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| 2005 Acura TSX 2.4L Instrument lighting, radio, drivability. VIN: JH4CL96825 The customers' original complaint was an intermittent stall and then the vehicle would restart right away. After scanning and clearing a p0685 dtc, I went for a test drive and was unable to duplicate the complaint initially. While idling in our shop for a whil... |
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| 2006 Chevrolet Equinox LS 3.4L battery drain VIN: 2CNDL23F36 Customer complaint of battery dead sitting over night. Disconnected battery and found a .99amp drain that would fluctuate to a 1.01amp drain. Pulled all fuses and relays in under hood box and no change. Pulled all fuses in ipc box and bcm/cluster fuse make... |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L H-Brake Cable VIN: 1GCZGFBA9A Greetings from Newfoundland.Replaced 1 rear cable on this van,now I cannot reconnect to the main,about 2-inches to short.Am I right to assume this van has a self-adjusting feature in the Brake lever since there is no adjustment?If so,how do I release this ... |
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| 1990 Ford Bronco Custom 5.0L unknown VIN: 1FMEU15N7L Hello everyone, I am in need of transmission advice. I wanted to try and rebuild my transmission. I removed this transmission last march and after about three weeks (waiting on parts and tools since it was the first time) got everything back together. Thought ... |
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| 2010 Honda Accord EX-L 2.4L No Start VIN: 1HGCP2F88A 2010 ACCORD EX-L 2.4 SEDAN. Intermittently it would not start. When it does not start I also lose communication via the obd2 port. When it does not start I can't hear the secondary fuel relay under the steering wheel clicking. I swapped it with another one... |
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| 2005 Kia Sedona EX 3.5L Misfire VIN: KNDUP13135 This vehicle originally came in hesitating, barely running. I found the MAF was dead and the intake runner control system had worn bushings and gear and was causing a lot of noise. We ended up replacing the runner control assembly, MAF, and replaced the ti... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0301 (Misfire Cyl. 1), P0302 (Misfire Cyl. 2) |
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| 2004 Mazda 3 i 2.0L Blows white smoke at Operating Temp VIN: JM1BK32F14 Vehicle came into us on a hook from another shop, customer stated car was overheated, 2.0L ULEV NON VVT, inspected vehicle and found coolant in #2 & #3 cylinders, no coolant in engine oil or engine oil in coolant. sold cylinder head gasket repair, upon rem... |
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| 2016 Mazda CX-5 Sport 2.5L brake pads rear brake pads worn out need to replace alldata does not show how to push piston back,calipers have electric parking brakes want to make sure nothing gets damage i have done some fords and wv in past without any problems just want to make sure. thanks in ... |
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| 1977 Mercedes-Benz 280E 2.8L Door Locks VIN: 1230331202 Other doors does not unlock when sitting over night. The main vacuum source was leaking and replace line. Start engine and have 11 inch of vacuum. Is this high enough for this system? when i step on gas ,it goes to 17 inch and than drop down to 11 inch.let... |
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| 2011 Nissan Versa S 1.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall This car after reaching Normal Operating temp will intermittently stall and then crank with a no start for around five minutes before it restarts. The reason why it stalls is because the fuel pump relay loses the ECM ground needed to keep it engaged. While... |
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| 2005 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L engine output this vehicle came into shop with a low power complaint. scan revealed acceptable fuel trim values and therefore i used data for ve tests getting 85-89%. loosened ehaust anyway and drove with no change. compared scan data timing pid with timing light and ma... |
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| 2013 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium 2.5L Power steering VIN: 4S3BMBC68D This vehicle is a sublet from one of my body shops. It had minor body damage to the RF fender and bumper cover. The body shop tech removed the power steering reservoir to make working on the RF fender easier, and the power steering fluid leaked out inadver... |
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| 2002 Toyota Camry SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 4T1BE32K62 We took this vehicle to a Toyota dealer to have the PCM reprogrammed for a TSB related to a P0420. They called and told me that the PCM lost communication during programming and they would have to replace the PCM. I got a used PCM and they programmed it. T... Trouble codes: B2795 (Immobilizer system unmatched key) |
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| 2002 Toyota RAV4 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Idle Quality VIN: JTEGH20V82 First thanks for all that reply. After replacing mentioned parts, this car which i now own and is my daily driver, when warmed up, at times will stall when coming to a stop especially if its a quick stop. |
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| 2003 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Brakes VIN: 5TBBT44173 Help Toyota Techs!! we did a front brake pad replacement, rotor surface and rear brake service and adjust. Truck stops great but the brake pedal feels like a dirty throttle body- it "sticks" when it is initially depressed every time and only at the stop- m... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GL 2.0L first gear engage VIN: 3VWDC21V81 csutomer brought incar for hesitation going in to first gear only ..found and extended list of things wrong with car motor mount,both struts,wheel bearrings,ect...first thing i did was check trans fluid and it was low so i topped off then took it on a test... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Touareg V8 4.2L Battery VIN: WVGCM77L54 Hi all! I need a Silver Bullet please! Got this Touareg and the Clients complaint is that the battery once in a while will not start the vehicle! It has a new Battery, new wiring harness 30+, charging at 13.5V at full load. Residual current while in the... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2011 BMW 335i xDrive 3.0L Rear defrost VIN: WBAPL5C53B Hi all, Sorry for the delay in closing, and thank you all for taking the time to respond. Andreas nailed, the engine does need to be running for this to be switched on. The JBE did in fact fix it. |
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| 2013 Chevrolet Spark LT 1.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: KL8CF6S90D We got it thank fellowst ,the problem was the crankshaft sensor we got some good information after losing the RPM at the dashboard you can unplug the crankshaft sensor and and the car keeps running.turn off the car plug back the sensor started up again then y... Trouble codes: P0336. |
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| 2013 Ford Edge Sport 3.7L Steering VIN: 2FMDK4AK7D So we replaced the power steering pump on this edge and vehicle is now repaired. Thanks to all who responded. |
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| 2004 Nissan 350Z Touring 3.5L compression VIN: JN1AZ36A74 ran a leak down test and had a leak back through the oil filler we are putting an engine in hopfully customer is more cautious with this motor ! |
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| 1990 Porsche 944 S2 3.0L AC blows warm at times VIN: WP0CB2945L Thank you for all the replies!! ( good information for someone else to use the future) Diagnosed to a faulty control head! ( pulled apart noticed some of the pins on circuit board where burnt.) customer supplied a good used control head- system now wor... |
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| 2015 Ram 1500 Laramie 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C6RR6FM9F Ok this trucks finally fixed, most replies said to check the EGR cooler and sure enough, once removed it was plugged, hard to figure how they expect exhaust to flow through those small orfices for a long time without plugging, the entire jobs not that bad once... Trouble codes: P4010. |
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| 2005 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TBET34135 unfortunately I am only allowed to update info to a request once. if iatn were setup more like a thread i would be able to converse with the people that are replying to my help request. With that being said, All the responses I did take a close look at. I trie... Trouble codes: P0300, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0307. |
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