2Zr-Fe Engine Control. Dtc P2121 Throttle / Pedal Position Sensor / Switch D Circuit Range / Performance

DTC No.	DTC Detection Condition	Trouble Area
P2121	Either of following conditions 1 or 2 met for 0.5 seconds (1 trip detection logic): 1. Difference between VPA and VPA2 is less than 0.4 V, or more than 1.2 V. (learned value of accelerator off position) 2. Difference between VPA and VPA2 is greater than or equal to the specified value.	Accelerator pedal position sensor ECM

MONITOR DESCRIPTION

The accelerator pedal position sensor is mounted on the accelerator pedal bracket. The accelerator pedal position sensor has 2 sensor elements and 2 signal outputs: VPA and VPA2. VPA is used to detect the actual accelerator pedal angle (used for engine control) and VPA2 is used to detect malfunctions in VPA. When the difference between the output voltages of VPA and VPA2 deviates from the standard, the ECM determines that the accelerator pedal position sensor is malfunctioning. The ECM turns on the MIL and the DTC is set.

MONITOR STRATEGY

Related DTCs	P2121: Accelerator pedal position sensor rationality
Required Sensors/Components (Main)	Accelerator pedal position sensor
Required Sensors/Components (Related)	-
Frequency of Operation	Continuous
Duration	-: Case 1 0.5 seconds: Case 2
MIL Operation	Immediate
Sequence of Operation	None

TYPICAL ENABLING CONDITIONS

All (Case 1 and Case 2)
Monitor runs whenever following DTCs not stored	None
Either of following conditions met:	1 or 2
1. Ignition switch	ON
2. Throttle actuator power	ON
Accelerator pedal position sensor circuit fail (P2120, P2122, P2123, P2125, P2127, P2128, P2138)	Not detected

Case 2
VPA2 voltage	Less than 4.84 V
Either of following conditions met:	a or b
a) VPA voltage - Learned VPA accelerator off position voltage	0.04 V or higher
b) VPA2 voltage - Learned VPA2 accelerator off position voltage	0.04 V or higher

TYPICAL MALFUNCTION THRESHOLDS

Case 1
Difference between VPA voltage and VPA2 voltage (learned value of accelerator off position)	Less than 0.4 V, or higher than 1.2 V

Case 2
\|(VPA voltage - Learned VPA accelerator off position voltage) - (VPA2 voltage - Learned VPA2 accelerator off position voltage)\|	0.165 V or higher (varies with accelerator position)

CONFIRMATION DRIVING PATTERN

Corolla. Zre142 Aze141.2Zr-Fe Engine Control.Sfi System.
Dtc
P2121 Throttle / Pedal Position Sensor / Switch D Circuit Range / Performance

Connect the Techstream to the DLC3.
Turn the ignition switch to ON and turn the Techstream on.
Clear the DTCs (even if no DTCs are stored, perform the clear DTC procedure).
Turn the ignition switch off and wait for at least 30 seconds.
Turn the ignition switch to ON and turn the Techstream on [A].
Wait for 5 seconds after turning the ignition switch to ON.
Operate the accelerator pedal in accordance with the following procedure [B].

Enter the following menus: Powertrain / Engine and ECT / Data List / Gas Throttle / Accel Sens. No. 1 Volt %, and Accel Sens. No. 2 Volt %.
Slowly depress the accelerator pedal until Accel Sens. No. 1 Volt % is approximately 30% and Accel Sens. No. 2 Volt % is approximately 46%, then slowly release the accelerator pedal.

Enter the following menus: Powertrain / Engine and ECT / Trouble Codes [C].
Read the pending DTCs.
HINT:
1. If a pending DTC is output, the system is malfunctioning.
2. If a pending DTC is not output, perform the following procedure.
Enter the following menus: Powertrain / Engine and ECT / Utility / All Readiness.
Input the DTC: P2121.

Check the DTC judgment result.

