P0333

Knock Sensor 2 Circuit High
Input

• Upper threshold > 1 V
• Signal range check > 16.50 to
92 V

P0341

Camshaft Position Sensor A
Circuit Range/Performance

• Signal pattern incorrect
• Defect counter = 8

P0342

Camshaft Position Sensor A
Circuit Low Input

• Signal voltage permanently low
• Crankshaft signal = 8

P0343

Camshaft Position Sensor A
Circuit High Input

• Signal voltage permanently
high
• Crankshaft signal = 8

P0351

Ignition Coil A Primary/
Secondary Circuit

• Signal current 0.25 to -2.0 mA
• Internal check failed

P0352

Ignition Coil B Primary/
Secondary Circuit

• Signal current 0.25 to -2.0 mA
• Internal check failed

P0353

Ignition Coil C Primary/
Secondary Circuit

• Signal current 0.25 to -2.0 mA
• Internal check failed

P0354

Ignition Coil D Primary/
Secondary Circuit

• Signal current 0.25 to -2.0 mA
• Internal check failed

P0355

Ignition Coil E Primary/
Secondary Circuit

• Signal current 0.25 to -2.0 mA
• Internal check failed

P0381

Engine Temperature Too Low

Difference between ECT and
modeled ECT > 11 K

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Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0410

Secondary Air Injection
System

• Deviation SAI pressure > 50
hPa

P0413

Secondary Air Injection
System Switching Valve
Circuit Open

• Signal voltage 9.25 to 11.25 V

P0414

Secondary Air Injection
System Switching Valve
Circuit Shorted

• Signal voltage > 6.0 V
or
• Signal current > 2.20 A

P0418

Secondary Air Injection
System Control Circuit

• Signal voltage 4.70 to 5.40 V

P0420

Catalyst System Efficiency
Below Threshold

• Oxygen storage capacity
(OSC) vs OSC value of
borderline catalyst < 1.00

P043E

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Reference
Orifice Low Flow

• EVAP pump current during
reference measurement
> 40 mA

P043F

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detection Reference
Orifice High Flow

• EVAP pump current during
reference measurement
< 15 mA

P0441

Evaporative Emission System
Incorrect Purge Flow - Stuck
Closed

• Actual EVAP pump current vs.
difference from last reading
> 1.0 mA

P0442

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detected (Small Leak)

Time for pressure drop < 1.9
Sec

P0444

Evaporative Emission System
Purge Control Valve Circuit
Open

• Signal voltage 4.70 - 5.40 V

P0447

Evaporative Emission System
Vent Control Circuit Open

• Signal voltage > 4.70 - 5.40 V

P0448

Evaporative Emission System
Vent Control Circuit Shorted

• Signal current > 2.2 to 4 A
or
• Signal voltage < 2.74 to 3.26 V

P0455

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detected (gross leak)

• Time for pressure drop < 1
Sec.

P0456

Evaporative Emission System
Leak Detected (very small
leak)

Time for pressure drop < 5.8
Sec

P0458

Evaporative Emission System
Purge Control Valve Circuit
Low

• Signal voltage 0 to 3.26 V

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DTC Chart

Additional Exhaust Regulation

DTC

Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0459

Evaporative Emission System
Purge Control Valve Circuit
High

• Signal current, > 2.2 A

P0491

Secondary Air Injection
System Insufficient Flow

• SAI pressure vs. modeled SAI
< 50 - 72%
or
• Absolute deviation of raw
pressure signal from filtered
signal mean value < 8.98 hPa

P0496

Evaporative Emission System
Incorrect Purge Flow - Stuck
Open

Actual EVAP pump current vs.
difference from last reading
> 1.00

Speed and Idle Control
DTC

Error Message

P0501

Vehicle Speed Sensor Range/
Performance

• Vehicle speed < 4 km/h

P0503

Vehicle Speed Sensor
Intermittent High Signal

• Vehicle speed > 325 km/h

P0506

Idle Air Control System RPM
Lower Than Expected

• Engine speed deviation > 100
RPM
• RPM controller torque value ≥
calculated max value.

P0507

Idle Control System RPM
Higher than Expected

• Engine speed deviation < -100
RPM
• RPM controller torque value ≤
calculated min. value.

P050A

Idle Air Control System Out of
Range

• Engine speed deviation > 100
RPM
• RPM controller torque value ≥
calculated max. value.
• or
• Engine speed deviation < -100
RPM
• RPM controller torque value ≤
calculated min. value.

P050B

Cold Start Ignition Timing
Performance

Difference between commanded
spark timing vs. actual value
> 20%

P052A

Cold Start Camshaft Position
Timing Over-Advanced

Difference between actual and
target position > 10° CRK rev.

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Error Message

Malfunction Criteria and
Threshold Value

P0606

ECM/PCM Processor

• Internal hardware/voltage
check - failed
• Communication CPU - Sensor
IC - failed
• EEPROM Check failed

P0627

Fuel Pump Control Circuit
Open/Shorted to Ground

• Signal voltage 4.50 to 5.50 V
(open circuit)
• Signal voltage < 3.00 V
(grounded circuit)

P0629

Fuel Pump Control Circuit
High

• Signal current 0.60 to 1.20 A

P0638

Throttle Actuator Control
Range/Performance - Bank 1

• Time to close to reference
point > 0.6 Sec. and reference
point = 2.88%
or
• TPS 1 signal voltage, not 0.40
- 0.80 V
• TPS 2 signal voltage, not (4.20
- 4.60) V

P0641

Sensor Reference Voltage “A”
Circuit/Open

• Signal voltage deviation > ±
0.3 V

P0651

Sensor Reference Voltage “B”
Circuit/Open

• Signal voltage deviation > ±
0.3 V

P0697

Sensor Reference Voltage “C”
Circuit/Open

• Signal voltage deviation > ±
0.3 V

P117A

Fuel System Out of Range

I - portion of 3rd lambda control
loop > 0.03

P150A

Engine Off Timer Comparison

Comparison of engine off time
from Instrument Cluster control
unit with ECM engine after run
timer < -12 or > 12 Sec.

P1609

Crash Shut Off Was Deployed

Airbags activated

P169A

Vehicle In Transport Mode

Transport mode active

U0001

High Speed CAN
Communication Bus

CAN message = no feedback

U0002

High Speed CAN
Communication Bus
Performance

• Global time out, no messages
received

U0101

Lost Communication with TCM • Time out, no message
received

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DTC Chart

Control Module and Output Signals

DTC

Error Message

U0121

Lost Communication with AntiLock Brake System (ABS)
Control Module

• No CAN messages received

U0146

Lost Communication with
Gateway “A”

•No CAN messages received

U0155

Lost Communication with
Instrument Panel Cluster
(IPC) Control Module

• No CAN messages received

U0302

Software Incompatibility with
Transmission Control Module

Manual transmission coded
ECM but automatic transmission
messages received from TCM

U0402

Invalid Data Received From
Transmission Control Module

• Implausible data message
received

U0415

Invalid Data Received From
Anti-Lock Brake System
Control Module

• Sensor signal failure
• None, or implausible
information
• CAN 1 VSS signal incorrect
> 327.08 km/h

U0422

Invalid Data Received From
Body Control Module

• Ambient temperature value
initialization = 00h

U0423

Invalid Data Received From
Instrument Panel Control
(IPC) Module

• AAT sensor reading from
cluster to ECM implausible or
no message

U0447

Invalid Data Received From
Gateway Module

• CAN message incorrect

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Threshold Value

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