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| 2005 BMW 325xi 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAEU33475 Complaint is that under hard acceleration between 4500 rpm and 5k the car will loose power and go into limp mode. Turn off the key wait 10 seconds and restart the car and all is good. Don't go over 5k and the car runs great Compression 150 all cylinders Fuel p... Trouble codes: 246 (Sec air), 242 (Misfire 5), 241 (Misfire 4) |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3.4L alarm module VIN: 2G1WW12E3Y This Monte Carlo has a "GM Accessories"(molded into the case) dealer installed alarm. It has a standard GM 4 button remote. The local EX-dealer shop and Alldata couldn't ID it. It has failed and the owner wants it removed. It "T" taps into several BCM leads. ... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L monitor VIN: 2CNDL63F97 It seems I'm the EGR monitor guy this month... Anyway, this vehicle would not pass emissions since the EGR monitor was incomplete. The EGR valve itself would not work with the scan intermittently and was replaced. The vehicle was road tested and the test count... |
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| 2015 Chevrolet Sonic RS 1.4L Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, Excessive fuel trims VIN: 1G1JD6SBXF I have a sonic that came in with a complaint of a surge and low power with an ses light on, the vehicle was scanned and found codes p1101/p0101/p0172 present, the vehicle was previously at the dealer for and extended period of time, they replaced the air filte... Trouble codes: P1101 (Intake Air Flow System Performance), P0101 (MAF performance), P0172 |
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| 2013 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Intermit no heat or ac VIN: 2C3CCAKT5D Hi i haven't worked on one of these yet and not sure where to start. Heat works when if feels like it and AC works when it feels like it, random times and nothing i touch on the touch screen or the heater control head below it makes a difference on it kicking ... |
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| 2001 Ford Escort SE 2.0L Front Brakes VIN: 3EAFP13P71 Okay I need a second opinion. We are working on a 2001 Ford Escort and when you drive the car for minute or so, the front brakes lock up so tight that the rotors start turning blue and the brakes start smoking. The customer replaced the calipers, pads, rotors ... |
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| 2004 Ford Taurus SES 3.0L Alternator VIN: 1FAFP55S94 ac system was replaced before charging system failed. New compressor(aftermarket)new condenser, accumulator, orifice tube. Customer came back a few months later with a charging system fault. Battery light would come on and message on instrument cluster (check ... |
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| 2005 Ford Mustang 4.0L battery VIN: 1ZVFT80N05 Customer concern vehicle will go dead sometimes if it sits for 2 weeks. Customer travels for work and has to leave car at airport. Battery was replaced last time, but car has a constant 120 mA draw and occasionally the meter will show the car drawing 1.3A. unp... |
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| 2006 Ford Fusion SEL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FAFP08156 2006 3.0L v6 Ford Fusion Cyls 4,5,6 (right eng bank) tripping misfire codes po300, 304,305,306 and not making power( engine runs very rough weather all 3 coil are plugged in or not) after towed in with no oil on the dipstick. After added 3liters of eng oil sam... Trouble codes: P0300, P0304, P0305, P0306 |
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| 2012 Ford Transit Connect XLT 2.0L Lighting VIN: NM0LS6BN1C van has no headlights the 25 amp maxifuse in the underhood fuse box blows instantly disconnected headlamp switch daytime running lamps relay short still present i am now going to take the fuse box out to check if is inthere |
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| 2013 Ford F-150 FX4 3.5L Engine VIN: 1FTFW1ET7D Vehicle towed in , was knocking on the driver. Engine seized and locked up. The Ford re-man looks like the way to go.Does the Ford reman engine come with a water pump? Any tips or ideas on taking this job? What about the water pump issue on these engines? I he... |
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| 2014 Ford F-150 FX4 5.0L door unlock VIN: 1FTFW1EFXE Hi. I have a issue with the LF lock function. The switch grounds but circuit would appear to be open to bcm. The heated mirror does not work, there are codes b2320-2 b2324-20 mirror potentiometer vertical and horizontal. Is there a common area that is the culp... |
