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2001 Buick LeSabre Limited Questions & Answers
New sterio now car dont start
Definitively there are some wires hook backwards with the connections. You would need to check very careful te wiring on your cars connectors. However, the installing of a new stereo shouldn't give you all that trouble. I have install a lot of stereos on cars and this is new to me. No't despair, it could all be but a wrong connection.
Codes 1826, 1825 and 1819. Car wont start. Do we need to remove trans to reset? Trans was used.
DTC P1819
Internal Mode Switch-No Start/Wrong Range
DTC P1825
Internal Mode Switch - Invalid Range
DTC P1826
Internal Mode Switch C Circuit High Voltage
The transmission internal mode switch (IMS) is a sliding contact switch attached to the selector detent inside the transmission side cover. The four inputs to the PCM indicate the position of the transmission range selector. The input voltage level at the PCM is high (B+) when the IMS is open and low when the switch is closed to ground. The four input parameters represented are Signals A, B, C and P (Parity). Refer to Transmission Internal Mode Switch Logic
Install a Scan Tool . A professional scan tool !
Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
Important: Before clearing the DTC, use the Scan Tool in order to record the Freeze Frame and Failure Records. Using the Clear Info function erases the Freeze Frame and Failure Records from the PCM.
Record the DTC Freeze Frame and Failure Records.
Clear the DTC.
Select IMS on the Scan Tool .
Place the gear select lever in PARK range, then move to NEUTRAL range.
Does each range selected match the Scan Tool IMS display?
.Replace the lever assembly-manual shaft detent with internal mode switch.
Refer to Transmission Overhaul in the 4T65-E Section of the Transmission Unit Repair Manual.
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