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| 2003 Audi A4 Cabriolet 3.0L window VIN: WAUAT48H53 non of the window work and the top radio I ck all fuses inside ecm box all I tried to hook up my scan tools no communication any help from where to start |
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| 2004 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L No Start, no crank signal VIN: 2C3HH46R84 i have a 2004 chrysler intredpid with a2.7l engine came in as a no start scaned for codes to start with no codes present checked for fuel pump can hear it do it its first prime then checked for spark found no spark so looked at crank signal had no signal so re... |
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| 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 5.7L above 50 mph VIN: 1D7HA18D95 During test driving at 50 mph this truck feels like it is intermittently shifting into first gear for a second. This problem will occur at least twice in 20 miles. After it does this a number of times it will kick a P1776- solenoid switch valve latched in LR p... |
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| 1990 Ford E-150 Econoline Custom 4.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTDE14Y9L my problem is the wiring schematics in all data show different colors in the wiring for the etc circuit in the vans wiring for example the etc circuit shows blk/wht and lg/yellow when it is gn/r and gy/r tried going up and down 2-3 years to no different result... Trouble codes: 51 (coolant temp signal high), 32 (egr /ept /evp signal low) |
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| 1991 Ford E-350 Econoline Custom 7.5L shutter at 45mph VIN: 1FDKE30G9M The vehicle has a shutter/vibration at 45mph in third gear. the transmission is shifting as designed no hesitations no slippage works beautifully other then this shutter/vibration |
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| 1997 Ford Escort LX 2.0L temp.guage VIN: 1FALP13P2V Car brought in because temperature gauge was stuck on cold. Upper radiator hose is getting hot and engine fan comes is operating properly, and heater is working good. Checked sensor and resistance lowered when put into hot water. Grounded wire for gauge and te... |
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| 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTNF20P33 Hi fellow techs, this truck came to us with the complaint of low power when towing and rough running at idle. Our preliminary checks revealed large quantity of diesel fuel in engine oil. (about a gallon). No codes stored and fuel pressure ok at about 55PSI. I ... |
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| 2012 Ford E-250 4.6L power steering VIN: 1FTNE2EW6C This one im at a loss with. Replaced power steering pump 3 times. Bled air from the system per service manual flushed system and it still whines. Any tricks would be greatly appreciated. |
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| 2006 Honda Civic EX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGFA168X6 Vehicle came in with a P0128 cooling syst. performance, found the coolant was contaminated with std. green and thermostat was slightly always open. Easy thermostat and coolant flush fix, checked ECT sensors for corrosion and scan data for proper ECT readings ... Trouble codes: P0128 (Coolant system performance malfunction) |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 3.4L Tail light right VIN: WDBGB34E5P Need some assistance with this older Mercedes 140 chassis. The parking lights on the right side are inop both filaments that are suppose to light up do not. I have removed the light out module in the front relay/fuse box and am able to supply power to the wire... |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L R/F seat. roll bar, soft top. VIN: WDBFA67F3V R/F seat back tilt motor runs almost indefinitely with doors closed and key on. motor has run far enough to run tilt screw totally out of gear housing. With hall effect wires disconnected, the motor runs in 5 or 6 short bursts and stops. Motor will also not ru... |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic 5.0L Airmatic suspension VIN: WDBUF83J85 Hello fellow techs, vehicle brought in with a low suspension complaint. Noted right front corner very low and right rear lower than normal. Found the air spring leaking, (Made a hissing noise when moved) but could not ever get the air pump to boot in the shop.... |
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| 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L Starter VIN: 2MEHM75W04 Got one in towards the end of the day that I could use some guidance on. 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis was towed in with a no start, no crank condition. Everything lights up just fine inside when you turn the key to the on position but when you turn to start ever... |
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| 1976 Nissan 280Z 2.8L Stall VIN: HLS3029972 Problem with this car is it will not idle cold.Drives fine cold other than at idle it will die.Once engine get some heat in it idle fine.The air regulator was a rebuilt one and was only open about a third of the way cold at 80f.Placed the air regulator in the ... |
