Patent ID: 8463485

Claim:
A method of enhancing service diagnostics utilizing service repair data of previously serviced vehicles, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining the service repair data of previously serviced vehicles from a memory storage device; compiling the service data into a service diagnostic code dataset and a service labor code dataset utilizing a processor based device, wherein the service diagnostic code dataset includes reported diagnostic trouble codes that identify a detected fault, wherein the service labor code dataset includes reported repair codes used to repair the vehicle in response to the identified detected fault; categorizing the service diagnostic code dataset and service labor code dataset into an electronic data table utilizing the processor based device, wherein respective combinations are formed in the electronic data table between at least one respective service diagnostic code and at least one respective service labor code for each reported repair; determining an aggregate count for each respective combination in the electronic data table; identifying either of a respective diagnostic code or a respective service labor code that has a correlation with more than one of either service diagnostic codes or service labor codes; and modifying at least one of a service repair procedure used to repair the vehicle or a respective service diagnostic code used to identify the fault in response to analyzing the respective combinations.