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| 2002 Audi TT Quattro 1.8L Charging Lamp (Instrument Cluster) VIN: TRUWT28N22 Customer had -previously- come in for a potential charging system issue. Complained of having battery light in instrument cluster come on and off randomly. During KOEO inspection found FCM to click constantly. KOER found charging voltage to fluctuate signi... |
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| 2009 Audi A3 Quattro 2.0L Suspension VIN: WAUKF78P59 Code 00144 rear left dampening adjustment valve n338 upper limit reached. The code sets if the key is on for a few minutes and after a short test drive the definition changes to intermittent. The installed emulators were switched from left to right and the... |
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| 2009 Audi Q7 3.6L fuel injection VIN: WA1CY64L39 Audi / VW Master Techs help:Q7 Towed in, no start. Turns over well. Hard codes P2149 Fuel Injectors group B supply circuit open. P0206 Injector 6 circuit open, P0268 Injector 3 circuit high, 00616 Cyl 3 short to positive. VedisII scanner does not show inj.... |
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| 2016 Cadillac SRX 3.6L Memory Mirrors I know there are a few newer car or dealership tech using this program. Hope someboby has seen this. Vehicle came in saying after they leave vehicle and come back to it, the mirrors are incorrect settings. It had a code #b3110.00 (only code in vehicle). Di... |
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| 1988 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L injector flow rate VIN: 1GCDC14K9J Thanks for all of your help ahead of time. Customer states vehicle died while driving - no spark. Installed new dist. module - vehicle started and ran well for a few minutes... then stalled again. Removed battery terminals & cleared codes. Same result. S... |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1GCDM19W9X This thing wont idle. If you give it any throttle at all it runs fine.It can be kept running at even as low as 600 rpm by leaning on the throttle. No throttle, no run. Of course the first thing I did was throw an Idle Air Motor at it, no joy. No codes exce... Trouble codes: P0420 (Cat. Efficiency) |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer North Face 4.2L Abs Light On VIN: 1GNET16S43 At first some other shop replace right front hub assy and was bad we recommended to replace it. Customer did it under warranty so left side too. After that problem occur. We decided to put another hub assy but it din't fixed the problem and like i said it ... |
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| 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L Stall VIN: 3B7HF13Z9S This truck ran fine last winter and was parked most of the summer. Went to move it in the fall and it stalled out after a minute or two. Since then, it will start and then stall after a few seconds. It will not start again until you cycle the key. Then it ... |
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| 2003 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L No Power VIN: 1B3ES56C33 Car came in for no power. When first start car runs great and can accelerate but within seconds feels like the timing is being way retarded and car can hardly move on it’s own power. Not setting any fault codes. Pulled front o2 sensor out to check for exha... |
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| 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1D8HN44E79 I am stumped at this vehicle which should be an easy diagnose. Vehicle came in last December for po420. The vehicle had no running issue. No other codes. Checked exhaust system for leaks-none found. 150,000 mileson vehicle. Replaced converter with an after... Trouble codes: P0420 |
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| 2001 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L Starter VIN: 1FTRW08L61 This one is stumping me right now. Vehicle came in for a no crank, no start about 2 months ago. Another mechanic at our shop put a starter in it and vehicle came back with a no crank, no start condition. That is when I got the pleasure of dealing with this... |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L Surge VIN: 1FTRX18L22 Good day all. this 5.4 runs and idles great. if allowed to idle after a while the idle will dip down and recover. customer states it will sometimes die at a light. this i have not duplicated..it may idle 10 min or longer before it does it for me.. thanks f... Trouble codes: P1132, P1151, P0171, P0174 |
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| 2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPW14564 After clearing the codes and resetting the KAM, then road testing with WOT acceleration to reset the calculated BAR0, the Baro reading steadies out at 151-153 after a while, I think that is okay right now here in Phoenix. I scanned another truck on the sam... Trouble codes: P2196 (B1s1 o2 sensor stuck rich), P2198 (B2s1 02 sensor stuck rich) |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start VIN: 1ZVHT82HX5 This Mustang came in on the hook. Customer says check engine light came on, he removed spark plugs, then reinstalled them, now it wont start. Cranked engine, wont start. Pulled plugs all wet, shined flashlight in spark plug holes puddles of fuel on top of ... |
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| 2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L MIL Lamp on Hello, i have an 2006 ford e350 van,cargo, that eats fuel rail pressure/temp sensors; oem ford parts.Did fuelpump for no start 2 months ago,Also had a p0193 code,replaced the FRPS immediately kept the code off ids scanner read 39-41 psi=no more code. 3 wks... Trouble codes: P0193 |
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| 2015 Ford Escape SE 1.6L Surge VIN: 1FMCU0GX3F Hello to all. Thank you for your time in reading this. We have this Escape with code P0236 . Alldata does not seem to list it in the trouble code chart so I have no flow chart. Sent library request to alldata. We found the TSB for this code but took harnes... |
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| 2009 GMC Canyon SLE 2.9L ignition switch I am needing to know the exact location of the (inline) fuse for the abs module. My wiring diagram does not give me a location of it and I can not find it. They are calling it air bag/ign inline fuse. It powers up one side of the ignition switch and the sd... |
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| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Sport 4.0L Park Lamps VIN: 1J4GW38S72 Vehicle came in and customer stated that the brake lights, Blinkers, Flashers, Park and Taillights all didn't work. Fixed the brake lights, blinkers, and flashers by replacing the fuses, checked the fuses on the park lights and tail lights and fuses show... |
