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Test Description

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The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.

  1. 4:  This step determines if the PCM or the TFT sensor is causing a steady, unchanging TFT reading.
DTC P0711

Step Action Values Yes No
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle
2 Did you perform the Transmission Fluid Checking Procedure? - Go to Step 3  Go to Transmission Fluid Checking
3
  1. Install a scan tool.
  2. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
    3. IMPORTANT: Before clearing the DTC, use the scan tool in order to record the Failure Records. Using the Clear Info function erases the Failure Records from the PCM.
  3. Record the DTC Failure Records.
  4. Clear the DTC.
  5. Select Trans. Fluid Temp. on the scan tool.
  6. Drive the vehicle and observe the scan tool for the following condition: The TFT does not change greater than 5°C (9°F) in 5 minutes and 20 seconds since start-up.
Did the condition occur?		 - Go to Step 4  Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections
4 
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the TFT sensor.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
Did the scan tool display a condition in which the Trans. Fluid Temp. does not change by greater than the specified value in 5 minutes and 20 seconds since start-up?		 5°C (9°F) Go to Step 6  Go to Step 5 
5 Replace the TFT sensor. Refer to Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 7  -
6 Replace the PCM. Refer to Control Module References for replacement, setup, and programming.
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 7  -
7 Perform the following procedure in order to verify the repair:
  1. Select DTC.
  2. Select Clear Info.
  3. Drive the vehicle and ensure the following conditions are met:
    • The TFT is between -30 and +143°C (-22 and +289°F).
    • The TFT changes by greater than 2°C (4°F) since start-up for 5 minutes.
  4. Select Specific DTC.
  5. Enter DTC P0711.

Has the test run and passed?		 - Go to Step 8  Go to Step 2 
8 With the scan tool, observe the stored information, capture info. and DTC info.
Does the scan tool display any DTCs that you have not diagnosed?		 - Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List - Vehicle System OK
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