Most common car problems determined

Networkcar announced the results of an analysis of diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) gathered from thousands of commercial vehicles across the U.S. that use its Networkfleet wireless vehicle management system.

The system continuously monitors and collects data directly from a vehicle’s engine computer and from a global positioning system (GPS).

An analysis of aggregate Networkfleet data shows that 47 per cent of diagnostic trouble codes for light/medium duty (OBD-II) vehicles were related to emissions issues and 24 per cent were related to fuel consumption issues.

The Networkfleet system consists of an in-vehicle unit that wirelessly transmits diagnostic and GPS data.

Fleet managers access a Web-based application to view specific vehicle data such as current location, fuel consumption, mileage, speed, and idle-time. Networkfleet automatically notifies fleet managers by e-mail immediately when a vehicle reports a diagnostic trouble code (DTC).