“The airbag light came on a week after I bought it.”
My cheap code reader said everything was fine. Repair Club went past the engine and found the fault in the occupant classification module before I'd finished my coffee.
Used-car buyer
- Vehicle
- 2022 Mazda CX-5
- Found in
- Occupant Restraint Module
- Code
- B00A0 Occupant Classification System
- Scan
- 13.3 s · 21 modules answered
“I showed the customer the report right at the counter.”
ABS and traction lights on. The scan pointed at the left front wheel speed sensor. I turned the phone around, walked them through the report, and they approved the job on the spot.
Independent shop tech
- Vehicle
- 2019 Lincoln Nautilus
- Found in
- Anti-Lock Brakes Module
- Code
- C0031 Left Front Wheel Speed Sensor
- Scan
- 23.8 s · 32 modules answered
“I checked readiness before I wasted a trip to the smog station.”
EVAP was the one monitor not ready, and the scan showed a large EVAP leak. New gas cap, cleared the code, drove it for a week, and every monitor came back ready.
Weekend DIYer
- Vehicle
- 2022 Subaru Ascent
- Found in
- Engine Control Module
- Code
- P0455 EVAP system, large leak detected
- Scan
- 25.6 s · 24 modules answered
“Mode 6 told me which cylinder before I pulled a single coil.”
Rough idle, flashing light. The scan flagged cylinder 5 and the misfire counts backed it up. Swapped the coil, counts dropped to zero, done in the customer's driveway.
Mobile mechanic
- Vehicle
- 2019 GMC Yukon XL
- Found in
- Generic OBD-II codes
- Code
- P0305 Cylinder 5 misfire detected
- Scan
- 12.2 s · 22 modules answered
“I watched it live on the drive back to the shop.”
One of our vans threw a transmission code. I kept engine load, RPM and coolant temp up on the phone while we drove it in, so I could tell the tech exactly what it did and when.
Fleet manager
- Vehicle
- 2019 Honda Odyssey
- Found in
- Transmission Control Module
- Code
- P07BE Park position sensor/switch correlation
- Scan
- 55.9 s · 25 modules answered
“I scan her Jeep every Sunday. It takes less time than the coffee.”
A tire pressure light that kept coming back turned out to be one low tire. Now a scan is part of the weekend routine, and she sends me a screenshot.
Parent of a new driver
- Vehicle
- 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Found in
- TPMS
- Code
- C0077 Low tire pressure
- Scan
- 53.2 s · 29 modules answered
“Plug in, connect, scan, next car.”
We scan every trade-in before it goes on the lot. No cable to drag around: plug it in, the phone connects, and the scan runs while I walk around the car.
Used-car lot owner
- Vehicle
- 2011 Dodge Charger
- Found in
- Body Control Module
- Code
- U0161 Lost communication with compass module
- Scan
- 38.5 s · 23 modules answered
“It's been dropped, kicked and tossed in a toolbox every day.”
The guys use it on every car that comes in the door. It lives in a toolbox drawer and still clicks into the port like the day we got it.
Shop owner
- Vehicle
- 2018 Ford Edge
- Found in
- Body Control Module
- Code
- B1438 Washer fluid level sensor circuit
- Scan
- 28.4 s · 20 modules answered