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| 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L entertainmen VIN: SALMF1E41B After reprogramming the entertainment system with AutoLogic we lost communication with the AAM [audio amplifier module] and a number of other modules. Everything seem to work ok until then. The display screen works but there is no audio. We have attempted ... |
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| 2010 Mazda 3 i 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BL1SG2A ok. i got this mazda3I ive checked fuel pressure which is in specification 58 to 62 . no vacuum leaks at intake or pcv or the exhaust.ive got negative voltage from bank 1 sensor 1 Af ratio sensor reading at -0.482 key on engine off and -0.125 to -0.255 key... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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| 2010 Mercury Milan Premier 3.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, No m.i.l VIN: 3MEHM0CG2A Any help would be amazing. This car only stalls at a stop. Can get it to act up every once in a while sitting in the bay. It never sets any code. It just dies like as if the key is being shut off. Not sputtering or anything like its running out of fuel. It... |
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| 2000 Nissan Frontier XE 3.3L Door lock VIN: 1N6ED26TXY Power door lock does not work on both doors. Found no power at door lock actuators. |
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| 2015 Nissan Altima S 2.5L readout only VIN: 1N4AL3AP3F the I key error readout is on (in cluster) - not sure if this is an issue with the recent programming done or something simple I can do? |
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| 2012 Toyota Highlander 2.7L emission monitor VIN: 5TDZA3EH3C The o2 monitor will not run. The mode6 data shows two of the four test for the s2o2 have not enabled, not ready and not completed. We have been running the enable criteria for 300 miles over three weeks. All other monitors usually run after a cold start |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.5L Pending Code P1189 VIN: 4USCH9343Y Thx for all the replies, my last find was the diaphragm in the DISA valve was torn (found using water), have ordered a new DISA and while Im at it going to replace the MAF also. Car has not been repaired as I am waiting on parts and then to retest. Trouble codes: P1189 (Fuel Control Bank 2 Sensor 1). |
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| 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Dream 2.4L engine balance VIN: 3C8FY68B22 I'm still working this vehicle and won't be done in time for the close date so when that time comes I'll post my findings. |
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| 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L No Start VIN: 2C8GP64L83 Called customer and they decided to have me send pcm in to have ckd and hopefully repaired. I won't have it back in time before close date so will have to update post when that happens. |
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| 2006 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 3.8L no crank VIN: 2A4GP54L36 First of all thanks every one who replied. We scanned the data of the trans and notice that the fluid temp was reading over a thousand degrees.Fluid temp sensor is located in range switch we had just replaced. Range switch has a six wire conn. with one grd. wi... |
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| 2005 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTPW12595 thanks for all of the replies, what fixed the truck was a spark plug now with that said let me say that i put three spark plugs in # one over a couple of days so that shows you how bad of a problem the spark plugs really are on these engines. what i noticed on... Trouble codes: P0301. |
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| 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L broken plug VIN: 1FTSX21576 Being this was on cyl.#8 made this a pain.After much chiseling we were able to thread the extractor tool into the plug threads and remove the broken plug.Never before have I seen the plug come apart like this one.The steel shell with the threads came out leavi... |
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| 2008 Honda Element EX 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5J6YH27778 finally most of you were right on i replaced the front o2 sensor and the problem is gone next time i will check more carefully the front o2 whit this kind of code.thanks again Trouble codes: P2271. |
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| 2009 Honda Fit Sport 1.5L MIL Lamp on, Lacks power VIN: JHMGE88469 THANKS TO ALL FOR THE HELP- WE PERFORMED EVERY TEST WE COULD THINK OF INCLUDING YOUR SUGESTIONS WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREAM INTERMITTENCY OF THE ISSUE THE CUSTOMER HAS OPTED TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE TO SEE IF THE ISSUE BECOMES MORE CONSISTE... |
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| 2010 Mercury Milan Premier 3.0L Stall VIN: 3MEHM0CG2A Mass air did not fix issue. Also for the first time he had an issue on the highway, seems related, where customer thought the car was going to die, but then it came back alive. This vehicle will be back soon to keep trying. |
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| 2002 Nissan Frontier SVE 3.3L Service engine light VIN: 1N6MD27Y72 Thank you for the replies. Steven, I read through the Bulletin and I did not see anything that mentioned anything about a wiring harness issue. I did notify customer of the open recall. All the wiring tested good loaded. The cluster was providing the voltag... |
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| 2011 Nissan Armada Platinum 5.6L Floor Mode VIN: 5N1AA0NC2B WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED AND FOLLOWING THE FLOW CHARTS THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THE AC AUTO AMP IN WHICH NISSAN STATES IS NOT IN THE ARMADA. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE HVAC CONTROL HEAD CONNECTS TO THE RADIO/NAVIGATION AMP THAT HAS A LIS... |
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| 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L Mechanical VIN: 1G2WJ52M0W Thank you for your replies. We were not able to fix this vehicle, because the customer decided to scrap it and buy another vehicle. Based on your replies, heating the bolt and using a high powered impact gun to remove it were the top replies. It would have bee... |
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