Diagnostic Test

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Dodge Journey. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

CHECK FOR AN ACTIVE DTC
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. 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 STANDARD PROCEDURE .
CHECK THE (L89) LEFT FRONT FOG LAMP DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SHORT TO VOLTAGE IN THE HARNESS
1. Turn the Fog Lamps off.
2. Turn the ignition off.
3. Disconnect the Left Front Fog Lamp harness connector.
4. Disconnect the BCM A harness connector.
5. Turn the ignition on.
6. Measure the voltage between ground and the (L89) Left Front Fog Lamp Driver circuit.
  Is there any voltage present?
  
  Yes
  - Repair the short to voltage on the (L89) Left Front Fog Lamp Driver circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
  No
  - Go To 3
CHECK THE (L89) LEFT FRONT FOG LAMP DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN OPEN IN THE HARNESS
1. Turn the ignition off.
2. Measure the resistance of the (L89) Left Front Fog Lamp Driver circuit between the Left Front Fog Lamp harness connector and the BCM A harness connector.
  Is the resistance below 5.0 Ohms?
  
  Yes
  - Go To 4
  No
  - Repair the open in the (L89) Left Front Fog Lamp Driver circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
CHECK THE (Z901) GROUND CIRCUIT FOR AN OPEN IN THE HARNESS
1. Using a 12-volt test light connected to 12-volts, check the (Z901) Ground circuit.
  Does the test light illuminate brightly?
  
  Yes
  - Go To 4
  No
  - Repair the open in the (Z901) Ground circuit.
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
CHECK THE BCM FOR CORRECT OPERATION
1. Reconnect the BCM A harness connector.
2. Connect a 12-volt test light between the (L89) Left Front Fog Lamp Driver circuit and the (Z901) Ground circuit at the Left Front Fog Lamp harness connector.
3. Turn the ignition on.
4. Turn the Fog Lamps on.
  Does the test light illuminate brightly?
  
  Yes
  - Replace the Left Front Fog Lamp Bulb in accordance with the Service Information. Refer to LAMP, FOG, REMOVAL .
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
  No
  - Replace the Body Control Module (BCM) in accordance with the Service Information. Refer to MODULE, BODY CONTROL, REMOVAL .
  - Perform the BODY VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .