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Electrical - MIL ON/Multiple Inoperative Systems: Overview

BULLETIN NO.: 00-T-43A

ISSUE DATE: December, 2000

CATEGORY TYPE: Electrical - 07

CATEGORY: Wiring

CORPORATION NO.: 00-08-45-004A

SUBJECT:
Any of the Following Components or Circuits are Inoperative or Intermittently Inoperative:

Rear Washer Pump

^ Rear Wiper

^ Speaker(s) Cutting Out Vehicle Cranks but May Not Start

^ (MIL) SES Light On with DTCs P0447, P0452, P0462 or P1635

Due to a revision of the VIN breakpoints under MODELS AFFECTED, this bulletin has been revised and supersedes bulletin 00-T-43, which should be discarded.

MODELS AFFECTED:
2000 - 2001 Saturn S-Series vehicles built up to and including VIN 1Z253292

CONDITION:

The customer may comment that, on occasion, one or more of the following conditions may have occurred:

^ Rear washer pump inoperative (Wagon only)

^ Rear wiper motor inoperative (Wagon only)

^ Speaker volume cuts out intermittently

^ Vehicle cranks but may not start (DTC P1635 will set)

^ (MIL) SES light is On with DTCs P0447, P0452, P0462, or P1635

CAUSE:

The cause of the above conditions may be the instrument panel (I/P) wire harness coming into contact with a left side I/P bracket at left side footwell area. At that location, the I/P harness connects to a Body-to-I/P inline connector. The I/P harness is attached to the left side I/P bracket by a rosebud clip. Between the rosebud clip and the I/P connector, the harness may come into contact with the left side I/P bracket. Chafing the wiring harness may cause a short to ground on one or more of the following circuits:

^ Rear washer pump inoperative (15A SUNROOF fuse open) - Circuit 392 (Dk Grn) - Rear washer pump switch (SW only)

^ Rear wiper motor inoperative (15A SUNROOF fuse open) - Circuit 393 (Wht) Rear wiper switch (SW only)

^ Speaker volume cuts out intermittently

- Circuit 200 (Lt Grn) RF speaker, Circuit 117 (Dk Grn) RF speaker

- Circuit 201 (Tan) LF speaker, Circuit 118 (Gra) LF speaker

- Circuit 199 (Brn) LR Speaker, Circuit 116 (Yel) LR Speaker

- Circuit 46 (Dk Blu) RR Speaker, Circuit 115 (Lt Blu) RR Speaker

^ DTC P0447 [1][2]EVAP Vent Solenoid Control Circuit Low Voltage (CKT 1310)

^ DTC P0452 Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (CKT 890)

^ DTC P0462 Fuel Tank Level Sensor Circuit Low Voltage (CKT 30)

^ DTC P16355 Volt Reference Circuit (CKT 416). Also, vehicle will crank but may not start.

CORRECTION:

Refer to the procedure in this bulletin to diagnose and repair this condition.





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