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| 2011 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUBFAFL7B Audi guru's please help me!! I have this A4 that seems to run rough intermittently. The customer tells me that it seems to happen after she gets gas. Check engine light will come on and sometimes she states it will not start but if she holds the gas pedal to t... Trouble codes: P2188 (Bank 1 too Rich at idle), P2187 (Bank 1 too Rich off idle), P2279 (Leak in Air Intake system) |
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| 2004 BMW 745i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGL63534 Need help with this beast. Car arrived at shop with check engine light and knock coming from left (drivers) side valve cover. Removed valve cover and found no problems. (cams appeared to be aligned and vanos gears could not be moved with wrench). Assembled the... Trouble codes: 27BC |
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| 2004 Cadillac CTS 3.6L No Start VIN: 1G6DM57724 Customer stated that the vehicle sat over the winter and when they went to start it the battery was dead. Vehicle started and ran fine before winter. After new battery install the vehicle started and ran normal. Next day, no crank. They disconnected the batter... Trouble codes: U0100 (Lost Communication With PCM), U1000 (Class 2 Problem), U1016 (Loss of Class 2 with PCM) |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.7L Hesitation VIN: 1G1BL82PXS Drives great first thing in the morning. After warm it, hit the accelerator, falls flat on its face. Tried retrieving codes, obd1, scanner says cannot connect to computer. Tried paperclip method, KOEO, nothing. Tried paperclip method, KOER, after a very fast b... |
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| 1998 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L abs VIN: 1GCEK19R8W Greetings everyone. Here we are once again dealing with me not having a clue. Vehicle has a code C0235 Rear speed sensor circuit open or grounded. My understanding is if I don't have power at pin E at the EBCM then this sensor is suspect. Which I don't have po... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L Odometer VIN: 3GNDA13D47 This is my personal vehicle and it is driving me crazy. Last summer I changed the engine and transmission from a 2009 Chevy HHR. I had the entire car that was wrecked for parts. I removed a 2.2 with a major oil leak just under 300K. The wiring harness has been... |
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| 2004 Dodge Stratus R/T 3.0L No Start VIN: 4B3AG52HX4 No spark. Diagnosis shows bad distributor, a common problem from what I see. there is no OEM/factory distributor available- discontinued. There are several aftermarket versions of this part available. anyone have any suggestions as to what brand to use, or hav... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Misfire VIN: 1FTDF1826V Currently working on this ford p/u has a misfire on Cylinder # 2 & Cylinder # 6, checked for spark & found no spark on both towers of coil, checked power at coil and found 12v , changed coil and same issue, checked for grounding from pcm & found small pulsing ... Trouble codes: P0353 (Ignition Coil C Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction) |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 5.4L Engine Noise VIN: 1FTNW21L34 See related history. Vehicle has had salvage motor put in. Mostly all engine related parts came with the salvage engine. After engine replacement, unit started right up fine, vehicle ran normal. No apparent issues, other than a rhythmic knock/tap. Sounds slow... |
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| 2004 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.0L Hard Start VIN: 1FDAW57P74 Truck came in with what the customer said was a no start when warm and an hour later it would start fine. Confirmed it was a hard start warm but with 15-20 seconds of cranking the icp would build and the truck would start. I have replaced the icp sensor due to... |
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| 2015 Hyundai Elantra SE 1.8L Starting VIN: 5NPDH4AE3F Need Hyundai help. Car was towed to shop no start no crank and shifter will not move from park. Found headlights were in on position. Shut off headlights cars starts fine. Switch is on turn signal lever has no option for auto headlight function. Vehicle will s... |
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| 1999 Isuzu Rodeo S 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2CK58D3X I'm just curious if there is a correlation relearn procedure to do? I've done everything as related to try to figure out why this code keeps setting. Looking at misfire data current cylinders showing misfire counts are for #1 and #4. Have to fool scan tool tha... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire Detected) |
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| 2007 Jeep Wrangler X 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA24167 P0443 purge valve circuit fault sets a few seconds after start. Verified No leaks in system. Had a known good purge valve, tried with no effect Ran the diagnostic tests for the code. No shorts to ground or power in the circuit. No open circuits, & the connecto... Trouble codes: P0443 |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L fuel gauge VIN: 4JGBB86E88 Thanks in advance for assistance from all you great people. 2 weeks ago, this vehicle was towed into our shop for a crank-no-start. Diagnosis lead me to replace the fuel pump module. I did and in the process checked the fuel tank for debris, verified fuel tan... |
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| 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.8L Coolant Level VIN: WP0CB2A91D We have tested and confirmed that vehicle has active coolant leak. Access is extremely tight but we can tell that coolant is leaking from somewhere just beneath coolant expansion tank in left rear most portion of engine. Leaked coolant is accumulating in heat ... |
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| 2008 Saturn Astra XE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: W08AR67188 Have this Astra which keeps setting code P02096. Either I have a mis-calibration/faulty new OEM sensor, catalyst is not filtering/converting properly and triggering code? And or the computer is faulty and triggering code and trim data is high because calibrati... Trouble codes: P2096 (Post catalyst fuel trim too lean bank 1 short to ground) |
