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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for October 17, 2022 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2005 Cadillac CTS 3.6L No Start, No ECM communication VIN: 1G6DP567X5 We thought we had a "typical" ECM failure on this CTS and had just repaired another 05 CTS with reman ECM a few days before this nightmare. Key on, no check engine light, no communication. Key stuck in igntion. We ran through the GM service bulletin regard... Trouble codes: U0100 (TCM lost communication withECM), U1000 (Class 2 serial data problem--in all modules) |
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| 1992 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 2G1WL54T5N Thanks to all that read this. This little gem was a grandma car, sat for about 2 months now owner wants his daughter to use it. Customer complains of a miss or stutter when going at 35-40 steady speed cruise. I drove it and sure enough it's there. I scoped... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Equinox LT 2.4L no communication with ECM, TCM VIN: 2CNFLEEWXA Vehicle towed in, no start no crank, transmission installed at a different shop, customer was overcharged and does not want to return. Vehicle started fine at other shop, drove home and would not start next day. No communication with ECM or TCM. We can com... |
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| 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited 3.6L fuse plate VIN: 2C4RC1EG2H There is a metal plate on top of the battery that feed the electrical system- one of the branch circuits has a 500 amp built in fuse on that plate, which goes to the starter, and who knows what else. We recently replaced that plate and the starter, and all... |
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| 1966 Lincoln Continental 7.6L Starter VIN: 6Y89G42831 A customer bought this Lincoln from a Mecum auction and it worked for a little while, then quit starting. I found that someone had put washers under the three starter bolts so that the starter gear would not continuously engage the flywheel. Of course, tha... |
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| 2019 Mazda CX-5 Touring 2.5L Electronic Parking Brake VIN: JM3KFABM6K Hello, I have a 2019 Mazda CX-5 that needed rear brakes. Even though I've been doing this for a long time, I made the rookie mistake of operating the parking brake with the calipers not put together which extended the parking brake all the way out til ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2017 Acura RDX 3.5L Lane Keep Assist System VIN: 5J8TB4H70H The fix was to replace the camera. I could not come up with any other possible reason and went ahead and took an educated guess on my dime. Since a new part is on back order, I installed a used one. On this vehicle, you must perform both a static calib... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L Valvetrain VIN: 1GNSKBE00B Thank you everybody for your help. It was indeed the VLOM. It must have been the cause of the original lifter failure and then quickly caused the new lifter to fail. Lesson learned, we now replace the VLOM with EVERY GM lifter job we sell. Thanks again. |
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| 2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L fuel leak VIN: 1FMPU17LX4 Thanks to all who responded. I spoke with 3M regarding adhesives that would work. Specialist informed me the ethanol in the fuel would eventually destroy the adhesive bond to the tank and the adhesive was very expensive, over $200. I purchased another used tan... |
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| 2008 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L Air bag VIN: 1FTYR14D08 I want to thank everyone that responded I'm going to try and get the module reset Ranger parts are hard to find |
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| 2010 Pontiac G6 2.4L Steering Wheel VIN: 1G2ZA5EB3A Thank You to ALL Who responded. Well it was the present mantra, JUST BECAUSE IT IS A NEW PART DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A GOOD PART ! Fortunately the SECOND NEW PART was a good part and all is well. Thank You Again for your input. |
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| 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L battery/charging system VIN: 3VWDP7AJXD VW not charging well consistently - all test good etc amps low or not existent on control wire - problem seems to have been either bad regulators or incompatible ones. WE replaced a bad alt with a new then a reman'ed - neither BOSCH - used a Bosch and probl... |
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