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Abstract

The present disclosure generally pertains to a method for diagnosing a leak related problem for a vehicle. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the method comprises receiving, from a purchaser of a vehicle, a complaint about an operational performance of the vehicle, the vehicle having an abnormal leak; retrieving, in response to the complaint and based on a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle, a set of data correlated with the vehicle identifier, the set of data defining a plurality of values indicative of an amount of acoustic energy sensed outside of the vehicle during a test performed on the vehicle prior to a sale of the vehicle to the purchaser, the acoustic energy emitted from at least one transducer disposed within the vehicle; analyzing the set of data retrieved in the retrieving step; and diagnosing an operational problem of the vehicle based on the analyzing step and the complaint.

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