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
| 05 Chevrolet Astro, Charging, charging system 10/17/2025 in the GM Electrical Discussion this van is my girls pride and joy. that being said, it is well kept. she started noticing the volt gauge dropping lower than normal at red lights, when the a/c is on. the battery was replaced with an aftermarket agm battery last fall. im going to say tha... |
| 97 Volvo 850, Drive-axles, Inboard joint housing 10/16/2025 in the European PowerTrain Discussion Sorry no VIN fellas, writing from home tonight without info. This car used to be my mother's 12 years ago. It has been my son's ever since, and he is dedicated to it. I have re-booted the LF axle twice in nearly 300k miles. Mostly because of the trouble I... |
| 11 Toyota Tundra, Hesitation/Cuts-out/Stall 10/16/2025 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Interesting one here. Vehicle will cut out accelerating under load . Also this morning starting it would run for a few seconds and die.Under acell and when starting this morning the AT temp light would flicker on and off. ,Vehicle does not set codes for t... |
| 16 Ford F-150, Mechanical, Phasers 10/16/2025 in the Ford Engine Discussion customer called making a knocking noise on start up , every since an oil change , (didn't ask who done it) it had a ECOGARD X2500 oil filter (don't know what oil) in the morning had a rattle knock from the front cover like a lose chain but more of a rattl... |
| 06 Nissan X-Trail, MIL 10/15/2025 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Vehicle was brought to the shop with a remanufactured throttle body that had been previously installed ( not known by who ) The vehicle has little to no throttle response . App switch is functioning correctly . |
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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