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| 2011 Acura TL 3.5L Check Charging System Massage VIN: 19UUA8F2XB Battery was replaced by owner due to not holding charge anymore, a few days later the vehicle came into the shop for an alternator whining noise and alternator was replaced, 5 days later vehicle came back with a "Check Charging System" message on the dashb... |
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| 2008 Cadillac DTS 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD57Y88 I have now inherited this car. Related history, new AIR solenoid valve, pull rear manifold and clean passages, reflash PCM. My test: BARO = 102 kpa, AIR pressure sensor = 103 kpa KOEO. AIR pump on/ Solenoid off = 124 kpa KOEO. AIR pump on/ Solenoid o... Trouble codes: P0411 (Secondary Injection Incorrect Flow) |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Valve Body VIN: 1GCDM19WXV Help!!! this is my work van and now its a no move van. Ok so i pulled out my valve body and replaced it with a remanned unit because of a hard 1-2 shift and a p0785 shift timing solenoid a malfunction, i replaced the valve body,both gaskets and the metal p... |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala LS 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G11Y5SLXE I get an occasional P0411 code. It takes a while for it to set. Car runs fine. I can command the pump to run with the scanner. It will drive the O2 S1 reading down to almost zero. I can hear the pump when it is commanded on. The way I understand this is th... Trouble codes: P0411 (Secondary AIR incorrect AIR flow detected) |
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| 1996 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L trans downshift VIN: 1FMDA41X9T This van seams like trans is disengaging on excel , but I realized it is continually downshifting during mild acceleration. I checked TPS on scan tools (more than 2), and it shows 19.0%+ at closed throttle across the board. Am I wrong, or is that a little ... |
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| 1998 Ford Ranger Splash 2.5L no Speedo or ODOmete VIN: 1FTYR10C6W Replaced Gem module with ( NOS ford part) for battery draw problem,fixed draw and now no speedometer, meanwhile old GEM module was put in garbage, thinking is it possible its a programming issue? Thanks Robert [...] Trouble codes: P0500 |
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| 2015 Hyundai Sonata GLS 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NPE24AF5F very little info on this set up and very little experience with these engines,remove eccvt cover and found brushes on cover destroyed any help with what hyundai techs have done for repair or anyone with ideas would be helpful Trouble codes: P0100 |
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| 2008 Lexus RX400h 3.3L Battery VIN: JTJHW31U38 I've replaced the battery in 2011, then again in 2016, with no real repeat claims of the dreaded "dead battery". In September 2018, the battery went dead so I warranted it with not much in-depth testing at the time. Honestly, I can't recall if the battery ... |
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| 2011 Lexus LS460 L 4.6L Suspension VIN: JTHGL5EF2B I hook scanner and found no Codes with scanner can raise the suspension but without it goes back down. Please Need advise. |
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| 2008 Mazda 3 S 2.3L No front wheel speed sensor data VIN: JM1BK34428 Car came in for a no start. Found main relay intermittent and replaced it. Car started up but all lights on dash lite up. Electric power steering shut down. Scanned system and found CAN and Voltage codes: P0500, P2101, P0117, P2503, C1233, C1234, U2064, U2... |
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| 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L starter VIN: WDDKK5GFXB The vehicle will intermittently not crank or will crank and then stop, Battery is new and charged Key fob battery is new, some times repeatedly pressing the start will start it and then it may be days before it acts up again. There were 3 pages of codes in... |
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 3.0L MIL Lamp on, No power VIN: WD3PF1CC6E Van came in on the hook. Customer complained about a bad leak. We inspected and found the plastic fuel line coming off of the fuel filter was leaking. We replaced the line and went to test drive and then we get the 2 codes P11B900 and P11BD00 immediately o... Trouble codes: P11B9, P11BD |
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| 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Uneven pad wear VIN: 4JGDA5HB4F LR outer brake pad went to metal in 14,000 miles. sensor did not deploy. Front pads have 50,000 miles and are at about 20%. We replaced rear pads at 36,000 miles with Texars. Pads measure LR outer 0 mm, LR inner 3 mm, RR outer 4 mm, RR inner 5 mm. Caliper ... |
