GM Fault Code
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Random ECM Reset / Delayed Sleep
System
Electrical / Engine
Symptom
Random ECM Reset / Delayed Sleep
Diagnosis & fix steps
LOGIC: ECM / PCM Power Relay De-Energized Performance - Too Early.
ACTION: Test main ECM power relay socket terminals for corrosion. Measure voltage drop across relay contacts under load, and verify battery permanent unswitched 12V supply line integrity.
Red Seal field insights
Memory Retention: The PCM expects continuous unswitched battery power to safely execute its key-off shutdown sequence (writing KAM parameters to EEPROM).
Same code keeps coming back?
That's a program problem, not a part problem. Book a 30-minute uptime review with Grant, a Red Seal Heavy Duty Technician.
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