Preliminary Inspection

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Verify customer complaints by operating system in all available modes. Carefully check the following for possible cause of problems and repair as necessary: damaged or misrouted vacuum hoses, system components, damaged compressor, compressor drive belt, open fuses, inoperative cooling fans, inoperative blower motor, damaged/misrouted wiring circuits, and damaged/disconnected connectors.
If symptom(s) remain after preliminary inspection, connect New Generation Star (NGS) Tester (49-7088-0A0), or scan tool, to Data Link Connector (DLC). Perform DATA LINK DIAGNOSTIC test. See appropriate MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK article in ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT.
If scan tool displays CKT 914 and CKT 915 = ALL ECUS NO RESP/NOT EQUIP, see appropriate MODULE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK article in ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT. Test and repair these circuits before proceeding.
If any Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) is retrieved, perform appropriate test. See PCM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE INDEX table. If symptom remains after repairs have been made, diagnose system by symptom. See SYMPTOM INDEX table under SYMPTOM TESTS.

PCM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE INDEX

DTC

Description

Perform Test

P1460

WOT A/C Cutout Internal Driver Malfunction

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P1464

A/C Demand Out Of Test Range

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⁽¹⁾	See appropriate SELF-DIAGNOSTICS article in ENGINE PERFORMANCE.