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| 2001 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.5L Hazard flashers VIN: WBACN33481 Does the LCM have to be reprogrammed and can it cause the hazards to malfunction without reprogramming? |
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| 2012 BMW 750Li 4.4L warning light VIN: WBAKB8C55C Car came in with no drivebility complaint, only because drive train message and check engine light came on. Pulled codes, multiple faults in various control units, the only dme fault is 130108 (vanos,inlet:control fault) and fault S0398(power management, b... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ 6.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK29617 This truck was towed in yesterday afternoon due to no start. I verified no crank no start. Battery voltage good. Could not communicate with any modules with my modis. This morning it fired right up and I could communicate. While driving it the gauges will ... Trouble codes: U1041 (Loss of Ebcm communication), U0140 (Lost communication with Bcm) |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 6.0L misfire VIN: 1GCFK29Y29 Hi Guys I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this issue for me. Vehicle came in for a single cylinder misfire. Has code for #7 misfire and a bad engine noise that sounds like a lifter to me. The customer said he put a plug and a coil in it before i... |
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| 2008 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L Instrument cluster VIN: 2A8HR44H28 I wasn't sure even what category to put this in. Intermittently every warning light on the cluster will light up, and the gauges all go to Zero. With engine running...or not...gas gauge, Tach, Speedo, all at zero, every warning light in the cluster comes o... |
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| 2006 Dodge Durango Limited 5.7L Belt Drive VIN: 1D8HB58206 Got a real puzzler here. Seems to be par for this month. Regular customer well maintained vehicle. 10 months ago they cam in with a chattering noise coming from serp belt tensioner. Put on new tensioner along with both idlers due to slight roughness in bearing... |
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| 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty Harley-Davidson Edition 6.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTNW21P34 OK I've got a weird one here, 6.0 dies out after heating up. this rare duck has a throttle plate and as far as i can tell with the two wire power to throttle plate motor disconnected we can watch the throttle plate open while egr opens...? were checking no... |
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| 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Neutraling VIN: 1FTSX21P25 Truck will drive fine for a while and then it'll start to mess up will go into 3rd gear at a stop then once you hit the gas it'll kick down into first gear very intermittent problem goes from good to bad to good again withing a few minutes of driving we kn... |
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| 2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTWW31P56 This F350 repeatedly sets a fault for excessive EGR flow. Prior to me getting it, it has had a new turbo and 2 Ford (reman) EGR valves put on by a used car dealer. Originally brought in to me about 1000 miles ago due to this fault AND running/starting very... Trouble codes: P0402 (EGR excessive flow) |
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| 2009 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.8L A/C system VIN: 1FDWX37Y29 I replaced a/c system and started it up started running fine, about 5 min into running started to cut on and off, the stopped all together. Started to look around, checking fuses and relays, found #30 blown 10amp fuse, put on in and as soon as the vehicle ... |
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| 2010 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FAHP3FNXA The Customer brought the car to me stating the pedal has gotten worse. Having come to my conclusions, I called the other shop (he was competent and now I am second guessing myself) First the Basics - Front brakes are 6-7MM rears are 3-4MM Drum brakes a... |
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| 2010 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTPKVE01A MIL on for P0442, EVAP small leak. Smoke test reveal leak at fuel pump mounting area. Removed tank for inspection. Lock ring heavily rusted and rust swelling cracked the fuel pump module sealing edge. This vehicle is repaired. Just posting to add to data b... Trouble codes: P0442 (EVAP small leak) |
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| 2007 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L No Start, No Communication VIN: 5FNRL38437 From what I am told this van came in as a NO crank, another tech "diagnosed" a bad starter. After starter replacement the Van is now a CRANK no start. This is where I inherited this money maker. Crank no start and no communication with the PCM. I fou... |
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| 2001 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Srs VIN: SAJDA42C51 HAVE CODE B2290 NO PID NUMBER AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING CODE 16 16 B2290 Occupancy Classification System (OCS) Fault Local CAN open/short CHECKED VOLTAGE ON PIN 24 AND 25 AT OCCUPANCY SENSING MODULE BEHIND DASH 3V AND 1.3V I ASSUME THESE WIRES ARE THE LAN/CAN... |
