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| 2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L p0442 VIN: 1GNDT13W71 The symptom is intermittent longest time in between faults was two months. Only fault we can see is in Mode 6 ECU $10 Test $02 Component $53 has failed. However we have no information on the test parameters or what sensors the vehicle uses for these test (besi... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS 5.3L ABS Control Module VIN: 2GCEK13T64 Hi GM Truck lovers, This Silverado came in with an ABS light on. Just the amber light, no red light. With the original module, retrieved a single DTC indicating a problem with the pump motor circuit. After testing the circuit, the module would no longer commu... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.5L Can't fill with gas VIN: 1G1ZA5EK3A They can't get it to fill up because it keeps shutting the pump off, we are not sure if the code is related or not. Has anybody run ito this before? Trouble codes: P0446 (Evaporative Emissions EVAP Vent System Performance) |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNSKJE78D I'm having a hard time finding information on this code. I replaced the O2 sensors and solved the P013a code that was present, and I hoped it would solve the 15d code as well. This is not the case. I can not find a flow chart or diagnostic chart for this code.... Trouble codes: P015D |
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| 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD5PD64404 Need a little guidance in diagnosing this van. Pro demand leaves a lot to be desired in terms of how this fuel system is monitored. If I tee into the low pressure side I get 50-55 psi on both sides of the fuel filter. Monitored fuel rail pressure and set point... Trouble codes: P2047 |
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| 2010 Dodge Journey SXT 3.5L Horn VIN: 3D4PG5FV6A I have inherited this vehicle from another tech. The horn will randomly honk on its own. The other tech replaced the TIPM for a current draw. The horn honking issue was there before the TIPM was replaced. When the vehicle is acting up I checked the horn swi... |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTSW21PX6 I keep getting a returning p2199 and i've replaced the mass air flow sensor and the intake temperature sensor. When ambient temp was 85 the mass air flow sensor was reading 85 but the intake was reading 100 on a cold engine. I've checked the resistance of the ... Trouble codes: P2199 (IAT sensor 1/2 correlation) |
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| 2008 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTRF14V48 has hard misfire like one dead cylinsder both oem obd and mode 6 show multiple cylinders misfiring at idle flow rate normal not picking up misfire to set code but is deffinately a hard miss and please before you chime in know something about a 5.4 and read rep... |
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| 2009 Ford Escape XLS 2.5L Hazard lights VIN: 1FMCU02759 The hazard lights come on randomly while driving and while there is no one in the vehicle and it is locked or unlocked, no other signs of alarm or anything, checked with FORD IDS machine the vehicle does not have an alarm fitted, Fault codes read and found: B... |
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| 2011 Ford Fiesta SEL 1.6L Starter, Shifter VIN: 3FADP4CJ4B Hey guys. This vehicle was bought at auction with engine locked up. we replaced engine but cant get it to crank with the key. it will crank and start when i jump the starter. also the shifter will not come out of park except while pressing override button. sin... |
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| 2015 Ford Transit-350 3.5L left rear brake/turn signal VIN: 1FTSW3XG3F Hello IATN and thank you for your help... I have this truck, it had a BCM failure that would not activate the left rear turn signal or the left had brake light, which are the same bulb and circuit. I diagnosed it to be a defective BCM. the shop sold the job ... |
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| 2011 GMC Yukon SLE 5.3L door locks, speedometer, tachometer VIN: 1GKS1AE02B Hey everyone, hoping someone has come across a problem like this before because I'm not getting anywhere. The customer complaint is that intermittently the door locks will actuate on their own, when this is happening the speedometer and tachometer will bounce ... |
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| 2004 Jeep Wrangler X 4.0L Transfer box VIN: 1J4FA39S44 This is a friend's car. There is a noise (clunk) when driving. I happens when turning and when you put it in drive. Also if you drive along and and turn the steering wheel side to side sharply it will also make the noise. If you put the car into 4 wheel drive ... |
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| 2011 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.4L cvt transmission VIN: 1J4NF1GB0B While driving vehicle seems to 'slip' as if bad transmission. Looked at engine data to see if power loss was the issue and found that all data looked and seemed to be normal ie, power brake and 02 sensors would peg rich as should.Checked Transmission fluid whi... |
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| 2001 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE 4.0L cylinder #3 VIN: SALTY12441 to Landrover gurus out there. did head gaskets on it and still got coolant on spark plug for cylinder #3. you take it out and it's steaming. checked the archives and my guess is the liner. my question is, is there a temporary fix to this like using a cylinder ... |
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| 1991 Mazda RX-7 Turbo 1.3L aux port valve VIN: JM1FC3523M I am replacing the intake auxiliary port valves and need to know ow they install. Does the port go up or down-Are they closed with engine off or open. Thanks |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L No Start VIN: WDBFA66E0M found vehicle intermittent no start. will do quite often won't start more than it will start. Found no spark out of either coil. checked for ckp mvac and had 450-600 cranking. checked power to coil is ok. when no spark is happening my best determination is tha... |
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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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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic 3.5L ABS Sensor VIN: WDBUF87J06 RF sensor replaced elsewhere ( A very good Euro specialist), light came back on we got it ( we work on her husband's trucks) code is now for LF sensor. We tried to scope it, but if you have a bad sensor ABS Sensotronic shuts off the power to the sensor. Now, n... |
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| 2002 Mitsubishi Galant ES 3.0L heater control acuator VIN: 4A3AA46H52 Hello, In the shop we have a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant. 3.0L The ac system is new and working. the problem were having is with the heater control valve and actuator. no matter how we mount the actuator it will not move the heater control rod far enough to make it... |