Techstream Display	Description
NORMAL	DTC judgment completed System normal
ABNORMAL	DTC judgment completed System abnormal
INCOMPLETE	DTC judgment not completed Perform driving pattern after confirming DTC enabling conditions
N/A	Unable to perform DTC judgment Number of DTCs which do not fulfill DTC preconditions has reached ECU memory limit

HINT:

If the judgment result shows NORMAL, the system is normal.
If the judgment result shows ABNORMAL, the system has a malfunction.
If the judgment result shows INCOMPLETE or N/A, perform steps [B] and [C] again.

If no pending DTC is output, perform a universal trip and check for permanent DTCs (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000000PDK0ZAX.html).
HINT:
1. If a permanent DTC is output, the system is malfunctioning.
2. If no permanent DTC is output, the system is normal.

FAIL-SAFE

The accelerator pedal position sensor has two (main and sub) sensor circuits. If a malfunction occurs in either of the sensor circuits, the ECM detects the abnormal signal voltage difference between the two sensor circuits and switches to limp mode. In limp mode, the functioning circuit is used to calculate the accelerator pedal opening angle to allow the vehicle to continue driving. If both circuits malfunction, the ECM regards the opening angle of the accelerator pedal as being fully closed. In this case, the throttle valve remains closed as if the engine is idling.
If a pass condition is detected and then the ignition switch is turned off, the fail-safe operation stops and the system returns to a normal condition.

WIRING DIAGRAM

Refer to DTC P2120 (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000000PFY0PQX_08.html).

INSPECTION PROCEDURE

HINT:

Read freeze frame data using the Techstream. The ECM records vehicle and driving condition information as freeze frame data the moment a DTC is stored. When troubleshooting, freeze frame data can be helpful in determining whether the vehicle was running or stopped, whether the engine was warmed up or not, whether the air fuel ratio was lean or rich, as well as other data recorded at the time of a malfunction.

1.CHECK ANY OTHER DTCS OUTPUT (IN ADDITION TO DTC P2121)

Connect the Techstream to the DLC3.

Turn the ignition switch to ON.

Turn the Techstream on.

Enter the following menus: Powertrain / Engine and ECT / Trouble Codes.

Read the DTCs.

Result:

Result
Proceed to
DTC P2121 is output
A
DTC P2121 and other DTCs are output
B
HINT:
If any DTCs other than P2121 are output, troubleshoot those DTCs first.

GO TO DTC CHART (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000000PDF0G8X.html)

A

2.READ VALUE USING TECHSTREAM (ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR)

Connect the Techstream to the DLC3.

Turn the ignition switch to ON.

Turn the Techstream on.

Enter the following menus: Powertrain / Engine and ECT / Data List / Accel Sensor Out No.1 and Accel Sensor Out No.2.

Read the value displayed on the Techstream.
Standard Voltage:
Accelerator Pedal Operation
Accel Sensor Out No. 1
Accel Sensor Out No. 2
Fully Released
0.5 to 1.1 V
1.2 to 2.0 V
Fully Depressed
2.6 to 4.5 V
3.4 to 4.75 V

Go to step 3

CHECK FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000000PDQ0VMX.html)

3.REPLACE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD ASSEMBLY

Replace the accelerator pedal rod assembly (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000002WT903GX.html).

NEXT

4.CHECK WHETHER DTC OUTPUT RECURS (ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DTCS)

Connect the Techstream to the DLC3.

Turn the ignition switch to ON.

Turn the Techstream on.

Clear DTCs (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000000PDK0ZAX.html).

Turn the ignition switch off and wait for at least 30 seconds.

Turn the ignition switch to ON.

Turn the Techstream on.

Drive the vehicle in accordance with the driving pattern described in Confirmation Driving Pattern.

Enter the following menus: Powertrain / Engine and ECT / Trouble Codes.

Read the DTCs.

Result:

Result
Proceed to
DTC P2121 is output
A
DTC is not output
B

END

REPLACE ECM (COROLLA_ZRE142 RM000001CN0030X.html)

Result	Proceed to
DTC P2121 is output	A
DTC P2121 and other DTCs are output	B

Accelerator Pedal Operation	Accel Sensor Out No. 1	Accel Sensor Out No. 2
Fully Released	0.5 to 1.1 V	1.2 to 2.0 V
Fully Depressed	2.6 to 4.5 V	3.4 to 4.75 V