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For 1990-2009 cars only

Instrument Cluster (IPC) Diagnostic System Check

Step

Action

Yes

No

1

Install the scan tool.

Does the scan tool power up?

Go to Step 2

Go to Scan Tool Inoperative in Data Link Connector

2

  1. Turn On the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  2. Attempt to establish communication with the instrument cluster.

Does the scan tool communicate with the instrument cluster?

Go to Step 3

Go to Scan Tool Does Not Communicate with Instrument Cluster

3

Select the instrument cluster display DTC function on the scan tool.

Does the scan tool display any current DTCs?

Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List/Type

Go to Step 4

4

Does the scan tool display any history DTCs?

Go to Step 5

Go to Instrument Cluster System Check

5

  1. Review the appropriate DTC diagnostic table for the history DTC.
  2. Review the diagnostic aids and the conditions for setting the DTC.

Did any DTC set as a current DTC, while attempting to locate the cause of the history DTC?

Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List/Type

Go to Instrument Cluster System Check