P1112

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
The Intake Air Temperature (IAT) sensor is a thermistor which measures the temperature of the air entering the engine. The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) applies 5 volts through a pull-up resistor to the IAT sensor. When the intake air is cold, the sensor resistance is high and the PCM will monitor a high signal voltage on the IAT signal circuit. If the intake air is warm, the sensor resistance is lower causing the PCM to monitor a lower voltage. DTC P1112 will set when the PCM detects an intermittently low signal voltage on the intake air temperature sensor signal circuit.

CONDITIONS FOR RUNNING THE DTC
^ DTCs P0502 and P0503 are not set.
^ The engine has been running for over 10 seconds.
^ The vehicle speed is more than 40 km/h (25 mph).
^ The above conditions are present for at least 5 seconds.

CONDITIONS FOR SETTING THE DTC
IAT signal voltage intermittently indicates an intake air temperature more than 135°C (275°F).

ACTION TAKEN WHEN THE DTC SETS
^ The MIL does not turn ON.
^ A DTC is stored in memory under history DTC.
^ The Failure Records are stored.
^ The Failure Records are updated after the first failure of each ignition cycle.
^ Some type C DTCs may also cause an auxiliary service lamp to be illuminated, and/or display a message to the vehicle operator.

CONDITIONS FOR CLEARING THE MIL/DTC
^ The history DTC will clear if the fault conditions have not been detected for 40 warm-up cycles.
^ A scan tool can be used to clear DTC information.

DIAGNOSTIC AIDS
^ Check for the following conditions:
- Poor connection at the PCM-Inspect harness connectors for backed out terminals, improper mating, broken locks, improperly formed or damaged terminals, and poor terminal to wire connection.
- Damaged harness-Inspect the wiring harness for damage. If the harness appears to be OK, observe the IAT display on the scan tool while moving connectors and wiring harnesses related to the IAT sensor. A change in the IAT display will indicate the location of the malfunction.
- Skewed or mis-scaled IAT sensor. Refer to Temperature vs Resistance.
^ Reviewing the Failure Records vehicle mileage since the diagnostic test last failed may help determine how often the condition that caused the DTC to be set occurs. This may assist in diagnosing the condition.

TEST DESCRIPTION

Steps 1-5:

The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.
2. Verifies that the malfunction is present.
3. If DTC P1112 can be repeated only by duplicating the Failure Records conditions, refer to Temperature vs Resistance. The table may be used to test the IAT sensor at various temperatures to evaluate the possibility of a shifted sensor that may be shorted above or below a certain temperature. If this is the case, replace the IAT sensor.