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Method for predicting failures in vehicular components includes mounting sensors on the vehicle which provide data affected by the operation of the components, obtaining data from the sensors, detecting patterns in the obtained data on the vehicle, analyzing the detected patterns to predict failure

Method for predicting failures in vehicular components includes mounting sensors on the vehicle which provide data affected by the operation of the components, obtaining data from the sensors, detecting patterns in the obtained data on the vehicle, analyzing the detected patterns to predict failure of any component, and informing the user, owner, dealer and/or manufacturer of the vehicle about the predicted failure to enable preventative and corrective action to be taken. A vehicle with remote telematics capability includes sensors arranged to provide data about conditions of the vehicle or components, a processor for receiving data provided by the sensors and converting the data into an output constituting a signal about a diagnostic condition of the vehicle or component(s), and a communications unit arranged to transmit the signal. The communications unit can establish a communications channel with a dealer or manufacturer of the vehicle at a location remote from the vehicle.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for predicting impending failures in one or more of a plurality of components or subsystems on a vehicle to prevent a breakdown of the vehicle that could result in an inability to operate the vehicle, comprising:mounting sensors on the vehicle, the sensors provi

The invention claimed is: 1. A method for predicting impending failures in one or more of a plurality of components or subsystems on a vehicle to prevent a breakdown of the vehicle that could result in an inability to operate the vehicle, comprising:mounting sensors on the vehicle, the sensors providing data which is affected by the operation of the components or subsystems, the sensors being selected and arranged such that the data provided by the sensors is different for different operating states of each of the plurality of components and subsystems;obtaining data from the sensors during operation of the components or subsystems;detecting patterns in the obtained data on the vehicle;analyzing, using a processor on the vehicle, the detected patterns to create a prediction of an impending failure of one of the components or subsystems before the predicted failure occurs; andinforming the user, owner, dealer or manufacturer of the vehicle about the predicted failure before the predicted failure occurs to enable corrective action to be taken before the predicted failure occurs,whereby a breakdown of the vehicle that might occur if the predicted failure of the component were to occur is thereby avoided.