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There are over 20 different automotive discussion forums in the iATN members only area, with 2.6 million messages and roughly 500 posts daily. You may discuss all manner of automotive topics with other automotive professionals in a threaded discussion format as shown in the screen below. The automotive discussion that takes place ranges from very technical in nature to repair shop management, automotive industry issues, and everything in between. Members upload waveforms, scan data, photos, videos and other documents and discuss them directly in forums. Below, your can see a sampling of the latest topics being discussed on iATN.

Recent Automotive Discussions in the Forums

Stepper Motors
08/23/2025 in the Technical Theory Forum
Servo motors, 3-phase BLDC motors and stepper motors are increasingly common on modern cars. They are even more common on EV's. And they are widely misunderstood (IMO). Stepper motors are especially unique and confusing. I first encountered stepper motors...
Daytona
08/23/2025 in the R.P.M. Forum
Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Saturday 7:30pm/et on NBC Last week's results will be posted later today.
European repair information
08/22/2025 in the Shop Management Forum
I have been steadily increasing the amount of European repairs I am doing. I struggle to find diagnostic and repair information for makes such as Porsche and Maserati. I would like to know what options there are besides a subscription to the OE. Thank you...
2018 ACURA MDX POWER WINDOWS LOCKS MIRRORS NOT WORKING
08/22/2025 in the Technical Discussion Forum
I have a 2018 Acura MDX that came in with power widows, locks mirrors sunroof gas door and rear hatch not working. All fuses are good. Just wondering if anyone has had this happen to them on one of these vehicles.?
Ground isolation on hybrid vehicles HV wiring
08/22/2025 in the Technical Theory Forum
I was doing a ridiculous amount of testing on the electronics of several 2010-2014 Toyota hybrid a/c compressor systems. A big surprise I got, was to find that the compressor case is grounded by the HV ground wire. With a loose compressor plugged into the...

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