B2433

TCS Butterfly Actuator Motor Shorted To Ground/Batt+

Fault symptom
- TCS OFF lamp lit, Traction Control System (TCS) system not functioning

Conditions
- Control module output pin 18 shorted to ground, Batt+ or to pin 35.
- Control module output pin 35 shorted to ground, Batt+ or to pin 18.

Action
- Check the leads to the throttle actuator motor for shorts:
1 Ignition in OFF position.
- Unplug the throttle body connector.
- Check the resistance in the female connector.
If the values are correct, change the throttle body.
If the values are incorrect, proceed to point 2.
2 Unplug the throttle body connector.
- Conduct a continuity test on the two leads from control module outputs 18 and 35 for shorting to ground, to Batt+ or between the leads.
- If the values are correct, proceed to point 3.
3 Erase the diagnostic trouble code, test-drive the car and see if the diagnostic trouble code is reregistered.
- If the trouble code is registered, proceed to Control Module, Procedure Prior To Replacement.
- If the diagnostic trouble code is not registered, the action taken was correct or the fault was of the intermittent type.