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| 1999 Subaru Legacy Limited 30th Anniversary 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BG6855X I've followed this flow chart. I'm reluctant to replace an ECM without undeniable proof. I don't have that. I've done basic checks of clear intake and exhaust passages and tubing. This code specifies the electrical portion of the EGR. DTC P1421: EXHAUST GAS R... Trouble codes: P1421 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation High Input) |
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| 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara Luxury 2.7L air temp VIN: JS3TD947X6 vehicle came in with intermittent cold and warm a/c. pressures were low, so we added 14 oz of R134a, air got to 48 degrees at idle and stays that way until engine goes off idle, to about 1200-1300 rpm, then goes back to warm, hot, then cool, all coming from da... |
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| 1996 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L MIL Lamp on, intermittant no powr VIN: 4TAVL52N1T This truck belongs to my cousin and he is driving my truck until its fixed. One owner truck, all maintenance done. At first the truck would crank but not start. Once it started ran rough for a minute, then smoothed out and seemed fine until he tried to drive i... |
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| 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L a/c compressor VIN: JTEHT05J55 a/c turns on and works normally for about 10 minutes cycling on and off. then the clutch turns off for approximately 3 minutes , then it turns back on and cycles on and off normally. when it is off for the 3 minutes there is no power going to the clutch. once ... |
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| 2012 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L reverse VIN: 5TDKK3DC2C Hello, toyota techs. We have a customer who said check engine light went on, and after he parked he did not have reverse. By the time he got to us, reverse was working again. Codes was p2757 - torque clutch pressure control solenoid and P0712 - fluid temp sens... |
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| 2011 Volvo XC60 3.2 3.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV4952DL3B vehicle came in no start and no compression. found that car had jumped timing. a guided came apart and lodged between cam and chain. sent head off and reinstalled. used Volvo kit to time up engine. it starts and runs good. but has a rough idle at times. will s... Trouble codes: P003D, P0301, P0302, P0420, P0430 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2012 Cadillac CTS 3.6L a/c system VIN: 1G6DJ5E30C thanks for all the help guys. the customer declined going deeper into the car. i'm positive the problem is the expansion valve, but he didn't want to put the money in to pull the dash. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L compressor VIN: 1G1PF5S95B Well, its finally fixed. Turns out it just had a bad compressor. These compressors are known for going bad then making a loud noise and vibration while the ac is off. This one was silent. I could spin the pulley but the bolt in the shaft would just sit still. ... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L starting VIN: 1GCWGFCA4E Being that the icon for PRNDS were affected we went to the transmission Neutral switch & there we found chaffed wire, repaired that and all seems well to this point. |
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| 2005 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Unknown VIN: 2C3AA63HX5 thanks you guys with all the help , the car needed a new front controller that is located on the fuse box in the engine area , I drove it for 3 days after we put part in ,the problem didn't come back , we where really lucky because the p... |
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| 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1D4GP24R56 Yes I do have this van running again! I did fail to mention in the original post the coolant sensor all matched on a cold eng. I had to type the original message twice " pc shut down when i was typing things up the first time so i thought i had include the inf... |
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| 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3HB48B97 engine installed from junk yard was a 2.4l. customer elected to not do any repair at this time. advised replacement of engine as only known way to fix it but did present options that could be tried with no official outcome known until we tried it. if vehicle r... Trouble codes: P0171, P2004. |
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| 1995 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 5.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTDF15N0S So after 3 A1 Cardone re manufactured Air Flow Meters we ordered a Standard Air Flow Meter and its fixed. This one was tough. I started to question my diagnosis but could find nothing out of range. Thanks for all the help and be careful who you get your parts ... |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L Steering VIN: 1FTSX21548 Hey guys, thanks for all the help. Took pitman arm loose to take box and column out of equation, which were fine. Squeezed out some more caster with new slugs and had minimal results although there was a definate improvement. Snatched out Moog ball joints in f... |
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| 2003 GMC Envoy XL SLE 4.2L Front Differential VIN: 1GKET16S33 Thank you all that had replied to me. Much appreciated!! So, The problem is mostly resolved. The left hub bearing had gone bad again. 16 months ago, I had replaced both hubs with FAQ brand. The bearing for the ring gear is also making some noise but not as bad... |
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| 2009 Saturn Aura XE 2.4L starting VIN: 1G8ZS57B89 After retesting everything, we felt comfortable telling customer that a new computer was needed. He then said he was going to tow his vehicle out. Next day he said he ordered a computer and ignition switch. 5 days went by and he had the computer buy decided to... |
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| 2001 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L Accessories VIN: 4T1BF28B41 well i got to looking around found out pass side floor was wet pcm was wett from sunroof drain cleaned pcm and connections all is well thanks for the help |
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