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Pinpoint Test S : An Individual Button/Feature Is Inoperative From The RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) Transmitter

  1. S1 CHECK THE KEY-IN-IGNITION WARNING CHIME OPERATION

    • NOTE: Make sure the key is removed from the ignition lock cylinder.

      Open the driver door.

    Do the key-in-ignition warning chime sound? 

    Yes  REFER to: Instrumentation, Message Center and Warning Chimes
    No  GO to  S2
  2. S2 VERIFY THE DOOR LOCK OPERATION

    • Press the lock and unlock button on the door lock control switch while observing the door lock operation.

    Do the door locks operate? 

    Yes  GO to  S3
    No  IDENTIFY the correct symptom and DIAGNOSE the power door locks. REFER to Symptom Chart: Handles, Locks, Latches and Entry Systems - Electrical 
  3. S3 VERIFY THE HORN OPERATION USING THE HORN OUTPUT (HORN) PID (PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION)

    • Ignition ON.
    • Using a diagnostic scan tool, view the BCM Parameter Identifications (PIDs).
    • Using a diagnostic scan tool, select the BCM PID HORN and active command the horn on and then off.

    Does the horn sound when commanded on? 

    Yes  GO to  S4
    No  REFER to: Horn
  4. S4 VERIFY THE HAZARD LAMP OPERATION

    • Activate the hazard lamp function.

    Do all of the turn lamps operate correctly? 

    Yes  GO to  S5
    No  REFER to: Turn Signal and Hazard Lamps
  5. S5 VERIFY THE LIFTGATE/LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT LID RELEASE OPERATION

    • Unlock the doors using a door lock control switch.
    • Press the liftgate/luggage compartment lid release button.

    Does the liftgate/luggage compartment lid latch release? 

    Yes  REPLACE the suspect RKE transmitter. If the suspect RKE transmitter is an IKT, ERASE and PROGRAM the keys. REFER to: Erase All Keys and Key Programming If the suspect RKE transmitter is a key fob, PROGRAM the RKE transmitter. REFER to: Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Transmitter Programming 
    No  GO to Pinpoint Test N