Starts Since Set Counter: Transmission

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Dodge Dakota. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The Starts Since Set counter counts the number of times the vehicle has started since the most recent DTC was set. The counter will count up to 255 starts. Note that this counter only applies to the last code set.

When there are no diagnostic trouble codes stored in memory, the DRBIII® will display "NO DTCs PRESENT" and the reset counter will show "STARTS SINCE CLEAR" = XXX.

The number of starts helps determine if the diagnostic trouble code is hard or intermittent.

If the number of starts is less than 3, the code is usually a hard code.
If the number of starts is greater than 3, it is considered an intermittent code. This means that the engine has been started most of the time without the code recurring.