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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This tool saves you money in many ways. It draws its power from the plug/car battery. It saves $$$. It spares trip to the auto store and saves money from having mechanic charge $100 to read the code so one will know what the issue with the car is.

The launch cr319 code reader and diagnostic tool is a great little scan tool! In addition, the scanner has a help section that provides detailed description for lots of the various terms and functions used by the scanner. Does everything a $100 scan t...  Read More

It lacks some features available with more professional-grade readers but beats them with its cost. Would definitely recommend it to anyone.

All you need to do is plug it into your cars odb2 port and it will tell you what trouble codes or dtc's that your car may have. Offers access to freeze frame and live pid data in addition to the mil code readout and reset. One concern is what happens ...  Read More



Cons

Will not power on in either my 2000 dodge ram or my 2016 kia soul. Not sure if i'm doing something wrong, if it's defective, or if the problem is with my car’s system. Sent message to ozzy thru amazon and thru facebook and no response after 3 days.

Snap on modis scanner takes too much time to set up*. This toy of a scanner is not for me.

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Quality


Product works and great and is easy to use


Helped me save money before taking it to a mechanic by knowing what was wrong with the car


Scanner included the actual issue and so making my repair a breeze with the knowledge at my finger tips


I’ve had some on again off against issues with the transmission in my 2009 chrysler town and country mini van

Price


Perfect low cost scanner to travel with and carry in your vehicle if needed


Just to have a mechanic to read the code can cost 2545 i live in nyc

Packaging/appearance


It was easy to read you just need to look up the codes that pop up on the screen

Competitiveness


If youre the kinda guy that goes through used cars like a person with hay fever goes through boxes of kleenex then this could b...  Read More


Itll tell me if theres a glitching o2 sensor or a misfiring cylinder


Already have a good obd2 scanner but he is away at college and every once in a while needed it

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    easy, great, mechanic, little and diagnostic.
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  • Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 61.2% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 683 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 5 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Liked this model code scanner because it not only gives you the code but what the code means


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    For the noob such as myself the code was not just a number code


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You can then search them online with a different device to find out how to fix the problem


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Itll tell me if theres a glitching o2 sensor or a misfiring cylinder


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But having corrected the problem means no more cel and that means no use to me for this device until the next cel which may never occur


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So with this i can read the code myself and contact to get the issue resolved without paying that extra fee


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    And im not someone paid to say this or someone who works for the manufacturer


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have to look up the prius codes on google because the codes are different for it than other toyota models

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