AI DamageU3001 code: Control Module Improper Shutdown Performance
Code U3001 is named in 3 US owner complaints. Models: 3, model years 2014–2021.
What the code means
Control Module Improper Shutdown Performance. Generic meaning per SAE J2012 (the same for all makes).
How to read U3001: the letter U means network communication between modules; the second digit 3 marks a generic SAE code shared by all makes; the last three characters 001 identify the specific fault.
Lost communication codes (U0xxx) mean one module cannot hear another on the data bus. The cause can be the module itself, its power or ground, or a damaged wiring harness. After a crash this is a typical trace: the impact tears wiring in the rail, fender or rocker and modules drop off the network.
Key figures
- Complaints with this code
- 3
- Models
- 3
- Model years
- 2014–2021
Which models and years
Models whose owners name this code (3). Years link to the model year problems page.
Components named together with the code
Component as the owner filed it (one complaint can list several).
Complaints by model year
What to do if an auction car has this code
- Check wiring harnesses in the impact zone: rail, fender, rocker, pillar.
- Check the battery and grounds: low voltage triggers false lost communication codes.
- Budget a network scan: a missing module may be intact while its wiring is damaged.
What owners report
Excerpts of owner complaints in the original wording. Owner statements not verified by the regulator; personal data removed.
Service center confirmed vehicle no start the next morning. Found several DTC codes including U3001 (Control Module Improper Shutdown) U300A (Ignition switch) U0121 (Lost communication with ABS) U0554 (Invalid Data recieved from Accessory Protocol Interface) and U0415 (Invalid Data Received from ABS) Flowchart…
These are the codes is is throwing. B101D p1eoo P1EAC poafa B3111 U3001 U2401 U2603 U2604 U2605 U2606 U2617 U2618 U2619 U2620 U2621 U2622 U2623 U2624 P1FD1 P1FD2 P1FD3 P1FD4
Intermittent hard fault with dtc P0887 in sobdmc (secondary on board diagnostics model c). Below are a subset of dtc codes: dtc module B10D7:87 bcm B1287:11 bcm P0887:00 sobdm-c P1934:87 bcm P1A10:00 bcm U0140:00 pscm U3001:00 becm U3003:13 pscm U3003:16 becm U3003:16 bcm there is limited coverage by the manufacture…
Related codes
- U3000Control Module
- U0073Control Module Communication Bus A Off
- U0140Lost Communication With Body Control Module
- U3003Battery Voltage
- U0001High Speed CAN Communication Bus
- U0422Invalid Data Received From Body Control Module
- U0002High Speed CAN Communication Bus Performance
- U0146Lost Communication With Serial Data Gateway…
- U0141Lost Communication With Body Control Module A
- U3006Control Module Input Power A Circuit/Open
- U0010Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus
- U0029Vehicle Communication Bus A Performance
Sources: public official US data (owner complaints) and the SAE J2012 standard. Complaints are owner statements not verified by the regulator. A code from a complaint does not replace a scan tool diagnosis. Data updated 2026-11-10.