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Grand Cherokee Flashing Numerous Warning Lights
Vehicle: 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4WD, V6-3.6L, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 77,095 miles
Problem: The customer stated that while the vehicle was being driven on the expressway at 75mph, the stability control, cruise control, park assist, malfunction indicator and service 4WD lights illuminated in the dash.
Ford Explorer Turns MIL On After Fuel Injector Replacement
Vehicle: 2002 Ford Explorer, 2WD, V6-4.0L, VIN E, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 171,119 miles
Problem: This Explorer arrived in the shop with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0202 stored in memory and a slight misfire on cylinder #2. The technician tested the injectors with a noid light and determined #2 fuel injector had failed. He replaced fuel injector #2, the intake gaskets, a PCV valve and the differential pressure feedback EGR (DPFE) sensor because it was broken.
Jeep Wrangler Throws Sway Bar Link Warning Message and Light
Vehicle: 2019 Jeep Wrangler JL, L4-2.0L Turbo, eTorque MHEV Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 68,144 miles
Problem: Upon starting the engine that morning, the owner said that the sway bar link warning light and a “Sway Bar Disconnect Unavailable” message came on in the dash. When vehicle was put in 4WD Lo, the sway bar button on the front of the shifter started flashing.
Nissan Murano Won’t Go
Vehicle: 2015 Nissan Murano, AWD, V6-3.5L (VQ35DE), Continuously Variable Transmission/Transaxle, CVT
Mileage: 169,290 miles
Problem: The customer stated that intermittently the vehicle will not move when attempting to pull away from a stop. He must somehow get to the side of the road and wait about one hour before the vehicle operates normally again. Oddly, this problem usually happens after making sharp turns.
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MODIFIED VEHICLES POSE CHALLENGES FOR MEETING FEDERAL MANDATE TO RESTORE ADAS
Autobody News' John Yoswick reports SEMA is conducting research on modified vehicles to gauge the impact of such modifications on ADAS calibrations.
While collision repair shops already face liability if they fail to restore functionality to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on the vehicles they repair, the obligation to do so is likely to become even more concrete within a few years. Part of a temporarily-delayed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard that would require an even higher-than-current level of automatic emergency braking (AEB) as standard on all new vehicles by 2029 -- and would prohibit deactivation of such ...
Wandering Wrangler requires repair
TRENDING TSB
Jeep owners have complained that their Wranglers (built October 2018-January 2019) wander and need constant small steering adjustments.
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