I bought a Samsung LNT5265FX\xac in April of 2008 ad it worked well until about January 2009. At that time dead or frozen pixels began to appear near the center of the screen. It has now reached about the size of a credit card. I contacted Samsung by phone in February 2009 and after dealing with a rude, impatient person from Samsung he basically told me that "dead pixels happen" and that I would just have to live with it as Samsung would not look at it, repair it or replace it! This was very upsetting as I had switched to Samsung from Sony and expected the same good service. A repair man from ConnectPro came out to install a Home Theatre unit( Samsung as well)and he told me to contact Samsung immediately as it was the worst set of dead pixels that he had ever seen ( approximately 50-60 dead pixels)and felt that the unit should be repaired or replaced. The model number is LNT5265FX\xac and the Serial Number is AJBW3CFPC00943J and the version is SS02. I bought the set from the local Future Shop in Chatham, Ontario My name is Jim Gilbert 508 King Street West Chatham Ontario Canada N7M 1G9. Phone number is 519-360-2058 and my e-mail is [email protected]. After I bought this Samsung I have heard some frightening stories about Samsung's reputation for customer service. I sure hope that these stories are incorrect.

your Samsung TV is experiencing issues such as sound but no picture, you can reset it by unplugging it and holding the power button for 30 seconds. If you're having issues turning your TV on, you may need to unplug it for 30 seconds and plug it directly into an outlet that you know works properly. You can also try pressing and holding the power button on your remote until the TV turns off and on again. If the issue persists, please contact Samsung Support for further assistance. REFERENCES:
https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/model/HPS4253X/XAC/

could be a dead pixel you can some times get them back by tapping the pixel with the stylus off a nintendo ds have the tv on a white screen when doing it so you can see when it has worked. need to tap just the pixel square do it to each pixel.

No, this is not normal. I would suspect the bearing is not being installed correctly. Is the same mechanic installing the bearing each time? Check the manufacturers installation specifications and torque requirements.
If the installation is being done correctly, you will have to start checking suspension components, in particular the steering knuckle the bearing is attached to. The bearing assembly must be installed and seated flat and flush in the knuckle assembly. The axle nut must be torqued to specification with no weight on the bearing.
Good luck.

There is a TSB on this issues if your having ignition lock issues.
Service Information
2009 Chevrolet Cobalt | Cobalt, G5 (VIN A) Service Manual | View All Bulletins | Document ID: 2325129
#09-02-35-005: Ignition Key Difficult to Remove, Ignition Key Binds or Sticks in Cylinder (Replace Ignition Cylinder) - (Aug 10, 2009)

Subject: Ignition Key Difficult to Remove, Ignition Key Binds or Sticks in Cylinder (Replace Ignition Cylinder)

Models: 2008-2009 Cadillac CTS (Built Prior to VIN Breakpoint 90163371)

2005-2009 Chevrolet Cobalt (Built Prior to April 14, 2009)

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2007-2009 Chevrolet Equinox (Built Prior to July 2008)

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2007-2009 Pontiac G5 (Built Prior to April 14, 2009), Torrent (Built Prior to July 2008)

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I would imagine you could tell if a VW was imported or not by what units the speedo was in, km or mph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Tiguan

{ ... The production Tiguan was released at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, and debuted as a 2008 model for Europe and elsewhere and in North America as a 2009 model. Sales of the Tiguan in Canada began in April 2008.
...
The import version of Tiguan appears on the Chinese market in 2009, but soon a locally built version (aka Shanghai-Volkswagen Tiguan) was revealed at 2009 Guangzhou Motor Show. The Chinese-built Tiguan uses 1.8TSI (118kW) and 2.0TSI (147kW), and has a revised front facia. At the same time the import Tiguan is still sold in China, which has 2.0TDI and R-Line kit as highlights. The basic design of the import model is the same as the international one. In order to differ locally-built and import models, Shanghai-VW Tiguan is given a Chinese name, known as ?? (tuguan), and the import one keeps the original letter name.
...}

Write down your serial # (found on the back or on the side) and your model # and call 800-Samsung. The issue has to do with the capacitors and if your TV was manufactured between Dec 2007 and May 2008 they will send a repairman out to repair for free (one time only). I just called and they are sending someone out to repair mine. Apparently there are tons of people experience the same problem.

Had this same issue on right side of 52" about 1 inch from side but had 3 vertical lines that disappeared after 40 minutes. Have Samsung LNT5265FX/XXA and about 16 months old. LCD Panel itself had to be replaced to fix it, fortunately had extended service plan

The water level sensor or float switch may be faulty. If the unit does not sense that the water is at the right level nothing will happen.When the water filling rate appears very slow, the inlet water filters may be clogged. Although not that common the inlet solenoid valve can jam and only partially lift.The cycle timer or program circuit board may be faulty

Go to:
http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/product/details/VLJT600
or
http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/category/list/694

The solution appears to be common for all recent Emerson SmartSet(tm) radios (BTW it's not the clock fault, it's the law).

Remarkably Emerson foresaw this, so here we go.

Short version (may require three hands :-) )

DST start:
Press and hold MONTH/DATE and ALARM 1 buttons for at least 3 seconds until the display changes to something like "4 F" (Fourth month, First week) alternating with something like "4. 1" (April 1st, for 2007) or "4. 6" (April 6th, for 2008). While holding down the MONTH/DATE and ALARM 1 buttons, now press the DOWN or "-" Set button (3 times) until "3F2" shows (Third month, second week) alternating with something like "3.11) (March 11th, for 2007) or "3. 9" (March 9th, for 2008). Let go of all buttons and we are now half done.

DST end:
Press and hold MONTH/DATE and ALARM 2 buttons for at least 3 seconds until the display changes to something like "10 L" (Tenth month, Last week) alternating with something like "10.28" (October 28th, for 2007) or "10.26" (October 26th, for 2008). While holding down the MONTH/DATE and ALARM 2 buttons, now press the UP or "+" Set button (1 time) until "11 F" shows (Eleventh month, first week) alternating with something like "11. 4" (November 4th, for 2007) or "11. 2" (November 2nd, for 2008). Let go of all buttons and we are now done.


This should remain until either the lithium battery fails or Congress undoes its work.


BTW the Emerson addendum has a history error. The time change in the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October did not start in 1966, but in 1987. Before that starting in 1966 the standard was set at the last Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October. Except for 1974, when it was January 6th, 1974 (DST start) and October 27th, 1974 (DST end) and in 1975 when it was February 23rd, 1975 (DST start) and October 26th, 1975 (DST end). Before 1966, state and local governments had many different rules. Source: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/e.html

Not sure what the financial quarter is exactly, but Wiki suggests that this is:

• 1st Quarter: October 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007
• 2nd Quarter: January 1, 2008 – March 31, 2008
• 3rd Quarter: April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008
• 4th Quarter: July 1, 2008 – September 30, 2008

Therefore the solution would be:
datepart("q",dateadd("m",-3,DateValueVariable))

Tested using
datepart("q",dateadd("m",-3, now()))
datepart("q",dateadd("m",-3,"1/12/8"))

If the finanical quarters are different just add or sub more from the -3 i.e. if April is Q1 then +3 instead