ 2.0L MIL Lamp on, Cooling fans on VIN: 3LN6L2G94D Hello fellow iATN members! Today I ask for some serious technical help. This MKZ has the most peculiar problem. The original complain is that the cooling fans stay running all of the time. Using the IDS I found that the AC pressure was at 399 psi, sensor readi... Trouble codes: U0401 (Invalid data recieved from the PCM), P06A7, P0073 (Ambient Air temp circuit), P0620 (Generator Control Module), P0532 (A/C Sensor Circuit) |
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| 2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G61 Vehicle came in with both codes with CEL flashing, engine does idle a bit rough ,but not bad considering mileage. As it idle though, it will shutter and you can hear IAC try and compensate accompanied by air box noise, sounds like air filter element/ baffling ... Trouble codes: 1345 (Camshaft position sensor circuit malfunction), 0300 (Random Misfire detected) |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L Unknown VIN: WDBUF56J66 Hello everyone. I had this vehicle towed into my shop with by a customer who said he installed a used transmission himself. Mercedes is one of my weak points. I did some research and from what I read the valve body must be switched over or a new one installed ... |
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| 2003 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L Misfire VIN: 1N6ED29XX3 Previously we have cleaned spark plug cyl2 , replaced cyl 2 injector, ran bg induction clean through the engine. We checked cylinder head gasket with block tester( liquid sniff test)-ok compression good at 120 psi, spark weak. Replaced with new distributor ass... Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0420, P0430, P0455, P0328 |
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| 2005 Nissan Frontier LE 4.0L converter VIN: 1N6AD07WX5 Has been an intermittent problem for six months or so. Will shudder when going into overdrive, fine once overdrive engages. No transmission or engine codes, fluid looks to be in good condition- no signs of coolant contamination that is so common with these veh... |
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| 2007 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6AD09U17 Hey guys first time asking for some help here. Please I need some help here on this problem. Been working on this 2007 Nissan Frontier 4.0 for the last 3 days with no luck yet. Thanks in advance for your time and help. came in tow truck for no power at acceler... Trouble codes: P0011 (Ivt control over advanced), P0021 (Ivt control over advanced) |
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| 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE2 3.4L No Start, Stall VIN: 1G2NG52E64 Vehicle came to my shop after being in multiple other shops. the other shops has replaced the fuel pump, egr valve. Customer complaint is the vehicle intermittently stalls and wont restart for at least a hour. As the vehicle stalls the gauges go erratic. I rep... Trouble codes: B1369, U1000, U1016, U1096, U1255, B1365 |
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| 2007 Saturn Ion 2 2.2L Fuel Gauge VIN: 1G8AJ55F97 This is more of an informational help request, but i was wondering if any of you have had any problems with aftermarket fuel pumps on these Saturns? I originally replaced the fuel pump because the lines were leaking. Now my customer is complaining that when he... |
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| 2009 Saturn Aura XE 2.4L starting VIN: 1G8ZS57B89 At times, after a hot soak, the vehicle would have a no crank no start. Replaced starter per customer. The no crank, no start returned. Have two codes, P0010 and P0615. P0010 has been on for the last 100k miles.Focused on P0615. Did all the test for P0615. Ev... |
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| 2012 Subaru Impreza Sport Premium 2.0L blower motor VIN: JF1GPAL68C After getting the vehicle back in the shop with both blower fuses blowing intermittently, and no obvious reason we decided to check the blower motor current draw. The old blower motor was about 12.5a and the new one is 13.5a with the engine running.The fan bla... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Beetle Sport 1.8L cam timing VIN: 3VWED21CX1 Car returns 4 years later with P0012. Inspected all timing marks and all are dead on. Removed valve cover to inspect timing chain marks for cam timing. There should be 16 rollers/pins between the timing marks, there are 15. Exhaust Cam is advanced 1 tooth on c... |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 2.0L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVGAV7AX8C Originally had code p0322 - intermittent engine speed sensor signal - would start and idle for appx 10 seconds and stall - would not accelerate smoothly but if enfine speed was held at 3500 rpm for a few seconds the epc light would come on and it would run nor... Trouble codes: P0321 (Engine speed sensor implausible signal) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Buick Enclave CXL 3.6L odometer reading VIN: 5GAER23718 I cleaned the ground connector points, with no help. I told the customer that really only left to replace the cluster. They said not at this time. |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.5L Rear Camber VIN: 1G1ZT54834 Thank you all for the replies. The customer took the vehicle without any additional repairs, but I tried some of your suggestions. Ride height was acceptable and even on both sides and I was unable to find any bent components. I also raised the rear end while ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L Cuts out VIN: 1GCGG25V47 finlly a fix.we ruturned van to customer to use and several days later van cut out on him instead of towing in we went to where it died.after checking out we found power going to fuel pump but we had no ground.we checked grounds on frame and found that the br... Trouble codes: U1041, U1016, U1000. |
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| 2005 Ford Freestyle SEL 3.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1FMDK02105 Never did get to the bottom of this one-owner taking to dealer-will post addition info once dealer hopefully figures it out |
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| 2005 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU93195 All is well with the escape. New plugs, computer and 6 coils and it runs as good as an escape can run. Thanks for all the help, Stan. Trouble codes: P0193 (Fuel rail pressure A circuit high input), P0351 (Ignition coil A primary/secondary circuit fault), P0352 (Ignition coil B primary/secondary circuit fault), P0353 (Ignition coil C primary/secondary circuit fault), P0354 (Ignition coil D primary/secondary circuit fault), P2270 (Bank 1 sensor 2 stuck lean). |
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| 2012 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.7L brake pads VIN: 1FD0X5HT0C Well not sure I have a complete 100% fix. We have the ability to test drive for several miles without hitting the brakes so I took a temperature reading before I left and all were @ outside air temp. I drove 7 miles @ 65 mph without touching the brakes, Except... |
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| 2011 GMC Acadia SLT 3.6L strut VIN: 1GKKRSED8B We fixed this thing. Ended up replacing front struts and strut mounts. This car look like brand new and with such low miles I was hesitant to replace the struts. These struts are junk in my opinion. However much thanks to all who gave their input!! |
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| 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L oil cooler VIN: SALMF1E41A The fix was a new oil cooler,where pipe comes out of front of cooler and makes a bend down into valley salty dirt had collected and corroded a hole in pipe. As mentioned we replaced pipe from cooler to water pump, also throttle body hoses. We had a hard time g... |
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