Hi Forums:
The vehicle shows a short going through these components/terminals:
INT BAT Fuse
RDO BAT Fuse 19
Instrument Panel Cluster Connector - Input thru A10/Output thru A6
Connector C203 - Thru L7
The current drain runs through connector C203 because the current drain stops while C203 is disconnected.
The schematic shows that Terminal L7 on connector C203 routes to Terminal G on Splice Pack SP201.
I therefore expected the short to route from L7 on C203 to Terminal G on SP201.
To verify this, I disconnected C203 and connected a wire from the male connector to the corresponding
female connector of each circuit through C203, one circuit at a time. Interestingly, I did not detect a short
along the wire from Terminal L7 on C203 to Terminal G on SP201.
However, three other circuits did show an increase in current through connector C203.
These circuits are: J6, J7, K6.
The info I have on these circuits is:
J6: Turn Signal Switch Output - Left Front - Circuit 1414
J7: Turn Signal Switch Output - Right Front - Circuit 1415
K6: Electronic Control Unit Ouput - 12 Volt - Inadvertant - Circuit 1732
It seems that these three circuits are not connected to the circuit that carries the short from the INT BAT
fuse to C203. If so, how does a short jump between unrelated circuits??
I hope that forum readers can offer troubleshooting ideas to move forward from this point.
Thanks in advance.