Air Bag Module Keeps GMC Sierra’s Engine Running
Vehicle: 2009 GMC Sierra 2500, 4WD, V8-6.0L, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 226,562
Problem: The customer said that the engine keeps running when he turns the ignition key off. Everything else shuts off except the malfunction indicator light (MIL), and the engine continues to run.
Subaru Forrester A/C Quits After Engine Warms Up
Vehicle: 2014 Subaru Forester, F4-2.5L DOHC, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 145,659
Problem: This Forrester was in the shop because the air conditioning would stop working after the engine got up to operating temperature. The customer stated that if he let the engine cool off for a bit, the A/C worked fine until the engine heated up again.
Dodge Ram NOX Codes Active - MIL ON
Vehicle: 2014 Dodge Ram 1500, 4WD, V6-3.0L DSL Turbo, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 155,809
Problem: This Ram was dropped off at the shop because the malfunction indicator light (MIL) was on.
BMW 328i Driver's Power Window is Inoperative
Vehicle: 1999 BMW 328i Convertible (E36), L6-2793cc 2.8L DOHC (M52), Manual Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 226,650
Problem: The owner’s concern was that the driver's power window was inoperative and stuck open. The motor was replaced twice already by another shop, but the plastic drive gears kept stripping out.
Friday Night Taillights
Using Freeze Frame data as a diagnostic tool - Diagnostic Digest Volume 5
In the west Texas town of Midland, football is the town’s number one activity. Ranking a close second is oil exploration. The refineries turn the crude into cheap gasoline and Diesel fuel that moves the Midland population. This is not Austin: a Google Maps view of the Tesla Supercharger on Antelope Trail shows one lone Model Y taking on electrons next door to the Love’s Travel Stop.
Repairer Driven News: TechForce looks to bring on 1 million techs over next 5 years
TechForce Foundation’s new technical education campaign, “Grab the Wheel,” launches this Labor Day to usher 1 million new entry-level automotive, collision, and diesel repair technicians into the industries over the next five years to meet the looming workforce demand.
Have hackers cracked this Equinox?
TRENDING TSB
Some 2018 Equinox owners have reported that their steering columns and seats are moving on their own. Fears of hackers taking over are premature, the actual cause are faulty or missing water plugs in the A-frame, causing corrosion in the affected modules.
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