Throttle/Pedal Position
Sensor/Switch E Circuit Low
Input

Signal voltage < 0.27 V

P2128

Throttle/Pedal Position
Sensor/Switch E Circuit High
Input

Signal voltage > 2.43 V

P2138

Throttle/Pedal Position
Sensor/Switch D/E Voltage
Correlation

Signal voltage sensor 1 vs. 2 >
0.17 to 0.70 V

P2177

System Too Lean Off Idle

• Adaptive value > 28%

P2178

System Too Rich Off Idle

• Adaptive value < -20%

P2181

Cooling System Performance

ECT too low after sufficient
mass air flow interval = 75° C

P2184

Engine Coolant Temperature
(Sensor 2) Circuit Low

ECT outlet > 140° C

P2185

Engine Coolant Temperature
Sensor 2 Circuit High

ECT outlet < -40° C

P2187

System too lean at idle, Bank
1

• Adaptive value > 5.02%

P2188

System too rich at idle, Bank 1 • Adaptive value < -5.02%

P219A

Bank 1 Air-Fuel Ratio
Imbalance

Individual cylinder fuel
correction based on measured
enleanment for the dedicated
engine roughness < 0.19 or
> 1.50

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Threshold Value

P219C

Cylinder 1 Air-Fuel Ratio
Imbalance

Individual cylinder fuel
correction based on measured
enleanment for the dedicated
engine roughness < 0.19 or
> 1.50

P219D

Cylinder 2 Air-Fuel Ratio
Imbalance

Individual cylinder fuel
correction based on measured
enleanment for the dedicated
engine roughness < 0.19 or
> 1.50

P219E

Cylinder 3 Air-Fuel Ratio
Imbalance

Individual cylinder fuel
correction based on measured
enleanment for the dedicated
engine roughness < 0.19 or
> 1.50

P219F

Cylinder 4 Air-Fuel Ratio
Imbalance

Individual cylinder fuel
correction based on measured
enleanment for the dedicated
engine roughness < 0.19 or
> 1.50

P21A0

Cylinder 5 Air-Fuel Ratio
Imbalance

Individual cylinder fuel
correction based on measured
enleanment for the dedicated
engine roughness < 0.19 or
> 1.50

P2195

O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Lean
Bank 1 Sensor 1

Delta lambda of 2nd lambda
control loop > 0.07

P2196

O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Rich
Bank 1 Sensor 1

Delta lambda of 2nd lambda
control loop < -0.07

P2237

O2 Sensor Positive Current
Control Circuit/Open Bank 1
Sensor 1

• O2S signal front 1.49 to 1.51 V
• Fuel cutoff > 3 Sec.
• Delta lambda controller > 0.10

P2243

O2 Sensor Reference Voltage
Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 1

• O2S signal front > 4.70 V and
Internal resistance > 950 Ω
• O2S signal front < 0.20 V And
Internal resistance > 950 Ω

P2251

O2 Sensor Negative Current
Control Circuit Open

O2S signal front 1.47 to 1.53 V
and > 950 Ω

P2257

Secondary Air Injection
System Control “A” Circuit low

Signal voltage 0 to 3.26 V

P2258

Secondary Air Injection
System Control Circuit High

Signal current .60 to 2.40 A

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Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P2270

O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Lean
Bank 1 Sensor 2

O2S signal rear not oscillating
at reference < 0.64 V and
enrichment after stuck lean 20%

P2271

O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Rich
Bank 1 Sensor 2

O2S signal rear not oscillating
at reference > 598 mV and
enrichment after stuck rich
14.99%

P2274

O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Lean
Bank 1 Sensor 3

O2S rear not oscillating at
reference < 0.64 to 0.65 V and
enrichment after stuck lean 20%

P2275

O2 Sensor Signal Stuck Rich
Bank 1 Sensor 3

• O2S rear not oscillating at
reference > 0.64 to 0.65 V and
enrichment after stuck rich
15%
or
• Sensor voltage of ≥ 0.15 V
after oxygen mass flow (after
fuel cutoff) > 3500 mg with ≥1
check

P2279

Intake Air System Leak

Offset value throttle mass flow
> 13 kg/h

DTC

Error Message

P2300

Ignition Coil A Primary Control
Circuit Low

Signal current > 24.0 mA

P2301

Ignition Coil A Primary Control
Circuit High

Signal current > 5.1 - 7.0 mA

P2303

Ignition Coil B Primary Control
Circuit Low

Signal current > 24.0 mA

P2304

Ignition Coil B Primary Control
Circuit High

Signal current > 5.1 - 7.0 mA

P2306

Ignition Coil C Primary Control
Circuit Low

Signal current > 24.0 mA

P2307

Ignition Coil C Primary Control
Circuit High

Signal voltage > 5.1 - 7.0 mA

P2309

Ignition Coil D Primary Control
Circuit Low

Signal current > 24.0 mA

P2310

Ignition Coil D Primary Control
Circuit High

Signal voltage > 5.1 - 7.0 mA

Ignition System
Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

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Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P2312

Ignition Coil E Primary Control
Circuit Low

Signal current > 24.0 mA

P2313

Ignition Coil E Primary Control
Circuit High

Signal voltage > 5.1 - 7.0 mA

Additional Emissions Regulations
DTC

Error Message

P240A

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Heater
Control Circuit Open

Signal voltage > 4.7 to 5.4 V

P240B

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Heater
Control Circuit Low

Signal voltage < 2.74 to 3.26 V

P240C

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Heater
Control Circuit High

Signal current > 2.2 to 4 A

P2400

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Control
Circuit/Open

Signal voltage > 4.70 to 5.40 V

P2401

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Control
Circuit Low

Signal voltage < 2.74 to 3.26 V

P2402

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Control
Circuit High

Signal voltage > 4.00 or >1.80 V

P2403

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Sense
Circuit/Open

Low signal voltage > .5 Sec.

P2404

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Sense
Circuit Range/Performance

• High signal voltage > 12 Sec.
and
• Number of checks = 30
• Cumulative time of high signal
voltage during pumping
> 10 Sec.

P2407

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Pump Sense
Circuit Intermittent/Erratic

• Fluctuation of EVAP pump
current during reference
measurement > 1 mA
• Drop of EVAP pump current
during pump phase > 6 mA for
≥ 3 Sec.

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Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P2414

O2 Sensor Exhaust Sample
Error Bank 1, Sensor 1

• Threshold 1 - Signal voltage
3.1 to 4.77 V
• Threshold 2 - Voltage 2.5 to
3.06 V

P2431

Secondary Air Injection
System Air Flow Pressure
Sensor Circuit Range/
Performance

Difference between SAI
pressure and ambient pressure
NOT -60 to 60 hPa

P2432

Secondary Air Injection
System Air Flow/Pressure
Bank 1 Sensor Circuit Low

Signal voltage < 0.5 V

P2433

Secondary Air Injection
System Air Flow/Pressure
Bank 1 Sensor Circuit High

Signal voltage > 4.5 V

P2440

Secondary Air Injection
System Switching Valve Stuck
Open

SAI pressure sensor measured
with SAI pressure vs. modeled
while SAI valve closed < 64.8%

P2450

Evaporative Emission System
Switching Valve Performance
or Stuck Open

EVAP pump current
difference between reference
measurement to idle < 3 mA

P2626

O2 Sensor Pumping Current
Trim Circuit/Open (Bank 1
Sensor 1)

O2S signal front > 4.77 V (lean)

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