Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates

Bulletin number

08-091-21

Component

Electrical system

Summary

Flash: Hybrid Control Processor (HCP) and Auxiliary Hybrid Control Processor (AHCP) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the HCP and AHCP or also known as Power Inverter Module (PIM) with the latest available software. Technicians and/or customers may report the vehicle will not pass a state smog check due to permanent fault codes which will not clear. As a result, the vehicles are not eligible to be registered in certain states. Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) have been set: P0513 - Invalid Skim Key. U151A-87 - Hybrid Control Processor Secret Code-Missing Message. Customers may also experience the following symptom/conditions:Vehicle does not start when pushing ignition switch with DTC P0513 and U151-A87 (stored or active). Scheduled charging start/end does not align with displayed time (ex: 12:05pm end time on radio, but charging ends at 12:06pm). Scheduled charging does not start following a power outage. Scheduled Cabin Conditioning (SCC) feature will not function properly if they schedule the departure time in between 50 mins to 480 mins at extreme cold ambient temps (below -24°c (-11°f)). ?Charge Now? soft button does not always work. The vehicle will get a rough engine spin-down, and then ?Service Charging System? warning and shutdown if the vehicle is quickly re-cranked after the initial key crank. Unable to pass a smog check for certain states that require no DTCs present (stored or active). Vehicle shutdown (MIL set) if the acceleration pedal is 100% on ice. Vehicle may not have a successful 2nd remote start if customer happens to request it immediately after 1st remote start without letting the vehicle sleep while at low High Voltage (HV) battery State of Charge (SOC). Vehicle may not achieve propulsion through a cold key crank if the HV battery was not conditioned using thermal periodic wakeup featur

Owners of these vehicles have filed 156 complaints in the electrical category.