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	2001 Acura Integra LS 1.8L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: JH4DC23841 This car started out as having a interm. p1259 with no driveabilty issues,and after inspection I thought it had a problem with the Vtec solonoid.It progrssivly has goten worst.I replaced the vtec solonoid and pressure switch.The problem has not been corrected.... Trouble codes: P1259 (vtec malfunction)	View
	2000 BMW 540i 4.4L cabin temp VIN: WBADN6341Y Customer complaint is AC blows too cold.When temp selected is increased temp will raise,but can't maintain a steady temp.I performed a KOEO temp sensor check first thing in the morning before start up.All climate control sensors were within two degrees of each...	View
	2002 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L charging system VIN: 5UXFA53522 i have this x5 bmw truck with charging system not working. i don't have a wiring diagram for the charging system. I know its a wiring problem because none on the small wires that plug into the alternators got power. I checked the fuses and they all checked out...	View
	1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP52L88 car intermittant stalls surges set codes p0341 and p1361 have replaced cam and crank sensors ign module no help Trouble codes: P0341, P1361	View
	1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HP52L7S This one is strange to me, it's a friend's car and trying to fix it in the driveway, which is always fun. The car is a crank/no start. Started out as a lack of power on the highway, then turned into a stall problem, now is a crank/no start. The codes are all h... Trouble codes: P1670, P0321, P0705, P1361	View
	2001 Buick Regal LS 3.8L security VIN: 2G4WB52K61 no start condition at times if no start set,s security lamp and code in bcm b2960. ignition switch and lock cylinder and key have both been replaced.	View
	2001 Cadillac Catera 3.0L No Start, Stall, Misfire This car has misfire on all 6 cylinders. Will do this cold, and if you play with the throttle and get it a little warm, it will run on its own. However, under a load it will still misfire. Have tried new coil packs for both engine banks. Scanner indicates the ... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	2002 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L Unknown VIN: 1GRT65FVH2 Allright Cadillac masters... This escalade is acting strange.. When driving over 50mph and hitting a bump, the steering wheel begins violently shaking back and forth.. The only way to make it stop is too pull over and start again... Raised the vehicle, everyth...	View
	1972 Chevrolet C-60 366CID Misfire VIN: IG34589966 Hi Guys and Girls. Does anyone have the firing order on this vehicle. I just done the heads. I have several programs and books and cant find anything this far back. I have a misfire very bad on # 8 and everything seems ok. Your replies will be appreciated.	View
	1994 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L power steering VIN: 1GNEL19W6R Thanks to all of those who reply to help request. We have been working on this van for a while trying to find the problem with the power steering system, it has hyrdraulic power assit brakes also. it started with replacing a power steering pump for a bad leak,...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Monitors VIN: 1GNDM19W7W Got a wierd one, wondering if someone has ever seen this. Catalyst, EVAP, and EGR monitors will not set. Customer tried emission testing around a month ago, rejected as "unready". Have found absolutely no issues with datastream, or any driveability issues. No ...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNDX03E3X Fellows I need HELP. 00 chevy venture 3.4 Every time you start off on the road and give it more than 50% tp. It will start to stall out bad and as long as you dont let up none on the gas it will do it for ever. You can go WOT and it will continue.If you let o...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Brake booster VIN: 1GNEC13TX4 I have a control message on the instrument cluster that says service brake booster. This truck has a hydroboost system. Everything seems to be working fine. Anyone had this before. What am i missing to check? What else would cause this to come on. I have codes...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L tire pressure monitor VIN: 3GNFK16Z24 PLEASE REFER TO RELATED REPAIR HISTORY FOR PROCEDURE FOLLOWED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM CAN NOT BE CLEARED FROM DASH POD AFTER REPLACEMENT OF TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR ON LEFT REAR WHEEL. ALSO TWO OTHER TIRES ARE NOW INDICATING LOW PRESSURE A...	View
	1992 Dodge D150 3.9L timing VIN: 1B7GE16X1N truck came to us after some else had replaced the crankshaft for engine knock, they could not get it run smooth. started with the basics, firing order, found dist out of time, reset dist gear and dist to correctly,still wont idle low vaccum, back fires thru in...	View
