Modern cars are a complex maze of delicate electronics. Where other shops dismiss wiring problems, outsource them, or send you back to the dealer, we dig in. Automotive Intelligence has built a special focus on automotive wiring and the modules behind it — so when the dealership can't figure it out, they send it to us.
Wiring trouble ranges from the simple to the seriously complex. With a complete understanding of today's automotive electrical systems, we trace the problem back to its source.
Controller Area Network (CAN) communication harness is open or shorted. On a newer car, a U1000 can spell real trouble — so many systems rely on the CAN network to talk to one another that a single break can cascade into a long list of confusing symptoms.
This is exactly the kind of problem we specialize in. We have the tools and the understanding to trace it back to the actual fault, instead of throwing parts at it and hoping.
Many times we can repair a harness rather than replace it — and repair, even after an accident, is far more cost-effective than swapping in a whole new harness.
While we're in there, we can usually tell whether any of the connected components took damage and assess whether they're still working properly — so you get the full picture, not just a patched wire.
Estimating a wiring problem is the hardest estimate to write — until the fault is found, no one truly knows its scope. So we don't guess. We get the car in first, run our initial tests, and track down the basics.
Once we've located the affected area, we can usually estimate the repair within about ±$150. Normally, once that area is found and repaired, the problems are resolved.