FixVault
Home › Pontiac › 2001 › Aztek Base, AWD › Repair and Diagnosis › External Pages › Different car › Section 1525 (Lighting System) › Diagnostic Information and Procedures › DTC B2575 › Test Description

Test Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.

  1. 2:  Listen for an audible click when the headlamp relay operates. Command both the ON and OFF states. Repeat the commands, as necessary.
  2. 3:  Tests for voltage at the coil side of the headlamp relay. The BACKUP/TURN fuse supplies battery positive voltage to the coil side of the headlamp relay.
  3. 4:  Verifies that the BCM is providing ground to the headlamp relay.
DTC B2575

Step Action Yes No
Schematic Reference: Headlights/Daytime Running Lights (DRL) Schematics 
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle? Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle
2 
  1. Install a scan tool.
  2. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  3. With a scan tool, command the headlamp relay ON and OFF.
Does the headlamp relay turn ON and OFF with each command?		 Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections Go to Step 3 
3 
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the headlamp relay.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Probe the coil side battery positive voltage circuit of the headlamp relay with a test lamp that is connected to a good ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 Go to Step 4  Go to Step 8 
4 
  1. Connect a test lamp between the control circuit of the headlamp relay and the coil side battery positive voltage circuit of the headlamp relay.
  2. With a scan tool, command the headlamp relay ON and OFF.
Does the test lamp turn ON and OFF with each command?		 Go to Step 6  Go to Step 5 
5 Test the control circuit of the headlamp relay for a high resistance or an open. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?		 Go to Step 11  Go to Step 7 
6 Inspect for poor connections at the headlamp relay. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?		 Go to Step 11  Go to Step 9 
7 Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the body control module (BCM). Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?		 Go to Step 11  Go to Step 10 
8 Repair the open in the coil side battery positive voltage circuit of the headlamp relay. Refer to Wiring Repairs .
Did you complete the repair?		 Go to Step 11  -
9 Replace the headlamp relay. Refer to Relay Replacement (Attached to Wire Harness) or Relay Replacement (Within an Electrical Center) .
Did you complete the replacement?		 Go to Step 11  -
10 Replace the BCM. Refer to Control Module References for replacement, setup, and programming.
Did you complete the replacement?		 Go to Step 11  -
11
  1. Use the scan tool in order to clear the DTCs.
  2. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC as specified in the supporting text.
Does the DTC reset?		 Go to Step 2  System OK
About FixVault