Pinpoint Test AV: DTC U0121:00

Instrumentation, Message Center and Warning Chimes

Pinpoint Test AV: DTC U0121:00

Normal Operation

- DTC U0121:00 (Lost Communication With Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Control Module: No Sub-Type Information)- sets in continuous memory in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) if data messages received from the ABS module over the High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN) are missing for 5 seconds or longer. For a complete list of all network messages, refer to Information Bus.

This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following:

- ABS module

- IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster)

PINPOINT TEST AV : DTC U0121:00

AV1 VERIFY THE CUSTOMER CONCERN

- Ignition ON.

- Verify there is an observable symptom present.

Is an observable symptom present?

Yes
GO to AV2.
No
The system is operating normally at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.

AV2 CHECK THE COMMUNICATION NETWORK

- Ignition ON.

- Enter the following diagnostic mode on the scan tool: Network Test.

- Carry out the network test.

Does the ABS module pass the network test?

Yes
GO to AV3.
No
REFER to Information Bus.

AV3 RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCs FROM THE ABS MODULE SELF-TEST

- Check for recorded DTCs from the ABS module self-test.

Is DTC U3003:16 or DTC U3003:17 recorded?

Yes
REFER to Antilock Brakes / Traction Control Systems.
No
GO to AV4.

AV4 RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCs FROM THE IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) SELF-TEST

- Check for recorded DTCs from the IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) self-test.

Is DTC U3003:16 or DTC U3003:17 recorded?

Yes
For DTC U3003:16, GO to Pinpoint Test BD. Pinpoint Test BD: DTC U3003:16

For DTC U3003:17, GO to Pinpoint Test BE. Pinpoint Test BE: DTC U3003:17
No
GO to AV5.

AV5 RECHECK THE IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) DTCs
NOTE: If new modules were installed prior to the DTC being set, the module configuration may be incorrectly set during the Programmable Module Installation (PMI) or the PMI (Programmable Module Installation) may not have been carried out.

- Clear the DTCs.

- Wait 10 seconds.

- Repeat the IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) self-test.

Is DTC U0121:00 still present?

Yes
INSTALL a new ABS module. CLEAR the DTCs. REPEAT the IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster) self-test.

If DTC U0121:00 is still present, INSTALL a new IPC (Instrument Panel Cluster). REFER to Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) . TEST the system for normal operation.
No
The system is operating correctly at this time. The DTC may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.