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| 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L torque converter VIN: 5N1AR18W25 The vehicle came in with the engine cutting off at a stop. Test drove and engine did not cut off when it was cold. After driving for a mile and stopping at a stop light. The engine was idling rough and engine bogged down and shut off. Determined that the torqu... |
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| 2010 Nissan Sentra S 2.0L No Start VIN: 3N1AB6AP5A hey to everyone kind of an enigma here. Car came in no start- hit w a mist of ether fires up so we have fire and no fuel. GO to fuel pump under seat unhook line and off key have fuel. Check fuses for injectors and pump etc. good- Due to mileage and quality of ... |
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| 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L No Start, no crank VIN: 2G2WP52235 no crank signal coming from the ecm theft message on dash has signal from ignition switch to bcm tried to do a key relearn with success Trouble codes: B3055, B1000, B1009, B1370, B1380, B1385 |
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| 2004 Saturn L300 3 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JLS4R44 I'm lacking knowledge on this 2004 Saturn key word data line. Car was detonated to a body shop down the road and many have had there shot at it with no luck. Car will start and run but will not rev up. As if no thoddle response. O2s where taken out by them thi... |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS TDI 2.0L all brakes VIN: WVWCE63B15 This vehicle came in for a brake job and a check engine light, the front brake rotors were resurfaced and the pads and wear sensors replaced on the front. the check engine light was on with a P3102 code, the tech. removed the EGR Valve thinking this was the mo... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 Cadillac SRX Luxury 3.0L LH Temp Door VIN: 3GYFNDEY5B First I want to thank all that replied to my help request. I would really like to fix this car, however the customer has decided to sell it and buy something newer and bigger and does not want to spend any more money on the vehicle. I had suspected a low ref... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet C7500 Kodiak C7H042 6.0L throw out bearing VIN: 1GBL7H1P6V Sorry I don't have any info to pass along. Once I spoke with the customer, he says this issue has occurred for a long, long time and is not interested in doing anything with it at this time so letting it be. |
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| 2007 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5L engine VIN: 2HJYK16517 The customer declined repairs at this time. Apparently this engine runs very tight tolerances, in the ten thousandths. If they don't get regular oil changes it could really be an issue. Also cams have issues too, from wearing lobes to cracking. The rocker arm ... |
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| 2003 Mazda 6 i 2.3L Battery light VIN: 1YVFP80C43 Mark was right. I had the same issue with the A/C compressor being stuck on at all times, icing up the lines and evaporator. A new PCM took care of the problem. |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 600SL 6.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBFA76E6P Currently not finished with the car. Waiting on parts. However, Terry who posted has been huge help with sorting this one out. Ignored codes from scan tool and gathered codes from pin out of the 38 pin connector under the hood. Tested a few things, but lea... Trouble codes: 17 (hfm sensor voltage to high or low/ maybe open circuit. fault in lh1/lh2), 9 (in gm module- power supply n3/1 open), 10 (in gm module- fuse f2 or ecu n16/1 malfunction), 11 (in gm module- fuse f3 or ecu n16/1 malfunction), 12 (in gm module- fuse f1 or ecu n16/1 malfunction), 13 (in gm module- fuse f4 or ecu n16/1 malfunction). |
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| 1988 Porsche 944 S 2.5L speedometer VIN: WP0AA2940J As the one reply said I got a wave pattern that was similar to a hall effect but did not pull signal down below 8volts. tried a new sender with no change, tested wiring from cluster to sender all ok. Advised customer that problem was in speedo ,waiting for ok ... |
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| 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L brakes VIN: WP0CA2991X After replacing 2 after market TRW boosters & master cylinders,booster check valve, tried to shorten brake push rod per suggestions but brakes were still dragging & locking up. I installed a booster from another car I had at the shop, brakes worked fine & did ... |
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