How To Proceed With Troubleshooting
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Lexus ES 330. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- VEHICLE BROUGHT TO WORK SHOP
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- CUSTOMER PROBLEM ANALYSIS (SEE PRE-CHECK
)
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- CHECK AND CLEAR DTC (SEE PRE-CHECK
)
- DTC DOES NOT OUTPUT (PROCEED TO "BODY MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM")
- DTC OUTPUTS (GO TO STEP 4)
- PROBLEM SYMPTOM CONFIRMATION
- SYMPTOM DOES NOT OCCUR (GO TO STEP 5)
- SYMPTOM OCCURS (GO TO STEP 6 )
- SYMPTOM SIMULATION (SEE SYMPTOM SIMULATION )
- BASIC INSPECTION
- Check the battery voltage.
Standard: 11 to 14 V
- Check the battery voltage.
- DTC CHECK (SEE PRE-CHECK
)
- Check for cruise control system DTC output.
- TROUBLE CODE (GO TO STEP 8)
- NORMAL CODE (GO TO STEP 9 )
- Check for cruise control system DTC output.
- DTC CHART (SEE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART
)
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE (SEE PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE
)
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- CIRCUIT INSPECTION (SEE CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
- CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
)
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- TERMINAL OF ECM (SEE TERMINALS OF ECM
)
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- REPAIR OR REPLACE
- GO TO NEXT STEP
- CONFIRMATION TEST
END
HINT:
The hand-held tester can be used at the following diagnostic steps; 3, 7, 10 and 14.