Diagnostic Test

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 RAM Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

INTERMITTENT CONDITION
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. With the scan tool, clear all DTCs.
3. Cycle the Wiper Switch on and off three times.
4. With the scan tool, read DTCs.
  Does the scan tool display this DTC as active?
  
  Yes
  - Go To 2.
  No
  - Test complete, the condition or conditions that originally set this DTC are not present at this time. Using the wiring diagrams as a guide, check all related splices and connectors for signs of water intrusion, corrosion, pushed out or bent terminals, and correct pin tension.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
CHECK THE (W7) WIPER PARK SWITCH SENSE CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO VOLTAGE

Fig 1: Checking Wiper Park Switch Sense Circuit
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1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Disconnect the Front Wiper Motor harness connector.
3. Disconnect the TIPM C7 harness connector.
4. Turn the ignition on.
5. Measure the voltage between ground and the (W7) Wiper Park Switch Sense circuit.
  Is there any voltage present?
  
  Yes
  - Repair the short to voltage in the (W7) Wiper Park Switch Sense circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  No
  - Go To 3.
CHECK THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR

Fig 2: Checking Front Wiper Motor
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1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Reconnect the TIPM C7 harness connector.
3. Turn the ignition on.
4. Connect a jumper wire between the (W7) Wiper Park Switch Sense circuit and ground.
5. With the scan tool, read the Front Wiper Park Switch Sense.
  Does the Front Wiper Park Switch Sense display: Parked?
  
  Yes
  - Replace the Wiper Motor in accordance with the Service Information. Refer to MOTOR, Wiper , Removal .
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  No
  - Go To 4.
CHECK (W7) WIPER PARK SWITCH SENSE CIRCUIT FOR AN OPEN

Fig 3: Checking Wiper Park Switch Sense Circuit For An Open
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1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Disconnect the TIPM C7 harness connector.
3. Measure the resistance of the (W7) Wiper Park Switch Sense circuit between the Front Wiper Motor harness connector and the TIPM C7 harness connector.
  Is the resistance below 5.0 Ohms?
  
  Yes
  - Replace the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) in accordance with the Service Information. Refer to MODULE, Totally Integrated Power (TIPM) , Removal .
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  No
  - Repair the open in the (W7) Wiper Park Switch Sense circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .