Diagnostic Blitz
by John Anello, the “Auto Tech on Wheels” Figure 1: 2003 Saturn View with 3.0L engine. A shop owner called me in on a complaint of erratic engine operation in a 2003 Saturn View with the 3.0L engine (Figure 1). He stated that the car would immediately start up and run fine with no problems at all. It even had plenty of power. That is, until you applied the brakes — then, it would begin to run rough and stall. When the trans was placed in Drive or Reverse, it would do the same thing, but when placed back intoVehicle System or Category: Driveability + Emissions, Master Technician
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Great Article.
Great find just goes to show how important grounds are to these newer cars and trucks we see this all the time since we specialize in electrical repairs just had a Toyota Pu towed from another town to our shop for a no start it turned out that there was a broken ground strap at battery where customer had replaced the battery and had broke the strap and thought it was not necessary it would start and run as long as scanner was connected