Left And/Or Right Front I/P And Door Channel Short To Ground - Dodge Ram 2004 Service Manual

Symptom:
LEFT AND/OR RIGHT FRONT I/P AND DOOR CHANNEL SHORT TO
GROUND
When Monitored and Set Condition:

LEFT AND/OR RIGHT FRONT I/P AND DOOR CHANNEL SHORT TO GROUND

When Monitored: When the DRBIII performs the Speaker Output Test.
Set Condition: Each Amplifier left and/or right I/P and front door channel is shorted
together or to ground.
AMPLIFIER
CENTER I/P SPEAKER
LEFT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER
LEFT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER CIRCUITS SHORT TO GROUND
LEFT I/P SPEAKER (+) CIRCUIT SHORT TO GROUND
LEFT I/P SPEAKER (-) CIRCUIT SHORT TO GROUND
LEFT I/P SPEAKER SHORT TO GROUND
RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER
RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER CIRCUITS SHORT TO GROUND
RIGHT I/P SPEAKER (+) CIRCUIT SHORT TO GROUND
RIGHT I/P SPEAKER (-) CIRCUIT SHORT TO GROUND
RIGHT I/P SPEAKER SHORT TO GROUND
TEST
1 NOTE: The fault condition must be present to continue diagnosis. Use the
DRB III to perform the Amplifier Pre-test to verify the fault condition is
present before continuing diagnosis.
Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connector.
Measure the resistance between ground and the Right Front Door Speaker (+)
circuit.
Is the resistance above 1000 ohms?
Yes → Go To 2
→ Go To 11
No
2 Turn the ignition off.
Disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connector.
Measure the resistance between ground and the Left Front Door Speaker (+) circuit.
Is the resistance above 1000 ohms?
Yes → Go To 3
→ Go To 10
No
POSSIBLE CAUSES
ACTION
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AUDIO
APPLICABILITY
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