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| 2008 Acura TSX 2.4L Warning ligh VIN: JH4CL96868 hi all,got this tsx in for charge light on,the red batt light as well as the system warning light in speedo..tested system and found it wasnt charging.replace alternator with denso reman unit.recharged battery.tested good.started car and red batt light went ou... |
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| 1995 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HR52L9S Vehicle came in on tow truck and was a crank no start. It started and we drove it in, tested crank sensor and it had an erratic wave form. Cam sensor tested normal. We replaced crank sensor. Vehicle ran afterwards but then died and has not started since. We al... Trouble codes: P0341 |
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| 1984 Cadillac Seville 4.1L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G6AS6987E This one shouldn't have me lost but it does. Car came in for a failed emissions HC 8.5 limit of 3.0 and CO 197 limit of 30.0. Customer had already installed new catalytic converter. I found Intake air temp sensor broken and IAC motor bad. After replacing both ... Trouble codes: 45 (Fuel System Rich) |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD WT 6.6L AC Compressor VIN: 1GCJK33618 2008 Silverado 1 ton Duramax, Manual AC compressor will not engage unless commanded through the pcm with Tech2 . Then it works and cools fine. No error codes in either pcm BCM or HVAC Module, PCM Says under ac request no. HVAC Module says ac request yes but wi... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Caprice PPV 6.0L Misfire VIN: 6G1MK5U26D This has happened three times now any help would be great.this is a police car and the officer states that when it happens its always on the way to a call and hes driving hard,and its above 80 when it starts.he states that it starts cutting out and check engin... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire) |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 4.0L hard start VIN: 2A8HR64XX8 Vehicle has a hard start intermittently, most often after sitting overnight. after starting first thing in the morning, it will start perfectly after that. Sometimes during the day it will start hard again, usually if it has been sitting a few hours. No codes ... |
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| 2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPW14556 This vehicle has no power. It will start and run with rough idle. when i put it in gear it does`nt have enough power to move, but does not stall. After cleaning throttle body it did`nt help,I tried a known good throttle body from another vehicle that ran. it m... Trouble codes: P0355 (Ignition coil e open circuit) |
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| 2007 Ford Focus SES 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP34N27 Greetings ladies and gentlemen: Agent tells me that driver has a concern that the c.e.l. is on. M.O.D. has several hits for a defective pump with these codes. IATN has 2 hits; one a summary (no fix) and one being a diverter valve for a fix. Extracted codes... Trouble codes: P0410 (secondary air injection fault), P0491 (air system insufficient flow) |
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| 2009 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4L accessory belt VIN: JHLRE48709 The customer returned after 2 weeks complaining of a belt type squeal especially right after a start up in the morning. We can hear it a little bit--a chirp right after cranking up but customer says it is quite loud when first started in the morning. We inspec... |
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| 2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.0L Exhaust VVT VIN: 5NPEC4ABXB Thanks for the help guys. This vehicle came in for NAPA warranty repair from when the customer lived in Mi. He moved here right after repairs. The problem was a check engine light. The only noticeable problem was the check engine light is on. The fault code is... |
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| 2005 Maserati Spyder GT 4.2L Clutch VIN: ZAMBB18A35 I'm trying to get info on the clutch system. Operation and diagnosis. I'm not able to find any good info. I believe that I have a trans/clutch problem. I can't duplicate the problem but the customer states the car would stall at a stop and he could't seem to g... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz CL500 5.0L A/C compressor VIN: WDBGA70G2X Pulled codes in HVAC module and found codes 217 and 231. Looked at readings from N22 and found both ambient temp sensor and Engine coolant temp sensor are showing -40. The only information system I have is alldata and the locations of all the connectors is ske... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 3.5L NO shift VIN: WDCGG8HB2B The transmission that was in the vehicle was no good . So we Replaced it with a Used transmission and put New oil in it now when placing the Gear selector into Drive or Reverse the vehicle itself doesn't Shift and i keep getting a code c0246 Start enable 'Driv... |
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| 2015 Nissan Altima SL 2.5L compressor VIN: 2015ALT1MA Hi all. Have a 2015 Altima that the compressor won't come on.Car was in accident and was brought to us to evac and charge.No power to comp and scanner shows ac signal off and ac relay off.Am wondering if IPM possibly bad or control head bad(no ac signal)?Have ... |
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| 2008 Pontiac G6 GT 3.5L steerung pump VIN: 1G2ZH57N78 customer had complaint of steering noise and slightly high effort. pump had slight leak and we replaced it. followed the tsb to bleed system with vac pump. customer keeps coming back in around 4 days with air in the system again. how do I confirm where this ai... |
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| 2011 Subaru Outback 2.5i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S4BRBJC4B So I know that these cars have a problem with the oil pressure switch and solenoids so I replaced both on bank 1 and it set p0028 as soon as you hit [...]. so I took off the solenoid housing and checked and cleaned the screen put it back together and same p... Trouble codes: P0028 |
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| 1991 Volkswagen Cabriolet Carat 1.8L Cuts out, VIN: WVWDC5154M Check timing,ok,recheck fuel pressure ok,check coolant temp sensor in specifications,rev engine up until it starts surging at 2000 rpms like it has a rev limiter,while holding throttle open manually add extra fuel and engine revs over [...] as long as you f... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCC21V01 Came in month ago with Po442 I believe.Replaced purge valve N80 2 times - have replaced carbon canister + replaced canister vent solenoid since then.gas cap seals up too. leak detection pump passes all the tests. Vehicle came back again and N80 valve doesn't h... Trouble codes: P0440 (Evap system leak detected) |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Trunk VIN: 3VWSP69M92 Hello VW tech's, customer states that the trunk will open when he turns the head lights off, at times, we could not duplicate. Checked the trunk wiring at the bends, ok. There are no codes in the body control modules. You would think that if the wiring was sho... |
