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| 2006 Audi A4 Quattro 3.2L Stability control VIN: WAUDG74F16 Car has Steering angle sensor code 01826. When car came in we found that we could calibrate senor but as soon as the car was turned rather sharp like a parking lot turn the light would come back on with the same code. We replaced the steering angle sensor with... |
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| 2008 BMW 535xi 3.0L Module Coding VIN: WBAPT73538 firt thanks for your time and help. After replacing the sunshade module it worked until I tried to code all modules and the sunroof opened about 1/4" and stopped. here is a list of modules with k-can line faults: SGM-ZGM/KGM, SGM/ACSM, RDC, EHC, CAS, DWA, SHD,... |
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| 1999 Cadillac DeVille d'Elegance 4.6L Cooling fan VIN: 1G6KE54YXX We have a 1999 Cadillac Deville that is overheating while sitting still. The cooling fans will not come on. When grounding the relay both fans operate as they should. When turning on the A/C only the low speed fan is commanded on by the PCM. You can watch live... |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT 3.6L starting, cluster, radio, pass.airbag VIN: 1GNER23D69 Engine will not start. no crank. there's no communication with several modules on low speed data communication lines. originally vehicle came in with an intermittent no start and gauges going dead, and windows not working intermittently. We found that the roll... |
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| 2005 Chrysler Town & Country 3.3L Battery draw VIN: 1C4GP45R35 Vehicle will kill a battery after a few days. Has a parasitic draw of 500 Milliamps that will drop down to 50 milliamps after Hazard fuse in TIPM is removed. Traced to cluster causing draw of 450 milliamps. Install new cluster from dealer and still there. Beli... |
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| 2013 Dodge Avenger SE 3.6L Pump VIN: 1C3CDZAG5D I serviced the transmission at 133600 miles per customer request,fluid and filter change,no flush. About 3 weeks later she came in with a noise coming from transmission,it was the pump whining like it wasn't getting enough fluid, I checked the fluid level and ... |
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| 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L fuse #27 VIN: 1FDWX37P24 this intermittent condition has only been witnessed by me for 30 seconds. a direct short to ground triggered by ignition switch actuation. fuse #27 runs many systems, the indication client has is inop turn signals. during the brief failure i witnessed, the vac... |
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| 2007 Ford Expedition Limited 5.4L pats VIN: 1FMFU19557 Truck came in on a hook, pcm was changed and needed flashed. I could flash all modules ok, but when the pats came along, it said confirmed but no keys programed. I have 2 keys and a locksmith came and made a third one, same result. is giving a p1260, theft det... |
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| 2012 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L front end VIN: 2GKFLXE52C Hello, Looking for ideas or experience related to a clunking/crunching rotational noise that is heard from the front end of the vehicle. The noise does not change when turning or from uneven roads. But does increase frequency with increased speed. We have rul... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz R350 4Matic 3.5L starter VIN: 4JGCB65E47 Thanks in advance.Benz came in with intermittent no crank. Front relay box was burnt bad. Replaced and still have same condition. Always sets code 1904 and 1974 in Intelligent servo module. using snap-on scanner. They set even if it starts. Do they have common... |
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| 2003 Mini Cooper S 1.6L No Start VIN: WMWRE33453 The engine has been out of the car for 5 years, the engine ran when removed but had a bad piston, Did a full rebuild, installed engine, it cranks has spark but no fuel injection pulse. Replaced ECM and realigned with EWS. Check fuses and all grounds are all go... |
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| 2014 Smart Fortwo Passion 1.0L cooling fan VIN: WMEEJ3BA8E Customer's complaint is that he's losing ac cooling at stops. I'm surprised as hell he didn't overheat it because his cooling fan does not operate or active the Xentry/DAS tool. Now from what i understand the SAM grounds the fan relay when told to do so while ... |
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| 1998 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L Hesitation VIN: JF1GF4353W This one came in with injectors cutting out. Replaced computer and set up idle correctly now that is fixed. Car now has a hesitation under 2000 rpm at full throttle. Car runs good at half throttle up to 2000 rpm and any throttle after 2000 rpm. If you go to fu... |
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| 2005 Toyota Tundra 4.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBKT42125 MIL on, no performance issues. I can't find much info on what PIDS to expect on scan data. All VVT scan data is showing 0 at all speeds which doesn't seem right. What is it supposed to show? Scope tested both VVT sensors and they appear good. Activating the VV... Trouble codes: P0018 (Crankshaft position - camshaft position correlation bank 2 sensor a) |
