I have a 1996 Dodge truck /w 2 codes. I have gotten codes from check engine light and they are 31, 42. I have a Haynes repair manual. It says code 31 is for "Problem /w canister purge solenoid circuit". I don't know where it is located and h...

Ok, so here is the deal. i have a 2001 VW Jetta 1.8 turbo stick shift, 99xxx miles. The car had been sitting for about a week. I am a dealer but I am trying to get out of the business. one of my drivers had the car for a while and he told me...

I get the code 538, description "Insufficient RPM change during KOER Dynamic Response Test." What does this mean? Should I fix it? how? It is a 1994 Ford, 7.5 liter gas engine in an RV, 44,000 miles. 538 is the only code, I checked 3 times,...

check engine light was on, so had my codes cleared, check engine light is off but service station says the equipment is still showing p0325. It was showing both the p0325 and po400 but he cleared it i drove 300 miles around town on the highw...

I have a 4wd 1988 ford ranger xlt with 2.9l v-6. Back in december the timing chain jumped and the thing wouldn't even stay at an idle. I was able to get some help and replaced the chain and gears along with the plugs/wires, distributor, and...

Hello! I'm new here and really hope you guys may be able to answer a question for me. Car: 2005 Jeep Wrangler 36,000 miles What is happening: Check engine light comes on when fuel tank reaches around 3/4 Sometime this winter I replaced the o...

Hey all, Woman here with no knowledge of cars.... but here goes: Catalytic converter was stolen. Had an after market replacement put on. Needed some extra pipe as they sawed the damn thing off..... Passed my emission tests but now my CHECK E...

I have a '99 Lumina (car) with a 3.1L and about 80,000 miles on it. I just purchased it so I have no history on it. I am an ex-mechanic of 15 years and im now disabled due to brain cancer among many other health problems so I no longer have...

I own a 1999 Nissan Maxima with 136,000 miles on it. My security system is stuck in the theft mode. Is there any way to bypass it? If not I am looking at a $100 tow fee to the nissan dealership and a $135 for nissan to reprogram the system....

I own a 1999 Nissan Maxima. It has about 136,000 miles on it. The airbag light keeps flsahing. How do I fix it? You will have to have the codes pulled to see where to start. Jeff where do you suggest that I take my car that won't cost alot o...

I have a 2003 Ford Focus SE, 2.0L 4cyl, SOHC, Engine Code 3, w/ automatic transmission. The check engine light has been coming on for awhile. Everytime it is code P0401. This code represents an egr flow problem. I cannot seem to nail it. I h...

1998 volvo s70 5 cyl(no turbo) 120k miles. car began to run a little rough and engine lights come on. checked codes and found 7 faults and 3 pending. P0172,P0505 and P0300-P0305. three pending are P0455,P0172 and P0302. what can i do next to...

i have a 2006 chev malibu max and my check engine light came on and the computer from the part store gave a code p0128 wht does this mean. the engine is a v-6Code P0128; deals with the engine coolant temperature and or the engine coolant tem...

2001 Olds Alero 4cylinder 2.4L 144800 miles it has been getting only about 19 mpg. It has had the catalic converter replaced and the light came on again about 1 week later. What should I check for to get the milage up and what else could be...

I have a 2002 Chevy Silverrado ext cab with a 5.3 liter engine. I am having the service engine light come on.I had it to a dealer and they replaced I think he said the purge solenoid on top of the engine.It was an emmision code of some kind....

99 chevy lumina 3.1L 95,000+ service engine light on...code p0401...low egr flow. tried another egr valve from junkyard...no change. exhaust tube has pressure and intake port seems to have good vacuum. if you reset the computer the light wil...

Check engine light came on.Bought new gas cap and put it in shop.They checked code .It came up vapor leak.He hooked up tester and found rusted filler tube for gas tank.Patched it and checked system agian for leaks .Thought it was fixed so Ib...

I have a 97 honda civic and engine light came on with codes p1162, p1166, and p1167. I changed the 02 sensors and cleared the codes and the p1162 code came back up. Any one know what I need to do to fix this problem or is the 02 sensor I ins...

have 2000 explorer xls, 4.0, V6, SOHC, with 75,000 miles. check engine error code P0455, large emissions leak, triggered. diagnostic smoke leak detector used, no hose leaks found. had locking gas cap but original fuel filler cap was replaced...

Hello, I have a 2003 hyundai santa fe 2.7 that has the check engine light that has not gone off, recently we replaced the mass air flow and my guess is it now should be reset,if so I have no idea how to do this, can you please direct me how...

2001 dodge stratus SE I have a 2001 Dodge stratus which has been running fine. Sometimes the check engine light will come on if the gas cap is not on tight enough. But the gas cap has been on tight and this code has been going on for about t...

1997 Cadillac STS Northstar eng 100,000 miles - battery no charge problem Battery went dead - after recharge went dead again - assumed alternator bad - changed alt - problem not fixed - now the battery symbol lights and the display reads 'ba...

Re - 1997 Chevrolet Express Van 5.7 V8 160,000 miles Eng replaced - fuel pump replaced - ran well about 4,000 miles - now starts hard- initally suspected the fuel pressure regulator, switched to suspect the backflow valve in the fuel pump. S...

J have a 94 Grand Marquis that has an airbag code 51 that is flashing and would like to know how to fix this myself. Thanks! (This post was edited by linb on Nov 7, 2008, 7:35 AM) The following is from the service manual. It is for the LFC 5...

