TechHelp is the heart of iATN: thousands of professional automotive technicians, from all over the world, helping each other with real-world automotive problems, 24 hours a day. A feed of some of the latest TechHelp requests is shown below. Inside the members-only area, your personalized TechHelp page is the central clearinghouse for all things related to TechHelp. You can open a new help request, update or close requests that you currently have open, add further comments to help requests you have closed in the past, help other members with their vehicle problems, update your TechHelp email subscription settings, view the current TechHelp stats for you and the rest of iATN, and more.
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iATN members may view yesterday's automotive repair discussion on Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, and GM vehicles, including this month's automotive discussion and top diagnostic trouble codes.
Recent Automotive Discussions in TechHelp
| 02 Volkswagen Cabrio, Starting, Spark Ignition 09/04/2026 in the European Electrical Discussion I have been going circles with this Cabrio every spare moment in the past month since my customer towed it in saying it needs a new distributer that he had already purchased from OReilly. This did not solve the problem. Next I got a code pointing to Throt... |
| 21 Chevrolet Malibu, MIL 09/03/2026 in the GM Driveability Discussion hey, I have this 2021 Chevy Malibu LT with a 1.5 engine, with a P0171 code. I cannot seem to find this problem. When it was brought to me the mass air flow sensor was replaced, the down stream o2 sensor was replaced. I've replaced all the pcv valves I too... |
| 17 Honda Accord, Hesitation/MIL 09/02/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Hopefully some honda experts can help me out with this one. It will barely accelerate and has a long crank every time. I replaced the high pressure pump already with no change. The low pressure I checked with a gauge, and it reads between 50 and 60PsI, bu... |
| 12 Toyota Avalon, Interior, dash illumination, starting, accessory mode 09/02/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion When trying to start vehicle with push button it will not illuminate dash, push brake pedal and will not turn light on push button on as it should. Has intermittently worked and all functions will work. When it works no key detected symbol comes on with k... |
| 05 Toyota 4Runner, back hatch latch release 09/02/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion when I have the scan tool hooked up reading the back door module data stream and manually override the latch the latch positions half latch and full latch come on. When I close it the full latch turns off and half latch stays of for a sec and if I try to ... |
Example TechHelp Request
The example TechHelp request below highlights not only the original request, which included some waveforms posted by the member for extra detail on his issue, but also the related documents & media found on iATN, and our sister company Identifix's Direct-Hit product. Not shown in the screenshot are the replies received by the member on their help request, and the fix they posted describing how they solved the issue with the vehicle.
Using TechHelp
Although iATN TechHelp originally started back in 1995 as an email-only service, most members use TechHelp today via our website, where they have the ability to filter their view of TechHelp down to requests on very specific makes, models, and other keywords. In addition to the help requests, every member is able to read the final "fix" posted by the author. Premium (paid) members, as well as basic (free) members that regularly offer help to other members, are able to view all of the replies received on each TechHelp request. All of this information is searchable in the iATN Knowledge Base.
Many members use TechHelp not only to help others, but also to keep an eye on the interesting fixes that are posted each day. Subscribing to TechHelp by email is a great way to keep up-to-date on the latest issues facing your favorite carline.
TechHelp by Email
In addition to reading TechHelp via the web, you can subscribe to it via email. Once you join the network, you may begin receiving some TechHelp email help requests from other members, either in summary format (sent nightly), or via individual email requests. You may switch formats, choose a different email volume level (choices range from receiving 0 to 70 help requests per day), and choice of topics. TechHelp email is currently split up into 5 major topics (Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, and GM), and 10 sub-topics (Body, Brakes, Chassis, Driveability, Electrical, Engine, HVAC, Misc., PowerTrain, and Transmission issues), providing 50 combinations for you to choose from. You can mix and match which topics you receive to focus on your specialties.
Note: To keep the quality of TechHelp requests at a high level, members are expected to offer help prior to asking for help, and members are limited in the number of help requests they can send each month.
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