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| 2007 Toyota Prius Touring 1.5L Red triangle light VIN: JTDKB20U67 Hello everyone and thanks for any advice on this one. I have this Prius in that the customer is complaining of the Red triangle illuminating on the dash and she hears a loud fan blowing sound from the rear seat, presumably the hybrid battery fan. This vehicle... |
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| 2009 Toyota Camry XLE 2.4L 1-2 shift VIN: 4T4BE46K39 vehicle came in with a complaint of low power on acceleration past 20 mph. Found SES on with p0010 code and p0325, cam position a circuit(vvt wire was broken in harness) and knock sensor circuit. Fixed wire and vvt code does not return. Customer did not want t... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 Audi A5 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUWFBFR3B Sorry for the delayed response but it ended up being the fuel pressure sensor on the actual fuel rail that was the problem ..thanks again for everyones help |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L module VIN: 1GCHG35R4X Yes it is fixed! In spite of testing it a couple times and all tests being good I tried to run a headlight off the circuit again this morning and no dice. It was an intermittent ground issue. Mitchell shows the ground (G125) to be on the engine near the thermo... |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Express 1500 5.3L Ecm,Abs,Cruise Control,Srs VIN: 1GNSGCF46D Thank you all that had responded to my help request. I ended up sending the van to the dealer. I just did not have the time to spend on this thing. Dealer had siad that the after market GPS tracker messed up everything. I unplugged it and cleared all modules a... |
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| 2011 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L a/c VIN: 1FMCU0DG8B I put in a new condenser because the cooling fins were pretty bad and that did not work. I checked the blower motor speeds and 1 and 2 did not work at times. I put a new blower motor resistor and now it works fine. Thanks for all the help everyone. |
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| 2016 Honda Civic Touring 1.5L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire VIN: 2HGFC1F97G Spark plugs was already changed before only 2 weeks old reinspected again go in that all spark plug tips has red color got more info from customer owner said he use octone booster additive we drained all fuel put regular fuel and replaced new spark plugs again... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random missfire). |
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| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Engine VIN: 1J4GZ58S4V You can only do one update for each help request. Thanks for all your insite and help. Let me know I was on the right track. Well this vehicle is making me look real stupid. Like a Tech said - It took this one? Real Funny. Removed the old oil pressure sender a... |
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| 2013 Kia Soul 1.6L Misfire VIN: KNDJT2A54D re wired from injectors to ecu and now have no further issues |
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| 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L Turn Signals VIN: 1070441204 Greetings! Went through and cleaned all bulb contacts in front and rear turn signals; checked grounds - ok. Turned out to be the flasher unit. I'm guessing the 'new' flasher I bought last year on E-bay just wasn't. Got one from FCP Euro where I know it's guara... |
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| 1998 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L Misfire VIN: JF1GF4353W Well the injector problem is fixed, as a lot of you stated the computer will disable injectors if the idle speed is too high. Idle was not very much over spec but it was enough. I never knew that Subaru would do that, a new piece of information to file away in... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302 (Misfire 2). |
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| 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF2SJAEC3E Intermittent P0172 NOT resolved. My apologies to all that were helpful. Being this was my first help request, I didn't understand how to share my data from my scanner properly and filed it under the wrong area within iATN. In short, this vehicle is one of my p... Trouble codes: P0172 (System too rich Bank 1). |
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| 1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Srs VIN: 4T1BG28KXW new SRS module. Fixed!... |
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| 2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTDKB20U76 Hello everyone and thanks for the help. We originally checked the check engine light condition and found a code P3193 stored in the PCM indicating a fuel run out condition which was a red herring from when the customer ran it out of gas at an earlier date. ... Trouble codes: P3193 (Fuel run out). |
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