1616

UnclassifiedGeneral

What This Code Means

Intermittent fault; DTC resets with engine idling; Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ON; Adaptive disabled for the remainder of the key - ON cycle; Engine shutdown; Adaptive disabled for the remainder of the key-ON cycle

Possible Causes

  • Faulty ECM
  • Faulty power or ground circuits to ECM
  • Faulty wiring to ECM
  • Internal microprocessor error
  • Intermittent fault
  • ECM internal check failure during instruction execution

Suggested Actions

  1. 1Repair wiring to ECM and retest
  2. 2Perform On-Board (OBD) System Check
  3. 3Check all power and ground circuits to ECM
  4. 4Replace ECM with known good part and retest
  5. 5ECM will attempt to reset itself
  6. 6Clear the code using the DST
  7. 7Clear System Fault
  8. 8Allow ECM to attempt to reset itself

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