Circuit Description

1998 Oldsmobile Achieva 3.1 M, 4T40E/MN4SECTION Circuit Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am and 1999 Oldsmobile Alero. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Circuit No. 1459 (White wire) supplies voltage from BCM to Passlock(R) sensor. DTC B2948 will set when ignition 1 is not active and BCM detects voltage for 1 second after ignition 0 is inactive. When DTC is set vehicle will immediately stall after start-up and SECURITY indicator will remain on. BCM will go to sleep and wake up after fault is cleared. DTC will clear from history after ignition switch is cycled on and off 100 times with no faults present. DTC can also be cleared using scan tool.

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