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I have a check engine light, the ABS light is on, and the brake light is on. The codes under the check engine light are as follows

P 1694

P 1693

P 1687

Does anybody know what these codes are referring to?:confused:

These codes are on my 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4. 4 wheel ABS. Hooked it up to a scanner and the ABS section wasn't accessible
 
When I hooked up the scanner, the mileage flashed 3 times and then it read NO BUS. The Brake and ABS lights are on. I'm thinking that this may be two seperate problems. In addition, I think the rear end sensor is causing the light on the dash for the ABS and Brakes, but what could cause the above codes and NO BUS? Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
I hesitate to step in because I have an older model truck and don't have first-hand experience with this. But since no one else has chimed in, here's what I could find:

From study of a 2003 manual online (see hemitruckclub.com) I see Chrysler
uses a one wire multiplexed bus to connect the various computers to each other. Reading between the lines on the code definitions, I surmise that the OBD-II codes you are seeing are all just another way of saying "No BUS"; (see OBD-II Codes).

This is to say the above mentioned one wire connection isn't working and the PCM/ABS/Dash Cluster can't talk to each other. Since the computers depend upon sharing sensor information, this problem will make them all complain, hence the check engine/brake/ABS lights.

The good news about the one wire scheme is that it only takes one wire instead of many, and each sensor only needs to be connected once. The bad news is that any problem with this wire takes out quite a bit of functionality.

With a detailed wiring diagram for your model year, you could track this wire down.

You might also inspect your "quadzilla commander". Check the tap connection on the map sensor wire, and any other places where it ties into the vehicle wiring. (The same "one wire bus" is a very convenient place for add-on gadgets to monitor or control the vehicle systems. )
 
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You might also inspect your "quadzilla commander". Check the tap connection on the map sensor wire, and any other places where it ties into the vehicle wiring. (The same "one wire bus" is a very convenient place for add-on gadgets to monitor or control the vehicle systems. )



In this application the Commander is not on any of the data busses at all. Neither the SCI or the CAN Bus. The wire we are hooked to is the direct analog input to the ECM for the MAP sensor.
 
1694 Code

My brother just had this problem today on his 2000 and I found that the fuses in the power distrabution box under the hood were the problem. Clean all 20 and 30 amp fuses and make sure they are making good connections. If it is still not working make sure that one side of the fuse connections in the power box has power on it with the fuse removed. If one side does have power on it find the open circuit. Good Luck
 
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