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| 2003 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L speedometer VIN: 1G4CW54K73 The speedometer on this car reads high. My solus and a gps confirmed it. When going 35mph speedo reads 55mps. When going 55mph the speedo reads 85mph. The speed is correct on my scanner so I don't think its a speed sensor issue. The speedometer reads zero when... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Aveo 1.6L speedometer VIN: KL1TD52654 have this aveo at shop for a while came in for check engine lite and preformed replacement of vavle guides cust also stated speedo not giving correct road speed. speedo reads 10 mph and actual speed is 30 mph tried new sensor from dealer and also new cluster a... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Colorado LT 3.5L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GCDT13656 This vehicle laid down on me once after driving it nearly a hundred miles. That was a month ago when I replaced the PCM. It came back after 800 miles. The "reduced engine power" message comes on the dash and it loses power to a point of staling sometimes. Afte... Trouble codes: P0101, P0068 (Map/MAF throttle position correlation), P0106 (MAP or Baro), P0171 (Lean), P0446 (Evap vent control) |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic WT 6.0L Engine VIN: 1GCHK29U37 Engine vibrates in P or N mostly @ 2k RPM. Seems harmonic/ Balance. Also amplifies at 40-45 then really at 65 mph. For starters, replaced transfer case due to excess output shaft bushing play. Have removed drive shaft several times to check u joints; FINE. Rem... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L Misfire VIN: 1GNKVGKD3D this vehicle runs good for a while and then misfires and the check engine light,engine power reduce,service traction control,and service stabiltrak lights come on and a severe misfire Trouble codes: P1682 |
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| 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L 3-4 Shift VIN: 2C4RDGBG6C Howdy, vehicle came in,test drive. when it upshifts to 4th gear,its like trans completely locks up for a split second.weather light or heavy throttle. but it will put your teeth into steering wheel if your not ready. more throttle,harsher it does it. all downs... |
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| 2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Surge VIN: 1FTNX20F41 Guys, I'm pulling my precious black (and grey) hair here. Complain is a lack of power when driving when low beam headlights are on. Lack of power is not very noticeable if driven very easy, but when driven in a hurry it really shows. Alternator has been che... |
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| 2002 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FAFP53202 Vehicle towed in running rough and blowing black smoke out exhaust. Tested fuel Pressure 83psi at rail idle and KOEO. Tested duty cycle going back to fuel pump controller and found 65% duty cycle (commanding pump off). so I replace fuel pump control module. Sa... |
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| 2005 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Surge, Stall VIN: 1FAFP53U85 Car came in with jerking complant. When driving coming to a stop car jerks, surges up and down. Even after stopped. Can also power brake car in bay @ 1000 rpms and get the same jerking. Rpms vary about 200rpm. I have tested the alternator, cam sensor, dpfe, ma... Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel rail pressure), P1235 (Fuel pump control out of range) |
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| 2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L Misfire, smoke on acceleratio VIN: 1FDSE34P66 Hello Everyone, I was wondering if somone could help with this Ford 6.0 powerstroke. The vehicle came in misfiring with alot of black smoke and check engine light on. Replace #7 injector and to care of most of the misfire but know have white and slight black s... Trouble codes: P0281 (Cylinder 7 contribution) |
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| 2004 Honda Civic LX 1.7L Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGES16504 I have a 2004 Honda civic LX 1.7l that came into the shop for CEL, engine misfire, and exhaust smells rich. Checked codes and found P2A00(B1 S1 A/F sensor performance). Checked and Verified that the A/F sensor was not reading(stuck at -127), also found crack i... Trouble codes: P2A00 |
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| 2010 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L rear tires VIN: 5FNYF4H49A First of all I do not do wheel alignments. First customer complaint was a rumbling noise coming from the rear. Sounded just like a bad wheel bearing. I seen both rear tires on the inside where cupping (LR was worst). Put 4 new tires, noise gone, and told him t... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Rear Lights VIN: WDBNG70J42 Hi everybody.i hope somebody can help me on this one.ok...the car came to the shop running with a wire connected to the rear sam and costumer stats that he found water inside of the car,passenger:front and rear. I did not found any water. What i did was replac... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 6.3L Toe specification VIN: WDDRJ7HA5C Production date 12/19/2011 Vehicle has Michelin Pilot Super Sports worn flat on rear, inside edge wear on front, gentle driving indicated. Installing new front tires and setting toe (using spreader bar, of course). Mercedes WIS, confirmed by Hunter program spe... |
