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| 2015 Buick Enclave Premium 3.6L steering wheel VIN: 5GAKRBKD5F car came in from another shop. they did not repair anything they could not find out whats wrong. The steering chatters at idle just a little hot or cold only at idle sitting still. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L Mechanical VIN: 1GNKRGKDXD This 2013 Traverse came in because the transmission would quit working while driving (acted like it was in neutral). There were no DTCs. The transmission was replaced with a Jasper reman. After it was programmed, the MAF was cleaned, and the cooler flushed... |
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| 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L Charging VIN: 2C4RDGBG6D This Grand Caravan is overcharging. Battery light is on and p0563 is stored. I checked the charging with a volt meter and it is 15.8 to 16.4. Any ideas what could cause this? I already replaced the alternator and battery. Thanks. |
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| 2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L extended crank VIN: 1FTRW07LX2 Customer states truck is hard to start. When I go to start it, the theft light comes on for about 5 seconds. The truck cranks for about 10 seconds then it will start. If I wait for the theft light to go out, sometimes it starts right away, sometimes it tak... |
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| 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited 2.0L driveability VIN: KMHE34L16G customer was recomended by another customer while driving on highway lights came on dash emergency brake lamp was onethe car lost acceleration and also lost brakingwhen pressing on brakethere was resistance they coasted to a stop shut vehicle off and turne... |
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| 2006 Land Rover LR3 4.0L a/c VIN: SALAE24426 Thanks in advance for the help. This LR3"s AC does not cool. It has a clutchless compressor. I had a bunch U codes in the HVAC module and a few in the instrument cluster. I have a 5V signal at the AC compressor, but my AC pressures stay at 150psi hi and lo... |
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| 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Pure 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALVN2BG8D This Rover came in with Evap system fault P144C (Evaporative Emission System Purge Flow Performance During Boost) from a Car dealer that we service a lot of their vehicles. I cleared the faults initially and test drove. I found that the fault would come ba... |
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| 2012 Mazda CX-9 Touring 3.7L Surge, Surge VIN: JM3TB2CA7C Customer says that it started to kill and run bad so his wife pulled over . He arrived and saw coolant on ground so he towed it to us. They say they did not have this problem prior to this.the car runs great but every now and then the idle will drop and th... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL320 3.2L No Start VIN: WDBFA63FXT Vehicle was brought to us from another shop, it is a crank no start, someone has already changed the ASR control module, and supplied us with a second HFM engine control unit which is a reman and unlocked, we immediately realized the car is being immobiliz... Trouble codes: 097 (Signal from control module N3/4 HFM-SFI is faulty), 099 (Reception from the EA/CC N4/1 is not possible) |
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| 2003 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L Misfire VIN: 1G2NF52E43 This is a learning institution, the students and I have checked everything I can think of. The customer states that the car would die sometimes when it was cold and had a misfire. I never was able to confirm that it would die but it does miss at an idle. W... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire misfire data shows cylinder 3) |
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| 2016 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L shifter VIN: 5TFDW5F14G No codes but cruise is inop. Found d light on cluster comes off and on. Not flashing but like bad connection. At junction connector to park and reverse have power as required but power to d comes and goes truck off key on when backprobing. I traced wires t... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 BMW 328i 3.0L Vibration VIN: WBAVA37518 After trying every thing at our disposal another BMW came in with the same size wheels and switched what a difference goes to show you that even with a Hunter road force balancer could not find the problem thank you for all the leads |
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| 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L Temperature control VIN: 5UXZV4C5XC Thanks for the replies on this one guys. I have seen something similar to this on GM vehicles & it was the same issue. The system is responding properly to the data input it is getting. As Andy indicated in the posted responses, under certain condition this ty... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L Excessive RPM's VIN: 1GCHG35R22 Put finger on IAC and never felt it moving each time key was placed on engine on key off. Replaced IAC from donor vehicle, RPM's are now normal. Have never seen an IAC work one day then fail the next. Thanks for everyone's help. Trouble codes: P0300 (multiple misfires). |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L MIL Lamp on, Power Reduced VIN: 1GCRKSE75D We finally found corrosion from coolant intrusion in the wiring loom Cleaned up wires and respliced and all is well. Thank you everyone for your input. Trouble codes: P2135 (Throttle Positiopn 1 and 2 correlation). |
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| 2003 GMC Yukon Denali 6.0L passenger blend door VIN: 1GKEK63U33 Hey guys thanks for all the replies to my post. Just a reminder that I WAS using a scan tool to recalibrate the motor. I also changed the correct motor,(the one on top that's hardest to get to).The problem was that I was using a dorman part when I should have ... |
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| 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Mechanical VIN: 1J4GW48S71 For all the techs who took the time to reply thanks for the assistance, a few of you were right on, the piston on #3 cylinder had a broken skirt. This was the first one of these for me, apparently it's not that uncommon.I'm in the process of replacing the one... |
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| 1997 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L engine VIN: SALPV1244V I guess this is a possible h/gskt. Customer is hesitant to spend money, we'll see. Dan, good info on using a smoke machine, never thought of that...The older I get the more I forget. Thanks to all for your advise... |
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic Luxury 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: WDDGF8AB5D Injectors tested fine Fuel Rail not holding pressure, Rebuilt Injector Rail... Fixed Trouble codes: P0899. |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper S 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMS33529 What I was believing to be a 3 wire coolant sensor is actually a 3 wire a/c pressure sensor. Thank You Andrew [...]. I did check the terminals & tightened them. A/C Freon level was ok. Blows cold. First I checked for air in the cooling system, very little if a... Trouble codes: 2F22, 2F1A, 2F07. |
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| 2014 Ram 2500 Laramie Limited 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C6UR5KL7E thanks for the responses we replaced the turbocharger actuator full powert restored road tested all good Trouble codes: U010C. |
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| 2003 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on Found a missing tooth on crank reluctor wheel - in the process of ordering and reassemble Also correcting tight inlet valves Trouble codes: P0270 (injector 4 Low voltage), P0267 (Injector 3 low voltage). |
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| 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line 2.0L starter switch VIN: WVGBV7AX7G Good day Wednesday, thank you all for posting your opinions all these heads are better than one ! I R&R the start/stop switch in center console pretty easy swap out, THANK GOD ! plug & play too ! i think we hit on something, ONLY because the interior of th... |
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