	2000 Dodge Durango R/T 5.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4HS28Z7Y Hello all: I have a customer with a 2000 Durango which has the MIL light on constantly. The light comes back on immediately after the code is cleared and this will result in an immediate Aircare test failure. I have pulled the entire harness between the comput... Trouble codes: P1491 (Cooling fan relay circuit open /short)	View
	2000 Dodge Stratus ES 2.4L converter VIN: 1B3EJ46XOY hello, My friend just bought this car from an old folk,it got only 30,000 miles on it, yesterday while driving he said he heard a clunk noise and when he stop the engine stall and he couldn't restart it,so he got it towed home.I check it this morning and the s...	View
	2002 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L BUS comunication VIN: 2B3HD46R12 Vehicle came in for a problem with overheating, noted on repair check engine light on! customer requested to be checked out (little did I know what I was getting into) original code was P1604 "internal dual-port RAM read/write failure and also P1698 "no Transm...	View
	2003 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L rack or pump VIN: 2D4GP44R43 hi guys trouble maker for today is 03 caravan with a power steering shutter we originally put a reman pump on because old one leaked.we installed pump and couldnt get rid of whine .we installed new pump from chrysler still had whine after attempting bleeding s...	View
	2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L 1st gear VIN: 3D7MA48C03 This is for the Dodge guys, we rebuilt the trans on this 2003 Dodge 3500 2WD Diesel truck and had PCM updated but keeps coming back with low governer pressure but no codes, while driving governer pressure low causing to take off in higher gear, changed governo...	View
	1975 Ford Bronco Custom 5.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FABP12QX1 where are the old cogers?---I've been doing this for 30 years but my memory a bit rusty here---came in a couple of months ago and found reluctor hitting pick up-replace dist-all was well---towed back in month later and had to advance timing 10 degress to get i...	View
	2001 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon XLT 5.4L Electronic VIN: 1FBSS31L11 Car came in in limp mode. It was starting in second. We pulled these codes out and cleared codes. After clearing codes the trans would shift normally. I sold customer a turbine sensor. After installing new FORD sensor it is acting up all the time. Turbine spee...	View
	2002 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L abs VIN: 2FMZA51412 This vehicle came in a couple of weeks ago with a left rear wheel speed sensor failure. I replaced the failed wheel speed sensor cleared the codes and test drove it no problems now its back with a C1185 ABS power relay output circuit failure. I have checked th...	View
	2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6L wiring VIN: 1FMZU73W92 I have my Sheriffs Explorer in here with several wirings harnesses and EVAP hoses that have been used as dinner or dessert for some critter,..IE: mice or squirrels,..Does anybody have or know of a way to keep them away??? I know the mothball trick but I know d...	View
	2003 Ford Explorer Sport XLS 4.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FMYU60E33 cust. came in on sept. 3rd requesting we change fuel filter,not giving any reason why.cust.returned on sept. 8th asking for us to diagnose dying while driving problem.found inertia switch and connector badly melted and bad connection.repaired problem,returned ...	View
	2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L rattle VIN: 1FTPW14564 customer stated rattling noise from engine at about 2000rpm, underload, pulling weight and going up inclines. noise is loud enough to hear while ac is on and radio. noise stops as soon as customer takes foot off gas pedal,does not make noise when driving casua...	View
	2004 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FMYU92154 thanks in advance, this vehicle had been driven for a while with the original issue of miss and back fire. when it came in it had the left hand cat and under car cat restricted along with bad front o2 sensors and flooded spark plugs. after fixing these issues ... Trouble codes: P0303 (cyl 3 miss), P0306 (cyl 6 miss)	View
	2005 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L underhood fuse block VIN: 1FDXW47P35 The underhood fuse block has started on fire. Its only affected the #9 fuse( trailer turn signals). The fuse is so badly damaged I cant tell if it was the correct amperage fuse.No other fuse or relay in the fuse block is damaged, beyond discoloration, although...	View
	2002 GMC Envoy SLE 4.2L guages inop VIN: 1GKDT13S22 Here's a good one for you GM techs . on every module I can get loss of communication codes. Basically it has to sit over night first thing in the morning at about 50 degrees the IPC will only have a speedo and a tach the other guages are inop and idiot lights ... Trouble codes: U1041, U1026, U1041, U1152, U1162	View
