Left Front I/P And Right Front Door Channels Short Across - Dodge Ram 2004 Service Manual

Symptom:
LEFT FRONT I/P AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR CHANNELS SHORT
ACROSS
When Monitored and Set Condition:

LEFT FRONT I/P AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR CHANNELS SHORT ACROSS

When Monitored: When the DRBIII performs the Speaker Output test.
Set Condition: When the Left Front I/P Speaker and the Right Front Door Speaker
circuits are simultaneously shorted.
LEFT FRONT I/P AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR CHANNELS SHORTED ACROSS
LEFT FRONT I/P AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER CIRCUITS SHORTED
AMPLIFIER
TEST
1 NOTE: The fault condition must be present to continue diagnosis. Use the
DRBIII to perform the Amplifier pretest to verify the fault condition is
present before continuing diagnosis.
NOTE: Amplifier speaker circuits are both shorted simultaneously.
Turn the ignition off.
Access and disconnect the Left Front I/P and Right Front Door Speaker harness
connectors.
Turn the ignition on.
With the DRBIII , perform the Amplifier pretest.
Is the fault condition still present?
Yes → Go To 2
No
2 Turn the ignition off.
Access and disconnect the Left Front I/P Speaker harness connector.
Access and disconnect the Right Front Door Speaker harness connector.
Access and disconnect the Amplifier C2 harness connector.
Measure the resistance of the Left Front I/P Speaker (+) and (-) circuits.
Measure the resistance of the Right Front Door Speaker (+) and (-) circuits.
Is the resistance below 5.0 ohms on each measurement?
Yes → Repair both Speaker (+) and (-) circuits for a short together.
No
POSSIBLE CAUSES
ACTION
→ Replace the Left Front I/P and Right Front Door Speakers in
accordance with the Service Information.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
→ Replace the Amplifier in accordance with the Service Information.
Perform BODY VERIFICATION TEST - VER 1.
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