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| 2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXWX9C5XD Hello All, I have very little experience with Bmw and this x3 has an induction problem.I replaced the boost valve with no change. As soon as you accelerate it goes in limp mode and stores the above codes.very low power. I smoke tested all plumbing and foun... Trouble codes: 10200, 12030, 12040, 12153, 12153 |
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| 2006 Buick Lucerne CXL 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HR57Y56 hey guys need some help with this 2006 Buick Lucerne CXL v8 this car has a p0411 secondary air injection we replace the pump the bypass valve we also flash the ecm with the lates cal code keeps coming back no air leak new valve and pump from ac delco is th... |
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| 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7L HVAC control head VIN: 1GYEK63R9Y Hello and thanks in advance. I have this Escalade that arrived with a burned circuit board in the HVAC control head. The circuit which burned was the 12v power input which powers the mode, temperature, recirc button and A/C command switch. It burned betwee... |
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| 2010 Cadillac SRX Premium 2.8L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, MIL flashes VIN: 3GYFNKE48A Vehicle runs well under normal driving. picks up a miss at Wide open throttle, then immediately drops those inj drivers until key is cycled. CEL illuminates and flashes. Fuel pressure 60, MAF good, swapped coils and plugs around. freeze frame data shows no... Trouble codes: P0300 (cylinder misfire), P0301 (cylinder misfire 1), P0302 (cylinder misfire 2), P0303 (cylinder misfire 3), P0304 (cylinder misfire 4), P0305 (cylinder misfire 5) |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L anti theft system VIN: 1G1JC5249X Vehicle came to shop with bad lock cylinder.[would not turn] Replaced lock cylinder and vehicle started and ran. shut off to open door and vehicle would not restart. Theft light blinked 3 times and then stayed lit. Tried again same result except light flas... |
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| 2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition Pace Car 5.7L instrument cluster lilghts VIN: 1G1YY22G13 Hello. My customer's 2003 Corvette has a problem with the instrument panel lights. Here is the symptom. When I open the dooor of the car the instrument panel lights come on. The lights keep on until I turn on the ignition switch and start engine. But If I ... |
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| 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT 1.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1PF5S9XB After replacing oil cooler,car was fine for a few days.Gradually started to notice a decrease in power and finally car would only idle,no throttle at all.Shut off and restart car has throttle response again but no power,feels as if turbo not working.Thanks... Trouble codes: P0068, P0236, P0237 |
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| 2005 Dodge Durango SLT 5.7L Lights VIN: 1D4HD48D35 Chrysler mavens. I've got an odd one. The headlights and turn signals flash when the door is opened, and continue to flash going down the road like an emergency vehicle until the truck has been parked and the lights timeout. Also, the Occupant Classificati... |
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| 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.6L oil pressure VIN: 2C4RDGBG2C This van has the check engine light on with oil pressure and cam sensor related codes. (P0349: Cam sensor intermittent B2S1, P0394: Cam sensor intermittent, B2S2, and P06DD: Dual stage oil pump stuck low.) The van has been making the rounds and now has end... |
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| 2003 Ford Excursion XLT 6.8L steers hard right only VIN: 1FMNU41S43 truck came in when turning right from mid way its takes a lot of effort ,no problem when turning the other direction,originaly found left side ball joints tight and right upper loose so replaced all four,nothing changed ,dissconected pitman arm and steers ... |
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| 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.7L Calipers VIN: 1FT7W2BT2B Vehicle came in last month for brake noise. Found the LF pads were metal to metal the right side pads were considerably thicker still. We had replaced the pads and calipers and machined the rotors 4 months and 14k miles ago (customer goes cross country a l... |
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| 2014 Ford F-150 XL 3.5L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTFX1ET0E Were having a intermittent issue which i believe is one of the turbos. When it happens it looses power, acts and sounds like a clogged converter. Also misfires on 1,2,3 cylinders. It doesn't matter hot or cold, no rhyme or reason. I found TSB 16-0013 which... Trouble codes: P0299 (Turbo underboost condition) |
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| 2006 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Hydraulic System VIN: 1J4GL58K46 Hello All, This Jeep came in with the complaint of pedal fade while at lights. Owner also said dash brake light came on and added fluid to make it go off. Found RF brake hose leaking and replaced both front brake hoses. After bleeding front brakes the peda... |
