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The module setting the DTC has attempted to establish communications on the PTLAN serial data circuits more than 3 times.
Action Taken When the DTCs Sets
* The module suspends all message transmission.
* The MIL and battery indicators will illuminate, along with several DIC messages.
* The vehicle may continue to run for several minutes, then will stall and not start.
Conditions for Clearing the DTC
* A current DTC clears when the malfunction is no longer present.
* A history DTC clears when the module ignition cycle counter reaches the reset threshold, without a repeat of the malfunction.
Reference Information
Schematic Reference
* Data Communication Schematics (See: Powertrain Management/Computers and Control Systems/Information Bus/Diagrams/Electrical
Diagrams)
* Control Module References (See: Testing and Inspection/Programming and Relearning)
Connector End View Reference
Component Connector End Views (See: Diagrams/Connector Views)
Description and Operation
Data Link Communications Description and Operation (See: Powertrain Management/Computers and Control Systems/Information
Bus/Description and Operation)
Electrical Information Reference
* Circuit Testing (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/General Electrical Diagnostic Procedures/Circuit
Testing/Circuit Testing)
* Connector Repairs (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/General Electrical Diagnostic
Procedures/Connector Repairs/Connector Repairs)
* Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/General
Electrical Diagnostic Procedures/Circuit Testing/Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections)
* Wiring Repairs (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/General Electrical Diagnostic Procedures/Wiring
Repairs/Wiring Repairs)
Circuit/System Testing
Verify that DTC U0074 is not set.
If the DTC is set, refer to DTC U0074 (See: U Code Charts/U0074)
C12E4
DTC C0870 or C12E4
Diagnostic Instructions
* Perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle (See: Testing and Inspection/Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview/Diagnostic System
Check - Vehicle) prior to using this diagnostic procedure.
* Review Strategy Based Diagnosis (See: Testing and Inspection/Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview/Strategy Based Diagnosis) for an
overview of the diagnostic approach.
* Diagnostic Procedure Instructions (See: Testing and Inspection/Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview/Diagnostic Procedure
Instructions) provides an overview of each diagnostic category.
DTC Descriptors
DTC C0870 00
- Device Voltage Reference Output Circuit
DTC C12E4
- Device Voltage Reference Output Circuit
Circuit/System Description
The electronic brake control module (EBCM) supplies a shared 5 volts to sensor.