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| 2007 Volkswagen Touareg TDI 5.0L compressor VIN: WVGPT77L97 Not our usual fair this and I need a repair time guestimate from someone more familiar with this vehicle. Basically vehicle driven in less compressor with instructions to make good the A/C system. Judging by all the marring it seems the compressor was forced ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2002 BMW 325i 2.5L Fuse 63 VIN: WBAET37492 THANKS TO ALL FOR THE HELP- RYAN HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! THE RED/ VIOLET/ YELLOW WIRE TO RELAY WAS SHORTED TO GROUND. THE CUSTOMER OPTED FOR AN OVERLAY BUT BEWARE- THE CAR WILL STINK!!! IT TAKES FOREVER TO AIR OUT IF THE BURNED WIRING IS NOT REMOVED! THANKS ... |
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| 2002 BMW 330Ci 3.0L Turn Signal VIN: WBABS53472 NO COMMUNICATION. GOOD POWER AND GROUND WIRES. TOOK A HUGE GAMBLE AND TRY A USED MODULE ( 90.00 COMPARES TO 640.23 NEW PART ) . ALL LIGHTS WORK AND SCAN TOOL COMMUNICATE WITH LIGHTING MODULE. MY HEADACHE IS GONE. THANKS EVERYBODY AND TRY TO HAVE A GOOD DAY. |
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| 2010 BMW X5 xDrive30i 3.0L rear air ride VIN: 5UXFE4C51A thanks to all. after spending more time with scan tool I realized that I can command the r/side up and down but not the left. after closer look we had pinched the air line to L/side air bag by mistake. after freeing up the line the left side now works well a... |
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| 2011 Buick Regal CXL 2.0L keyless entry VIN: W04GW5EV3B Doing BCM IMMO learn with Existing Transponder or Remote Key function restored keyless functions. GDS 2 really didnt offer anything in the way of confirming any signal being seen, except confirming no key was in the ignition. Had it been a push button start, ... |
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| 2012 Fiat 500 Pop 1.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C3CFFAR4C I appreciate the help that I received from everyone. After going over what everyone suggested I ended up putting the original reluctor wheel and knock sensor on the replacement engine and that took care of the problem. Thanks again for all the help. Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple misfire). |
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| 2014 Ford E-250 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNE2EL9E vent valve on top of engine was bad. took a while to catch it not working - didn't do it all the time . Trouble codes: P2196, P2198, P2271, P2273. |
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| 2009 GMC Yukon Denali 6.2L No Start VIN: 1GKFK032X9 The fix ended up being the bypass module that was put in place of the rear air suspension. Took a while for the customer to come back to get it replaced and was kind of Leary about it as he has had it replaced three times already for suspension light issues. T... Trouble codes: U0122. |
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| 2006 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L odometer VIN: SHSRD78806 Sounds like the hds (Honda software?) would be able to pull the mileage from the old speedo and then transfer it onto the new one at the time of the swap. Our customer decided not to do this. If this is not possible for this year and model (varies) a speedo sh... |
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| 1991 Jeep Comanche 4.0L Speedometer VIN: 1J7FJ26SXM Thanks for all the input guys. I thought I was making the right assumption. Priced a speedometer head from the dealer. They amazingly still showed one dealer as having the part, PN [...]. Our cost was a little over $300 for it though. Since the parts and l... |
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| 2001 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE 4.0L Power Steering VIN: SALTY12421 David [...] was the first to respond and he hit it right on the head. The Screen at the bottom of the reservoir was torn. (Probably someone poking a suction straw or something into it. The screen was very clean other than being torn. New reservoir tank was... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Wdbsk75fx3f046086 VIN: WDBSK75FX3 The blue two wire connector has a line up tab on it we cut it off and plugged it into the new three wire female connector on the lock assembly on the top two wires and all is working correctly. |
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| 2010 Nissan Maxima S 3.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1N4AA5AP0A Thank you all for taking the time to reply. We tried to relearn the throttle body with no success. Checked the wheel speed sensors all good. The problem was in fact the Intelligent Power Distribution module. Once we installed it we scanned it again and cleared... Trouble codes: P2101 (ETC Function), P2118 (Throttle Control motor), P1726 (Electronic throttle control). |
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| 1993 Porsche 968 3.0L speedometer VIN: WP0CA2961P Found a broken ground wire in the harness for ABS module |
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| 2005 Saab 9-7x Linear 4.2L encoder motor VIN: 5S3ET13S65 Thank you everyone for your replies. We finally installed a Delco encoder motor and sent it on its way. We will see how long this one lasts. |
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| 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium 2.5L not cooling at times VIN: JF2SJACC5E Thank you all so much for your responses. So my primary concern was whether this system was supposed to cycle or not. It is indeed supposed to cycle, and it seems that the simple fix has been recharging with the correct amount of refrigerant. What prompte... |
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| 2006 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4.7L Limp in VIN: 5TDZT34A96 Thank you all for your time and kind help. I know its a old vehicle but its her baby and it only has 52k on it. I don't have a problem following technical bulletins but usually want to verify so i am not just throwing parts. Anyhow we gave the customer the op... Trouble codes: P2445 (Secondary Air Injection Pump Stuck Off Bank 1). |
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| 2009 Toyota Matrix S 2.4L Passenger seat VIN: 2T1KE40E89 We found a shifted belt RF-replaced tires. I think this issue was not mechanical in nature. Only when her son was in the car did the weird things happen. If he transferred to another car,that car would act up. Definitely at a spiritual type level.Thanks for th... |
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