DTC P1517 Throttle Actuator Control (TAC) Module Performance

Circuit Description

The Throttle Actuator Control (TAC) Module contains data which is essential for proper TAC System operation. The TAC Module continuously checks the integrity of this data. When the TAC module is unable to write or read data to and from RAM or the TAC module is unable to correctly read data from the flash memory or an internal TAC module processor fault is detected, this DTC sets.

Conditions for Setting the DTC

• DTC P1518 is not set.
• The ignition switch is in the crank or run position.
• The ignition voltage is greater than 5.23 volts.
• The TAC Module determines that an internal data test did not pass.
• All above conditions met for less than 1 second.

Action Taken When the DTC Sets

• The PCM will illuminate the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) when this diagnostic runs and fails.
• The Reduced Engine Power message displays on the drivers information center.
• The PCM records the operating conditions at the time the diagnostic fails. The PCM stores this information in the Freeze Frame and/or Failure Records.
• If no other TAC System DTCs are set, the TAC System will operate in Reduced Engine Power mode. If certain TAC System DTCs are set at the same time, the TAC System either defaults to a more tightly restricted mode of operation if the TAC determines that limited safe operation is possible, or the TAC commands the engine to shut down.

Conditions for Clearing the MIL/DTC

• The PCM turns the MIL OFF after three consecutive drive trips that the diagnostic runs and does not fail.
• A last test failed (Current DTC) will clear when the diagnostic runs and does not fail.
• A History DTC clears after forty consecutive warm-up cycles, if this or any other emission related diagnostic does not report any failures.
• The PCM battery voltage is interrupted.

• Important

  The clear DTC info function may have to be performed twice in order to clear a Throttle Actuator Control System DTC.

  Clear the MIL/DTC information using a scan tool.

Diagnostic Aids

• For an intermittent, refer to Symptoms .
• If a repair is completed and the DTC was cleared using a scan tool on the same ignition cycle, the default action will not clear until an ignition cycle has occurred.
• When the TAC module detects a problem within the TAC System, more than one TAC System related DTC may set. This is due to the many redundant tests run continuously on this system. Locating and repairing one individual problem may correct more than one DTC. Keep this in mind when reviewing captured DTC info.

Test Description

The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.

DTC P1517 - Throttle Actuator Control (TAC) Module Processor