MechanicDB
Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 18 SAE Codes

IMRC Stuck Mechanical

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P2004 (Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open Bank 1) is set when the intake manifold runner or tuning valve fails to reach its commanded position and the ECM's plausibility check for that bank times out. On most V-engines the flap shafts run through the manifold casting and accumulate baked-on carbon and oil residue carried in from the PCV system, which glues the shaft in place long before the actuator motor itself fails. A seized linkage pivot, a broken return spring, or a cracked plastic flap are the next most frequent physical culprits.

These 18 diagnostic trouble codes share one detection mechanism and one repair path, which is why MechanicDB groups them into a single authored fault family rather than repeating the same explanation 18 times.

Codes in this family (18)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
P2004Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open Bank 14 ranked fixes
P2005Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open Bank 24 ranked fixes
P2006Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Closed Bank 14 ranked fixes
P2007Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Closed Bank 24 ranked fixes
P200AIntake Manifold Runner Performance Bank 14 ranked fixes
P200BIntake Manifold Runner Performance Bank 24 ranked fixes
P206EIntake Manifold Tuning (IMT) Valve Stuck Open Bank 24 ranked fixes
P206FIntake Manifold Tuning (IMT) Valve Stuck Closed Bank 24 ranked fixes
P2070Intake Manifold Tuning (IMT) Valve Stuck Open Bank 14 ranked fixes
P2071Intake Manifold Tuning (IMT) Valve Stuck Closed Bank 14 ranked fixes
P20F8Intake Manifold Runner Control Circuit Performance Bank 14 ranked fixes
P20F9Intake Manifold Runner Control Circuit Performance Bank 24 ranked fixes
P2AB3Cold Start Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open Bank 14 ranked fixes
P2AB4Cold Start Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Open Bank 24 ranked fixes
P2AB5Cold Start Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Closed Bank 14 ranked fixes
P2AB6Cold Start Intake Manifold Runner Control Stuck Closed Bank 24 ranked fixes
P2D2DCold Start Intake Manifold Runner Performance Bank 14 ranked fixes
P2D2ECold Start Intake Manifold Runner Performance Bank 24 ranked fixes

What this page does not show

This page publishes the fault mechanism and the code index. The licensed dataset adds, for every one of the 15,886 codes, the full authored repair set (56,729 procedures in total) with the fields deliberately withheld here: