June 26, 2015 James from Florida shares some insight on a late model GM vehicle with a charging system issue.

2014 Silverado Puzzler
Here's an interesting case. A 2014 Silverado came in today with an interesting problem. It has a 4.3 engine with 14,000 miles. The complaint was service charging system and low battery message coming on in the DIC. I drove it in the...

June 18, 2015 Scott from California shares some differential repair techniques based on previous experiences.

Differentials & Noises
A few months back, Arthur Margotta put up a post about 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche that was run low on gear oil, and now has a gear noise. From his initial post -- If anyone has had this type of problem please let me know on all types of...

June 11, 2015 Robert from Massachusetts shares his findings when dealing with an intermittent parasitic load on a Ford Motor Company product.

Intermittent battery drain
I had an interesting failure on this Merc Sable. The customer said that every few days her battery would be dead. I did the usual starting and charging system tests and checked for drains. After a half hour or so everything would power down and...

June 4, 2015 Cesar from Texas shares a tip when dealing with Nissan NATS, I-Key and Push Start Button issues.

Nissan NATS, I-Key and Push Start button
I recently was working on a 2010 Nissan Maxima which Push start button is standard equipment, however I only can start the car with the Key into the slot, and was not starting or turning switch on with...

May 20, 2015 We're celebrating a big birthday!

iATN Turns 20
Hello everyone, Twenty years ago, we had no idea that the Internet would bring about so much change to this industry, let alone allow iATN to flourish. On behalf of the entire iATN staff, I would like to thank all members for helping us grow together by providing...

May 19, 2015 Daniel from Tennessee shares his findings discovered when troubleshooting a GM SIDI P0088 & P0089 and other DTC's.

Direct Injection FIX
2010 Buick La Crosse CXS 3.6 L with direct fuel injection system. Vehicle came into shop with complaint of hard start, runs poorly, runs rich and may pop back into intake on acceleration. Vehicle will go into reduced power mode. Repair history...

May 13, 2015 Mike from Ohio has some tips to share when troubleshooting CMP related codes on Mazdas.

Mazda timing and Cam related codes
The above vehicle came from a quick lube shop . The oil filter housing cracked and it leaked out 3 quarts of oil. After it was fixed it had a terrible surge and a P0340 code. The code can be deceiving as with many manufactures its more of...

May 5, 2015 From the latest iATN Review we have Morgan from Minnesota who shares some tips he has in regards to troubleshooting GM Class 2 network issues.

Class 2 data bus shorted
This system, and possibly the issues, are likely old news to many of you, but it was my first time getting a broken data bus on a GM. After many classes and forum posts, I was quite excited to dig into it. The customer complaint was that the dash...

April 8, 2015 We are pleased to announce that iATN members now have seamless access to iATN resources from our sister company, Identifix® Direct-Hit™, via the "quick hits" section that appears when researching a vehicle on Direct-Hit. Links in their new "iATN" tab will bring members directly into iATN, with the current vehicle that was built in Direct-Hit, making it easy to continue researching an issue on iATN. For more about the integration, including information about $10/mo off your Direct-Hit subscription, and a free two week test drive of iATN premium features, courtesy of Identifix, please see this post: http://iatn.me/8Mi

In addition, the latest quarterly iATN Review has now been released, and should be arriving in your inboxes soon. You can also read it here: http://iatn.me/8Mh

March 27, 2015 We are pleased to announce iATN® Auto Pro Careers, an employment discovery service for the automotive industry, designed to help members of iATN find or advertise a new job. This new service is available today. https://iatn.net/careers

iATN Auto Pro Careers enables all members to create a career profile, search for new and nearby jobs, and receive notifications when new jobs are posted. Employers on iATN now have the opportunity to easily post open positions, search for qualified candidates, and receive notifications when relevant candidates create a profile.

For more details, see our announcement: http://autop.ro/8IL