Ambient Temperature Displayed In Instrument Cluster Is Extremely Lower Than Actual Temperature [Instrument Cluster]: Outline

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DISPLAYED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS EXTREMELY LOWER THAN ACTUAL TEMPERATURE DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE CAUSE

Outline	Ambient temperature displayed in instrument cluster is extremely lower than actual temperature
Description	The ambient temperature displayed in the instrument cluster differs considerably from the actual temperature.
Possible cause	Ambient temperature sensor malfunction Malfunction in wiring harness (including connector/terminal) between ambient temperature sensor and PCM PCM malfunction Communication error is detected between PCM and instrument cluster. Instrument cluster malfunction
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1	PCM
2	Ambient temperature sensor