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DTC P0A3C: Drive Motor "A" Inverter Over Temperature: Trouble Symptom

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CAUTION: Before performing diagnosis, refer to "CAUTION" in "General Description". < Ref. to CAUTION , General Description.>
DTC PROCEDURE

Step Check Yes No
1 CHECK DTC. 
Read the DTC. < Ref. to DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM , OPERATION, Read Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).>
Are DTC P0A5D, P0A60, and P0A63 detected? (current malfunction) Perform a check according to the DTC. < Ref. to DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM , LIST, List of Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).> Go to step .
2 CHECK HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY COOLING FAN. 
Using the Subaru Select Monitor, perform «High Voltage Battery Cooling Fan» of System Operation Check Mode for the drive motor control system. < Ref. to DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM , OPERATION, System Operation Check Mode.>
Does the high voltage battery cooling fan operate? Go to step . Check the high voltage battery cooling fan as a single part. < Ref. to HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM .>
3 CHECK DUCT. 
Check the high voltage battery cooling fan ducts. < Ref. to HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM .>
Are the conditions of ducts normal? (Check for clogging, dislodging of connections, etc.) Go to step . Repair the ducts.
4 CHECK DTC. 
  1. Replace the drive motor inverter. < Ref. to INVERTER .>
  2. Perform the Clear Memory Mode. < Ref. to DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM , OPERATION, Clear Memory Mode.>
  3. Check the freeze frame data and drive the vehicle to reproduce the same conditions. < Ref. to DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM , OPERATION, Freeze Frame Data Display.>
  4. Read the DTC again. < Ref. to DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM , OPERATION, Read Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).>
Is the same DTC detected? (current malfunction) Replace DMCM. < Ref. to appropriate DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE in Continuously Variable Transmission TH58A article.> Problem is present in drive motor inverter.