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1998 Buick Century Custom 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G4WS52M8W
i know that this code is for a missing 3x reference voltage at the pcm but need to know what kind of signal i should be getting. I ran temporary wires from ignition control module to pcm. I changed the ignition module to no avail. any help would be greatly app... Trouble codes: P1374
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1992 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 2GCGK29K1N
customers original complaint was that the vehicle would not start when it was cold outside. so he waited until spring to bring it to us. was unable to duplicate the issue. drive the vehicle and noticed it had no power. dove into that issue. have since found se...
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2005 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L Excessive Emissions, Surge VIN: 2CNDL63F95
Group this Equinox came in with a blown motor: A customer for a local car lot had removed oil filter and lower radiator hose and blew it up. I was able to drive in and knocks and smoked but limped in. After engine replacement I scanned and had code for egr p04...
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2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 2.2L speedometer VIN: 1G1AK55F26
With car stopped and engine running speedometer will raise, will raise with foot and brake and put in gear. Looking at scanner it does match what scanner reads. Doesn't seem to be affected driving. Once in a while it does miss, not sure if related. Any directi...
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2006 Chevrolet C7500 Kodiak C7C042 7.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GDJ7C13X6
Engine will stall and die pretty regularly for the customer. after a cold soak i went out and it started right up. i am having trouble getting information for the codes listed. any help with code information would be greatly appreciated Trouble codes: P2004 (p1263-), P1263, P2903, P2923
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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD LT 6.0L cruise VIN: 1GB4KZCG1B
This is one of our company tow trucks. It is equipped with option (uf3) that allows you to idle up the vehicle. Problem is , as soon as you put a load on the engine the fast idle kicks off and the engine stahls. Is there any known flash to correct this. The de...
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2013 Dodge Dart SE 2.0L heater blower VIN: 1C3CDFAA3D
Hi What I have is this doge that the heater blower speed is not steady. If set the blower speed on the dash at any speed the blower would come to the speed you set but with in a minute or so the blower would slow down and would raise back up them back down th...
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2000 Ford F-450 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FDXF47F9Y
truck was being bused for snow plowing driver shut off truck went inside store came out no start towed to me icp pressure 100psi unplugged icp sensor to put truck in default mode still no start replaced high pressure pump still wont build pressure maybe inject...
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2002 Ford Focus ZTW 2.0L no reversecode set VIN: 1FAFP36382
code set converter code po420 seft solenoid po750 egr code 402 po171 looking for help on this one i know it needs shift solenoids and converter but haveing no reverse looks like it needs a transmission
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2007 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FAFP53U47
Hi IATN Members I have this problem with this Taurus that been driving me nuts. customer complaint check engine light is on with DTC P0191. we have replace fuel pump from Ford part 2 times, Fuel pump module, fuel rail sensor and ignition coil. Customer drove f... Trouble codes: P0191
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2010 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.4L Shift interlock VIN: 1FDAF5GR9A
Truck intermittently wont shift from park. Cruise control also didn't work. Replacing brake pressure sw. restored cruise control. But replacing all 3 switches did not fix shift from park problem. It comes and goes. Works one day, then part of another day. Even...
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2006 GMC Savana 1500 5.3L Airbag VIN: 1GKFG15T86
This Van has come to us with the airbag and passenger presence (X2) indicator on. Perform the necessary trouble tree diagnostics related to the only DTC recorded by the SDM B0092 - Passenger Presence System 1 Performance. Finally the diagnostics suggest replac...
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2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE 4.4L Mechanical VIN: SALSF25449
Hello Group, I am trying to remove the dash so that I can access the heater core for replacement. I have conflicting info on this job. Does the dash come out first and then the heater unit?Or does it all come out in one piece? I have all fasteners removed ...
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1999 Lexus ES300 3.0L No Start VIN: JT8BF28GXX
Pulling our hair out-Battery came in as toast-new battery & good cranking speed- compression on front 3 cyl-#2- 90psi, #4-65 psi & #6-130 psi, plugs fuel fouled & customer tried cranked alot to try to get started- Engine oil is not contaminated but dirty, Alwa... Trouble codes: P0115 (Cts ckt), P0330 (Knock), P0446 (Evap vent control ckt), P0500 (Speed sensor a), P1359 (Vvt malfunction)
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2010 Subaru Forester X Premium 2.5L No Start VIN: JF2SH6CC1A
When cust fills it, no start, flooded. Not over filling either. Never did it for us (we pump gas) until this AM. Saw it, ran car so it cleared out, shut off car for a minute, refilled, OK now. No spiders, checked EVAP under the rear deck, hoses on correctly pe...
