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1997 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 7.4L power steering VIN: 1GCHK39J1V
Good morning everyone, got a head scratcher here. Truck was brought in with a complaint of fluid loss, lack of power steering, and lack of power brakes. When the truck was first started, it had some assist to both steering and brakes. With the truck just s...
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2010 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.3L transmission VIN: 2A4RR4DE0A
hello people, i have this van. so deal with it is when u put transmission into gear drive or reverse you can feel the transmission engaging but when i let off brake it is like its in park even when in neutral you can only push it a bit then you feel the pa...
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1994 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.0L Stall VIN: 1B4GH4433R
Customer states engine would randomly stall out without any shaking or hesitation. This vehicle came in 2 years ago with the same complaint. We can't duplicate the problem at that time because it is so intermittent and random and customer want to try ignit... Trouble codes: 54 (No Cam Sync Signal At PCM)
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2004 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L Harsh R and 3rd shift. No slipping. VIN: 1FAHP60A84
Checked PCM grounds, all good. Checked A, B and C Pressure control solenoid resistance at solenoid plug - all 5.2 ohms. Reverse - A + B (line) pressure in reverse - spikes 400-500 psi at shift to reverse, then it levels out at 180-220 psi. Gives good...
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2013 Ford Escape SE 2.0L Battery VIN: 1FMCU9G98D
Thanks in advance. Vehicle battery dies overnight. Found draw pulsates from 2.1a down to 335ma. Removed multiple fuses from BCM. Unplugged connector "C2280F" from BCM. Draw drops to less then 5ma. Installed and programed new BCM from Ford. No change in dra...
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2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1J4FA49S71
rebuilt engine installed about 4000 miles ago and always has had rough idle customer says old engine had rough idle. and customer states that it seems under powered. call LKQ rebuilder and they state theyve had no problems with timing chains being off time
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2006 Lexus GX470 4.7L radio VIN: JTJBT20X06
good morning fellow problem chasers. I have this Lexus gx470 here with no sound out of the speakers. I have checked all my powers and grounds and signals at the amplifier and everything seems to be good if I hook a 6x9 up to the signal wires from the head ...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 1.8L fuel monitor VIN: WDDGJ4HB7D
Hello everyone. I have a 2013 Mercedes C250 here that won't pass inspection. It will not run the fuel monitor. Not ready even after driving many miles by customer. Disconnected battery and let it sit for a couple of hours, still does not run. Won't pass em...
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2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWZC3C51C
the vehicle will drive great, run fines under hard acceleration, and cruising around. After lengthy test drives while soft acceleration reduced power mode is triggered and the two above codes come in. Have graphed fuel pressure actual and desired no real d... Trouble codes: 2C01, 2F7C
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2013 Nissan Pathfinder S 3.5L Suspension VIN: 5N1AR2MN2D
I've seen this vehicle 3 times now for the same noise. It's a pronounced clunk/rattle heard over light bumps, only from left front area. First visit: brief shakedown, nothing obvious found, threw stab links on. No change. 2nd visit, more thorough shak...
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2002 Subaru Impreza Outback 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GG68532
We are about out of things to try to fix this car. We have replaced the cat with a Dealer OEM cat, replaced both front and rear 02 sensors twice. Test driving the rear o2 readings stay right around .6v they don't vary much but I would expect to see a highe... Trouble codes: P0420
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2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i 2.5L noise VIN: JF1GE61628
we have this Subaru in our shop that has a chirp noise like a bad serpentine belt. the customer replaced the exhaust pipe thinking the noise was coming from there. we found someone replaced the timing belt and the timing was off and the tensioner was defec...
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2010 Toyota Avalon Limited 3.5L Steering Gear VIN: 4T1BK3DB6A
It feels like the vehicle has electronic p/s and hydraulic p/s. I turn the wheel 1/4 turn right or left and it fights you to return to center.
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2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L No Start VIN: WVWPD63BX4
This is my son-in-law's car. Whenever the tank is filled, when parked after running, it will crank but not fire about half of the time. If left for about an hour, it will start and run normally. Cracking the gas cap does not produce any "whoosh" in or out ...
