Codes are only set if the fault is in a monitored system. There are many things on vehicles that are not monitored and won't set a code. That is what makes things like this hard to trace, they don't act up all the time. That is when you start looking for what it does and any common things that trigger it, something like, it only does it when it's cold and you are turning left and hit a bump, or it normally does it within 20 minutes of a cold start and after I go downhill. Things like that can help point the way. It might be possible to catch the glitch with a scan tool but as it sounds very random you would need to drive with it running all the time and then hope that the scan tools update rate is fast enough to capture it.
The problem is that unless you can find a common thread just finding the problem may take a long time as it could be just about anything. However there are things that are not likely to cause it because of the way the vehicle operates and is wired, Injectors fall into this category because of how they operate, it would take a control signal problem to cause them to drop out, not the injectors themselves. Same with the ignition coils.
What I might suggest would be to go and try the wiggle test on every wiring harness and connector under the hood and see if anything there cause a stumble. Then think about when you remember this issue starting, was it after an oil change, or there was a tune up or anything like that.
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Thursday, February 18th, 2021 AT 7:46 AM