Autonatomy · 08.1 Customer Complaint Intake, Verification & Test Planning

Training boundary: All cases, documents and responses here are fictional learning examples. An online intake plan is not a real diagnostic test, authorization to operate an unsafe vehicle, an OEM procedure, an instructor-observed practical pass, or a vehicle-release record. Stop normal operation and refer safety-critical concerns to qualified personnel.

Intake & Evidence Explorer

Eight pieces of a complete complaint and test-plan record. Find out what each tells you and what it cannot prove.

Four Complaint-to-Plan Journeys

Follow intake, safety triage, evidence, planning and verification across different automotive systems.

Intake & Test-Plan Lab

Select a fictional cross-system complaint. Review the customer report, safety factors and available evidence in any order. Three essential cards must be reviewed before the next-action decision is evaluated. Opening a card is not an instructor-observed skill.

Fictional work order

Evidence board — choose what to inspect

Select an evidence card.

Choose the next supported action

Your intake summary, hypotheses, and test-plan rationale (optional)

Notes are fictional study content, not a work authorization or a completed customer diagnosis.

Complaint Intake Decisions

Six fictional customer reports. Choose the safest evidence-based first action.

08.1 · Knowledge Check

Answer all ten questions for a browser-local knowledge score. This does not measure hands-on diagnostic competency.

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Course 08.5 already has earlier no-start and driveability activities. This module focuses on intake, safety and general test planning across systems.