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P1554

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
The PCM has the ability to disable cruise control if conditions are detected which would make cruise control operation undesirable. The following conditions may cause cruise control to be inhibited by the PCM:
^ Engine not running long enough for cruise control operation.
^ Transaxle range switch indicates park, neutral, low, or reverse gear selected.
^ Engine speed is too high or too low.
^ Vehicle speed is too high or too low.
^ ABS system is active for longer than 2 seconds.
^ Vehicle acceleration or deceleration rate is too high.

If any of these conditions are present, the PCM will interrupt the ground on the cruise inhibit circuit to request that cruise control be disengaged. If the cruise status signal indicates that cruise control is still engaged while the PCM is inhibiting cruise control operation, DTC P1554 will be set.

CONDITIONS FOR RUNNING THE DTC
The PCM is commanding the cruise control module to inhibit cruise control operation.

CONDITIONS FOR SETTING THE DTC
^ The PCM detects a cruise control engaged signal from the cruise control module, while inhibiting cruise control operation.
^ The above conditions are present for more than 1 second.

ACTION TAKEN WHEN THE DTC SETS
^ The PCM will not illuminate the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL).
^ The PCM will store conditions which were present when the DTC set as Failure Records only. This information will not be stored as Freeze Frame Records.

CONDITIONS FOR CLEARING THE MIL/DTC
^ A History DTC will clear after 40 consecutive warm-up cycles have occurred without a malfunction.
^ The DTC can be cleared by using a scan tool.

DIAGNOSTIC AIDS
Check for the following conditions:
^ A faulty connection at the PCM. Inspect the harness connectors for backed out terminals, improper mating, broken locks, improperly formed or damaged terminals, and faulty terminal to wire connections. Use a corresponding mating terminal to test for proper terminal tension.
^ Inspect the wiring harness for damage. If the harness appears to be OK, observe the Cruise Status display on the scan tool while moving the connectors and wiring harnesses related to the cruise control module. A change in the display will indicate the location of the malfunction.

If DTC P1554 cannot be duplicated, the information included in the Failure Records data can be useful in determining how many ignition cycles have passed since the DTC was last set.

TEST DESCRIPTION

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The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.
8. This vehicle is equipped with a PCM which utilizes an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EEPROM). When the PCM is replaced, the new PCM must be programmed.