ShopConnection
So your customer had their transmission rebuilt somewhere but it still doesn’t work right? You tear it apart and everything looks great. What’s your next step? SureTrack community member MIKE1968 had a Ford F150 in the shop that would fall out of gear when coming to a stop. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member 1Quick6 and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
They say patience is a virtue but when it comes to car repair, patience isn’t always going to cut it even though it would eventually have fixed itself. SureTrack community member Ourfamilygarage had a Dodge Dakota that they repaired for a misfire condition but it wasn’t completely cured. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member Skip and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
Low fuel pressure issues are fairly straightforward to diagnose and repair but when something happens you don’t expect it can lead to a hunt for the cause. SureTrack community member mcivortowing had a Pontiac Torrent in the shop that had a stalling issue due to low fuel pressure. They replaced the fuel pump but still had issues. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member ericsautomotive and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
Doing the same thing over and over again and getting the same result is usually insanity. But in this case you need to do it over again more to get the right result. SureTrack community member lus56me had a Dodge Journey in the shop that had a problem with the brake pedal going to the floor even after replacing the master cylinder and bleeding the system. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member ericsautomotive and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
One thing technicians don’t like is when customers worked on their cars themselves, especially after previously bringing the vehicle in for a diagnosis and rejecting service. SureTrack community member Mart2018 had a Nissan Pathfinder in the shop that had been in before to diagnose a misfire but the customer declined the work and took it home and replaced some parts and now it won’t start. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member ericsautomotive and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
Noises that only happen while driving can be hard to track down. And when they seem like they’re coming from an obvious place you might replace parts that aren’t causing it. SureTrack community member tomsmobilerepair had a Ford Escape in the shop that had an apparent wheel bearing noise but that didn’t fix it. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community members DAG1365, 1234mark and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
Here’s another case of a vehicle with lack of power and the power of the SureTrack community to come to the rescue. SureTrack community member memohernandez had a MINI Cooper S in the shop that hesitated when taking off from a stop and had several codes. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member Richard_C and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
The Ford F150 has been the top selling vehicle in the US for many years. The 3.5L EcoBoost engine is one of the most common engines in them now and techs are seeing them in their shops frequently. SureTrack community member bmaples had a Ford F150 3.5L EcoBoost in the shop that just didn’t have the power it should. They posed their question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member CBriggs and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
Once again an intermittent problem frustrates a tech and leads to a comeback. SureTrack community member ProAutoValdosta had a Ford Ranger in the shop that had been in for an intermittent high or erratic. They repaired it but within a week it was back again for the same thing. They posed the question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member sleazen and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.
Comebacks are never a fun thing, especially when you might need to do a major teardown to find the problem. Sometimes patience is the key. SureTrack community member macdonald.motorworks had a Subaru Forester in the shop that had previously repaired and now has started smoking at startup. They posed the question to the community, and with the help of fellow community member juniur and others, they were able to resolve the issue quickly.