Went to use 4wd when it snowed the other day and the relay clicks behind the dashboard several times and stops - 4wd does not engage. It is above freezing now and still not luck. When you turn off the key and restart the relay still does the clicking at first. Its been a few months since I engaged 4wd
Manual shift or
Four-Wheel Drive Systems - Electronic Shift
I'm assuming you have electronic shift because you refer to relay clicking behind the instrument panel .
Principles of Operation
Transfer Case - Electronic Shift
The four-wheel drive, electronic shift-on-the-fly feature electrically shifts the vehicle transfer case between 2WD, 4X4 HIGH, and 4X4 LOW. The system mode is selected by the operator through the mode select switch (MSS) on the instrument panel. The operator is informed which mode the system is in by two instrument cluster indicators, one for 4X4 HIGH which is 4X4, and one for 4X4 LOW which is LOW RANGE (in 4X4 LOW both the lamps are on). Shifts into 4X4 HIGH can be made at any speed. When shifting into 4X4 HIGH with the vehicle stationary, tooth blockage may occur, preventing shift completion. When the vehicle is driven above 8 km/h (5mph) the shift will complete. When shifting in or out of 4X4 LOW, the generic electronic module (GEM) requires that the vehicle speed be less than 5 km/h (3 mph), the brake pedal be applied, and the transmission in NEUTRAL (automatic transmission) or the clutch pedal be depressed (manual transmission). (The digital transmission range [TR] sensor informs the GEM when the automatic transmission is in the NEUTRAL range position.)
The gearmotor encoder assembly is mounted externally on the transfer case. It drives a rotary cam which moves the mode fork and the range fork within the transfer case between the 4X4 HIGH, 4X4 LOW, and 2WD range positions.
The GEM uses two relays to control the gearmotor encoder assembly shift between 4X4 HIGH, 4X4 LOW, and 2WD modes. The GEM controls the pulse vacuum hublock (PVH) solenoid which supplies engagement and disengagement vacuum to control the hublocks.
The GEM accomplishes shifts by interpreting inputs from:
Based on these inputs, the GEM controls the shifts into 2WD, 4X4 HIGH, or 4X4 LOW with the following outputs:
The electronic shift-on-the-fly (ESOF) system has a feature which allows the driver to override the vacuum operated hublocks. When the front hublocks are manually turned to the LOCK position, the hublocks are locked at all times, overriding the vacuum operated system. If the front hublocks are manually turned to the AUTO position, the hublocks can only be locked by turning the MSS to 4X4 HIGH or 4X4 LOW position.
Do you know what DTC'S - diagnostic trouble code's are ?
GEM Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Index
GEM Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Index
DTC
Description
Source
Action
C1728
Transfer Case Unable to Transition Between 2H and 4H
GEM
CARRY OUT the electronic shift function test. REFER to Function Test - Electronic Shift in this section.
C1729
Transfer Case Unable to Transition Between 4H and 4L
GEM
CARRY OUT the electronic shift function test. REFER to Function Test - Electronic Shift in this section.
P0500
Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) Malfunction
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test F .
P1804
Transmission 4-Wheel Drive High Indicator Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test H .
P1808
Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Low Indicator Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test I .
P1812
Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Mode Select Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1815
Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Mode Select Short Circuit to Ground
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1819
Transmission Park/Neutral Position Switch Short Circuit to Ground
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test F .
P1820
Transmission Transfer Case Clockwise Shift Relay Coil Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1822
Transmission Transfer Case Clockwise Shift Relay Coil Short to Battery
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1828
Transfer Case Counterclockwise Shift Relay Coil Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1830
Transmission Transfer Case Counterclockwise Shift Relay Coil Short Circuit to Battery
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1832
Transmission Transfer Case Differential Lockup Solenoid Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test G .
P1834
Transmission Transfer Case Differential Lockup Solenoid Short Circuit to Battery
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test G .
P1865
Transmission Transfer Case Contact Plate Power Short to Ground
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1866
Transmission Transfer Case System Concern - Servicing Required
GEM
CARRY OUT the electronic shift function test. REFER to Function Test - Electronic Shift in this section.
P1867
Transmission Transfer Case Contact Plate General Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test E .
P1876
Transmission Transfer Case 2-Wheel Drive Solenoid Circuit Failure
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test G .
P1877
Transmission Transfer Case 2-Wheel Drive Solenoid Circuit Short to Battery
GEM
GO to Pinpoint Test G .
Your best bet , take it to a qualified repair shop .
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I am going to ask a dumb question....do you have it in neutral and the brake mashed when you switch to 4WD LOW? I believe that is what my book says to do.
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SOURCE: have power but when i turn key i get nothing. no click,no starter???
I had a similiar problem, I had a bad sensor at the back of the engine, it was connected by 2 hoses to the EGR pick up tube.
I unplugged the sensor and the car started, I drove it to the parts store and replaced the part and it ran great after.
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