	1998 Honda Civic LX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ6677W looking to find how the power circuit of the the upstream oxygen sensor heater circuit is wired. no power intermittently to the heater element at the oxygen sensor; retrieved code for heater circuit- ohmed out o2 sensor heater- open/failed; replaced sensor- sy...	View
	2006 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HKYF18596 Customer complaint was that the vehicle had very little power, would not accelerate but could coast to drive, engine light came on at that time. The next morning the light was off and the engine ran fine, they brought it in to us and we scanned for codes histo... Trouble codes: P0223	View
	2004 Infiniti G35 3.5L can VIN: JNKCV54E44 This vehicle has a CAN/LAN failure with codes U1000 and U1041, while checking the CAN H&L I have been unable to locate the transmission control module. Component location is supposed to be behind the passenger lower kick panel next to the PCM. Nothing is there...	View
	1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Starting VIN: SAJKF6041X At times engine will not crank or have a slight delay when key is turned. Some times the first retry and some times 10 retrys before cranking, when it cranks engine will run normally. Also remote intermittently will unlock doors but no lock them, when the remo...	View
	2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7L Steering VIN: 1J8GW68J93 Hey everyone! The customer complained that this jeep doesnt seem to have very good powersteering at slow speeds. I verified that it does seem harder than normal on slow turning manuevers. There are no leaks and it is full of fluid. I searched the database and ...	View
	1996 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JM1BB1412T The Protege will not run well enough unless the MAF sensor is disconnected. It was replaced by the customer with a reman. If plugged in, car will exhibit loss of power and stalling. I have checked the fuel pressure, which is 41 lbs, cleaned and made sure the E... Trouble codes: 100 (MAF sensor code on due to MAF being disconnected), 401 (Insufficient EGR flow), 1136 (Bank 1 sensor 1 heater circuit high input)	View
	2002 Mazda Protege5 2.0L Head VIN: JM1BJ24542 Customer came in a couple months ago complained about burning oil. Said car smokes bad on start up. We confirmed complaint and decide to pull the head and have the machine shop go thru it. Machine shop said that some of the valve seals were not down on the hea...	View
	1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL 5.0L No Start VIN: WDBCA37D8F help we do not do many kraut cans this one came in cranks no start no spark. but if we touch ground with a test light to coil negative we get it momentarly fire. any info on this one would greatly be appreacited. thanks iatn!!!	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L info display VIN: WDBJF25H9X MB techs, chip on cluster circuit board, which controls the info display lights (3 white and 3 red), burned up. Got used cluster, worked for 3 days, burned up same chip. Alldata has very limited info. Alternator OK. What controls those lights? Does anyone have...	View
	2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 3.0L pressure plate VIN: 4A3AC84H01 hi there, i have an eclipse with a pull type clutch. the car was brought with a diagnosed differential problem, i got it apart sure enough the spider gears were broken. i got another junkyard transaxle (see related repair history) i got the new trans in and al...	View
	2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L speedometer VIN: 3N1CB51D3Y Hello, I've got a 2000 Nissan Sentra 1.8L. When the car first came in the speedometer fluctuated rapidly from 0 to 3000, but has since quit working altogether along with the Tach. When I hook up a scanner, the vss parameter reads zero all the time. I took th...	View
	2000 Nissan Xterra XE 3.3L ABS light on VIN: 5N1E028TZY It may not be relavent, but, this Xterra is acually manufactured on 6-99. but when I punch it in in Alldata or this request form, there is no Xterra model to choose from, so I chose 2000. and I do not know if it is an SE or XE. I cleared codes,rechecked codes...	View
	2001 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L door locks VIN: 1G2NF52EX1 hey guys i got a grand am with a mind of its own.when you put the car in gear and start moving the door locks start cycling to lock and unlock and doesnt stop until you put it back into park,i disconnected the door lock switch on both sides but it didnt stop.i...	View
	2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G2WP52K42 Car came in for an intermitent stall condition. Customer states when slowing down to stop or make a turn the car will stall as if you shut off the ignition. He puts it in nuetral and it start right away and runs fine. I have not been able to duplicate this sym...	View
