P0480 DODGE Cooling Fan 1 Control Circuit

Possible causes
– Faulty fan control relay
– Fan control relay harness is open or shorted
– Fan control relay circuit poor electrical connection
– Faulty cooling fan 1
– Fan cooling fan harness is open or shorted
– Fan cooling fan circuit poor electrical connection
Tech description
There is a factory service bulletin for the following Dodge models:

2004 Dodge Caravan
2005 Dodge Caravan
2004 Dodge Town & Country
2005 Dodge Town & Country
Dodge Factory Service Bulletin OBDII Code P0480

When is the obd code mean?
The P0480 code is detected when the Engine Control Module (ECM) detects that the commanded state of the driver and the actual state of the control circuit do not match.
Symptoms
– Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)
– Engine overheating
P0480 DODGE OBD Code Description

The electric cooling fan is controlled by the Engine Control Module (ECM) through the cooling fan relay based on inputs from the following components:

– The engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor

– The intake air temperature (IAT) sensor

– The A/C selector switch

– The A/C refrigerant pressure sensor

– The vehicle speed sensor (VSS)

The ECM controls the cooling fan by grounding the cooling fan control circuit which turns ON the cooling fan relay. The cooling fan relay will be commanded ON when the following conditions are met:

– The engine coolant temperature reaches 106