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Test Description

The number below refers to the step number on the diagnostic table.

  1. 9:  With no fault present, the test lamp will blink once per second.
DTC P0053 or P0054

Step Action Value(s) Yes No
Schematic Reference: Engine Controls Schematics
Connector End View Reference: Engine Control Module (ECM) Connector End Views or Engine Controls Connector End Views
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle
2 Is DTC P0053 set? - Go to Step 4  Go to Step 3 
3
  1. Start the engine.
  2. Wait one minute to allow the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) heater current to stabilize.
  3. Observe the affected HO2S heater current parameter with a scan tool.
Is the HO2S heater current parameter within the specified range?
0.25-1.375 A Go to Step 5  Go to Step 6 
4
  1. Start the engine.
  2. Wait one minute to allow the HO2S heater current to stabilize.
  3. Observe the affected HO2S heater current parameter with a scan tool.
Is the HO2S heater current parameter within the specified range?
0.25-3.125 A Go to Step 5  Go to Step 6 
5
  1. Observe the Freeze Frame/Failure Records for this DTC.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Start the engine.
  4. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records.
Did the DTC fail this ignition?
- Go to Step 6  Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections
6
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Inspect the fuse that supplies the HO2S heater.
Is the fuse open?
- Go to Step 7  Go to Step 8 
7 Test the ignition 1 voltage circuit for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 22  Go to Step 10 
8
  1. Disconnect the affected HO2S.
  2. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  3. Probe the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the HO2S harness connector on the engine harness side with a test lamp that is connected to a good ground. Refer to Probing Electrical Connectors .
Does the test lamp illuminate?
- Go to Step 9  Go to Step 19 
  1. Connect a test lamp between the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the HO2S harness connector on the engine harness side and the HO2S heater low control circuit of the HO2S harness connector on the engine harness side.
  2. Start the engine.
Does the test lamp blink once per second?
- Go to Step 11  Go to Step 12 
10
IMPORTANT: Perform the following test on all HO2S' which are supplied voltage by the suspect circuit.
Test the ignition 1 voltage circuit on the sensor side of the HO2S connector for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing .Is any sensor shorted to ground?
- Go to Step 20  Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections
11 Measure the resistance of the following circuits with a DMM:
  • The HO2S heater low control circuit
  • The ignition 1 voltage circuit

Refer to Circuit Testing .
Is the resistance of either circuit more than the specified value?
3 ohm Go to Step 18  Go to Step 16 
12 Is the test lamp on steady? - Go to Step 13  Go to Step 14 
13 Test the HO2S heater low control circuit for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 22  Go to Step 17 
14 Test the HO2S heater low control circuit for a short to voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 22  Go to Step 15 
15 Test the HO2S heater low control circuit for an open or high resistance. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 22  Go to Step 17 
16 Test for shorted terminals and for poor connections at the HO2S. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 22  Go to Step 20 
17 Test for shorted terminals and for poor connections at the engine control module (ECM). Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 22  Go to Step 21 
18 Repair the circuit with high resistance. Refer to Wiring Repairs .
Did you complete the repair?
- Go to Step 22  -
19 Repair the open or high resistance in the ignition 1 voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs .
Did you complete the repair?
- Go to Step 22  -
20 Replace the affected HO2S. Refer to Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Replacement Bank 1 Sensor 1 or Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Replacement Bank 1 Sensor 2 .
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 22  -
21 Replace the ECM. Refer to Control Module References for replacement, setup, and programming.
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 22  -
22
  1. Replace the fuse, if necessary.
  2. Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
  3. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  4. Start the engine.
  5. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records.
Did the DTC fail this ignition?
- Go to Step 2  Go to Step 23 
23 Observe the Capture Info with a scan tool.
Are there any DTCs that have not been diagnosed?
- Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List - Vehicle System OK