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| 2016 Jeep Renegade Latitude 2.4L goes dead intermitta VIN: ZACCJBDT7G Help please. I need the location of the ambient temp sensor, the one that makes the outside temp display work. Keeps setting code and display goes to 3 dashes when problem occurs. Mitchell says it is in the pass. mirror but I cannot figure out how to disma... Trouble codes: P0073 (Outside/Ambient air temp signal high) |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L starter VIN: WDBHA23E9V Vehicle came in with a bad instrument cluster. We had instrument cluster rebuilt by BBA, and when it was reinstalled the car was a no crank no start. Battery may have gone weak while the car was sitting. It appears there is no ground from ECU to starter re... |
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| 2007 Nissan 350Z Touring 3.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JN1BZ36A87 Nissan Techs I've program around 50 Nisn modules but I lack experience with scan data. After the shop replaced the valve cover gaskets the idle was surging to 1600 RPM. After they couldn't get the idle to relearn they called me to try with my Consult 3+ . ... Trouble codes: P0507 |
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| 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L Injectors & spark VIN: 2G2WP55266 Codes return right away when cleared. Also the codes flash and almost dance back and forth on the display of my modus scanner. Anybody ever seen codes menu do that? Searched the data base here with little or no help. No injector pulse and no spark so I rep... |
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| 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS 2.4L All Shift VIN: JS2RF9A6XB Customer had stated that a previous repair that had to do with the timing was done at another shop and they drove the vehicle home and parked it. the next time that it was started and tried to drive it, it wouldn't go anywhere. She said that's when they sc... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 Buick Enclave CX 3.6L No Start VIN: 5GAER13D29 Turns out that this vehicle had a severely plugged exhaust from the and plugging the secondary cat. I still believe that the timing is off and that might be what caused the cat failure but cust is happy car runs and states that they will take my findings to th... |
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| 1991 Dodge W250 5.9L External voltage regulator VIN: 1B7KM26CXM Thank you to all that replied and helped with this over charging problem. The customer has not returned with the vehicle. The customer did purchase a new VR and installed it after we ran a ground wire from the VR to the battery negative terminal. I informed t... |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Mainstreet 3.6L caliper? VIN: 2D4RN3DG3B THANKS TO ALL THAT REPLIED. THE ABS UNIT WAS INTERNALLY BYPASSSING BOUGHT ONE FROM CHRYSLER DID BLEED ACCORDING TO THERE PROCEDURE STOPS GREAT NOW. ONCE AGAIN THANKS FOR YOUR HELP |
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| 2002 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L L/S Brakelight/turnsignal VIN: 1FDWE35L82 Thanks all that responded.Thanks to Steve [...].you hit the nail right on the head.There was a blown 10amp fuse at the underhood fuse block.I'm sure that they are there for trailer light hookup and as you stated were used instead of the regular tailight harnes... |
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| 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.2L 4X4 system VIN: 1FT7W2B69F Thanks everyone, Jesse [...] were correct. There is still warranty on this vehicle. The customer is taken to Ford dealer. Was hoping to hear from him before I closed post to let everyone no what the fix was but haven't heard anything back yet... |
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| 2003 Honda Accord EX 2.4L unknown VIN: 1HGCM56693 well out of 6 replies 4 said check for loose pads in the calipers & 2 said check cv joints. In my post I stated that you feel the 1 click underneath centered in the car & feel it in the brake pedal. Cv axles would not have that symptom. I also stated that the ... |
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| 2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Cooling Systems VIN: SAJEA51D13 Greetings, My bad!Water pump was indeed leaking but only when engine was running.I should have known better. Thanks Lonnie. |
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDDGF4HB3D This one is fixed. You can forget about using the scan tool to measure the cam timing. It gives a default value right in the middle of the specification. We borrowed a timing chain stretch gauge and performed the chain stretch measurement. The largest # we mea... Trouble codes: P0160. |
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| 2004 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL11DX4 I waited to close this Tech Help as I had time and wanted to check back with the customer. I called him back after a weekas the weather has been close to same, below 5 F or so. He said the car has been starting faster and every day. Except once. No good detai... Trouble codes: P0340 (CMP Sensor Problem). |
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