Diagnostic Test

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 RAM Pickup and 2012 RAM Cab & Chassis. 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 DTC's.
3. Turn the High Beam Headlamps on.
4. With the scan tool, read DTC's.
  Does the scan tool display DTC: B1637-RIGHT HI BEAM CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW?
  
  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 .
ATTEMPT TO SET THE OPPOSITE DTC
1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Disconnect the Right Headlamp Lamp harness connector.
3. Turn the ignition on.
4. With the scan tool, read DTC's.
  Does the scan tool display DTC: B1638-RIGHT HI BEAM CONTROL CIRCUIT HIGH?
  
  Yes
  - Replace the Right High Beam Bulb in accordance with the Service Information. Refer to UNIT, FRONT LAMP, REMOVAL .
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
  No
  - Go To 3.
CHECK THE (L34) RIGHT HIGH BEAM DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO GROUND

Fig 1: Checking Right High Beam Driver Circuit For A Short To Ground
Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Disconnect the TIPM C3 harness connector.
3. Measure the resistance between ground and the (L34) Right High Beam Driver circuit.
  Is the resistance above 10k Ohms?
  
  Yes
  - Go To 4.
  No
  - Repair the short to ground in the (L34) Right High Beam Driver circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .
CHECK THE (L34) RIGHT HIGH BEAM DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO THE (L910) RIGHT HEADLAMP RETURN SIGNAL CIRCUIT

Fig 2: Checking Right High Beam Driver Circuit For A Short To Right Headlamp Return Signal Circuit
Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
1. Measure the resistance between the (L34) Right High Beam Driver circuit and the (L910) Right Headlamp Return Signal circuit.
  Is the resistance above 10k 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 short between the (L34) Right High Beam Driver circuit and the (L910) Right Headlamp Return Signal circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to BODY VERIFICATION TEST .