2013 Chevy Volt HPCM2 Programming with VXDIAG VCX NANO GM

Have a 2013 Chevy Volt in Reduced Propulsion Power state with P1E00 and P0AFA codes. These codes can not be cleared through an OBD2 reader (or even GDS2) but require dealer level reprogramming of the HPCM2 module.

Setting up the VXDIAG VCX Nano GM GDS2 on a Windows 10 Pro laptop wasn’t bad but not straight forward either. The VXDIAG program on the USB stick that’s included was corrupted. Downloaded the latest version from the vxdiagshop.com website and successfully installed GDS2. GDS2 allowed me to see the problem that one of the 96 battery cells was lower than the others (hence the P0AFA code).

To fix the P0AFA problem requires running SDS2 (a subscription from ACDelcoTDS.com is available for $40 for 24 months for one VIN). To run SPS2 requires installing ACDelco’s TechLine Connect (TLC). TLC is a monster (comes with the subscription). Make sure you have Windows 10 Pro and at least 8GB. TLC is the way dealers run GDS2, TECH2Win and SPS2. After two weeks of crashes inside TLC trying to run SPS2 I was finally able to reprogram the HPCM2 and bring my Volt back to life.

Here is the HPCM2 programming reference

Chevy Volt HPCM 2 Reprogramming with VXDIAG VCX NANO SPS

Bottom line it was a challenge getting things setup but the VCX Nano worked at a fraction of the cost. You could buy an official Bosch EL-52100-AM (GmToolsAndEquipment.com) for $790 but you’ll have to buy a subscription from AcDelco to run GDS2 or TECHWin. You’ll also still need a decent laptop.

I’ve been through this Reduced Propulsion Power issue before while under warranty. It took four times being towed into the dealer for them to finally decide it was a bad battery module which they replaced. Now the Volt is out of warranty and I’m on my own with dealing with this issue. I’ll probably be using VCX Nano often and so I had incentive to overcome the installation issues and get it to work.

VXDIAG Subaru Run Time Error 76 Solution

Here comes the working solution to VXDIAG VCX SE Subaru or VCX Plus Subaru will not install, ‘Run time error 76, path not found’ problem.

Solution:

Download Subaru SSM3 software here to replace the original file and install it.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/3bej0givx9fx6hh/Subaru_SSM3.7z/file

How to Solve VXDIAG Ford IDS Cannot Change Other Language?

Problem:

I want to change vxdiag vcx nano Ford IDS V124.01 software to German, but i cannot find the German language. Only English and Chinese language are available. Any idea?

VXDIAGSHOP Solution:

Change computer system language to German and change time zone in Germany. Same operation for other languages.

If it is not working, reinstall IDS software, change system language/time and try again.

It should work no problem.

How to change IDS language?

Press the icon on the right, then press IDS software icon

Select the language you desired and save setting.

Multi-language: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese

VXDIAG VAG Unable to Determine Hardware ID Solution

Problem:

I had a problem running VW ODIS 9.1.0 software from vxdiag vcx se full 2TB HDD.

It says unable to determine the hardware id for the computer when I start ODIS from vx manager.

Solution:

Don’t start ODIS software from vx manager.

Start ODIS (VW 9.01) from the desktop shortcut.