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| 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 6.0L Climate Control VIN: ZA9DU01B21 Only time you get heat is when you have temp set on hi no codes stored have no info on how heat is regulated one would assume there's a blend door i can see three actuators and they all move when vent control buttons are pushed none move when temp buttons ... |
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| 2000 Lexus GS300 3.0L conv. noise VIN: JT8BD68S5Y vehicle runs and drive perfect-except for loud whining noise in gear only. Park/Nuetral no noise at all. When placed in drive or reverse noise is same decibel level and pitch. As rpm increase so does pitch until final drive is reached. Changed fluid an... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WD3PF1CC5B Replaced unit and the code continues to stay, cleaned out tank and added new DEF fluid,code continues to stay, I am pulling my hair out at this time, tried everything I know, having no luck. Ant help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advanced Trouble codes: 16CF0 |
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| 2003 Mini Cooper 1.6L Cooling Fan VIN: WMWRC33483 The A/C isnt getting cool enough. The pressures look good on start (30 low and 200 high) up but the high side climbs until it reaches 400 psi and then the fans turn on. I believe the fans should be running as soon as the air is turned on but I cant find an... |
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| 2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5L Hard start VIN: 1N4AL11D66 I have replaces 3 fuel pumps. Pumps will not hold pressure. And I mean dead head pressure right at pump. Am I missing something ? |
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| 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 2.5L Mechanical VIN: 4S3BMAA6XA The customer brought in the vehicle complaining of a vibration/shake while the steering wheel is turned hard right or left at low speeds. I confirmed the issue with the vehicle but am stumped. It only shakes/vibrates when you are turning hard right or left... |
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| 2011 Volkswagen Golf 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWBB7AJ1B The wiring of sensor 2 was damaged/ ripped off this low clearance car. At that point it had multiple codes for heater and oxygen sensor performance codes on both rear 02 sensors. Both rear sensors replaced with OE sensors from dealer, now it still sets hea... Trouble codes: P0141, P0147 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2015 Acura MDX SH-AWD 3.5L Unknown VIN: 5FRYD3H41F As some offered, we did check the refrigerant level. Everything was o.k on that area, tech recovered 0.63kg. He did an evacuate and recharge with 0.70kg freon. It still was blowing hot from the rear AC vents with the rear OFF and the front on max cool. Remove... |
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| 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEC14C28 Thank you all for your help on this truck. Just to answer a few questions some of you had, there were no other codes stored in the computer. P0430 was the only one. It was the original converter, and I did check for current software calibrations. Everything is... Trouble codes: P0430. |
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| 2010 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L 5 modules VIN: 2G1WA5EK6A I'm in the process of replacing the instrument cluster ( no parts available) because of no communications with scanner. Due to the 3rd comment I received I'm replacing the ecm and tcm. I did research on lighting strikes and agree any module that can process in... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3L Misfire VIN: 1GCUKREC0E first of all thank you to all those that replied to my help request.well after banging my head on this thing for a day or two im only hopeful that i may have atleast help the problem.After ruling out coolant,compression,fuel and spark,i desided to run a GDI cl... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L o2 feedback lean VIN: 2C3LA63H46 Was pcm, no ground provided to o2 sensors. Purchased a used pcm that was preprogrammed to vehicle. Worked for about 100 miles then wild throw u0100 code failure to communicate to Tcm Proceeded with rebuilt pcm to solve problem Trouble codes: P0171, P0174. |
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| 2011 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Starter VIN: 2FMDK4KC1B WHILE TESTING IT STARTED TO WORK OK, COULDN'T GET IT TO ACT UP AFTER 2 MORE DAYS CUTOMER TOOK, AND BEEN FINE IF IT COMES BACK I'LL REPOST. |
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| 2016 Honda Civic Touring 1.5L Compressor VIN: 2HGFC1F91G Dear friends, I am going to delay a bit in the repair of this vehicle, because after correcting the problem of electrical wiring we found that the cpu of the air conditioner has damage and we have to make an importation of the piece. Thanks to all for your re... |
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| 2009 Mini Cooper S Clubman 1.6L Oil Light comes on VIN: WMWMM33589 We did take the oil pan back off and removed the oil pump and laid it on the bench. The screen doesn't come out easily without bending or damaging something. I took a flat edge screw driver and pushed down on the screen and you could see fibrous material protr... |
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| 1992 Suzuki Samurai JL 1.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JS4JC31C5N OK, voltage drop tested the fuel pump at the pump connector on the pump side. Has good power and ground but the engine would still cut out (fuel starve) under mid rev and high electrical load. I added power and ground with no change. I dropped the tank and was... |
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