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2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 2.2L No signal to the starter [aka crank] relay VIN: 1G1AK55FX7
Customer has very little money to fix vehicle. My AllData is a bit confusing, as it suggests that the anti theft system will kill the fuel system. This car will start & run if I jumper the starter relay. It appears that the PCM is not providing the ground ...
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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNFC13027
Cylinder 2 misfire. The car drives great with no misfire or hesistation but has a very slight miss at idle only. It is barely noticeable but when watching the misfire counter it slowly goes up on cylinder 2. Intake Vacuum is very steady 20". I have swapped...
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2008 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L Cuts out VIN: 1GNDV23W28
Got this Uplander with no RPM signal from crank sensor. Got the 5v reference, 5v signal circuit and good ground to sensor. Strange thing is signal voltage goes from 5v to .74 volts as soon as you plug the crank sensor in. Voltage never changes once you spi... Trouble codes: P0335 (no crankshaft sensor signal)
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2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.6L No Start, No Crank VIN: 2C4RC1BG3C
This vehicle had a intermittent no start, no crank condition. Sometimes vehicle would have a long hard start fuel type issue, we resolved the long hard start with external relay kit at TIPM? Still after replacing wireless node, new key and programming we c... Trouble codes: U1197 (Security Seed Response Not Received From ECM/PCM-Stored), B1A28
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2006 Dodge Ram 1500 TRX4 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D7HU18296
Hi, thanks for the time to read my post I got this dodge with p0306 only no other codes this Ram have been at dealer for test here is what they thinks: there is a broken valve spring. Customer told me before dealer another mechanic have been replaced coil ... Trouble codes: P0306
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2009 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.4L regen counter
I just have a question on the pids for regen requested and regen completed. This unit came in with a complaint of excessive regens. The dpf had been changed 6 months ago . I noticed the mileage between the two pids was about 500 miles. So a forced regen wa...
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2007 GMC C4500 Topkick C4E042 6.6L Tcc VIN: 1GDE4E1927
Local trans shop brought this truck to us after rebuilding tranny and now has code p0741-00, TCC system stuck OFF. Reason said shop did the job was that torque converter got so hot it turned blue. Customer regularly tows a heavy trailer. We checked wi...
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2009 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GTEK23319
Truck sets p1174 within a few miles, it has a slightly rough idle at times but no misfires showing up. I have swapped all injectors from bank 1 to bank 2, cleaned fuel system, and swapped o2 sensors from bank 1 to bank 2. Compression is 180 on all cylinder... Trouble codes: P1174
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2006 Honda Odyssey Touring 3.5L battery VIN: 5FNRL38846
to Honda gurus out there. got this odyssey that's eating my lunch. has a parasitic drain of .489A which disappears when you pull out fuse #7 on the driver's side kick panel to 0.006A. removed both sliding door panels and disconnected all the connections to...
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2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 3.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C4HJWDG1D
Vehicle came towed in. No crank condition with lights on dash when turning key plus error codes flashing not in park, hot oil. Scan test showed multiple codes in modules but no communication with anything on CAN C network. C0001 communication error code in... Trouble codes: U0103, U0002, U0001
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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMP1E44C
Vehicle towed in with left side timing chain guide broken and bent valves. Rebuilt bank 2 head. Installed all new guides, chains,tensioners,VANOS gears and solenoids for both heads.Changed all injectors based on mileage as they were removed to take off the... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0313, P0316
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2003 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L Misfire VIN: JN88AZ08T3
Hello to all. We have this 3.5l that has a missfire but using snap on solus scanner we do not have live miss fire data. Does any one know how to see what cylinder is missing. Not setting a code but it has a serious skip like a coil. Just looking for help i...
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2003 Nissan 350Z Track 3.5L Valve Noise VIN: JN1AZ34D43
Thanks for helping out. My kid's car. 1993 350Z auction car with valve tic on passenger's side. All clearances checked out except the front exhaust valve on the passenger's rear cylinder -- It has .086 inch clearance (yes, 86/1000 clearance -- max allowabl...
