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
| 06 Lincoln Navigator, Suspension, Height Sensors 02/02/2026 in the Ford Chassis Discussion Lincoln came with LF lower (broken arm), replaced all 3 sensors with aftermarket ones. Also no trouble codes. Cleared the computer and could get into the command side of my scanner and I could control all 3 height sensors. I could not find any height spec... |
| 04 Saturn Ion, No-start 02/02/2026 in the GM Driveability Discussion This Saturn will not start if the temperature is below 30 degrees F. It cranks over fine and fires but will not stay running. It has spark and 180 pounds of compression and the plugs are wet with fuel. It will not stay running on starting fluid. If pushed... |
| 18 Kia Niro, Electronic, engine clutch learning / torque model calibration 02/02/2026 in the Asian Transmission Discussion 2018 Kia Niro HEV hybrid DCT. Engine torque is inferred via engine clutch stroke/pressure/time models, not directly measured. Vehicle originally presented with engine clutch contamination from brake fluid leak; engine clutch system repaired first to resto... |
| 15 Nissan Altima, Emissions 01/31/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Hello fellas i am having a issue getting my customer vehicle fixed. The vehicle rolled into the shop with a dead misfire and a p0300 code. We replaced the spark plugs and ignition coils and erased codes and i thought evrything was fine. Customer returned ... |
| 10 Ford Fusion, Starting, Battery Drain 01/31/2026 in the Ford Electrical Discussion I have this vehicle in the shop battery has huge drain after sitting we disconnected the hybrid battery pulled all the fuses 1 at at time both under the hood and under the dash still has drain disconneted the under hood fuse box and still has a drain My q... |
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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