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
| 18 Mazda CX-5, Hesitation/Misfire/MIL 01/13/2026 in the Asian Driveability Discussion Vehicle was towed in after vehicle started misfiring and put itself into "LIMP" mode. When vehicle arrived it was misfiring heavy on #2 cylinder. Customer told us they did plugs and coils last week for P0302 with parts purchased from Amazon (Possible Amaz... |
| 17 Nissan Pathfinder, Starting 01/13/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CURRENTLY HAVE P0118, P0113, P0198, P0223, P0123. Vehicle does not start (obviously) however codes will not clear. Checked power and ground. Checked wiring. Checked with dealer to make sure harnesses were the same. Swapped out PCM.... |
| 17 Subaru Outback, radio, radio, inop 01/13/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion Long time customer had his battery go dead due to rear dome light being left on overnight. Jump started vehicle and drove until battery was recharged. After driving, customer noted that the radio head unit has a message stating "connection to ECM failed" ... |
| 08 Honda CR-V, Charging 01/13/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion Hello, I have this CRV that came in with dead battery, We replaced the battery, ck. the charging system, not charging. So We had the Alternator rebuilt by local electrical shop that does good work repairing alternators and starters for us. The vehicle was... |
| 08 Lexus LS460, Charging 01/12/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion THIS lexus is not charging, they put three alternators in it, the LAST ONE WAS A DENSO alternator. i checked the green wire on pin 2 and i have battery voltage, the other green wire, the RLO wire has ground. the blk/rd wire pin 3, has 10 volts. the brown ... |
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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