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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This is a quick one, but one you’ll want to read if you find yourself diagnosing errors on vehicles built in the last two years. Gery from Florida ran across an issue (after several diagnostic steps) that appears to be a function of the unique
