1) Hyundai made changes to the transmission control systems on their vehicles starting in 2000, eliminating the idle switch and changing to a hall effect vehicle speed sensor in 2003.
2) The transmission control module (TCM) was combined with the engine control module (ECM) into a single powertrain control module (PCM) starting in 2003.
3) Electrical testing of transmission-related trouble codes can now only be done through an OBD-II compatible scan tool, as Hyundai no longer allows manual reading of codes with a voltmeter after 1999 models.
1) Hyundai made changes to the transmission control systems on their vehicles starting in 2000, eliminating the idle switch and changing to a hall effect vehicle speed sensor in 2003.
2) The transmission control module (TCM) was combined with the engine control module (ECM) into a single powertrain control module (PCM) starting in 2003.
3) Electrical testing of transmission-related trouble codes can now only be done through an OBD-II compatible scan tool, as Hyundai no longer allows manual reading of codes with a voltmeter after 1999 models.
1) Hyundai made changes to the transmission control systems on their vehicles starting in 2000, eliminating the idle switch and changing to a hall effect vehicle speed sensor in 2003.
2) The transmission control module (TCM) was combined with the engine control module (ECM) into a single powertrain control module (PCM) starting in 2003.
3) Electrical testing of transmission-related trouble codes can now only be done through an OBD-II compatible scan tool, as Hyundai no longer allows manual reading of codes with a voltmeter after 1999 models.
1) Hyundai made changes to the transmission control systems on their vehicles starting in 2000, eliminating the idle switch and changing to a hall effect vehicle speed sensor in 2003.
2) The transmission control module (TCM) was combined with the engine control module (ECM) into a single powertrain control module (PCM) starting in 2003.
3) Electrical testing of transmission-related trouble codes can now only be done through an OBD-II compatible scan tool, as Hyundai no longer allows manual reading of codes with a voltmeter after 1999 models.
I n the first part of this series we covered a few of the dif- and an ECM (electronic control module). This version fol- ferences between the A4AF3/A4BF2 transaxle that uses lowed suit until 2003, when they combined the two modules 6-solenoids, and the earlier 4-solenoid version used by into a single PCM (powertrain control module). The 2000 Hyundai from 1993 – 1999. The newer version adds two new through 2002 TCM was a modified version of the 4th design solenoids (shift solenoid C and pressure control solenoid B) module, introduced by Mitsubishi in 1994 and used by that improve transaxle performance, but with them came a Hyundai beginning in 1995. few quirks. The six-solenoid version looks identical to the 4-sole- Let’s continue looking at some of the differences you’ll noid version, so be sure you’re buying the right TCM for the face with this newer KM transaxle. To begin with, Hyundai vehicle you’re working on. On top of that, the PCM, which eliminated the idle switch, sometimes referred to as a closed controls both the engine and transmission on 2003-and-later throttle switch. This switch was used so the transaxle would models, looks the same as the 2000 – 2002 ECM used in the only shift down to second gear during a stop. This was referred Accent; the ECM just lacks the transmission control circuitry. to as creep mode. This feature was somewhat problematic when the switch was out of adjustment, causing a clunk during a coast downshift. Hyundai eliminated this problem altogether by shifting 3-1 on the coast downshift (at about 3 MPH). Because of this, there’s no longer a need for the switch. Another change they made with sensors and switches occurred in 2003 with the change to a Hall Effect VSS (figure 1). The earlier VSS was a reed switch mounted in the speed- ometer. Both create a square wave signal, so as far as the computer is concerned nothing changed. The remainder of the sensors and switches used on the 6-solenoid transaxle are the same as the earlier 4-solenoid version and all the other KM series units you’ve come to know and love, so their functions and the tests for them are the same. The KM series transaxles, including the Hyundai variet- Figure 1 ies, have all used a separate TCM (transaxle control module)
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