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2008 Volkswagen GTI 2.0L Rear Hatch VIN: WVWGV71K58
Can't seem to figure out why the rear hatch will not open. Doesn't open via the switch on the driver's door, nor the remote nor the switch on the rear lid. 46-Central convenience module has no faults. Live data on group 004 shows rear lid open/closed accor...
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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2013 Audi S5 3.0L Unknown VIN: WAUVGAFR3D
Have not fixed car yet,Waiting to schedule it in and will add the final results. Our plan is to remove the Mechatronic unit and do the repair kit.As for Frank [...] advice, One it is not an aisin Trans, two at $14,000.00 for a new DSG transmission I think fixi...
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1992 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GCDC14K2N
Hi to all of you ? Im doing good , i have to coming and fix this truck , cant have a day off with this truck hung over me . I finally have the OBD1 connector , borrow from a friend of my , over the weekeend ...Look all the input data from the engine to the ECM... Trouble codes: 42 (Electronic spark timing EST), 15 (Coolant temp.).
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2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Door locks VIN: WD8PD64426
Thank you guys for replies, Mark got this one, I just swapped wires in the connector between the door harness and the contacts at the rear of sliding door. How that happened I do not know. I think this van has been passed around to alot of shops. It was sold t...
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2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 6.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3D7UT2HLXA
Customer has had the truck for a few weeks so I am going to call it fixed. I ended up torquing the fuel supply tubes and putting Stabilant-22 on the fuel rail sensor. I still had fluctuation of almost 100psi at times, but the code has not returned. Trouble codes: P0191.
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2009 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L reduced power mode VIN: 1GTGG25C59
Hi all thank you for all your replies I ended up changing the pig tail the reason I did not change it before was it was changed already once before but by the looks of it its been a long time ago. When the customer first came to me he changed the tps with a ki... Trouble codes: P2135.
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2004 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Windows VIN: 2HKYF18664
Okay,Okay I was looking a little to deep here. Problem was the lockout switch in master switch. It happened to be the first thing I checked. I had continuity though it so I believed it was good. It did have continuity just not enough to close the circuit. Powe...
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2013 Honda Civic LX 1.8L Electronic VIN: 2HGFB2F50D
after many hours if testing I found a broken wire under the car going to the pressure swithch.
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2009 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L runs good VIN: 5NPET46C29
Thank you every body for help, after checking vvt with scanner,vvt click on command everything time, trying to flash vs putting use one was cheaper, put use pcm egr monitor ran right away so i was able to smog this car.. use pcm i paid $25 vs getting update f...
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2012 Hyundai Tucson GLS 2.4L Monitors VIN: KM8JUCAC1C
I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who replied. Each and every reply was helpful and the vehicle is fixed. I hope this post helps others in future. Bottom line is this: Vehicle DID get a new upstream O2 from dealer and a software flash. All monitors set, exce...
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2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Charging VIN: N0TAVE1LAB
This one is fixed. Mark [...] was most helpful.My Fluke meter had a very low battery, after replacing it was reading 13.90 at the alternator, battery and scanner. When I replaced the front SAM I didn't plug terminal m19, the SAM end of the alternator wire. I ...
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2002 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L Blower Motor VIN: 4M2ZU86E92
OK this sucker is out the door and repaired. We tried a factory blower motor controller first as a couple posts mentioned the aftermarket ones weren't always good and since another shop replaced it we had no way of knowing what brand it was. No change. Then we...
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2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWMF735X7
We had to wait a couple of weeks before customer gave us the o.k. to continue working on it.We had already done the carbon blast and the smoke test.We had also closely inspected the crank pulley. The only thing left as many of you pointed out was the timing ch... Trouble codes: 2D9C, 2D50.
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2013 Toyota Sienna LE 3.5L Rotors VIN: 5TDKK3DC8D
WE ALWAYS CLEAN HUB SURFACES AND THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS, SO I WAS CONFIDENT THAT THERE WAS NO RUST THERE. CHECKED RUN-OUT ON ALL FOUR ROTORS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NEW, IT WAS WAY OUT OF TOYOTAS SPEC. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL FOUR NEW ROTORS WITH OEM ROTORS ...
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