DTC Buick B396A-01 Short Explanation
Channel: Maxidot Mazda
Date: 20/06/2020

The video focuses on the basic Buick specific diagnostic error code.
Contents:
0:21 Basic DTC analysis according to OBD2 protocol standard.
1:48 Insight into programming
- an explanation of what a bit is and how a byte is formed
- decoding the Error Code to the base programming
2:58 A diagnostically understandable description of the Diagnostic Trouble Code
3:05 Basic error definition
- Possible causes or errors of the car and its parts describing the mentioned error

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Make:
Buick
Code:
B396A 01
Definition:
Lost Communication with Power Steering Control Module
Description:
When either of the following is detected: 1. With the IG1 terminal voltage 10 V or more,data from the EPS ECU cannot be received for 1 second or more.2. With the IG1 terminal voltage 10 V or more,the following occurs 10 times in succession within 60 seconds. The condition that data from the EPS ECU cannot be received occurs once or more within 5 seconds.
Cause:
 CAN communication system Power steering (EPS) ECU Skid control ECU
Failure Type:
General Electrical Failure
This sub type is used for General Electrical Failures that cannot be assigned to a specific sub type (Category information and no Sub Type information, e.g. DTC (803901): B0039-01 Second Row Right Frontal Stage 1 Deployment Control - General Electrical Failure)