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Pinpoint Test C: U0140:00 - HVAC (Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning) Control Module

  1. C1 CHECK THE COMMUNICATION NETWORK 
    • Ignition ON.
    • Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform the network test.

    Does the BCM pass the network test? 

  2. C2 CHECK THE HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING) CONTROL MODULE CONTINUOUS MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (CMDTCS) 
    • Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform the HVAC  control module self-test.
    • Retrieve and record all HVAC  control module Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs).
    • Clear the Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs).
    • Ignition OFF.
    • Ignition ON.
    • Wait 10 seconds.
    • Repeat the HVAC  control module self-test.
    • Retrieve and record all HVAC  control module Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs).

    Is DTC U0140:00 retrieved again? 

    • Yes  : If DTC  U3006:16 or U3006:17 is also retrieved, GO to PINPOINT TEST S 

      If DTC  U3006:16 or U3006:17 is not retrieved, GO to C3 

    • No  : The system is operating correctly at this time. The DTC  may have been set due to high network traffic or an intermittent fault condition.
  3. C3 RETRIEVE ANY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) FROM THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) SELF-TEST 
    • Using a diagnostic scan tool, perform the BCM  self-test.
    • Check for retrieved Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) from the BCM  self-test.

    Is DTC U3003:16 or U3003:17 retrieved? 

  4. C4 CHECK FOR DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE) U0140:00 SET IN OTHER MODULES 
    • Clear all Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs).
    • Ignition OFF.
    • Wait 10 seconds.
    • Ignition ON.
    • Using a diagnostic scan tool, retrieve all Continuous Memory Diagnostic Trouble Codes (CMDTCs).

    Is DTC U0140:00 set in any other modules?