	2001 Saab 9-5 Aero 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: S3EH48GX13 Hello SAAB techs, First of all let me say I have very little Saab experience however I have a ton of labscope experience and driveability experience. This saab came in with the complaint of the check engine light coming on. Pulled code p0336 crankshaft positi... Trouble codes: P0336	View
	2003 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L timing chain Please help. I have a 1.8 liter vvti corolla that came in for misfire and driveability complaints. Found bent valves and locked up vvti intake cam gear. My concern is with timing chain reassembly. I can not find a definite answer if vvti intake cam gear should...	View
	1996 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L compressor VIN: WVWFE83A5T Greetings! Trying to remove a compressor from this Passat VR6 and one of the bolts is too long to remove. Mitchell Online says to "Remove the compressor. Reverse procedure to install". Has anyone got a procedure that will help us get this job done in a timely ...	View
	2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSK29M61 Help V.W. Techs! This is not a Mass air flow sensor issue!! The V.W. has a new mass air flow sensor and is setting listed codes. The fuel trim is -5 at idle and varies but mostly averages -15 at cruise and -2 at wot. The fuel pressure Vacuum line is good, thro... Trouble codes: P1142 (load calculation cross check lower limit exceeded), P1166 (fuel trim add.- too rich)	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2002 Audi Allroad Quattro 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1YD54B32 I changed the thermostat along with the water pump and t-belt. The car is still not the fastest to get up to temp but it does maintain the temp well after that which it did not do before. So far the code has not returned. Thanks to all who posted, Jim. Trouble codes: P1296.	10
	2002 Audi A4 3.0L remote entryu VIN: WAULT68E72 Sorry for the confusion. I had replaced the convenience control module so my problem was with the remote key not the immobilizer. I tried different things in adaptation 10 display 21 but no success. I believe the one response was correct that it can't be do...	7
	1988 BMW 528e 2.7L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: WBADK8305J Thank you all for giving me many great ideas. It turned out to be a combination of worn out ignition parts. The rotor was cracked and very old. The plug wires are questionable. I replaced one because it broke when trying to remove it from the old cap. I recome...	14
	1993 BMW 318i 1.8L stumbles on accel VIN: WBACA531XP Hello everyone and thanks for the help. 2 people hit this one on the head. The harmonic balancer was slightly out of round and when cold was distorted a bit much for the reluctor wheel to make good signal with the crank sensor. We replaced and all is good. ...	9
	1997 BMW 528i 2.8L timing chain VIN: WBADD2323V Vehicle is fixed. This particular vehicle has an updated wire harness (engine) that ties the crank sensor harness into the vanos connectors. To put it bluntly we improperly installed the connectors. Connected the vanos up and two connectors were left unplugg...	3
	2002 BMW 330Ci 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABS53402 Sorry guys, there is no happy ending to this Beemer. Vehicle is being scrapped according to new Illinois law, seems that other damages from flooding came up to about 32% of vehicles worth & law states at 1/3 of it's value it can't be fixed. Unknowingly, we wou... Trouble codes: 204 (p0505 Idle speed fluctuation).	7
	1992 Buick Regal 3.8L overdrive VIN: 2GAWF14L1N Well thanks to everyone for taking the time to give some ideas. The front clutch was bad. Didn't want to sell it with a partial fix so had it rebuilt. Most of you guys had the right answer. Thanks again for all of your time. IATN is a fantastic place to get id...	18
	2004 Buick Rainier CXL 4.2L engine VIN: 5GADT13S84 well, unfortunately this one will remain a mystery. when disassebling the engine, a few tty bolts were broken in the block. i removed three of them, but was unable to extract two so we sent the block to a machine shop. they were unable to remove them either. t...	5
	2001 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L mode door VIN: 1G6KD54YX1 Thanks to the 11 members that took the time to reply. Sorry for the long time to close the post but I just got the car back in the shop for the repair. The fix was the mode actuator that controls the positions to the defrost / the lower and the vents. I was ab...	13
	1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.7L lf abs motor VIN: 2G1FP32P3S Sorry it took so long to get back. Hurricanes!!!. Any way after rebuilding the 6 wire harness to the ebcm and retesting connections, still shows as a bad ebcm. Replaced ebcm and so far so good. Sometimes the bogus parts gods frown upon us. Thanks for all the g...	3
