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Electrical - No Start Or No Crank With BCM Code 334

Group Ref.: Chassis/Body Electrical

Bulletin No.: 318113

Date: November, 1993

SUBJECT:
CRANK (OR NO CRANK), NO START AND/OR BCM CODE 334 (REPAIR FUSIBLE LINK SPLICE)

MODELS:
1986-93 BUICK RIVIERAS
1986-91 CADILLAC ELDORADOS
1986-91 CADILLAC SEVILLES
1986-92 OLDSMOBILE TORONADOS

Condition:





Some owners of 1986-1989 Cadillac Eldorados and Sevilles, and 1986-1993 Buick Rivieras and 1986-1992 Oldsmobile Toronados may experience a condition of a crank but no start and possibly a BCM code 334 set; or some 1990-1991 Eldorados, Sevilles, and 1986-1993 Rivieras or 1986-1992 Toronados may experience a no crank and no start condition and possibly a BCM code 334 set. This condition may be caused by a corroded splice on circuit 480 at fusible link B (Cadillac) or fusible link J (Riviera and Toronado), located at the ISO power junction block. Refer to Figure 1.

Cause:

Circuit 480 and fusible link B or J is the "HOT AT ALL TIMES" feed to the ECM on all model years. In 1990, circuit 480 and fusible link B or J also became the "HOT AT ALL TIMES" feed to the PASSKey module. This is the reason for the addition of the no crank condition to the 1990-1993 model years.

Correction:

To repair this condition repair fusible link splice as outlined in Section 8A-5 of the Service Information Manual.

For vehicles repaired under warranty use:

Labor Operation: N6270

Labor Time: Use published Labor Operation time