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| 2001 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L Excessive Emissions, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 5N1ED28Y21 After fueling, raw fuel leaks out of the evap canister vent valve. Tried not double clicking(topping off)to see if the tank was getting overfilled. Did not make a difference. After it quits leaking, vehicle gets horrible gas milage for the duration of the tank... |
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| 2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8L No Start VIN: 3N1CB51D45 Crank no start. Cranking sounds ok, gives one sputter and will not run. Using noid light on injector, I get one flash when it sputters and then no more. What is strange is I noticed with cam sensor loose, I can move the sensor slightly and the car sputters mor... Trouble codes: P0340 |
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| 2011 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L compressor VIN: 5N1AR1N88B hello this truck came with problem that compressor cutts off when trabsmitsion engaged in reverse , no problem in netural or drive mode . no codes related in the scanner and the ac working properly other than reverse mode ?? ac signal swich become off when tra... |
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| 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.7L Hesitation VIN: JS3TD54V36 Hello all this vehicle came in due to it being sluggish on acceleration. Visual checking of the timing revealed the left timing chain guide missing. I replaced the guide but the vehicle is still sluggish. I have a code P0340. I have power supply to the cam sen... Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft Sensor Circuit) |
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| 2004 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T1BR32E24 Greetings to all customer came in with check engine light on found codes po 441 and po446 smoke tested system found no leaks using scanner i operated the evap vent valve located near cannister also operated the vaccum swithcing valve located near the air filte... Trouble codes: P0441, P0446 |
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| 2006 Toyota Solara SLE 3.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1FA38P46 Hello everyone, The customer states, check engine light on and has slight vibration from engine at idle. I have verified the customer complaints and found misfire dtc's on cylinders 1, 3 and 5. The vehicle has been at another shop trying to be diagnosed. They ... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire cylinder 1), P0303 (Misfire cylinder 3), P0305 (Mifire cylinder 5-PENDING) |
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| 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE 1.8L engine VIN: 1NXBU40E29 Good morning men I have here a toyota corolla customer been driving it with miss fire do now it's hard to start.after cranking it for a bit it turn over runs very poor wen cranking engine crank over like no compression so I check compression cold all 4 cylinde... |
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| 2011 Toyota Camry SE 2.5L passenger floor VIN: 4T4BF3EK2B 2011 toyota camry water leak into passenger side of vehicle. Ac drain was plugged up.cleared drain , 3 days later wet floor again. Rechecked the drain, its clear. Hose down car, no leak found from vent area on upper dash. Cabin filter is dry, fan is also dry w... |
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| 2012 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5L No Start VIN: 5TDDK3EH1C I was challenged with this Toyota that went swimming in Hurricane Sandy. This should be a lost cause but the owner of the vehicle has spent thousands on parts and service at dealers and with his own mechanic. There are no immobilizer codes. I have used Techst... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 BMW 535i xDrive 3.0L water pump VIN: WBANV93519 Thanks everyone for the input, after a few swear words and thoughts of why the heck did they position the hose clamps the way they did, the job got done as usual. It was definitely the main electric pump at fault. As soon as i finished and started up vehicle, ... |
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| 2011 BMW X6 xDrive35i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXFG2C53B thanks you so much for everyone helpful info, I can't believe such of new vehicle the computer is burn out and also the connector as well, it look like the water getting in the connector and take it out ...it is such of stupid location to install the computer.... Trouble codes: 2CFF, 38A4, 3045 (knock sensor 2), 304D, 2F7C. |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L timing chain VIN: 1GNKRGED3B Replacing timing chains, tensioners, rails, and idlers fixed P0019 fault. Thanks for all the responses. Jesse from Virginia, crankshaft position system variation learn procedure is no longer possible with the newer vehicles. We confirmed this by borrowin... |
