If your customer gets a message that says something like “ANTI-SKID TEMPORARILY OFF” or “DTSC SPIN CONTROL OFF,” one of the major safety systems on that Volvo is not working.
Early Volvo XC90 Traction Control Systems
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Mercedes-Benz Single-use Fasteners
Mercedes-Benz vehicles use thousands of fasteners to keep things from coming apart. Some serve a critical safety function.
Audi FSI No Start and Suspension Faults
Break the list of controller faults into sections and in order of importance. Primary on the list is the no start condition.
Mercedes-Benz Timing Chain Tensioners
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Damage from a Frayed Serpentine Drive Belt
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When is a vacuum leak not a vacuum leak?
When it’s hiding in the EVAP system of a Porsche Cayenne.
A P0455 code points to an EVAP problem, but the EVAP system checks out OK with our smoke tester. And the purge valve checks out as well. So where could the problem lie?
Our derFix Super Sleuths unravel the mystery.
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