DTC Troubleshooting
DTC TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
| Step |
Action |
Value (s) |
Yes |
No |
| 1 |
Did you perform the DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CHECK
? |
- |
Go to Step 2. |
Go to ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD II) SYSTEM CHECK
. |
| 2 |
- Turn the ignition ON, with the engine OFF.
- Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
- Turn the ignition OFF for 30 seconds.
- Start the engine.
- Move the accelerator pedal from the rest position to the wide open position a couple of times.
- Observe the DTC Information with a scan tool.
Did the DTC fail this ignition? |
- |
Go to Step 4. |
Go to Step 3. |
| 3 |
- Observe the Freeze Frame/Failure records data for this DTC.
- Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
- Start the engine.
- Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Setting the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure records data.
Did the DTC fail this ignition? |
- |
Go to Step 4. |
Go to Diagnostic Aids
. |
| 4 |
- Turn the ignition OFF.
- Disconnect the air cleaner resonator outlet duct from the throttle body.
- Inspect the throttle body valve and bore for the following conditions:
For foreign accumulation in the throttle bore.
For coking on the throttle valve.
For coking on the throttle shaft.
Did you find a condition with the throttle body? |
- |
Go to Step 5. |
Go to Step 6. |
| 5 |
- Clean the throttle body valve and bore.
- Turn the ignition ON, with the engine OFF.
- Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
- Turn the ignition OFF for 30 seconds.
- Start the engine.
- Move the accelerator pedal from the rest position to the wide open position a couple of times.
- Observe the DTC Information with a scan tool.
Did the DTC fail this ignition? |
- |
Go to Step 6. |
Go to Step 8. |
| 6 |
Test for an intermittent and for a poor connection at the throttle body harness connector and at the Engine Control Module (ECM). Did you find and correct the condition? |
- |
Go to Step 8. |
Go to Step 7. |
| 7 |
- Replace the throttle body.
- Perform the IDLE LEARN PROCEDURE
.
Did you complete the replacement? |
- |
Go to Step 8. |
- |
| 8 |
- Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
- Turn the ignition OFF for 30 seconds.
- Start the engine.
- Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Setting the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records.
Did the DTC fail this ignition? |
- |
Go to Step 2. |
Go to Step 9. |
| 9 |
Check if any additional DTCs are set. Are there any DTCs that have not been diagnosed? |
- |
Go to applicable DTC Table
. |
System OK |