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A Kia Saga Worth the Read

OK, this is a Kia saga worth reading. We’re going to give it to you straight – this one’s a bit long. In it, Robert from New York tells the tale of a troublesome KIA that had bounced around to several shops without final resolution

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Complicated Crank – No Start

It has been awhile since we featured a case study from Bob in Massachusetts. They’re always well organized, interesting and helpful, and this one is no exception. Here, he recounts a 2008 Jeep Wrangler with a “Click/No-Crank” complaint when the vehicle was hot. As he

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More Trouble with Key Bling

We’ve touched on this topic once before, but it bears a revisit, we believe. In this case, Michael from Utah recounts the tale of programming a used module on a Nissan Juke. In this case, everything was going along fine until it was time to

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Poorly Installed Part Almost Derails the Trip

Here’s a quick diagnostic feel good story, provided by Darren in Arkansas. His customer was about to head out of town on a trip when their vehicle started displaying a Theft Warning. Confused, since the vehicle seemed to be running properly, the vehicle owner called

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70+ Codes and a Total Mess!

OK, we admit, this one is a little longer than our typical resource reference. But, we really believe it is worth your time, as did many commenters on this post by Darren on Diag.net. As is often the case, this diagnostic tale starts with a

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Trailer Hitch Installed and Lights Go Haywire

We’ve all heard  horror stories about how add-on equipment can cause unexpected and hard to resolve problems elsewhere in the electrical system. Here’s a great case study where that exact problem happened and how the root cause of the problem was found and resolved. In

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Another Ground Gotcha!

Well, we don’t mean to beat a dead horse here, but this is another great resource piece that hits all the highlights of successful electrical diagnosis: the need for a sound understanding of system operation, the importance of having an accurate wiring diagram and (you

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Module Swap Resource

So, this one isn’t about a specific fix, but about a class of information that can be very useful to shops and technicians in saving a ton of time and effort in the area of module swaps. We see many messages on the forums related

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Solving a Parasitic Draw on a Ram 2500

Here’s a very informative video by Justin in California, where he tracks down the root cause of an excessive parasitic drain on a 2019 Dodge Ram 2500 Big Horn. First, he lays out the customer’s complaint and the details related to it. He then reviews

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Great Scope Resource

We’re changing it up a little this month. So many of our past resource articles reference the use of a scope as a critical tool used as part of the diagnostic process. In addition, many of our feature articles are similar in that the topic

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