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Diagnostic Test

  1. CHECK THE DOOR DRIVER CIRCUITS FOR A SHORT TO VOLTAGE 
    Fig 1: Checking Door Driver Circuits For A Short To Voltage
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    1. Turn the ignition off.
    2. Disconnect the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.
    3. Turn the ignition on.
    4. Measure the voltage of the (C266) Mode Door Driver circuit, the (C66) Mode Door Common Driver circuit, the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit, and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the voltage above 0.2 volts on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  2
  2. CHECK THE DOOR DRIVER CIRCUITS FOR A SHORT TO GROUND 
    Fig 2: Checking Door Driver Circuits For A Short To Ground
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    1. Turn the ignition off.
    2. Measure the resistance of the (C266) Mode Door Driver circuit, the (C66) Mode Door Common Driver circuit, the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit, and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit between ground and the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  3
  3. CHECK THE (C266) MODE DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C255) LEFT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C55) LEFT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C252) RIGHT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C52) RIGHT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, AND THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 3: Checking Mode Door Driver Circuit For A Short To Blend Door Or Recirculation Door Driver/Common Driver Circuits
    GC0096324Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C266) Mode Door Driver circuit and the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit, and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  4
  4. CHECK THE (C66) MODE DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C255) LEFT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C55) LEFT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C252) RIGHT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C52) RIGHT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, AND THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 4: Checking Mode Door Common Driver Circuit For A Short To Blend Door Or Recirculation Door Driver/Common Driver Circuits
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    1. Measure the resistance between the (C66) Mode Door Common Driver circuit and the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit, and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  5
  5. CHECK THE (C255) LEFT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C252) RIGHT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C52) RIGHT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, AND THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 5: Checking Left Blend Door Driver Circuit For A Short To Blend Door Or Recirculation Door Driver/Common Driver Circuits
    GC0096326Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit and the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit, and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  6
  6. CHECK THE (C55) LEFT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C252) RIGHT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C52) RIGHT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT, THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT, AND THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 6: Checking Left Blend Door Common Driver Circuit For A Short To Blend Door Or Recirculation Door Driver/Common Driver Circuits
    GC0096327Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit and the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit, the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit, the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit, and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  7
  7. CHECK THE (C252) RIGHT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT AND THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 7: Checking Right Blend Door Driver Circuit For A Short To Blend Door Or Recirculation Door Driver/Common Driver Circuits
    GC0096328Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit and the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  8
  8. CHECK THE (C52) RIGHT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT AND THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 8: Checking Right Blend Door Common Driver Circuit For A Short To Blend Door Or Recirculation Door Driver/Common Driver Circuits
    GC0096329Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit and the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms on any of the circuits?

      Yes 

      No 

      • Go to step  9
  9. CHECK THE MODE DOOR ACTUATOR CIRCUIT RESISTANCE 
    Fig 9: Checking Mode Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
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    1. Measure the resistance between the (C266) Mode Door Driver circuit and the (C66) Mode Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 30.0 Ohms?

      Yes 

      • Go to step  10

      No 

      • Go to step  11
  10. CHECK THE (C266) MODE DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C66) MODE DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 10: Checking Mode Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096330Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Disconnect the Mode Door Actuator harness connector.
    2. Measure the resistance between the (C266) Mode Door Driver circuit and the (C66) Mode Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms?

      Yes 

      No 

  11. CHECK THE LEFT BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR CIRCUIT RESISTANCE 
    Fig 11: Checking Left Blend Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096331Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit and the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 30.0 Ohms?

      Yes 

      • Go to step  12

      No 

      • Go to step  13
  12. CHECK THE (C255) LEFT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C55) LEFT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 12: Checking Left Blend Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096331Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Disconnect the Left Blend Door Actuator harness connector.
    2. Measure the resistance between the (C255) Left Blend Door Driver circuit and the (C55) Left Blend Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms?

      Yes 

      No 

  13. CHECK THE RIGHT BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR CIRCUIT RESISTANCE 
    Fig 13: Checking Right Blend Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096332Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit and the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 30.0 Ohms?

      Yes 

      • Go to step  14

      No 

      • Go to step  15
  14. CHECK THE (C252) RIGHT BLEND DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C52) RIGHT BLEND DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 14: Checking Right Blend Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096332Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Disconnect the Right Blend Door Actuator harness connector.
    2. Measure the resistance between the (C252) Right Blend Door Driver circuit and the (C52) Right Blend Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms?

      Yes 

      No 

  15. CHECK THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ACTUATOR CIRCUIT RESISTANCE 
    Fig 15: Checking Recirculation Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096333Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Measure the resistance between the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 30.0 Ohms?

      Yes 

      • Go to step  16

      No 

      • Go to step  17
  16. CHECK THE (C268) RECIRCULATION DOOR DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (C68) RECIRCULATION DOOR COMMON DRIVER CIRCUIT 
    Fig 16: Checking Recirculation Door Actuator Circuit Resistance
    GC0096333Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
    1. Disconnect the Recirculation Door Actuator harness connector.
    2. Measure the resistance between the (C268) Recirculation Door Driver circuit and the (C68) Recirculation Door Common Driver circuit in the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.

      Is the resistance below 10k Ohms?

      Yes 

      No 

  17. RUN THE ACTUATOR CALIBRATION TEST 
    1. Reconnect the A/C Heater Control C2 harness connector.
    2. Reconnect the all of the Door Actuator harness connectors.
    3. Turn the ignition on.
    4. With the scan tool, erase HVAC DTCs.
    5. Turn the ignition off, wait 10 seconds, and then turn the ignition on.
    6. With the scan tool, select System Tests and then select Actuator Calibration Test. When the test is complete, select View DTCs.

      Does the scan tool only display: B1040-PANEL MODE DOOR 1 CONTROL CIRCUIT/PERFORMANCE?

      Yes 

      No, Other DTC(s) Displayed 

      • Diagnose and repair the other DTC(s). Refer to the DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDEX  for a complete list of all HVAC related symptoms.

      No, And No Other DTCs Displayed