Diagnostic Test

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Jeep Cherokee. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

VERIFY THE DTC IS ACTIVE
NOTE:
This DTC must be active for the results of this test to be valid.
1. Perform any Service Bulletins that may apply.
2. Turn the ignition on.
3. With the scan tool, record and erase the DTCs.
4. Cycle the ignition from off to on.
5. Press and hold the brake pedal.
6. Push the EPB Switch down to release the Electric Parking Brakes.
7. Pull the EPB Switch up to set the Electric Parking Brakes.
8. Push the EPB Switch down to release the Electric Parking Brakes.
9. Release the brake pedal.
10. Cycle the ignition from off to on.
11. With the scan tool, read EPB DTCs.
  Is the DTC active at this time?
  
  Yes
  - Go To 2
  No
  - 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 and repair as necessary. If no problems are found, test complete.
  - Perform the EPB VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
WRONG OR INCORRECT VIN PROGRAMMED IN PCM
1. Ignition on, engine not running.
2. With the scan tool, read the VIN in the PCM.
3. Compare VIN in the PCM to the vehicle VIN.
  Is the correct VIN programmed in the PCM?
  
  Yes
  - Replace the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) Module in accordance with service information. Refer to MODULE, ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE (EPBM), REMOVAL .
  - Perform the EPB VERIFICATION TEST. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
  No
  - Program the correct VIN into the PCM. Follow the VIN programing procedure in the PCM/ECM reprogramming procedure. Refer to MODULE PROGRAMMING, PCM .