Symptoms:
- Insufficient turbocharger pressure
- Reduced engine performance
- Check engine light will come on
Causes:
- Damaged, corroded, loose or shorted electrical components, such as wiring or connectors
- Open or shorted exhaust back pressure valve
- Poor connection in the exhaust back pressure valve circuit
- Faulty PCM in some rare cases
Possible Solutions:
- Verify the code with an OBD-II Scanner or an exhaust back pressure step test
- Perform a visual inspection of the electrical components in the exhaust back system and repair any that are loose, corroded, faulty, open or shorted
- After each repair, perform a road test to ensure that the repair addressed the proper cause
- Replace or repair a faulty exhaust back pressure valve