Ambient Temp Sensor
The rabbit hole has led me to the EBCM, which is funny because that is part of thew harness squirrels ate up years ago, and I thought I fixed each one well enough, I mean it worked for a few years, but I don't know.
I have wiggled a lot of harness'* and today the temp sensor is reading correct, but now the ac won't turn on, I disconnected those wires I was going to use to rig the ac, so it should not be the condenser.
So now I am not sure how one would even help me, buying a new vehicle may be a thing to come in the near future...
I have wiggled a lot of harness'* and today the temp sensor is reading correct, but now the ac won't turn on, I disconnected those wires I was going to use to rig the ac, so it should not be the condenser.
So now I am not sure how one would even help me, buying a new vehicle may be a thing to come in the near future...
Today I put the sensor back and stopped using a resistor, because I moved a lot of wires around near the BCM, wiggled harness I mean..
Now the readings on the DIC are correct again, but the condenser would not come on when it said 75F out, which it normally would...
At this point, next step would be to go through the wiring with a wire diagram and test meter.
Last edited by CathedralCub; May 17, 2026 at 02:55 PM. Reason: Added the last sentence
Yeah sorry meant compressor, after working 12 hours then trying to figure out the issue is tough.
I read somewhere that the EBCM can go bad and cause the errors I am seeing on the DIC, but if it is bad it has to be sent off and repaired..
So I'll look over the wires going to the EBCM that I repaired years back when the mice ate them up first, then see what I can find for electrical diagrams in my FSM'*..
I read somewhere that the EBCM can go bad and cause the errors I am seeing on the DIC, but if it is bad it has to be sent off and repaired..
So I'll look over the wires going to the EBCM that I repaired years back when the mice ate them up first, then see what I can find for electrical diagrams in my FSM'*..
Sorry I am deff not an HVAC guy, I meant compressor. 
And you were right before I believe, trying to get it to work via the relay was not a good idea, new compressor arriving tomorrow.
I did go in and remove my radio, jiggle some wires, and remove some unnecessary wires from the radio, and now the ambient temp sensor is working, albeit runs a little high it sems fine now.
So it has me wondering, because as soon as the compressor died, and I jiggled some wires, the ambient sensor started working.
I did not ohm out my compressor to check it, but the clutch spins freely, so I am pretty sure I nuked it...

And you were right before I believe, trying to get it to work via the relay was not a good idea, new compressor arriving tomorrow.
I did go in and remove my radio, jiggle some wires, and remove some unnecessary wires from the radio, and now the ambient temp sensor is working, albeit runs a little high it sems fine now.
So it has me wondering, because as soon as the compressor died, and I jiggled some wires, the ambient sensor started working.
I did not ohm out my compressor to check it, but the clutch spins freely, so I am pretty sure I nuked it...
Raining a lot now so I cannot verify the compressor is dead, but I am pretty sure it is, as I checked every relay and fuse associated with the HVAC..
Before I remove it I'll ohm it out, and give it a quick touch of juice from the battery, if nothing then I'll put the one I got from Amazon for 150.00, looks nice to be so cheap.
I still wonder how that the compressor died if it is really dead, I had AC when I did the relay jumper thing, it never quit or cut out when I used that, only afterwards when I was jiggling and wiggling every wire under the dash.
Before I remove it I'll ohm it out, and give it a quick touch of juice from the battery, if nothing then I'll put the one I got from Amazon for 150.00, looks nice to be so cheap.
I still wonder how that the compressor died if it is really dead, I had AC when I did the relay jumper thing, it never quit or cut out when I used that, only afterwards when I was jiggling and wiggling every wire under the dash.
Hmmmmm . . . I see two troubleshooting paths here, and I'm not sure which one we're on:
1. Compressor works >>> it was manually triggered through the relay >>> compressor broken
2. Compressor works >>> jiggle and wiggle wires under dash >>> compressor broken
If it is (2), your compressor might still be fine.
1. Compressor works >>> it was manually triggered through the relay >>> compressor broken
2. Compressor works >>> jiggle and wiggle wires under dash >>> compressor broken
If it is (2), your compressor might still be fine.








