ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN DEACTIVATED

SUBJECT: FALSE CODES 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 51, 52, 53, AND 54

MODELS: 1990-91 M/L VANS AND 1991 S/T 4 DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

Some 1990-91 M/L vans and 4 door S/T utility vehicles may experience a condition in which the ANTI-LOCK light is illuminated and the anti-lock feature of the brake system is deactivated without a true malfunction of the 4WAL module.

The condition may cause one or any combination of the following trouble codes to be falsely set and stored in the Electro Hydraulic Control Unit (EHCU) memory.

Code Description

41 RF isolation valve solenoid has an open circuit

42 RF pulse-width modulation valve solenoid has an open circuit

43 RF isolation valve solenoid has a shorted circuit

44 RF pulse-width modulation valve solenoid has a shorted circuit

46 LF pulse-width modulation valve solenoid has a shorted circuit

48 LF pulse-width modulation valve solenoid has a shorted circuit

Code

51 Rear isolation valve solenoid has an open circuit

52 Rear pulse-width modulation valve solenoid has an open circuit

53 Rear isolation valve solenoid has a shorted circuit

54 Rear pulse-width modulation valve solenoid has a shorted circuit

The root cause of this condition is a poor connection at the vehicle junction block located against the vehicle cowl on the left side of the vehicle (see Figures 1 and 2).

If a vehicle exhibits the above codes technicians should inspect the junction block connector for looseness and corrosion or contaminants. Any of these will cause a poor connection.

Once the connector has been cleaned, check all male to female connections to assure that all female sockets hold the male inserts securely.

When the Junction block is secure, clear the codes from the EHCU and run a function test using Tech 1 to verify the repair.

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