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Self-Diagnostic System: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am and 1999 Oldsmobile Alero. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Instrument panel cluster may set Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) under certain conditions. These DTCs may be retrieved using a scan tool. Other conditions which may set a DTC is a loss of serial data communication with one or more modules on UART data line. See INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) DTC DEFINITIONS  table. These DTCs may be caused by an open or short in UART serial data line. See appropriate DTC diagnostic procedure.

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) DTC DEFINITIONS

DTC Description
B1000  IPC Malfunction
B1365 
Ignition 0 Fault
B1487  Generator L-Term Low W/Engine Running
B1488  Generator L-Term High
B1492  Generator F-Term Low
B1493  Generator F-Term High