1996 GMC Jimmy AWD problem! HELP!! pls

Built2lead

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Hi everyone, i have a 96 GMC jimmy and my 4x4 system doesnt work, the buttons do not light up and nothing happends no matter what you do , i checked the fuse in fuse box on the side of the dashboard , anything else i can look at??

Thank you so much guys !!!
 
well you can go to the front of the vehicle and look at something..... its between the hood and the bumper.... kinda looks like a bow tie... that would be your first problem.

make sure your switch is getting power, and opperating the way it should first, secondly make sure your 4wd system is working too. im not sure, ive never messed with a jimmy, but you should have a 4wd brain located inside the truck somewhere. my explorers brain is located in the back by the tire jack, and has a light on it and a button tro test it, to let you know its working right. seems like you could find something on google about this for your truck.


4wd shift motor would be my first guess tho. them things go bad all the time on any 4wd because of people not useing them. the brushes in the motor get hung up and cant make contact on the armature after not being used in a while.. sometimes you can have someone play with the switch, clicking it in and out of 4wd while your underneath tapping the can on the motor with a hammer... dont hit it too hard either tho, there's magnets epoxyed to the side of the motor can inside and if you crack one, your screwed anyways. if you can get any sort of wd 40, to squirt in there that would help too. electric motor cleaner would be better...
 
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the buttons are a direct input to the TCCM(transfer case control module), and the lights are a direct output, so....you need to check powers and grounds to the TCCM, and the wires between the TCCM and the switch, if all are good, you need a new TCCM
 
these trucks are really common for TCM issues. Unplug the connections at the TCM and make sure there is no corrosion or broken contacts
 
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