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| 2008 BMW 535xi 3.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: WBANV93568 car came in no check engine light is on and no codes,i drove the car and it hesitate and and surge around 30-40mph it idles fine and smooth , i install new spark plugs & new coils OEM and still doing it , i'm leaning towards the fuel injectors but i need secon... |
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| 2011 BMW 335i 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAKG7C58B Hi Guys, Have this BMW 335I that over heats after a little drive. Ran the water pump test, result questionable. Took a video of the water flow in the expansion tank with the car idling. after about 10 seconds, the flow stops for about 2 seconds , then starts ... |
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| 2011 Buick Lucerne CXL 3.9L Stability control VIN: 1G4HC5EM1B This car came in a few months ago for the Stabilitrak light being on. only code stored was C0710. At that time we could clear the code and sweep the steering wheel and it would immediately reset the code. We replaced the sensor and cleared code and test drove.... |
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| 1984 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Indicator Style Ball Joints VIN: 1G1AY0787E Please only respond if you are knowledgeable about indicator style ball joints. Thank you. So this corvette has very low miles and as I was doing an inspection on the front end the lower ball joint has some side to side movement when my hands are placed in th... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WF52E33 Hope this isn't too long-winded. Please note I am a foreign car guy. This Impala began with intermittent instrument panel failure (speedo/temp/fuel gauges and shift indicator/odo out). BTW the engine always starts. Checked for power to all ig'n switch powered ... Trouble codes: P1626 (Anti-theft fuel enable), U1064 (Loss of comm to BCM VITDIM /or SBM data) |
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| 2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L engine VIN: 1FTPW14V87 When vehicle gets warm,and put into reverse at stops,or at stops,it starts to dye(acts like it is "Dieseling").This problem existed before work was done.Checked for codes and none there.Don't know what to do next.Thanks in advance for the help |
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| 2009 Ford Fusion SE 2.3L Stall VIN: 3FAHP07Z79 Vehicle was towed in with dead battery. Customer stated battery light came on. He replaced battery and then vehicle would no longer run. I have replaced battery with new battery and replaced alternator but still will not run properly. Engine will start, run fo... |
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| 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 5.3L Trailer lighting VIN: 2GTEK13358 Truck has service trailer brake system in dash.Replaced relay in rear above spare tire,no change.On completing a system scan,code u-0173-lost or no comm.brake control module.Hard fault,will not go away.There is a second module above spare tire.Is this the aux.... |
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| 2008 Hyundai Veracruz SE 3.8L Liftgate VIN: KM8NU13C08 Does not have power liftgate. Tested the to see if bcm could command open and yes, inputs are all good for what the bcm needs to see under the rear latch opening. Unless there is something that is inhibiting it, it will not open if shut, locked or unlock doesn... |
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| 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L transfer cas VIN: 1J4FA49S5Y Test drive reveals noise at all speeds and gears. The noise is an erratic rattle/knocking type noise. Not consistent with revolutions or a rumbling type bearing noise. Transmission is good. Noise is coming from the transfer case. Correct ATF fluid in the case.... |
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| 2006 Lexus GS430 4.3L ABS motor fuse VIN: JTHBN96S86 Car came in with a very hard brake pedal and check VSC and check ECB displayed . Scanned system found a ton of codes all traced back to a blown 30A ABS motor fuse in underhood fuse block 1 . Replaced fuse and no more codes everything good until I opened the dr... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500 5.0L Oil pump VIN: WDDDJ75X66 I appreciate your help iATNers, especially Mercedes techs on this one. This car has a noise that sounds very similar to a power steering whine/cavitating pump. After removing the belt, the noise remained the same. We put the belt back on and as the car warms, ... |
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| 2007 Nissan Xterra X 4.0L Starting VIN: 5N1AN08U67 Good Day and Thank you in Advance. Not sure where to start checking. Have a 2006 Nissan Xterra that has an intermittent problem with starting. Customer will drive the vehicle, stop and come out and it Cranks but will not start. What we found is that if you loc... |
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| 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5L shift VIN: 1N4AL3AP2D I have a Nissan Altima 2013 4 cylinders, the gear shift no move from park to any other gears, I check all the fuses, electric system and everything is ok |
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| 2007 Pontiac G5 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, High idle VIN: 1G2AL15FX7 Ok folks and thanks for help it will be appreciated. This car came in as a no start/or wouldn't idle concern from customer brought in on hook started hard but did not idle right, scanned for codes none came back, performed manual relearn for tac thought maybe ... |
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| 1995 Saturn SW2 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1G8ZJ8274S This is my sons car. While I appreciate his efforts to make it his own, I have not been asked or involved in the "Upgrades". It idles poorly almost like it is rich. O2 sensor readings indicate a lean condition. Injector on time is about 3.2 ms at idle. burn ti... |
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| 1995 Saturn SW2 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1G8ZJ8274S This is my sons car. While I appreciate his efforts to make it his own, I have not been asked or involved in the "Upgrades". It idles poorly almost like it is rich. O2 sensor readings indicate a lean condition. Injector on time is about 3.2 ms at idle. burn ti... |
