Diagnostic Test
- CHECK FOR CHARGING SYSTEM DTCS
- With the scan tool, read Powertrain Control Module (PCM) DTCs.
Are any Charging System DTCs set?
Yes
- Repair Charging System DTCs. Refer to BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) - DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDEX .
- Perform the Electronic Shift Module (ESM) VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) VERIFICATION TEST .
No
- Go To 2
- With the scan tool, read Powertrain Control Module (PCM) DTCs.
- CHECK IF VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED WITH 24-VOLT SYSTEM NOTE:
Some Recreational Vehicles (RVs), Buses, and Semi Tractors use 24-volt systems.
- Ask the customer if the vehicle was jump started by a vehicle with a 24-volt charging system.
Was the vehicle jump started by a vehicle with a 24-volt charging system?
Yes
- This is the cause of the DTC. Erase the DTC and return the vehicle to the customer.
- Perform the ESM VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) VERIFICATION TEST .
No
- Go To 3
- Ask the customer if the vehicle was jump started by a vehicle with a 24-volt charging system.
- CHECK INDICATED ESM BATTERY VOLTAGE
- Start the Engine and raise the engine speed to 2, 000 rpm.
- With the scan tool, read the ESM Battery Voltage for 60 seconds.
Does the ESM Battery Voltage read above 16 volts at any time during the test?
Yes
- Go To 4
No
- Perform the TESTING FOR AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION procedure.
Refer to TESTING FOR AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION .
- COMPARE ESM VOLTAGE TO BATTERY VOLTAGE
- Raise the engine speed to 2, 000 rpm.
- With the scan tool, read the ESM Battery Voltage.
- Measure the voltage at the Battery.
- Compare the readings.
Does the measured voltage reading match the scan tool ESM Battery Voltage reading?
Yes
- Repair the Charging System for an over charging condition in accordance with the Service Information.
- Perform the ESM VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) VERIFICATION TEST .
No
- Go To 5
- CHECK RELATED HARNESS CONNECTIONS
- Disconnect all ESM harness connectors.
- Disconnect all related in-line harness connections (if equipped).
- Disconnect the related component harness connectors.
- Inspect harness connectors, component connectors, and all male and female terminals for the following conditions:
- Proper connector installation.
- Damaged connector locks.
- Corrosion.
- Other signs of water intrusion.
- Weather seal damage (if equipped).
- Bent terminals.
- Overheating due to a poor connection (terminal may be discolored due to excessive current draw).
- Terminals that have been pushed back into the connector cavity.
- Perform a terminal drag test on each connector terminal to verify proper terminal tension.
Repair any conditions that are found.
- Reconnect all ESM harness connectors. Be certain that all harness connectors are fully seated and the connector locks are fully engaged.
- Reconnect all in-line harness connectors (if equipped). Be certain that all connectors are fully seated and the connector locks are fully engaged.
- Reconnect all related component harness connectors. Be certain that all connectors are fully seated and the connector locks are fully engaged.
- With the scan tool, erase DTCs.
- Using the recorded Event and Environmental Data, along with the When Monitored and Set Conditions above, operate the vehicle in the conditions that set the DTC.
- With the scan tool, read ESM DTCs and record on the repair order.
Did the DTC return?
Yes
- Replace the ESM in accordance with the Service information. Refer to MODULE, ELECTRONIC SHIFT (ESM), REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
- Perform the ESM VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) VERIFICATION TEST .
No
- Perform the ESM VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (ESM) VERIFICATION TEST .
- Test complete.