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    Tech Tip: Dodge Ram MIL on—fluctuating idle and lack of throttle response

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Dec. 3, 2024
    A customer brought their 2017 Dodge Ram in due to the malfunction indicator light (MIL) being on.
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    Tech Tip: Volvo XC70 Lacks Throttle Response

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Oct. 15, 2024
    A customer brought their 2013 Volvo in with a noticeable lack of throttle response.
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    Tech Tip: Mercedes GLC350e High Voltage System Warning Message in Cluster

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Oct. 11, 2024
    A customer brought in their Mercedes GLC350e with an intermittent high voltage warning message.
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    Tech Tip: Acura MDX A/C blows hot air

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Oct. 3, 2024
    Customer brought their 2017 Acura in because their A/C stopped working suddenly.
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    Tech Tip: Brake pedal sensor causes Chevy Express power loss

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Oct. 1, 2024
    A customer brought their 2017 Chevy Express in because it lacked power and wouldn't go over 25 mph.
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    Tech Tip: Finicky Silverado throws oil pressure DTC

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Aug. 23, 2024
    Customer brought in their 2020 Chevy Silverado because the malfunction indicator light (MIL) was on.
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    Tech Tip: Volvo S60 with parking assist issues

    ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
    Aug. 13, 2024
    Customer came into a repair shop concerned that their parking assist wasn't working.
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    Tech Tip: Engine stalls with daytime running lights on

    ALLDATA
    May 7, 2024
    A customer brought a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee in due to the engine stalling when the DRLs were turned on.
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    Tech Tip: Pathfinder instrument cluster goes black

    ALLDATA
    April 19, 2024
    A customer came in complaining that everything on the dash instrument cluster will flash then go black, sometimes engine shuts off completely.
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    Tech Tip: Can I use my jump starter to charge my dead vehicle battery?

    Jim O' Hara
    Feb. 12, 2024
    The answer to this one is complex, but the easy answer is “not really.”
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    Choosing the Best Motor Oil: Insights from Valvoline's Director of Light Duty Lubricants

    Jan. 9, 2024
    For Michael Warholic, Ph.D., Director of Light Duty Lubricants at Valvoline, creating the best, most innovative motor oils for today’s engines is an ongoing process. Valvoline...
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    Case Study: Air bag module keeps GMC Sierra's engine running

    Richard Diegle
    Oct. 9, 2023
    The customer said that the engine keeps running when he turns the ignition key off. Everything else shuts off except the malfunction indicator light (MIL), and the engine continues...
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    Tech Tip: How to easily restore catalytic converter performance

    Bar's Leaks & Rislone
    Sept. 29, 2023
    When a customer has a vehicle with a check engine light glowing, and the OBD-II reader shows a P0420 or related (P0421, P0430, P0431) code, it’s probably because there’s an issue...
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    Case Study: Chevy truck throws DTCs P0327 and P0332

    Richard Diegle
    Sept. 27, 2023
    The owner brought his truck in because the malfunction indicator light (MIL) was on, however, engine performance seemed normal.