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2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i 3.0L Rdc VIN: 5UXWX7C52B
We need some help with this X3 tire pressure system. It is what BMW calls the low cost system. When the vehicle arrived the tire pressure light was on and there was no communication with the RDC control unit. Classic control unit failure. A new RDC control...
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2006 Dodge Dakota SLT 3.7L Starting VIN: 1D7HW48K76
This truck runs and drives fine. It will restart when hot all the time until the owner hooks up his boat and tows it 5 miles and if truck is shut off it will not restart until it cools down but can not get to duplicate the problem because he never brings t...
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1988 Ford F-250 XL 5.8L Stall VIN: 1FTHF25H2J
good afternoon iatn, I have an 88 f250 with a 5.8l and ca emissions. 86000 miles vehicle came in with complaint of stalling at stops. these are new to me customers with a new to them truck. first visual I notice several newer parts on vehicle. tps and egr....
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1994 Ford Tempo GL 2.3L front brakes VIN: 1FAPP31X7R
The front brakes have been getting so hot hub caps melted. Had car in shop and brakes turned free. Test drove and everything worked ok. Customer said it only happens once in awhile. The rotors are blue and the rims are discolored. Had car on hoist and ran,...
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2008 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPW14V48
We have a problem child here that we're stuck on. This truck came in for a safety & emissions test and passed both (OBD2 emissions). We noticed timing chain noise at idle & suggest a new timing kit, customer said go ahead. replaced components along with ne... Trouble codes: P0349 (Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent Bank 2), P0345 (Camshaft Position Sensor A Circuit Malfunction Bank 2), P2271 (O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Rich Bank 1 Sensor 2), P2273 (O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Rich Bank 2 Sensor 2)
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2004 GMC Canyon SLE 3.5L Abs VIN: 1GTDT13664
Truck has spongy brakes when driving forward but when backing up, the brakes feel fine. Pedal goes almost to the floor. We bled system twice and no sign of any air. Any suggestions?
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2010 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L MIL Lamp on, Reduced Power VIN: 2CTFLHEYXA
I have a GMC Terrian that is causing us problems. It will run great, no issues at all! All of the sudden, very randomly, it will kick into reduced power mode and with the check engine light on. It will set both P0092 and P00C9 at the same time, everytime. ... Trouble codes: P0092 (Fuel Pressure Regulator Control Circuit High Voltage), P00C9
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2010 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L No Start, VIN: 2MEBM7FV1A
Customer complained of intermittent no crank, no start - Unable to duplicate the problem until now The vehicle does not crank. There are a multitude of communication codes store U0100,U1900,U1041,U1059,U1341,U1073 There is no communication with th...
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2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 S 1.6L transmission VIN: 3N1CN7AP4C
This car initially came in for a p0744 TCC solenoid code, but transmission acted erratic and the customer agreed due to the cost of repair that transmission replacement made sense. We bought a transmission from Transtar because it had a better warranty tha...
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1998 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L Misfire VIN: 1G2NE52T6W
towed in because customer stated wouldnt stay running/bucking and missing hard. found p0300. dead miss on cyls 2 and 4. good spark on all 4 cyls (tested with module off, and 4 spark plug wires with inline spark tester). fuel pressure good koeo, koer. injec... Trouble codes: P0300
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2016 Ram 2500 Big Horn 6.7L Prndl VIN: 3C6UR5JL3G
Hello All. Recently flash upgraded several modules on a customers vehicle out of maintenance. All went well with the exception of the Park indicator is now flashing green to white erratically{no rhthym }. Have verified through PID data of PCM that it does ...
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2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i 2.5L Transmission VIN: JF2SJAAC3F
Car came in with complaint of trans warning lights on. Had code p0971 pressure control solenoid C stored. Code would return after driving a few miles. I put a valve body in (this is the gearbox with valve body on top) and changed the fluid with Subaru flui...
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2008 Volvo S40 T5 2.5L Misfire VIN: YV1MS67218
customer brought car in misfiring. diagnosed coils for being bloated. mentioned a possible pcm issue. replaced coils miss was gone. he drove the car from san antonio to houston, said it started running bad in houston, but was fine with no codes after he sh... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0303, P0305
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2005 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L LF sensor VIN: 5UXFB53505
Two things fixed this BMW. The wheel bearing was replaced and it was test driven a lot. Not sure what year but the tone ring moved from the axle to the bearing. You could see where it was deformed. Also the valve block/module was also replaced. The brakes bled...
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2001 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L goes into limp mode VIN: 2C8GT64L01
I got the computer down from under the fenderwell, no issues when I removed the connector, but the case looked really bad. I have a tool and checked the drag on the connectors, and they were good. the grounds would light a headlamp, and all the the other wir...
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1993 Ford F-350 XL 5.8L coil VIN: 2FTJW36H6P
ended up being the coil and the module both burned up due to a bad ground
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2012 GMC Acadia Denali 3.6L Stall VIN: 1GKKVTED8C
Thanks to all who replied to this post. Sometimes the answer to your problem is right in front of your face and you don't see it thats where iatn comes in handy. When you reflash the ecm relearn the keys before you exit the program. Thanks Guys!!
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2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L drivers window controls VIN: 4JGBB86E57
Because the ribbon harness connectors are so tiny and hard to test, we ordered a new harness. The dealer, however, sent the main door harness--so we tried that, it didn't make a difference. We finally got the ribbon harness, but it didn't make a difference. We...
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2006 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GG68686
OK, thank you for all the great help!, I think it's fixed , but the other shop has picked it up and the customer is going to drive it for a time then report back...OK, Tim asked if the misfires were "ghost" misfires, no, it actually had a small slight misfire... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire cyl.1), P0302 (Misfire cyl.2).
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