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2007 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L Low voltage at idle VIN: 5Y2SL65857
vehicle cam in for running rough. Checked codes and data and no codes or misfires shown. only runs rough at idle and alt output starts at 12.4 volts and drops to 11.8 at idle the longer it runs. Voltage goes to 14.2 volts at 800 rpms or more and engine doesn't...
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1999 Toyota Celica GT 2.2L parking & dash VIN: JT2DG02TXX
I have no parking or dash lights. No power to the 2 fuses. The lights will work if power is supplied to the fuses. According the the wiring diagram there is supposed to be a tail lamp relay but I can't seem to find it. The car has 4 fuse/relay boxes. The i...
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2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4.0L starter VIN: JTEBU17R63
hello to all techs. i'm looking for some assistance on a 03 4runner with a couple of ghosts. customer runs a used lot, truck ran just fine prior to sitting. they went to charge the battery and found the starter always cranked. they replaced the starter and...
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2007 Volvo C70 T5 2.5L cv joints VIN: YV1MC68217
Helo Volvo experts, This Volvo is really giving us a hard time. It's a very clean C70 with relatively low miles. Manual transmission. We had the car in for regular maintenance (oil change, check over.) we noted a torn axle boot and the customer authoriz...
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2006 BMW 330xi 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAVD33556
I am going to call this one fixed although I don't know what I did or what exactly the problem was, all I can do is explain what I did and a possible theory as to what the problem was. After posting the help request I played with some wiring around the batt... Trouble codes: 2E7C.
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2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCEK14TXY
Thank you for all of the help offered on this one but it turned out to be a bad battery. It turned over the truck just fine but it would only crank it for about 5 or 6 seconds before starting to slow down. We noticed that if we hooked up our 10 amp charger and...
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2006 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2CNDL63FX6
Dirty throttle body. Thanks guys. What thru me was the security codes. Doing a little research the P1612 will throw if it doesn't start, whether it is antitheft or not. Trouble codes: P1626 (Theft Deterrent Fuel Enable Signal Lost).
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2007 Chrysler 300 2.7L speedometer inop. VIN: 2C3KA43R37
I'm gonna close this out. Dealer said they're not sure what it needs and customer is not willing to bet $500 to a grand to see if they can fix it, which is the estimate the dealer gave'em. Car runs and shifts fine. New dealer PCM programmed with Wi-Tech setup.... Trouble codes: P0501 (Vehicle Speed Sensor 1).
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2011 Chrysler 200 Touring 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C3BC2EG5B
Could not get the vehicle to act up - I checked the TIPM for connector problems and found nothing. Owner decided to go to dealer with it.
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2006 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Engine VIN: 1D7HE42N66
Thanks for everyone's assistance. This has ended up being our shop truck and (as most are aware) that means it gets last priority on getting fixed. Interestingly enough, the problem has somewhat self-corrected where the misfire is not felt while driving and on...
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2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L p c m VIN: 1FTSF31P44
This Truck is FIXED! we sent the PCM to BBA in Taunton, MA. They confirmed the unit was faulty and sent another - already programmed and ready to go!! we did not have to go to the dealer for programming! Heartfelt thanks to one and all for helping on this one...
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1999 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBGA43GXX
SORRY IN MY ORIGINAL POST I LISTED P0150 3X, WHET I MEANT TO LIST WAS P0150 P0151 P0130 P0131, BUT STEVE FROM FLORIDA WAS A BIG HELP WITH THIS INFO "It applies when the value of the sensor stays above 1.5v below .15volts" . SO I STARTED WITH THE BASICS AND FOU... Trouble codes: P0150, P0150, P0150.
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1989 Volvo 245 DL 2.3L intermitant misfire VIN: YV1AX8856K
Thanks for all the replies and assistance. So come to find out the distributor is not adjustable but I took it loose so I could turn it and the miss cleared up. Move the Dist on tooth and tightened back and all is well. Not sure how it ran like it did or how ...
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