Circuit Description
Modules connected to the class 2 serial data circuit monitor for serial data communications during normal vehicle operation. Operating information and commands are exchanged among the modules. When a module receives a message for a critical operating parameter, the module records the identification number of the module which sent the message for State of Health monitoring (Node Alive messages). A critical operating parameter is one which, when not received, requires that the module use a default value for that parameter. Once an identification number is learned by a module, it will monitor for that module's Node Alive message. Each module on the class 2 serial data circuit which is powered and performing functions that require detection of a communications malfunction is required to send a Node Alive message every 2 seconds. When no message is detected from a learned identification number for 5 seconds, a DTC U1xxx (where xxx is equal to the three digit identification number) is set.
The control module ID number list below provides a method for determining which module is not communicating. A module with a class 2 serial data circuit malfunction or which loses power during the current ignition cycle will have a Loss of Communication DTC set by other modules that depend on information from that failed module. The modules that can communicate will set a DTC indicating the module that can not communicate.
Control Module | ID Number |
|---|---|
Powertrain Control Module (PCM) | 016 |
Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM) | 040 |
Body Control Module (BCM) | 064 |
Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) | 088 |
Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) | 096 |
Radio | 128 |
When more than one Loss of Communication DTC is set in either one module or in several modules, diagnose the DTCs in the following order:
- Current DTCs before history DTCs unless told otherwise in the diagnostic table.
- The DTC which is reported the most times.
- From the lowest number DTC to the highest number DTC.
Conditions for Running the DTC
The vehicle power mode (ignition switch position) requires serial data communication to occur.
Conditions for Setting the DTC
A message from a learned identification number has not been detected for the past five seconds.
Conditions for Clearing the DTC
| • | A current DTC will clear when a Node Alive message from the failed identification number is detected on the class 2 serial data circuit or at the end of the current ignition cycle. |
| • | A history DTC will clear upon receipt of a scan tool Clear DTCs command. |
Diagnostic Aids
When multiple Loss of Communication DTCs are set concurrently, the cause is likely to be two opens in the class 2 serial data circuit. Use the Control Module ID Number list in order to determine which modules are not communicating. Use the class 2 serial data circuit schematic in order to determine the location of the opens. Refer to Data Link Connector Schematics .
Test Description
The number below refers to the step number on the diagnostic table.
Step | Action | Yes | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Schematic Reference: Data Link Connector Schematics Connector End View Reference: Master Electrical Component List and Inline Harness Connector End Views in Wiring Systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 |
Important: Use the control module ID number list in order to determine which module is not communicating. Test the following circuits of the module that is not communicating for an open or a short to ground:
Refer to the following:
Did you find and correct the condition? | Go to Step 6 | Go to Step 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 |
Refer to the following:
Did you find and correct the condition? | Go to Step 6 | Go to Step 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Test the class 2 serial data circuits of the module that is not communicating for an open. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you find and correct the condition? | Go to Step 6 | Go to Step 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Inspect the harness connectors of the module that is not communicating for poor connections and terminal tension at the following circuits:
Refer to the following:
Did you find and correct the condition? | Go to Step 6 | Go to Step 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 |
Important: Perform the programming or set up procedure for the module, if required. Replace the module that is not communicating. Refer to Control Module References in Body Control System Did you complete the replacement? | Go to Step 6 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Does the scan tool display any DTCs which do not begin with a "U"? | Go to Control Module References in Body Control System | Go to Step 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Select the Display DTCs function for the modules which had the Loss of Communications DTC set. Does the scan tool display any DTCs which do not begin with a "U"? | Go to Control Module References in Body Control System | Go to Step 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 |
Did you complete the action? | Go to Control Module References in Body Control System | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
