Safety Warning
DIY auto repair can cause serious injury, fire, or vehicle damage. These guides are for informational purposes only. Always follow OEM torque specs, wear PPE, and consult a certified mechanic if you are unsure. You are solely responsible for your safety.
Circuit/System Verification
- Ignition ON, verify that DTC P0641, P0651, P0697, or P06A3 is not set.
- If any of the DTCs are set
Refer to DTC P0641, P0651, P0697, or P06A3 (ECM) for further diagnosis.
- Go to next step: If none of the DTCs are set
- If any of the DTCs are set
- If you were sent here from DTC P0068, P0101, P0121, or P1101; refer to Circuit/System Testing.
- Ignition ON, verify the scan tool Throttle Body Idle Air Flow Compensation parameter is less than 90%.
- If 90% or greater
Refer to Throttle Body Inspection and Cleaning for this publication.
- Go to next step: If less than 90%
- If 90% or greater
- Verify the scan tool Throttle Position Sensors 1 and 2 Agree/Disagree parameter displays Agree while performing the Throttle Sweep Test with a scan tool.
- If Disagree
Refer to DTC P0121-P0123, P0222, P0223, or P2135 for further diagnosis.
- Go to next step: If Agree
- If Disagree
- Determine the current vehicle testing altitude.
- Verify the scan tool MAP Sensor pressure parameter is within the range specified in the Altitude Versus Barometric Pressure
table.
- If the MAP Sensor parameter is not in range
Refer to Circuit/System Testing.
- Go to next step: If the MAP Sensor parameter is within range
- If the MAP Sensor parameter is not in range
- Engine idling, verify the scan tool MAP Sensor pressure parameter is between 26 - 52 kPa (3.8 - 7.5 PSI) and changes with accelerator pedal input.
- If not between 26 - 52 kPa (3.8 - 7.5 PSI) or does not change
Refer to Circuit/System Testing.
- Go to next step: If between 26 - 52 kPa (3.8 - 7.5 PSI) and changes
- If not between 26 - 52 kPa (3.8 - 7.5 PSI) or does not change
- Verify the scan tool MAF Sensor g/s parameter changes smoothly and gradually as the engine speed is increased and decreased while performing the actions listed below.
- Engine idling
- Perform the scan tool snapshot function.
- Increase the engine speed slowly to 3000 RPM and then back to idle.
- Exit from the scan tool snapshot and review the data.
- Observe the MAF Sensor parameter frame by frame with a scan tool.
- If the MAF Sensor parameter does not change smoothly and gradually
Refer to DTC P0101 for further diagnosis.
- Go to next step: If the MAF Sensor parameter changes smoothly and gradually
- 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 data.
- Verify the DTC does not set.
- If the DTC sets
Refer to Circuit/System Testing.
- Go to next step: If the DTC does not set
- If the DTC sets
- All OK
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- • Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- • The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- • You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- • You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.