Engine - No Crank/Various Instrument MIL Lights ON: Overview
BULLETIN NO.: 98-T-22ISSUE DATE: July, 1998
GROUP/SEQ. NO.: Electrical-03
CORPORATION NO.: 887202
SUBJECT:
Engine will not Crank, MIL and ABS Light On, Park Lamps Inoperative, Fuel Gauge Inoperative, and/or Radio Speaker Inoperative (Repair Wire Harness)
MODELS AFFECTED:
1996-1998 Saturns equipped with MP2/MP3 manual transaxles
CONDITION:
The customer may comment that on occasion, one or more of the following conditions may have occurred:
^ Engine will not crank
^ Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (SERVICE ENGINE SOON lamp) On with or without inoperative fuel gauge
^ Anti-lock brake system (ABS) light On
^ Park lamps inoperative
One of more of the radio speakers inoperative
CAUSE
IMPORTANT:
The I/P harness contains approximately 100 circuits that are routed above the clutch pedal. It would be difficult to list all circuits contained in the harness and their respective failure modes associated with a short to ground. Based on the manufacturing process of the I/P harness, and the location of certain circuits in the harness, the circuits listed in this bulletin have the highest probability of potentially coming into contact with the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
IMPORTANT:
If the vehicle is equipped with an MP2/MP3 transaxle. and a difficult to diagnose electrical condition exits, inspect the harness above the clutch pedal pivot.
The cause of the above conditions may be the Instrument Panel wire harness coming into contact with the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip causing a short to ground on the following circuit (s):
^ Engine will not crank - May be caused by an open # 2 Maxifuse (Ignition 3) due to circuit # 5 (Yellow wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip or an open # 5 Maxifuse (Ignition 4) due to circuit # 3C (Pink wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
^ MIL (SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT) On with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P1640 or P1641 (Low Fuel Circuit Fault) - May be caused by circuit 1885 (Purple wire), circuit 35 (Dk. Green wire), or circuit 172 (Yellow wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
^ MIL (SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT) On with DTCs P1650 or P1651 (Quad Driver B Output Fault) - May be caused by circuit 419 (Brown/White wire) or circuit 456 (Tan/Black wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
^ ABS light on with ABS DTC P0572 (Brake Switch Stuck Open - Voltage Low) - May be caused by circuits 341F (Brown wire) or 86A (Brown wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
^ Park lamps inoperative - May be caused by the- 10 amp park fuse being open. Circuits 240 (Orange wire) or circuit 9K (Brown wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
^ One or more radio speakers inoperative - This may be caused by circuits 199A (Brown wire), 116A (Yellow wire), 46A (Dk. Blue wire), and/or 115A (Lt. Blue wire) shorting on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip.
CORRECTION
From the driver side footwell area, inspect the instrument panel wire harness at the location directly above the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip. If any wire is found to be chafed on the clutch pedal pivot bolt/clip, refer to the following repair procedures. If no wire damage is observed, refer to the appropriate Service Manual for diagnostic information.
PARTS REQUIREMENTS:
08905262 Clip-Wire Harness
12089189* Splice Sleeve-Salmon (Pink) - 6 required
or
(217670**) Splice Sleeve-Salmon (Pink) - 6 required
21023495 Conduit
* Order through Packard at 1-800-PACKARD (1-800-722-5273)
** Order through Saturn Special Tool Catalog. Included with
Terminal Repair Kit (SA9138Z).
CLAIM INFORMATION:
To receive credit for this repair during the warranty coverage period, submit a claim through the Saturn Dealer System as shown.