Test Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Aztek and 2004 Buick Rendezvous. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The number below refers to the step number on the diagnostic table.

4: This step tests for a short to voltage on the MIL control circuit. With the fuse removed there should be no voltage on the MIL control circuit.

Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Inoperative

Step	Action	Values	Yes	No
Schematic Reference: Engine Controls Schematics Connector End View Reference: Engine Controls Connector End Views or Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Connector End Views
1	Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check-Engine Controls?	-	Go to Step 2	Go to Diagnostic System Check - Engine Controls
2	Verify whether the instrument cluster is operational. If the instrument panel (I/P) is completely inoperative, refer to Diagnostic System Check - Instrument Cluster in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console. Command the MIL ON and OFF with a scan tool. Does the MIL turn ON and OFF when commanded with a scan tool?	-	Go to Intermittent Conditions	Go to Step 3
3	Inspect the fuse that supplies ignition voltage to the cluster. Is the fuse open?	-	Go to Step 10	Go to Step 4
4	Turn OFF the ignition. Remove the fuse that supplies voltage to the cluster. Disconnect the powertrain control module (PCM). Turn ON the ignition with the engine OFF. Measure the voltage from the MIL control circuit in the PCM harness connector to a good ground. Is the voltage less than the specified value?	0.3 V	Go to Step 5	Go to Step 11
5	Turn OFF the ignition. Install the fuse that supplies voltage to the cluster. Turn ON the ignition with the engine OFF. Connect a 3-amp fused jumper wire between the MIL control circuit in the PCM harness connector and a good ground. Is the MIL illuminated?	-	Go to Step 9	Go to Step 6
6	Turn OFF the ignition. Remove the instrument panel cluster (IPC). Refer to Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console. Probe the ignition voltage circuit of the IPC harness connector with a test lamp that is connected to a good ground. Does the test lamp illuminate?	-	Go to Step 7	Go to Step 12
7	Test the MIL control circuit for an open or high resistance. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you find and correct a condition?	-	Go to Step 15	Go to Step 8
8	Test for an intermittent and for a poor connection at the IPC. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you find and correct the condition?	-	Go to Step 15	Go to Step 13
9	Test for an intermittent and for a poor connection at the PCM. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you find and correct the condition?	-	Go to Step 15	Go to Step 14
10	Repair the short to ground in the ignition voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair?	-	Go to Step 15	-
11	Repair the short to voltage in the MIL control circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair?	-	Go to Step 15	-
12	Repair the open in the ignition voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair?	-	Go to Step 15	-
13	Replace the IPC. Refer to Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console. Did you complete the replacement?	-	Go to Step 15	-
14	Replace the PCM. Refer to Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Replacement . Did you complete the replacement?	-	Go to Step 15	-
15	Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds. Does the vehicle operate correctly, without any MIL illumination and without any stored DTCs?	-	System OK	Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List