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| 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5N1AR18W85 Car came in last week with the customer complaint of an intermittent no start. started everytime for us so we shipped it. came back this week on the hook. will not start. cranks fine.scanner shows p0420-cat efficiency code and o2 heater code. would not pop... Trouble codes: P0420, P |
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| 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GV7E68D Hi, I had a 2013 Subaru WRX 2.5l Turbo come in the shop last week with a misfire. The engine was replaced at 20,[...] with one that has 70,[...]. The engine was in a bunch of little pieces. Plugs were replaced a few months ago with NGK iridiums due t... Trouble codes: P0301, U0073, P0300 |
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| 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L front diff operaton; vsc VIN: 5TBBV58167 Look at history please. We've tried every VSC calibration step deemed necessary and readings all seem good - yet ABS/VSC thinks steering not calibrated! We need to get 4WD to respond to commands. We need to get VSC to work. We have no codes. W... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVGBV75N89 *please read entire post, not a vacuum leak! setting lean code intermittently..fails basic setting 107 intermittently. basic setting 32 group 1..lamda learned value at idle 3.4 group 2..lamda learned value part throttle goes over 10 after short cruising.... Trouble codes: P0171 |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2009 Chevrolet HHR LT 2.4L Front crankshaft seal VIN: 3GNCA53V79 GM did redesign the seal. The old one I removed was a 2 lip traditional style and the new one has one large lip with grooves to continually route oil away. It fit very snugly on the crankshaft pulley. There was only a small minor groove mark on the pulley. I ... |
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| 2012 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.6L Hesitation, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WG5E30C Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately, the customer does not want to continue with repairs at this time. I am leaning toward clogged fuel injectors. I checked manifold vacuum with a gauge and it was 17 to 19 inches at vacuum. I checked for leaks in vario... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean bank 1), P0174 (Lean bank 2). |
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| 2005 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L Battery draw VIN: 1FAHP60A85 We replaced the heater control head with another used unit and the draw was eliminated. We found that the heater control would keep the water control valve active for about 45 minutes before going into sleep mode. The reman unit would never go into sleep mode.... |
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| 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3.7L defrost VIN: 1J8GR48K58 Thanks for all the great replies. Removed dash assembly and removed actuator motor. With actuator removed was able to rotate and all doors and levers appeared to work fine and move freely. Got a new actuator from the dealer and worked great. I guess something ... |
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| 2014 Jeep Compass Sport 2.0L No driveability prob VIN: 1C4NJCBA7E MANY THANKS TO ALL THAT REPLIED! IT WAS THE 2 BRADED GROUND STRAPS ON FR DR SIDE TOP SUPPORT, NEXT TO NEG BATT CABLE GR. THE NUT WAS LOOSE AND INTERMITENTLY OPEN CIR TO FUSE BOX. BUFFED ALL CONNECTIONS AND TIGHTEN NUT, GOOD TO GO !! THANKS AGAIN, JIM Trouble codes: P0138, P0688, U1403 (implausible fuel level sig received), C121A, U0019 (can b bus), U0141. |
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| 2012 Land Rover LR4 HSE 5.0L timing VIN: SALAG2D49C Thank you for the input, I did not add to my thread that yes the chains were replaced. I have always done together my bad. Jeff had good thoughts about the sludged bolts. Mine were ok. I'll keep that in mind though. Chris helped with the reuse of tensioners. H... |
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| 2013 Nissan Pathfinder S 3.5L Brake Master VIN: 5N1AR2MN0D WELL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO GAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AFTER RELUBING (AND I SAY RE BECAUSE WE DID THAT ALREADY) AND JUST BLEEDING THE BRAKES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. THE CAR BELONGS TO A RELATIVE AND HE HAS DRIVEN ALMOST A 1,000 MILES WITH NO ISSUES. I K... |
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| 2010 Saturn Outlook XE 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GZLVTED3A Thanks to all that offered help. we ended up doing a 30 minute capacitive discharge. Re set faults, road tested 30 minutes-light is out- truck runs well- no misfire counts or codes. Greg H |
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| 2007 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 5TEUX42N77 Well unfortunately this on is down the road with no fix. Suspecting internal engine possible balance shaft issue. Customer is not interested in going any farther at this time. |
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