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2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSG71K25
HEEEEEELLLLLPPPP!!! Ok, there's my crying out for all the wisdom and wizards from the world that is Volkswagen diagnostics. I don't often work on German cars but this little monster came to me as a "My daughter brings all her cars here so I would like you to g... Trouble codes: P0444 (Purge solenoid circuit fault)
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2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Misfire VIN: 3VWRT71KX5
This car will very intermittently have a severe lack of power when accelerating from stop. Engine sounds like its knocking if you lift up on the accelerator it will clear out and a puff of smoke which looks like it's running rich will come out the back and it ...
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2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S 2.5L abs VIN: WVWAA71K68
thank you in advance for your time. I have a 2008 vw rabbit with a flashing red brake light and a flashing abs light scanned all systems and found a abs code 57344 could not find any definition. I inspected brakes and all are good fluid is full. I watched whee...
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2012 Volkswagen Tiguan S 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVGCV7AX1C
Hello everyone. Fighting a Tiquan with a severe lean condition. Using the Escan it is indicating lean mixture from idle to high RPM's. Normally I would condemn either the air mass sensor or fuel delivery. The trick to this situation is fuel pressure on low sid... Trouble codes: P2187 (System too lean at idle), P2177 (System too lean off idle)
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1999 Ferrari 456 M 5.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: ZFFWP50A7X
Customer said he spoke to a ferrari tech in austin, tx and was told that code p1625 does not exist in any of his info. it's like a ghost code, but it comes right back and sets the mil. my Leonardo scan tool is being sent to Italy for updates and repairs so i h... Trouble codes: P1625.
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2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4.6L Hesitation, Misfire, Lack Of Power VIN: 1FMRU17W43
Well I found out some interesting news on this vehicle yesterday and it is not the orginal motor but a rebuilt unit from FORD and is still under the warranty for the engine so the customer has decided to take it back to them for repairs. The engine only has ar... Trouble codes: P0301.
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2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L ABS pump VIN: KM8SC73D45
Armed with the info I received from the responses, I unplugged the connector from the ABS pump assembly and checked for powers and grounds. All checked out good so I reconnected it and the problem at least at first went away. I released the vehicle and the cus...
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2009 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L Surge VIN: 5NMSG13DX9
After replacement of the TPS with the newest available part. This vehicle still had the malfunction present. Everything on this engine checked out fine. I was concerned of a throttle motor malfunction and/or a PCM hardware or software issue. We ordered in a ne...
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2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE 4.4L Mechanical VIN: SALSF25449
Sorry,I forgot that I had this stillposted.According to replies,12 to 14 hrs.on this one.Dash has to come out and heater box removed.Thank you.
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1983 Mercedes-Benz 300CD 3.0L 1st gear VIN: WDBAB53A5D
Based on the suggestions and tests, I replaced the valve body with a remanufactured one. Unfortunately, this did not solve the issue as the vehicle will still not start in first gear. I will pull out the governor one more time and inspect it. Other than that I...
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2009 Nissan Versa S 1.8L starting/ no crank VIN: 3N1BC11E19
Thank all of you for good info on car. car would need 20 plus miles of drive to blow fuse. diagrams and fuse assignment for circuits is poor. went to several wire diagram sites and was able to find that fuse 54 powers prndl switch and o2 sensors. was inspectin...
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2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 3VWSD29M2Y
WELL, SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED SOMEONE ELSE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND. LOT OF YEARS UNDER THE HOOD AND STILL MAKE SOME SIMPLE MISTAKES. FOUND A GROUP OF WIRES THAT WERE CHAFFED AND RECON WHEN I PULLED THE INTAKE, IT SNAPPED SOME OF THEM AND THE OTHERS WERE BAR... Trouble codes: 17951 (epc throttle drive angle sensor too low), 17581 (throttle drive angle sensor 2 signal too high), 17966 (epv throttle drive circuit), 17987 (throttle valve control module not iinitiated), 16621 (turbo boost sensor low input), 16502 (eng coolant temp sensor circuit hight).
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2005 Volkswagen Golf TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 9BWGR61J35
Don't make assumptions and don't take short cuts! I assumed that since it only acted up at part throttle and I was able to get full boost that I did not have an induction leak. Decided to replace the Wastegate Vacuum Solenoid as a precaution and clean the turb... Trouble codes: P0299 (Boost Pressure Regulation Control Range Not Reached 16683).
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