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2012 Acura MDX 3.7L brakes VIN: 2HNYD2H30C
customer complained of intermittent low brake pedal. apon inspection tech was unable to duplicate, but the vehicle needed pads and rotors all around. power brake flush was performed at the same time. now have a very low brake pedal, but only when engine is run...
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2008 Audi S6 5.2L Interior lights VIN: WAUDN74F78
All fuses are good, connections and door wiring looks ok.Only code related to the system is alarm siren- most likely dead internal battery. Any help appreciated. Thanks! Mark
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2006 BMW 525i 3.0L Electric fan VIN: WBANE53586
This car is kicking my butt, don't have factory scan tool so can't see what is being commanded. At first it came in with shredded belt, replaced that and alternator since it had sucked up belt fibers and was covered with oil. Car did fine on first two 3 mile t...
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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L drive engagement VIN: 2GCEC19T82
no transmission engagement in drive range,but will engage in manual 1st and 2nd.
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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD WT 6.6L No Power VIN: 1GCHK33658
This truck came in for lack of power lots of black smoke on accel has no power until you get to about 50mph its feels like truck takes off as its should but still get lots of black smoke. I have driven it as is for numerous miles to set a code and will not do ...
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2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Air Conditioning VIN: 1GNSKJE74D
Vehicle AC light flashes 3 times and the AC stops working. It is very intermittent. The codes in HVAC are: B0423-Temperature Control FeedBack Circuit Open Circuit B0228-Recirculate Position Feedback Circuit Open Cicuit B3782-Air Flow Control 10 Feedback Circ...
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2014 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2C4RC1BG3E
vehicle has misfire at idle, does not matter cold or hot engine. watched misfire counters and misfire happens in park, neutral or drive. worse in neutral. does not happen in reverse. swapped coils and plugs, misfire stays with cylinder. performed compression a... Trouble codes: P0303
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2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L Alignment VIN: 1B3HB48B47
vehicle before the work was done drove straight , we did the brake job , new tires , and when doing the alignment , the camber on the right front wheel was excessively negative out of spec . after trying to adjust the camber we found it had a camber adjust kit...
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2006 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L No Start VIN: 1FTPW14V66
Customer was trying to fix a misfire. Replaced all of the coils with unknown brand. Had it towed to us after it would not start. We found fuse #33 blown. Fuse will not blow with coil #1 unplugged. Number one coil is always grounded, PCM controls the ground. Wi...
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2008 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L blower motor VIN: 1FMFU15548
have this ford that the blower motor will not work sometimes and when it doesn't work the blower motor has no power from the relay after further testing found that the relay wasn't grounding from the control head so replaced the control head it worked for a co...
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2011 Ford F-150 Lariat Limited 6.2L Unknown VIN: 1FTFW1C67B
Customer complaint of clunking in rear when you take off and come to stop. No visible issue, did tighten u bolts but still has issue.
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2005 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHCG35C35
hy this car gave all this code p1307 p0300 p0302 p0303 p0304 and his hard to starts but only one time every 2 months the car is well maintened by us new plug new eom wire .my question is is it possible that the crank sensor gave a bad signal sometime, or is it... Trouble codes: P1307, P0300, P0302, P0303, P0304
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1997 Isuzu NPR 3.9L temperature VIN: JALC4B1K8V
came in , radiator had exploded on customer , he replaced it with a aftermarket- still overheats and builds pressure , we did a head gasket, head needed 4 valves, replaced water pump and t stat and fan clutch , all parts from isuzu, job all done , runs great, ...