	2000 Chevrolet Prizm 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1Y1SK5285Y using some of the test techniques that were sent to me i was able to diagnose & replace the cannister assy. thanks to all. Ron Trouble codes: P0440, P0441, P0446.	7
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD LS 6.0L battery VIN: 1GCGC13U81 Thanks for all the replies. The culprit was the a/c relay. The relay caused the a/c clutch to stay engaged all the time. This is the best tool I have in my tool box.	8
	2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L Vibration VIN: 1GCEC14V84 The verdict is in on this one-with the deisel tank empty the vibe is gone.My theory holds with those who suggested the change in the driveline angle was the culprit but it is running P metric tires...Unfortunatly we may never know because said fuel tank is goi...	13
	2004 Chevrolet Classic 2.2L No Start, THEFT LIGHT VIN: 1G1ND52F64 Wow, what a great response! I received 18 replies. What a terrific network we have here. Most of the suggestions zeroed in on the ignition lock cylinder, and they are probably correct. After relearning the Theft Deterrent System, I was never able to get th... Trouble codes: B2960 (pass lock cylinder data incorrect).	21
	1997 Dodge Dakota 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7FL26X8V Thank you toall that ansewered my request.When I attempted to wiggle the wires at the Transmisson the wires were bare at the 8 cavity connector and I shorted out my pcm so I replaced pcm and the harness connector at the trans.So when I got all that repaired an... Trouble codes: 1743 (trans govenor switch).	12
	1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1B7HC13ZXW first off, sorry everyone for taking so long to close. i just opened my shop in july after working for other shops for 17 years and i thought i had a basic understanding of what was to come. for the most part i have it down but there are alot of things im lea...	15
	1998 Dodge Avenger 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4B3AU52NOW Its amazing how many problems can cause this veh to even still run, cust has been drivin this for a year. Special thanks to Gary OH, mike GA, Roger IA, Rich N.S. CA, And Brian WI, You guys are great. End result, egr was it. Maybe the back firing from the bad w... Trouble codes: P0175, P0302, P0303.	7
	1992 Eagle 2000 GTX 2.0L No Start VIN: JE3BR46V2N thanks for all the replies, checked ground at ecm was present, and i mention earlier I had good fuel pressure 48 psi,check signal from ecm to injecters - ecm wasn't grounding, replaced with used ecm (as per cust request) and fixed the problem, but ecm was repl... Trouble codes: 22 (crank shaft position sensor).	3
	1992 Ford Escort GT 1.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FAPP1282N guys i was right, it was simple and i feel more like a bone head than ever! Intake cam off two teeth and exhaust cam one tooth. found customer had installed timming belt themselves and failed to tell me that it ran bad ever since, but that is no excuse for me ...	13
	2000 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Misfire VIN: 1FMZU62X2Y THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP. THE PROBLEM WAS AN IGNITION COIL. WHICH HAD PLENTY OF VOLTAGE TO FIRE. IT SIMPLY WASN'T FIRING ON TIME. JUST A FLUKE, BEING THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THERE BEFORE CAM SENSOR REPLACEMENT.-	5
	2000 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L Front diff VIN: 1FMZU84P4Y Thanks to the tech's that took time to respond most said check tires if more than 1/4 inch different replace all tires the problem was wrong tire size, pass rear was a 225 all other 255. when I looked at it I checked for a different tire all were the same ...	10
	2001 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L rf windshield pillar VIN: 1FAFP52211 Seems like the dash is made up of a few layers (laminated ) at least near the a pillar. Stuffed a few small pieces of foam tape between the layers and it decreased the noise considerably. Thanks for the help.	3
	2001 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU01101 I'm so sorry that this took so long first my surfboard fly's off the car and hits my head. The Doc. loved that one, and on top of that catch this nasty flu bug. Totally spaced my post. Many wrote about a broken wire 5in from ECU, at the bend. And that's where ...	8
	2001 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon XL 6.8L fan clutch VIN: 1FBSS31S31 This post has to be closed now. The storm in Houston disabled us from operating for the last 2 weeks, still no electrical power at the shop and just got power at home last night. I will add comments to this "fix" in the next month when I'll be able to resume w...	3
	2004 Ford Focus LX 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP33Z54 must have been a connection problem at pin 30 at pcm. cleared codes run drive cycle and all monitors set. thanks for the help Trouble codes: P0053 (b1s1 heater resistance high or low).	2