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| 2003 Nissan Murano SE 3.5L wipers, flashers and headlights VIN: JN8AZ08T93 The truck came in and the wipers, headlights and the flashers are on and want turn off. The wipers turn off sometimes when you turn the ignition switch off but the headlights and flasher do not. We have taken the scanner in fuctional test and you can turn the ... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.2L No Start VIN: WVGZC67LX4 On the harness the RPM sensor harness has 2.5 volts on both reference and signal wire. Ground is good. On both CPS the reference wires has 10.7 volts and 5.0 volt on the other wire and ground is good. I've tested wire harness from RPM sensor to ECM and it's go... Trouble codes: P0322 (RPM sensor signal there isnt one), P0331 (CPS sensor), P1392 (CPS short to B) |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Drivers mirror VIN: 3VWDT71K36 I have the vehicle back in the shop (See Related Repair History) to investigate further. I pulled the door panel off and started cking the wiring. So at the door module I can apply power and ground to the turn signal diodes and they light up (connector unplugg... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2000 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Idle VIN: 1G4HR54K7Y Thanks to all that replied, did check coolant sensor and Intake air all reading right to the 40 degree morning, luckily we had a 2002 Buick Regal dropped off the night before, so started that and it had the same high idle after five minutes still at 1300, so w... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3GNFK16R7V Thanks so much to the people that took time to actually READ the request and reply.The fix ended up replacing the connector at the injector housing.Female terminals were spread out.Soldered a used connector on and all is well.Thanks again Mark |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.8L noise VIN: 2GCEC19V46 SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET BACK FOUND LEFT FRONT CALIPER MOUNT BOLT BROKE OFF AS A RESULT THE CAILPER WOULD ONLY CATCH WHEN IN REVERSE MADE IT FEEL LIKE A TRANS SHUTTER TRAVEL THREW FRAME AND BODY TOOK A SECOND LOOK AND THERE IT WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANS FAUL... |
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| 2002 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Charging VIN: 1FAFP55U82 car has not returned. if it comes back i will try to post the fix. thanks for your time. |
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| 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.4L Cooling system VIN: 1FTSX21R88 I did the suggested testing for failed head gaskets and no problem found. I dye tested the radiator and found leaks tracing down both side. Once the rad was removed I could see the leaks were from the tubes adjacent to the upper rad mounts. I contacted Mishimo... |
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| 2001 Honda Accord EX 2.3L windows, clock VIN: 1HGCG56691 Sorry I didn't get this closed earlier I forgot about it. The fix ended up being a new drivers window switch. Thank you all for your help. |
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| 1988 Jeep Cherokee Chief 4.0L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1JCML7738J Thanks to everyone that helped. It turned out we got a bad rebuilt computer. A-1 Cardone tech line also helped . A-1 Cardone sent out another computer and that took care of it. |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3ER29357 Sorry for the late reply on this. But what ended up fixing this was the Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor. Had to order it as a whole assembly with the fuel rail. Installed and all is well. Thanks to the few that replied. Trouble codes: P0192 (Fuel Rail Pressure Circuit Low Input). |
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| 2008 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L No Start VIN: 1N6AD09W48 I had tried a number of things trying to "catch it" even used oscilloscope on the CAN lines. Sent it to Nissan. The vehicle is at Nissan, they put in a ECM lasted about 2 days. Now they say its a wiring harness. We shall see. Thanks for the help. |
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| 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WVWCA0155F Thanks for all the replies!!! Customer has declined any more time for repairs. The information given and the general poor condition of the car led him to the right decision i feel. Apparently, removing these injectors can be difficult when they get old. Kurt ... |
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