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| 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 5.7L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3D7KS28D87 Truck has not returned to shop. It is a work truck and may be awhile before it returns. Will make sure there is more than 15 percent gas in it to set misfire code. Might also try combustion chamber cleaner. Will post at a later date if I fix it. Thanks for th... |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 3.6L Starter VIN: 2D4RN5DG2B Thanks for all the replies, It turned out that flashing vehicle with newest update appears to have fixed her problem. Vans been gone for a week with no problems. |
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| 1999 Honda Accord EX 3.0L belts VIN: 1HGCG1652X Thanks for the replies. Ive never seen this problem before and no one at the shop had seen this before. I reused the belts that came off of it. I was still using the old search engine when searching this problem. I tried google-ing belt static discharge and di... |
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| 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L obd monitors VIN: KM8SC73D66 Thank you everybody for your replies. The cts was not an issue, what I did is put a new set of Denso sparkplugs into it, scanned it with a snapon scanner. Passed the evap with the scanner, went on a drive cycle and it passed inspection. Go figure. |
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| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GX48S24 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. The fix was rubbed through wiring at the rear of the valve cover. The wiring harness passes around the rear of the engine and the head bolt stud had dug into the harness and shorted the wiring. I have se... Trouble codes: P0137 (B1S2 oxygen sensor low voltage). |
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| 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 3.8L Drive-axles VIN: 1J4GA59147 Have replaced axle with new one. Came with bearing and backing plate. Old backing plate had the studs welded on . Thanks for the help |
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| 2004 Lincoln LS 3.9L stalls while driving VIN: 1LNHM87A04 Well Guys, your suggestions were very helpful. We replaced all spark plugs and ignition coils with Motorcraft parts and vehicle is running like a champ. In fact the customer sent a Thank You card. Thanks for all your help. Trouble codes: 2107 (throttle actuator control), 2110 (throttle control related). |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L Esp/Bas VIN: WDBKK49F91 This vehicle DOES have CAN communications; it DOES NOT have a 38-pin connector. I am able now able to comm w/ESP module. It sets code C1000. BBA says the module is ok. I'm at a dead end and going to cut my losses. Thanks to all for the help. |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGDA2EB7C It took me a few days to get back to write this. The fault turned out to be an overlooked fuse on the 87 circuit ( it didn’t help that all of the wiring diagrams were incorrect by vin in WIS) This is a testament to why you should always physically remove a f... Trouble codes: 14340. |
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| 2003 Nissan Altima 2.5L Headlamp, Wipers VIN: 1N4AL11D73 I went back thru my diagnostics.. and concluded the BCM is ok, and replaced the IPDM ( relay Box ). That fixed it. Also to note, the IPDM's have a high fail rate. Thanks for the response guys |
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| 2004 Nissan Pathfinder Armada SE 5.6L Stall VIN: 5N1AA08B34 Customer had a altered throtle body and that is the problem. He declined the replacement of the throtle body. Thanks fo the help |
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| 2012 Ram 1500 Sport 5.7L no power VIN: 1C6RD6MT9C Several guys were right on point. Worn camshaft and lifter on #5 cylinder. Should have thought about that before since we have 2 chargers in here right now with the same camshaft wear. The one thing that threw us on this one is the lack of a misfire on that... |
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| 1992 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L will not idle VIN: JT2VK12E0N Thanks for all the replies. All good sugestions but didnt fix the vehicle. tracked it down to a probable bad PCM and ordered one Friday. Came in this am and magically the car started and idled fine. I can only attribute this to the recent visit of the Pope to ... |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEHF21A32 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. The fix turned out to be two fold but related to the same repair. The spark plugs had been replaced and the upper plenum pulled. The purge valve under the plastic engine cover had been left electrically ... |
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| 2004 Toyota Solara SLE 2.4L clutch VIN: 4T1CE38P04 Customer never returned for the quote. it does seem,by the responses,that by just lowering the subframe the clutch can be replaced. |
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| 2012 Toyota Prius C 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKDTB36C I went back to the customer and asked her if it was possible the cap had been left loose. She stated that it was quite possible. We made sure the cap was tight and advised her to tighten it everytime. So far so good and no further CEL problems. Ron Trouble codes: P0441 (Incorrect purge flow), P0455 (Large leak detected). |
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