Hard Failures

WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 6 other vehicles, including the 1999 Isuzu Oasis, 1998 Isuzu Oasis, 1998 Honda Prelude, 1998 Honda Odyssey, and 1998 Honda Civic. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

To prevent a false DTC from being stored in PCM memory, a malfunction must be detected during 2 consecutive drive cycles. This applies to HO2S sensors, fuel metering-related components, idle control system, ECT sensor, EGR system, Three-Way Catalytic Converter (TWC) system, EVAP control system and other self-diagnostic functions. The first occurrence of a detected malfunction is stored in PCM memory. If the same malfunction is detected again after the ignition switch is turned off and then back on, a hard failure DTC is stored and the MIL is turned on. Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) will remain on until detected malfunction is repaired. Malfunction can be determined by retrieving DTCs. See DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE IDENTIFICATION . See RETRIEVING CODES .