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| 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS 3.0L AC compressor VIN: 4A3AC74H93 This Eclipse is loosing it's Cool!!! When it initially came in, it would only engage the compressor clutch for less than 10 seconds before kicking off and flashing the AC light on the ac button. Evacuate and charge to verify the correct amount of freon, and be... |
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| 2000 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5N1ED28T6Y customer complained of poor running. after diagnosis i contacted him told him he had knock sensor code and cam code and would need distributor. after replacing both i now have code p0505 idle control system malfunction. checked all connections and unable to fi... Trouble codes: P0505 |
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| 2006 Nissan Xterra X 4.0L Nats VIN: 5N1AN08W36 Good morning everyone I am in need of a nats code to program an additional key. The code from my autel is C5DB5,I hope that code can be calculated to the 4 pin code that I need. Thank you all in advance Jeff |
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| 2014 Nissan Altima S 2.5L reduced power VIN: 1N4AL3AP5E Hello, I have this 2014 Nissan Altima with a 2.5L that intermittently has reduced power, pull over and away you go for awhile. Originally it came in with a p2122 app 1 low voltage, p2127 app 2 low voltage, and p 2138 wrong app rational signal, so I replaced th... Trouble codes: P2138 |
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| 2009 Subaru Impreza 2.5i 2.5L steering VIN: JF1GH60629 hello guy I got this car Subaru impresa 2009 my coworker suggest replaced the power steering pump still the same problem went you turn left o right not matter what speed the car vibrate bad any help please |
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| 2010 Subaru Forester XT Limited 2.5L Compressor VIN: JF2SH6DC9A Client states that a/c is inop intermittently and seems to fail when ambient temp is high and car has sat for a bit. After a/c starts to work will continue to work until new hot soak. Another shop replaced the compressor to try and address this complaint, we i... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 BMW 750iL 5.4L Misfire VIN: WBAGJ0345Y found out some great information dominick Sgambelluri at cars on demand...he got some input from some respectable bmw techs and we found out that the pcms are swapable bank to bank. yes swap and drop a pcm. i swapped the good bank pcm with the slave bank and n... Trouble codes: P1270. |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEC13J87 I'm closing because I have not got back on it.a back burner project.will add info when repaired.thanks for all help Trouble codes: U0140. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Caprice PPV 6.0L Misfire VIN: 6G1MK5U26D ok so i got the officer pinned down on the exact who what when and wheres and yes the car would not shift out of 3rd when these problems occured {would have been nice to know to begin with}raised the car to check fluid and look around and noticed a front seal ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire). |
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| 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited 2.4L Cooling Systems VIN: 3C8FY68B04 Thanks for everyone's help, and the winner is - radiator must have been partially clogged, also drained and installed new mopar pink antifreeze again (after one week). temp gauge now reads steady at just under half (normal), with or without a/c running. |
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| 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L 1-2 shift VIN: 3A8FY48B08 Read all replies. Did trans service and relearn. Seems ok at this time. Thanks to all for info. Have a blessed day. Jim |
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| 2009 Dodge Charger SE 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3KA43T39 Removed intake again and found that the MDS harness where it connects to main harness-C101 had bare wires showing. Also pulled back the black wire harness mesh and found that the wires had shorted to ground and were melted together. Is amazing these solenoid... Trouble codes: P3441 (MDS solenoid 6 circuit). |
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| 2009 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L Cylinder Head VIN: JM3ER29L59 Feel a little silly, but I forgot about the "Torx Plus" sockets. The T55 plus socket fits much better than the regular T55. Sure didn't want the bolt to strip on the final torque to yield pull! Thanks for all the replies |
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| 2002 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L spark plugs VIN: 5N1MD28YX2 finally got back to the vehicle and got the plugs replaced but it still took awhile to get them done. book time is 2 hours and I was well over the book time on this job. thanks to those of you who responded to my help request and will look forward to posting... |
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| 1997 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2HX52K0V First off- thank you everyone who read & replied. I did what I thought was a thorough investigation before I asked for help. Some offered help that made me wonder if they had read (and understood) the request. Timothy [...] seemed to have the same thought. ... Trouble codes: P0401. |
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| 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line 2.4L Hybrid Operation VIN: 5GZCZ33Z57 Good luck if one of these ever comes your way the wiring diagrams for this hybrid model are very poor and I pay for access to Alldata, Mitchel and Identifix. I was able to get the vehicle driveable with battery charging. A couple of lights remained on in dash,... |
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| 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE 3.3L Steering Rack VIN: 5TDZA22C16 First of all thanx to all of you guys for your help. It was the inner cv joint binding. I replaced both axles test drove it, and the problem was gone. Thank you again |
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| 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE 1.8L A/C Compressor VIN: 1NXBU40E79 Thank you to all who replied. A new compressor solved the problem. |
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| 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 Momentum 2.0L Shifting in drive or reverse VIN: YV4A22PK0G The fix was to send it to the dealer for a software update. I have no idea whether we caused a problem or not, and the dealer didn't seem to think so. The vehicle is indeed out of warranty, except for the 8/80 emissions deal. The power train warranty is 4/50... |
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