Symptom Diagnosis
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Symptom checks cannot be used properly unless problem occurs while vehicle is being tested. To reduce diagnostic time, ensure self-diagnostics has indicated no faults are present before diagnosing a symptom. Diagnostics available for symptoms are as follows:
- NO CRANK/SLOW CRANK
- STALLS OR QUITS ON ACCELERATION, CRUISE, DECELERATION OR IDLE
- NO-START/NORMAL CRANK, ERRATIC START OR CRANK, HARD START/LONG CRANK OR STALLS AFTER START
- ENGINE WILL ONLY IDLE
- SLOW RETURN TO IDLE OR FAST IDLE
- ROUGH OR ROLLING IDLE OR STALLS WHEN ENGAGING CLUTCH
- RUNS ROUGH, MISSES, BUCKS OR JERKS, HESITATION, STUMBLES, SURGES (ON ACCELERATION OR CRUISE), LACK OR LOSS OF POWER, OR POOR FUEL ECONOMY
- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONCERNS
- EXHAUST SMOKE
- CRUISE (SPEED) CONTROL INOPERATIVE
- TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT CONCERNS
- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONCERNS
- HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION/LEAKS
- HARD START/NO-START - DRY RESERVOIR