OBD II port location

[P0300]

Hey all. I just picked up a 2001 Former RCMP/Police Tahoe, and the OBD II port (supposed to be beside the parking brake) is nowhere to be found. Have any of you had this issue with a former police vehicle, and did you find the port at all?

Thanks

 

[BlackBearPerf]

Hey all. I just picked up a 2001 Former RCMP/Police Tahoe, and the OBD II port (supposed to be beside the parking brake) is nowhere to be found. Have any of you had this issue with a former police vehicle, and did you find the port at all?

Thanks

Hello Jimmy,

It should be right above the parking brake pedal.

 

[jeffbco]

Here's a pic:

 

[Kenny D]

Have you looked under the dash, they might have relocated it to get it out of the way for some reason.

 

[P0300]

yeah, I opened it all up that day, and couldn't find it under there at all. I have seen some pics where the OBD port has a blue connector behind it, and there is a blue connector hanging off the harness tucked under the steering column.

I thought it may have been standard practice to relocate the OBD on a police vehicle or something. I am going to have to get ahold of some schematics and figure out how to re-wire the port, or find out if that blue connector would hook up to one.

When I am back in town I will post a pic of the under-dash. And when I figure it all out I will post progress in case someone else has this issue as well.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Perhaps they pulled the OBDII connector to connect the harness to some data logging/speed logging system that's part of the police gear?

 

[P0300]

Yeah, I figured they relocated it to hook it up to a logger or a remote anti-theft disabler or something. All I have to go on is two blue plastic connectors hanging off the harness under the steering shaft. I grabbed a few pics but it was dark and I didn't have a tool to unscrew the plastic panel off under the steering wheel. Ill get better photos on a sunny day with the dash ripped apart. I am just going through the Haynes manual wiring diagrams right now to figure out how to graft a new OBD port on the harness.

 

[2011SSVHOE]

WTF it ought to be illegal to mess with that connector. Just my 2cents worth as usual!!!

 

[sfc_jones]

https://www.gmupfitter.com/pages/technical-bulletins

you will have to search but this and maybe it will tell you everything you need to know.

 

[PG01]

Perhaps they pulled the OBDII connector to connect the harness to some data logging/speed logging system that's part of the police gear?

Something like this......on my work truck they wired an anti-idle device (also controls other things) but anywho, they disconnected the factory port and installed the device in-line then plugged it back in, i bet when your truck was decommissioned and stripped the just pulled whatever out and neglecting to remove/replace factory obd plug and just left harness, minus the obd connector, hanging or tucked up under dash...