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Test Description

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

  1. 2:  This step verifies that a condition exists.
  2. 4:  This step tests the signal circuit for a short to voltage. If the scan tool displays a voltage after the fuel sender assembly harness connector is disconnected, the circuit is shorted to a voltage.
  3. 5:  This step tests the 5-volt reference circuit for a short to voltage. Other sensors that share the 5-volt reference circuit may also have DTCs set. Test the shared 5-volt reference circuits and sensors for a short to voltage, if the voltage measured is more than the specified value.
Step Action Value Yes No
Schematic Reference:  Instrument Cluster Schematics  
Connector End View Reference:  Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console Connector End Views  
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - in Instrument Cluster? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Instrument Cluster 
2 
  1. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  2. Observe the Fuel Level Sensor voltage parameter with a scan tool.
Is the voltage less than the specified value?		 4.66 V Go to Step 3  Go to Step 4 
3
  1. Observe the Freeze Frame/Failure Records for this DTC.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Start the engine.
  4. 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.
Did the DTC fail this ignition?		 - Go to Step 4  Go to Diagnostic Aids
4 
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the fuel sender assembly harness connector through the access panel under the rear seat.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Observe the Fuel Level Sensor voltage parameter with a scan tool.
Is the voltage less than the specified value?		 0.2 V Go to Step 5  Go to Step 6 
5  Measure the voltage between the 5-volt reference circuit of the fuel level sensor and a good ground, with a DMM.
Is the voltage more than the specified value?		 5.2 V Go to Step 7  Go to Step 8 
6 Test the signal circuit of the fuel level sensor for a short to voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing and to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 12  Go to Step 9 
7
IMPORTANT: The 5-volt reference circuits are internally and externally connected at the controller. Other sensors that share the 5-volt reference circuit may also have DTCs set. Disconnecting a sensor on the shared 5-volt reference circuit may isolate a shorted sensor. Review the electrical schematic and diagnose the shared circuits and sensors.
Test the 5-volt reference circuit of the fuel level sensor and all the shared 5-volt reference circuits for a short to voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 12  Go to Step 9 
8 Test for shorted terminals and poor connections at the fuel sender assembly. 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 12  Go to Step 10 
9 Test for shorted terminals and poor connections at the engine control module (ECM). Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and to Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 12  Go to Step 11 
10 Replace the fuel sender assembly.
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 12  -
11 Replace the ECM.
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 12  -
12
  1. Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Start the engine.
  4. 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.
Did the DTC fail this ignition?		 - Go to Step 2  System OK
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