Checking codes on a 99 Durango

[justinp20012500]

I have a 99 Dodge Durango, 5. 9 V-8. I know in the diesels you can turn the key on and off three times and the codes pop up in the mileage window. Is there something along that sort that you can do to a Durango??? I know I could use the OBD II, or take it to an auto zone/checker...

 

[tmccormick]

Not sure about your 99 but the wifes 00 you can get the codes the same way as our trucks. Three times with the ingnition key and there you go



Not to high-jack the thread but does anyone know what specifically this codes means. My 00 Durango set the engine light on a couple of days ago and I got code P1492 Ambient/Batt Temp Sen Volts Too High (Chrysler, Jeep)

External temperature sensor input above acceptable voltage



Thanks



Here is a link to the codes:



http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troubleshooting/l/bl_obd_main.htm

 

[tmccormick]

Anyone????

 

[justinp20012500]

No one knows?????

 

[dresslered]

I had the same trouble not too long ago on my wife's '99 Durango. My '01 Ram just displays them in the odometer after cycling the ignition 3-times. Trying this on the Durango didn't do a thing, so I ended up taking it to the dealer. I thought that there was a way that you could at least count the blinks of the check engine light???



Later, which I have yet to try, I found a post on the web where a guy with a '99 dakota claims the following:





OK, so here's my two cents. After reading all of these posts, and having just had my check engine light come on in my '99 dakota 4wd, I went out and pushed down the trip odometer reset dealie (it's not really a button, and there's only one on my truck) and then turned the key to run, and then let up on the reset dealie, and the odometer display showed "chec" then "888888" (not sure how many eights) then it tested every segment of the l. e. d. s and all the dash indicator lights came on, and all of the analog gauges jumped up and the speedo and tach moved to different positions, (the last being burried to the max rpm and mph) and then the check engine light went off and everything returned to normal, and the odometer went back to 62,158 (which is the actual mileage), and so... ..... since I never noticed any difference in how the truck performed before and after the check engine light came on, and it is off now, I think I'm done! I'll be back if anything strange develops. Thanks for the info!

Bob W





Not sure if this will help with anything, but it might be fun trying.

 

[tmccormick]

So Justin were you able to pull the codes like my 00?



Great dresslered, I will try that on my Durango and see if it clears the check engine light.

 

[justinp20012500]

Nope, I am going to try the "trip odometer dealie" thing and see if that works. I tried the on off thing, but it did nothing. I guess I am going to have to steal my dads OBD II...

 

[tmccormick]

You did turn the key on/off three time right?



My code just sounds like a voltage spike to the battery or something along those lines. So I don't think it is a serious problem unless someone knows more about this code and what it means.





The truck starts and runs fine, all accessories works ect.

 

[dresslered]

I tried the above test (holding trip meter button) on both my 2001 Ram and 1999 Durango and it worked as described. I think that it is nothing more than an instrument panel diagnostic test, but still fun to watch when your bored.

 

[tmccormick]

AND this will get the check engine light to go out ... right?

 

[dresslered]

No, I'm afraid not.

I looked through the service manual and there doesn't seem to be any way of reading the codes without an OBD II scanner on a '99 Durango. It did mention that many types of codes will adventually clear themselves after so many "warm-ups". Have you tried disconnecting the battery for a few minutes?

 

[tmccormick]

Disconnecting the battery is my next thing to try. I ran the qauge cluster check but it did not put out the check engine light.



Wish someone had a good explination as what this code means.



P1492 Ambient/Batt Temp Sen Volts Too High (Chrysler, Jeep)

External temperature sensor input above acceptable voltage

 

[justinp20012500]

Yep the mileage reset "dealie" just checks the cluster...



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"P1492 Ambient/Batt Temp Sen Volts Too High (Chrysler, Jeep)

External temperature sensor input above acceptable voltage"



Your battery has a temp sensor on it. I think that has to do with the alternator putting out to high of voltage and cooking the battery??? I am not sure on this, I will ask my dad. He is a factory dodge tech. I will get back to you on this...

 

[tmccormick]

That would be great Justin!!!!



The only thing that is wrong with that is that the light came on first thing in the morning when the wife first started it so the battery really would not be hot per say... that morning it was in the high 30's. But yeah that sounds like a over voltage condition.



Anything you can tell me I would appreciate it.

 

[justinp20012500]

I just talked to him and he said the Battery temp sensor could be unplugged. The sensor is under the battery. Let me know what you find...

 

[tmccormick]

Thanks Justin, I will take a look and let you know what I find.

 

[tmccormick]

Well I had a chance to look at this this weekend and you will never guess what I found. Had some little gritters chewing up some of the wires in the big wire bundle next to the battery:--)







Just so happened that they chewed through the two wires that went to the battery tempature sensor causing the check engine light to come on and a couple of ground wires. Spent some time repairing the wires and the light went off

 

[justinp20012500]

Good to hear you fixed her up.

 

[tmccormick]

Thanks again Justin for the input.