Hi, I have a 95 chev monte carlo, 3.1 motor, 129.000 miles on vehicle, the service engine code reads egr solenoid 1,2,3 failure.. I changed the egr valve twice and the egr ports look clean..also the code only set (service engine lights) when...

can anyone tell me how to reset the check engine light on a 2006 Toyota Corrolla . Someone left the gas cap off while the engine was running and the light on the dash came on and won't go out . Its been like that for about 3 weeks. Thank you...

I have a 2002 Nissan Sentra 5 speed with 90,000 miles on it. The "Check Engine Soon" light has been on for about a month now. On two ocassions the light will turn off for 10 to 15 minutes. Essentially the light is on most of the time. The li...

I am getting a 300, 301, 303 and 305 engine codes. Check Engine Light blinks. There is a Foul smell from the exhaust and at certain speeds the car shakes. Changed all sparks plugs, coils and cables with new ones from Toyota. However, problem...

What's this problem? Nothing on allpar's web seems to apply. Please help. (This post was edited by daviglen0 on Dec 4, 2008, 8:43 AM) Open Or Short In Torque Converter Part Throttle Unlock Solenoid Circuit That is what the code 37 is for. It...

I have a 1998 Dodge Durango (5.2 L engine) and the "ABS" and "Brake" lights both came on simultaneously yesterday. The only brake concerns I have is that they can be extremely "touchy" at times (usually when just beginning to drive for the d...

I have a: 1999 Subaru Legacy Outback with a 2.1 4 cyl engine with about 150,000 miles on it. recently my battery died, and I didnt have a charger so I let it run for 2 hours to help recharge the battery a bit. When it was done, the car smelt...

1998 Ford Windstar (Limited) 3.8L Getting OBD II fault code P0358 Ignition Coil H Primary/Secondary Circuit Malfunction I am about to do some travelling and this has just popped up. How critical a potential problem might this be ? Should I g...

hello, im new but u got this covered. '01 Silverado, 2500HD, 8.1L Vin-G. 87,000ish with that wonderfull Allison trans. April of '08 the truck began to shut off when i was comming to a stop. Seemed to be when downshifting from 2nd to 1st. Thi...

I just bought a 97 chevy tahoe 2wd with 5.7 lt engine and 144352 miles on it. I took it in to the smog test place and it failed. I've got paperwork that says it passed in june of 08. they said it failed due to mil/check engine light due to a...

Hi, my son has a 2000 chevy cavalier with 57,000 miles. About 2 months ago the engine light came on and we took it to get the code cleared. It was po122 TPS low voltage. They said it was the Trottle Possition Sensor was bad, so we replaced i...

Hi i have a 98 gmc jimmy 4wd {4.3} with about 150k miles on it but its been kept in great shape its triping a p1052 i took it to autozone and it said there was a problem in bank 2 sensor 1 ive changed all the o2 sensors the ignition coil plu...

I have done the paper clip trick before on a different car of mine but I can't seem to find where/how to do it on my current car. The "Service Engine Soon" light has come on again today. I have a 1990 Oldsmobile 88 Royale I belive the engine...

got fault code off the check engine lite says that the ignition coils peak primary circuit current is not achievied with the maximum dwell time ??? huh i replaced the coil on the front of the motor and still does not run right is there a dif...

1999 Ford Escort 2.0 109,000 miles The "Check Engine Light" has been on in my wife's car though there seemed to be no obvious issues with the car except a tendancy to idle a bit low at stop lights. I took it to Autozone where they will check...

2001 Ford Escape Rough Idle @ Cold Start V6 with 130k miles, starting the engine below 35 degrees F will promptly start, idle rough stall if you don’t manually maintain an idle of 1,000 rpm’s or more for about 4 minutes to which the eng...

Hi! This is my first post here so be gentle!!! I have a 1997 Lincoln Town Car that I tried to get inspected but it failed due to the "check eng light" being on . The codes I was given were P0174 (syst too lean bank 2) and P0171 (syst too lea...

My wife has a 1998 Toyota Avalon with the V-6, automatic (don't think they made a stick), 120K miles that got the engine light on. Checked the codes and it reads as a P0135 O2 Sensor Heater circuit. A quick look at the car shows only O2 sens...

1998 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2l 112,XXX miles My 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2l was put into a snowbank a week ago, and the car overheated, the fan was clogged with snow. The car than gave out the code P0480....Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit, and...

I have a 98 camaro z28 automatic 5.7 ls1 with traction control. The car has sat in a heated barn for the past two years without being drove. We started it once or twice a week for the follwing years just to keep it lubricated and the battery...

i know you guys can fix this with no problem. i'm tryin to save a buck. should i have the mechanic do the work or diy? my cougar has 75383 miles. it started missing so i had the oil fuel filter changed. the fuel filter was bad but changing i...

I have a 1998 dodge intrepid 2.7L, the car is stuck in the limp mode, I am getting codes p1698 ( no ccd ) and P1391 (intermittent lost of cam position or crank position sensor0 the speedometer and the gear the gear selector do not work. Soun...

Need to know what causes this code to pop up on my 2001 chevy silverado 5.3 with 51300 miles on it I dont drive it over dirt roads on mud all of a sudden service engine soon came on, diagnosed and code P0446 showed on scanner.Can I be able t...

1996 chevy silverado 5.7 225,000 miles, the service engine soon light comes on then it will turn off the next day and so on, connected a dtc code reader and it says P0175 bank 2 too rich, wondering what makes this code show or what does it n...

my 92 honda accord gives me a fault code of 12 and the check engine light comes on. The book says to check the EGR and hoses, but wha am I looking for???? Also after about 5 minutes of idling it starts to sparatically idle. Any ideas on what...

I have a 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix with about 107,000 miles on it. The check engine light has been coming on for a couple weeks now and it always comes on when the temperature gauge is halfway between 110 and 240 degrees (around 170?). The onl...