	1997 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L Driveline VIN: 1GTCS19W7V Most said it, it was in the driveshaft. I was pretty sure too when I posted this, by process of elimination, but I wanted some people to confirm that. Thank you for doing so! The rear double carden was out of it. Fixed and good.	12
	2002 GMC Yukon SLE 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKEC13Z82 Responses didn't seem to grasp the fact that resetting all modules had no effect and no other modules had any codes according to the Solus Pro, but of course it doesn't see all. My next step would have been to isolate the wire from the PCM in order to confirm ... Trouble codes: P0650.	4
	2001 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid VIN: 2HKRL18621 I recieved many replies to this request, all seemed to point in the same direction. Replace the transmission, seems as if these transmissions come apart frequently, and the issues that I encountered were the begining of the end. The vehicle ended up being trad...	19
	2003 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Power sliding door VIN: 5FNRL18033 Thanks to all who replied. The fix was to change the door latch/closer motor. I put the original back in and the door is working great. The latch was supposed to be new from the dealer. There is also a TSB# 99-072 that deals with this door problem. Thanks agai...	3
	2003 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L Airbag VIN: KNDUP13113 I ended up calling the dealer you guy's where right and the dealer took care of it under warranty. Thanks Guy's Christopher	4
	2001 Lexus LS430 4.3L MIL Lamp on The fix for this vehicle was to replace the timing tube on the front of the intake cam, this tube actually controls the movement of the camshaft. Was actually an easy fix considering that the cam had to come out to disassemble the tube from the cam. Trouble codes: P1354.	2
	1997 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L radio VIN: WDBFA67F4V sorry I took so long to respond. I asked the service writer to call the dealer prior to sending this post but he decided to take it to a friends shop who got the serial number off the radio and gave him a code. he came back to the shop and waited until the rad...	8
	2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L horn always on VIN: WDBRF64J21 well this one is off to the dealer. I feel we really narrowed it down to the eis, hard to believe it would only pick on the horn. I really dont think this car has an n80 steering colum control module. We cant prove it's the eis, so its headed to the dealer....	3
	2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Central lock VIN: WDC1631542 Well this one is fixed. Thanks to all who offered suggestions. I checked actual values and moved each lock to lock and unlock- all microswitches were operating. I then went to activations and operated lock/ unlock sequence - found the system would unlock but n...	7
	2002 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L #4 Piston VIN: 1MEFM55S52 Thank you everyone for your thoughts and replies.Just for reference this = is what the piston looked like.These ...	11
	2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L transmission quits pulling VIN: JA4MT31H7Y thanks far the replies, after following your advice, we double checked everything and found it was actually low of fluid. thank everyone very much!!	4
	2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JA4MT31R33 After reading the replies and testing further I eliminated secondary ignition,fuel injectors,egr,and wiring. My next step will be to inspect timing marks and belt tension. I believe pcm is turning off #1 injector. Customer is out of money right now. Thanks to... Trouble codes: P0301.	6
	1994 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Misfire VIN: 1N4BU31DXR thank you to all that have replied, after listening to all your responses we narrowed our diagnosis down to and intake gasket leak, or internal engine damage. unfortunatly when we told the customer of our diagnosis, the customer decided to scrap the car for ...	15
	1995 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Misfire VIN: JN1CA21D3S Thanks for all replies. I had already done the testing most people suggested.I went ahead and bit the bullet and removed the timing cover.Sure enough the crank gear was out of time 1 tooth.I don't know how this causes 2 cyls to not recieve coil pulses, but at ...	10
	2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L No Start VIN: JN1DA31D12 SORRY FOR THE LATE CLOSING DATE. WHAT WE WE FOUND WAS SOMEONE HAD CHANGED THE BATTERY AND HAD IT STUFFED UP AGAINST THE UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX HARNESS. CAUSING SEVERAL WIRES TO RUB THROUGH THIER INSULATION AND SHORT TOGETHER THUS CAUSING OUR 12 VOLT SHORT REPAIRE... Trouble codes: P1229 (sensor circuit short), P1223 (TP sensor circuit 2), P0221 (TP sensor).	3

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