Q&A: ACCESSING ADAS, INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTICS, AND MORE
Autosphere interviews ALLDATA President Satwinder Mangat
Autosphere Magazine Editor-in-Chief Huw Evans recently interviewed ALLDATA President Satwinder Mangat on what’s down the road for mechanical and collision shops. Read on for their conversation about the increasing demand for accurate ADAS information and the potential for integrating mechanical and collision diagnostics in shops.
Back to the future
If you took a service technician from 1955 and transported that person to 2021 they would be amazed, and frightened, by the level of technology in today’s cars and trucks. Even today’s technicians are surprised at how interconnected all the systems are. Systems that you would not expect to share data do so with frequency. Lots of frequencies. So many that it Hertz.
CHEVY EQUINOX POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING
Vehicle: 2010 Chevy Equinox, AWD, L4-2.4L
Mileage: 96,002
Problem: This vehicle was towed in because the power steering was working one day, and when the owner got in to drive it the next morning, the power steering didn’t work.
DODGE SPRINTER WON’T SHUT OFF, NUMEROUS DTCS
Vehicle: 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500, V6-3.0L DSL Turbo, VIN 45, Automatic Transmission
Mileage: 169,995
Problem: The engine stays running with the key off. The malfunction indicator light is on with 38 DTCs present ...
Grand Cherokee Hard Shifts - DTCs P0932 And P0935
Vehicle: 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4WD, V8-4.7L, Automatic Transmission
Mileage: 188,602
Problem: The owner was concerned that the transmission had developed a harsh bang when shifting into gear and while shifting between gears on acceleration. In addition to the noise, the malfunction indicator light (MIL) was on.
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