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DTC P16F2

DTC P16F2  : PCM Internal Circuit Malfunction (Starter Control Circuit Malfunction)

DTC Description Confirmed DTC Pending DTC Freeze Frame
P16F2 PCM Internal Circuit Malfunction (Starter Control Circuit Malfunction)      

DTC (PGM-FI)

  1. Problem verification

    -1. Turn the vehicle to the ON mode.

    - 2. Clear the DTC with the HDS.

    - 3. Check the parameter(s) below with the HDS.

    DTC Description Confirmed DTC Pending DTC Freeze Frame
    P16F2 PCM Internal Circuit Malfunction (Starter Control Circuit Malfunction)      

    Is DTC P16F2 indicated?

    YES 

    The failure is duplicated. Update the PCM if it does not have the latest software, or substitute a known-good PCM - Refer to: PCM Removal and Installation (2014 2015), or PCM Removal and Installation (2016) .

    NO 

    Intermittent failure, the system is OK at this time. Check for poor connections or loose terminals at the PCM. If the freeze data/on-board snapshot of this DTC is recorded, try to reproduce the failure under the same conditions with the freeze data/on-board snapshot.