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Symptom Chart

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SYMPTOM CHART

Condition Possible Sources Action
  • Unable to duplicate customer concern; no DTCs present
  • The concern description is inaccurate
  • CARRY OUT the All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System Functional Test. GO to PINPOINT TEST A .
  • Battery voltage is high/low (4X4 control module)
  • Concern with voltage regulator or generator
  • Fuse(s)
  • Intermittent open power circuit
  • 4X4 control module internal relay failure
  • 4X4 control module received no/invalid data from PCM
  • Invalid data received from PCM
  • Data out of range
  • 4X4 control module received no/invalid data from ABS module
  • Invalid data received from the ABS module
  • Data out of range
  • High Speed Controller Area Network (HS-CAN) communications bus fault
  • HS-CAN bus fault
  • PCM fault
  • ABS fault
  • Instrument Cluster (IC) fault
  • Transmission Control Module (TCM) fault
  • 4X4 control module
  • Vehicle has no or inadequate torque at rear wheels
  • Rear axle
  • Power Transfer Unit (PTU) mechanical failure
  • Wheels/tires
  • Circuitry
  • Active Torque Coupling (ATC) solenoid (part of rear axle)
  • 4X4 control module
  • Vehicle binds in a turn or resists turning/ pulsates or shudders in a straight line
  • Wheels/tires
  • Brake system
  • Wheel bearings
  • Halfshafts
  • Wheel speed sensor(s)
  • ABS module
  • 4X4 control module
  • ATC solenoid (part of rear axle)
  • Circuitry
  • Tire/axle out of acceptable range
  • Wheels/tires
  • Wheel speed sensors
  • ABS module
  • 4X4 control module