P0617

DTC P0617 Starter Relay Circuit High

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION

DTC Detection Condition:

While the engine is being cranked, the battery voltage is applied to terminal STA of the ECM.

MONITOR DESCRIPTION

Monitor Strategy:

Typical Enabling Conditions:

Typical Malfunction Thresholds:

If the ECM detects the starter control (STA) signal while the vehicle is driven, it concludes that there is a fault in the starter control circuit. The ECM illuminates the MIL and sets the DTC.

Wiring Diagram:

INSPECTION PROCEDURE

HINT: Read freeze frame data using the hand-held tester or the OBD II scan tool. Freeze frame data record the engine condition when malfunctions are detected. When troubleshooting, freeze frame data can help determine if the vehicle was moving or stationary, if the engine was warmed up or not, if the air-fuel ratio was lean or rich, and other data from the time the malfunction occurred.

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Hand-held tester:

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OBD II scan tool (excluding the hand-held tester):

CHECK FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS

HINT:

Hand-held tester only:
Inspect the vehicle's ECM using check mode. Intermittent problems are easier to detect with the hand-held tester when the ECM is in check mode. In check mode, the ECM uses 1trip detection logic, which is more sensitive to malfunctions than normal mode (default) that uses 2trip detection logic.

a. Clear DTCs.
b. Switch the ECM from normal mode to check mode using a hand-held tester.
c. Perform a simulation test.
d. Check and wiggle the harness(es), the connector(s) and terminal(s).