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1999 Jaguar XK8 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJGX2044X
Came in about a month after timing chain replacement with VVT codes. Found solenoid not working corectly and replaced. Customer went on road trip and when climing hills light came back on with same codes. Rechecked oil, oil pressure, solenoids and wiring and d... Trouble codes: P1384 (VVT Solenoid Malfunction A Bank), P1396 (VVT Solenoid Malfunction B Bank)
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2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L No Start VIN: JM3LW28Y01
Hello All, This vehicle almost always will crank and NOT start after a rain storm, after the vehicle sits for several hours it will start. Once the vehicle starts its fine until the next rain storm, recently I went to the customers house after a rain storm to ... Trouble codes: P1602
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2010 Mazda 3 i 2.0L wheel VIN: JM1BL1SG3A
After replacing both front struts with Moog quick struts there is a vibration over 40 MPH and when car is run on lift you can see excessive movement in RF wheel. Rotational noise heard when driving and braking. Swapped steel wheels from front to back - no chan...
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1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Accessories VIN: WDBEA66EXR
Having some trouble with the convertible top on this w124. The car came in with convertible top inop . Found 8 amp fuse blown on right strut tower. Toped off fluid in reservoir and top worked well 3 times then was out of fluid. Found hydraulic piston for latch...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 3.0L Hesitation, 3000rpm max VIN: WD3PE8CCXB
Intermittently, but often, vehicle has low power, not able to gain more than 3000 rpm, very slowly will get up to hwy speed. Extended crank to start, very dangerous, not able to merge onto freeway. Then without warning it runs perfect.
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2013 Nissan Murano LE 3.5L blower fan VIN: JN8AZ1MU0D
This Murano SV came in with blown fuses for the blower motor in the underdash fuse panel. The owner had found the first set of fuses blown and had replaced with an immediate second failure. Using a 10 amp circuit breaker the smell of electronic death came from...
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2013 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 3.6L Oil in coolant
Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this Subaru 3.6 liter. The VIN kept coming up as a 2.5 so I manually entered. The VIN is [...]. This is the 3.6 liter. The car came in with coolant blown all over the front of the left valve cover. The cool...
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2010 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L Engine VIN: WVGBV7AX1A
Car was towed in as a no start. Checked compression and found cylinder 2 at 80 psi and cylinder 3 at 0 psi. Checked timing marks and they were way off with a ton of slack in the timing chain. We have decided our best route would be to replace the entire engine...
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2011 Volvo S60 T6 3.0L Compressor, Fans VIN: YV1902AH1B
The customer stated that the AC was not getting cold when in stop and go traffic. Stopped and at idle, the AC would not blow cold and the High Side Pressure would sit at 125psi. However, once the cooling fans came on to regulate engine temperature, the AC w...
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2009 BMW X3 xDrive30i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAPE12090
No info gain , Sorry to say. No one with the same fault I guess. ERG solenoid receives no power supply from ecu. May be ecu fault. Trouble codes: 41E2, 4C5E.
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2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WF52E33
after replacing BCM with another one from my supplier the code did not return.thank you for all the speedy replies! Trouble codes: B2532 (Fog lamp relay).
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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1AL58F78
Need to remove and check heads. Customer does not wish to repair vehicle at this time.
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2003 Ford Focus ZTW 2.0L No Start VIN: 1FAHP36343
Hello IATN members this car has no engine compression the engine is no good
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2006 GMC Savana 3500 4.8L No Start VIN: 1GDGG31V66
Everyone had good suggestions, but Doug [...] had the right insight of the problem...Thanks guys! Cam sensor was pulling voltage down to crank circuit. Replaced cam sensor. Voltage came back up to 12V. Spark but no fuel.... Trouble codes: P1631 (Theft deterrent fuel enable signal not correct).
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2002 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L No Start VIN: SHSRD78802
OK this is being called fixed but mysteries remain. The facts remain facts and are these: (1) testing spark manually using a spark tester indicated weak or no spark on cranking (2) CKP to CMP and TDC CMP indicate a small inconsistency with a model goo...
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2009 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMEEJ31X59
i'm gonna slap on a new evap purge valve and the canister too and see how it goes. pretty sure that'll fix it. no cracked lines to be seen. thanks Trouble codes: P0497.
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