P0218-HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION ACTIVATED

For a complete wiring diagram Refer to Section 8W.

Theory of Operation


The DTC is intended as an informational DTC to aid the technician in determining the root cause of a customer dirveability issue. The DTC is also intended to alert the technician to determine if a cooling system malfunction has occurred or if an additional transmission air to oil cooler is needed to support the customers driving behavior.



Possible Causes
HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION ACTIVATED
TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SLIPPING / NOT ACTIVATING
OPERATING VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION IN LIMP-IN MODE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME
EXCESSIVE TIME IDLING IN GEAR

Always perform the Pre-Diagnostic Troubleshooting procedure before proceeding. (Refer to 21 - TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE/AUTOMATIC - 45RFE/545RFE - STANDARD PROCEDURE)



Diagnostic Test

1. HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION

This DTC is an informational DTC designed to aid the Technician in diagnosing shift quality complaints.
This DTC indicates that the transmission has been operating in the "Overheat" shift schedule which may generate a customer complaint.
The customer driving patterns may indicate the need for an additional transmission oil cooler.
Verify proper Engine cooling system operation which would affect proper transmission operation.
Verify proper torque converter clutch operation.
With the scan tool, check the DTC EVENT DATA to help identify the conditions in which the DTC was set.

If there are no possible causes remaining, view repair.

Repair