Module repair guides & troubleshooting
Real-world diagnostics, fault codes, and bench-tested fixes from the TMW Repairs workshop.
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Matching vs Calibration: The Honda Sensing Difference Everyone Gets Wrong
Installed a used Honda Sensing camera or radar and got U1387-4A? Matching pairs the two units to each other. ADAS calibration aims them at the road. You need both — here's why.
September 10, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 6 min read
Mazda CX-5 SAS Module KEAD-57K30C: Clearing Crash Data When Tools Can't
KEAD-57K30C is the 2023–2025 Mazda CX-5 airbag (SAS) control module — and the one crash-erase tools keep failing on. Here's why, and how a $200 bench reset gets your original module back in a day.
August 13, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 6 min read
Dodge, Chrysler & Jeep TIPM Repair Guide: Symptoms, Codes & Fix
Random no-starts, dead fuel pump, horn honking on its own? The TIPM is the #1 cause on 2007–2014 Ram, Grand Caravan, Grand Cherokee, and Durango. Here's the fix.
June 30, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 5 min read
Ford F-150 & Explorer ABS / HCU Module Repair Guide: Codes & Fix
ABS, traction, and hill-descent lights on your F-150, Explorer, Escape, or Edge? Here's why the Ford HCU fails and how component-level repair beats a $1,500 dealer unit.
June 30, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 5 min read
GM Instrument Cluster Repair Guide: Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban & Sierra
Gauges sweeping or stuck at zero on your 2003–2013 Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, Sierra, Yukon, or Escalade? Here's the real fix — and why your mileage stays intact.
June 30, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 6 min read
Toyota & Lexus ABS Actuator Repair Guide: Brake, VSC & TRAC Lights
Brake, VSC, and TRAC lights on a Tundra, Sequoia, 4Runner, or Lexus GX/RX? Here's the brake actuator repair that saves $2,000+ vs a Toyota replacement.
June 30, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 6 min read
Honda Accord ABS / VSA Module Repair Guide: Codes, Symptoms & Fix
VSA, ABS, and brake lights all on? Code 84-01 or 85-01? Here's why the 2008–2017 Honda Accord/Civic/Pilot ABS-VSA modulator fails — and the right way to fix it.
June 30, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 6 min read
Acura TL, TSX & MDX ABS / VSA Module Repair: Symptoms, Codes & Cost
Acura TL, TSX, MDX, RDX with ABS, VSA, and brake lights on? Here's the real fix for the failing Nidec/Continental ABS-VSA modulator — no $2k dealer unit, no coding.
June 29, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 5 min read
BMW & MINI FRM Module Repair Guide: Symptoms, Causes & Fix
FRM3 failure on BMW & MINI? Learn the symptoms, root cause, and how component-level FRM repair restores windows, lights, and central locking — keeping your VIN.
June 7, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 5 min read
SRS Airbag Module Reset After an Accident: What It Is & How It Works
Airbag light on after a deployment or fender-bender? Here's what crash data is, why you don't need a new SRS module, and how a proper reset clears it for good.
May 20, 2026Read guide - Repair guide · 5 min read
VW & Audi Radio Repair Guide: No Sound, Safe Mode & MIB / RCD Failures
VW or Audi radio stuck on the logo, no sound, or asking for a SAFE code it won't accept? Here's why MIB2, RCD330, and RNS units fail and how component-level repair fixes them.
May 5, 2026Read guide