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Test Description

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SCAN TOOL DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH CLASS 2 DEVICE

Step Action Yes No
1 Does the scan tool power up? Go to Step 2 Go to Scan Tool Does Not Power Up 
2 1. Turn on the ignition leaving the engine off.
2. Attempt to communicate with each module on the Class 2 serial data circuit. (If using a Tech 2, obtain this information using the Class 2 Message Monitor feature.)
Does the scan tool communicate with any module on the Class 2 serial data circuit?
Go to Step 3 Go to Step 9
3 1. Select the display DTCs function for each module. (If using a Tech 2, use the Class 2 DTC Check feature in order to determine which modules do have DTCs set.)
2. Record all of the displayed DTCs, the DTC status and the module which set the DTC.
Did you record DTCs in the range of U1000 to U1305?
Go to Step 6 Go to diagnostic test for that DTC in this article
4 Are the DTCs U1300, U1301 or U1305 retrieved from any module? Go to Step 5 Go to Step 6
5 Important: Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF, when testing for a short to voltage. Use the DMM MIN/MAX function to capture intermittent conditions. Go to Step 16 Go to Step 6
6 Is U1000 or U1255 the only DTC displayed in the previously specified range? Go to DTC U1000 and U1255 Go to DTC INDEX t
7 1. Turn off the ignition.
2. Disconnect the scan tool from the data link connector (DLC).
3. Inspect for poor connections/terminal tension at the DLC terminals 2 and 5. Refer to TESTING FOR INTERMITTENT AND POOR CONNECTIONS
Did you find and correct the condition?
Go to the Applicable Diagnostic System Check Go to Step 8
8 Test the DLC ground circuit terminal 5 for an open.
Did you find and correct the condition?
Go to the Applicable Diagnostic System Check Go to Step 9
9 * Disconnect all modules on the Class 2 serial data circuit.
* Test the Class 2 serial data circuit for a short to ground or short to voltage between DLC terminal 2 and each module on the Class 2 serial data circuit. (Turn on the ignition, leaving the engine off, when testing for a short to voltage.)
Did you find and correct the condition?
Go to Step 16 Go to Step 10
10 1. Reconnect the BCM.
2. Install a scan tool.
3. Turn the ignition ON with the engine off.
4. Attempt to communicate with the BCM.
Does the scan tool communicate with the BCM?
Go to Step 11 Go to Step 12
11 Continue connecting the disconnected modules and attempting to communicate after each connection until communication cannot be established or all the modules are reconnected.
Do you lose communications with the class 2 serial data devices when you connect a module?
Go to Step 13 Go to Diagnostic Aids
12 Inspect for poor connections/terminal tension at the Class 2 serial data circuit of the BCM. Refer to TESTING FOR INTERMITTENT AND POOR CONNECTIONS
Did you find and correct the condition?
Go to Step 16 Go to Step 15
13 Inspect for poor connections/terminal tension at the Class 2 serial data circuit of the most recently reconnected module. Refer to TESTING FOR INTERMITTENT AND POOR CONNECTIONS
Did you find and correct the condition?
Go to Step 16 Go to Step 14
14 Replace the most recently reconnected module
Did you complete the replacement?
Go to Step 16 --
15 Replace the BCM. Refer to BODY CONTROL MODULE in Body Control System.
Did you complete the replacement?
Go to Step 16 --
16 1. Reconnect all of the disconnected modules.
2. Reconnect any other disconnected connectors.
3. Install a scan tool.
4. Turn on the ignition leaving the engine off.
5. Wait for 10 seconds. The scan tool may require a power up reset before communication will occur due to a short on the Class 2 serial data circuit. Turn off or disconnect the scan tool before performing this function.
6. Select the display DTCs function for each module. (If using a Tech 2, use the Class 2 DTC Check feature in order to determine which modules do have DTCs set.)
7. Record all of the displayed DTCs and the DTC status.
Did you record any DTCs which begin with a U and with a current status?
Go to Step 18 Go to Step 17
17 Did you record any DTCs which do not begin with a U? Go to Step 18 Go to Step 20
18 Diagnose the DTCs as directed by the diagnostic procedures for the particular module or malfunction.
Did you complete the action?
Go to Step 19 --
19 Did you diagnose all of the DTCs? Go to Step 20 Go to Step 18
20 Clear the DTCs using the scan tool.
Did you complete the action?
System OK --