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| 2009 Saturn Vue Hybrid 2.4L Charging VIN: 3GSCL93Z69 Hello Saturn Vue hybrid techs.I have this car tow in with battery light and check engine light on,alternator not charging,scan test with codes po562,p1a59,poabb,poaf8,poafa and c12e1.all codes says battery low voltage and alternator not charging,i test all fus... |
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| 2003 Subaru Forester XS 2.5L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SG65683 P0130 o2 sensor circuit b1s1 keeps coming back with 5 min of idle time ltft is 37% at idle replace afs 3 times and downstream twice fuel pressure is good and no vacuum leaks replace baro sensor samething used denso o2 and bosch 02 the other airfuel correction ... Trouble codes: P0130 (02 sensor circuit bank 1 sensor 1) |
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| 2002 Toyota Highlander 2.4L Mechanical VIN: JTEGD21A42 Looking for some assistance. This Highlander Has a fairly severe vibration at idle when in gear and is worse with a/c on. The Vehicle came to us from a used car lot and they have replaced all engine mounts and transmission mounts (non OEM) The engine has no mi... |
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| 2002 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 4T1BF30K02 Customer complains car died while driving in city and would not restart for approximately 3 minutes. Another time got gas and would not start for 3 minutes. Happened 5 days apart and customer drove those 5 days the same distance and more with no problems. Othe... |
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| 2008 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L all systems VIN: 3VWJZ71KX8 When you turn the key on nothing at all happens. No dash lights or clicking from relays or anything. When you open the door the mileage and other info comes up on center dash. We read some older posts and found 2 cars where the relay under the dash under clust... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 4USBT33493 So im going to close one as fixed. first i cleaned all my new plugs off which had a good amount of oil on them. I also cleaned my IAC, my throttle body,i cleaned the grounds next to the coil and smoke checked the intake for leaks (which it didnt have) All thi... Trouble codes: P0305, P0303, P0301. |
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| 2006 BMW M3 3.2L Electronic VIN: WBSWR93406 i went ahead and replaced SMG relay,reset system and test drive for 3 days/over 100 miles and all seem working good at this time.I think problem is fixed and car lot they don't want to spend any more time/money.Thanks for all replied. |
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| 1994 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L Hard Shift VIN: 1FTHX25K3R Well I put this one on the back burner got a little busy and the guy is in no hurry. I will post update when I fix it thanks for tall the replies. Trouble codes: 23 (TP/Fuel Injection Pump Lever Sensor Out of Range). |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition 5.4L Steering wheel VIN: 2FTRX07L2Y Thank you IATN. We have a fix! I want to apologize up front for the lack of information. I had what I was given by the customer. When the vehicle came back to me after the transmission build, I requested all paper work for what was done on the vehicle in t... |
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| 2006 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L Battery VIN: 1FAFP56U26 Battery draw was the power mirror switch and the flickering drls was due to a faulty Fuse box/gem module |
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| 2012 Ford Fusion SEL 2.5L compressor VIN: 3FAHP0JA9C Appreciate all the replies, turns out the evaporator temp sensor was faulty and shutting off compressor. The kicker is that the snap-on scanner was showing normal readings for sensor 70-77 degrees, so we spent a considerable amount of unbillable time chasing... |
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| 2014 GMC Savana 4500 6.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GD675CL4E Thanks to all who replied and for supporting my theory the extended cruise is causing the injector to stick. Interestingly, Ford has a utility in IDS to exercise and clean the DEF injector. Since I have a fleet of these I put in a new DEF injector in one of ... Trouble codes: P249D. |
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| 2006 Honda Accord EX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCM66526 So we decided to change out the purge valve and the light has been off for about 2 weeks now. Still dont have an answer about P0498 but it has not come on since the first time we checked it out. Trouble codes: P0443, P0498. |
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| 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited X 3.8L instrument cluster VIN: 1J4GA39158 Thanks for being patient. We order a new cluster from Chrysler and now everything works like it used too. I suspect that the customer may have attempted to jump the car off with the terminals reversed, causing cluster to short out. |
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| 2005 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1N4BA41EX5 Well, I still don't understand how it happened, but ultimately I rewired the o2 sensors for the vehicle. I opened the harness and follow all of the wires and they color and terminal matched the wiring schematic correctly but were reading for the wrong bank. ... |
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| 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G2WP55288 Open circuit for low reference voltage AAP1. Engine harness repaired. Trouble codes: P1125 (p2120-), P2120 (p2125-), P2125 (p2138-), P2138. |
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| 2000 Subaru Forester 2.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JF1SF6552Y Thank you for all the inputs. Just want [...] clear up a few things, this car don't equipped EGR system & we already replace air filter, air fuel ratio sensor & rear oxygen sensor back 3 months ago. Car has fast idle & fuel trim are always within spec. We end up ... |
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| 2001 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L No Start VIN: JT2BF22K61 Sorry for the lateness, This is a lot car now, traded customer into something else and I haven't had a chance to tear into it again. Alot of good replies, Thank you. When I can get back to this I will be checking the reluctor wheel on the crank for damage and ... |
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