Club Stories

How people use Repair Club.

Driveways, shop floors and used-car lots. Here's what a scan turned up.

“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

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