Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Inoperative
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Inoperative
| Step | Action | Yes | No |
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| Schematic Reference: Headlights/Daytime Running Lights (DRL) Schematics | |||
| 1 | Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle? | Go to Step 2 | Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle |
| 2 |
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Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections | Go to Step 3 |
| 3 |
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Go to Step 4 | Go to Step 5 |
| 4 | Connect a 15-amp fused jumper wire between the ground circuit of the DRL relay at the DRL resistor connector and the ground circuit at the DRL resistor connector. Are the headlamps illuminated? |
Go to Step 7 | Go to Step 8 |
| 5 | Test the ground circuit of the DRL relay for an open or high resistance. Refer to Circuit Testing
and Wiring Repairs
. Did you find and correct the condition? |
Go to Step 11 | Go to Step 6 |
| 6 | Inspect for poor connections at the DRL relay. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections
and Connector Repairs
. Did you find and correct the condition? |
Go to Step 11 | Go to Step 9 |
| 7 | Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the DRL resistor. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections
and Connector Repairs
. Did you find and correct the condition? |
Go to Step 11 | Go to Step 10 |
| 8 | Repair an open or high resistance in the ground circuit of the DRL resistor. Refer to Circuit Testing
and Wiring Repairs
. Did you complete the repair? |
Go to Step 11 | - |
| 9 | Replace the DRL relay. Refer to Relay Replacement (Attached to Wire Harness)
or Relay Replacement (Within an Electrical Center)
. Did you complete the replacement? |
Go to Step 11 | - |
| 10 | Replace the DRL resistor. Did you complete the replacement? |
Go to Step 11 | - |
| 11 | Operate the system in order to verify the repair. Did you correct the condition? |
System OK | Go to Step 2 |