Circuit Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Battery positive voltage is supplied to the coolfan 1 relay from the coolfan 1 fuse. The powertrain control module (PCM) controls the coolfan 1 relay by grounding the low speed coolfan relay control circuit through an internal solid state device called a driver. The primary function of the driver is to supply the ground for the component being controlled. Each driver has a fault line which is monitored by the PCM. When the PCM is commanding a component on, the voltage potential of the control circuit should be low, near 0 volts. When the PCM is commanding the control circuit to a component off, the voltage potential of the circuit should be high, near battery voltage. If the fault detection circuit senses a voltage other than what is expected, the DTC will set.

The PCM will monitor the control circuit for the following:

A short to ground
A short to voltage
An open circuit
An open relay coil
An internally shorted or excessively low resistance relay coil.

When the PCM detects any of the above conditions, the DTC will set and the affected driver will be disabled.