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VIN: 2CN**************
Mileage: 160,000 - 170,000 miles
Repair Date: January 2018
Location: Ohio

CUST REQUEST NEW KAY AND PROGRAM TRY TO PROGAR ,LOCKSMITH KEY TECH TRIED TO PROGRAM KEY ,NO CONMMUNICATION NECESSERY TO DIAG,TRIED PRORAM KEY ,WOLUD NOT ALLOW,FOUND AND SMELT BURNT ECM, RELACE ECM AND TRIED TO PROGRAM ECM LOCATE ENGINE HARNESS GORUNDS MELTED,REPAIR BURNT GROUNDS EXCHANGE ECM AND PROGRAMVEHICLE RUNNING NOW,SHOULD HAVE HARNESS RELACED BUT OK @ THIS TIM. ELECRICAL

VIN: 2GN**************
Mileage: 50,000 - 60,000 miles
Repair Date: January 2017
Location: New Jersey

CUSTOMER STATES, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING, BURNING SMELL ring GEARS came through side of ase, in front transfer case call tac NO. repair for rthis unit case 8-2697737937, advised to replace unit assembly, calll pqc lynette advised no appovell needed from pqc on tis part.old part number fdaj04837 new pat fdcm12966. DRIVAEBILITY CONCERNED

VIN: 2GN**************
Mileage: 50,000 - 60,000 miles
Repair Date: July 2018
Location: Illinois

CUST. STATED VEH HAAS BUNING SMLL AND MAKING CLANKING SOUND THINKS DIFFERENTIAL TECH FOUND TRANSMITTING ASE CRACKED AND INTERNAL DAMAGE INTERNALLY CAE REPLACED TRANSFER CASE OLD UNIT SERIAL NUMBER 20TFN3580GFDAL04065 NEW UNIT 20TFN7709GFDDL00065. *DRIVEABILITY CONCRE

VIN: 2CN**************
Mileage: 90,000 - 100,000 miles
Repair Date: October 2017
Location: Massachusetts

CUSTOMER STATES WHILE EXITING FREE WAY AND ON BARKE PEDAL, VEHICALS ENG SPED INCREASED VEHICLE WOULD NOT EGAGE FORWARD GEAR. SHIFTER MOVES, ENGAGEMENTS REVERSE GEAR, BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. PLS DIAGNOSE AND ADVISE TECH HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TO VERIFY ONLY GOING INTO REVERSE, TECH HAS SCANNED TCM FOR FAILURE CODES, FOUND NO FAILRUE ODES STORED OR PRSEENT ALSO FOUND COMMUNCATION CONCERNING WHEN BY HAND SELECTING GEARS FURTHER TESTED POWER AND GROUNDS TO FND PROPER LEADING TO MODULE. TECH HAS INSPECTED FLUID TO FIND BLACKS IN COLOR, NO BURNT SMELL AND LEVEL FULL TECH TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTORL MODULE AND PROGRAMED TO VEHCLE, FLUSHED TRANSMISSION STREET TESTED TO VERIFY NO FURTHER FAILURE. TRANS

VIN: 2GN**************
Mileage: 90,000 - 100,000 miles
Repair Date: June 2017
Location: Pennsylvania

C/TATES HEARS A BANGIG NOSE AND SMELLS BURNT RUBBER TOWED IN FUND LEAK FOM CRACK INIDE OF TRANSFER CASE REPALCED TRANSFER CASE DURING RR HAD TO DRILL OUT AND INSALL TIME CERTS FRO DRVE SHAFT CENTER SPUPORT BOLTS BOKE OFF IN BODIES ROAD TESTED --OK. DRIVEABILITY CONCERN

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