New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

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New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by sdeen45 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:27 am

Hey guys!

Excited to find this forum and have a power wagon finally.
Like most I have the following issues:
1. My SERV 4x4 light is on, my RR locker switch blinks fast and never engages and so does my sway bar disconnect.
2. My four wheel drive works and my rear locker seems to work as well. But I don't think the sensor is working to say its locked so the front locker will not engage. What are my options? (I also looked in the smart bar and it appears to be clean with all the pins in the correct place.) Wiring short or break from rear lockers back to front??)

-Sam
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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by Low_Sky » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:12 pm

Transfer case position sensor is a good place to start looking.

The lockers and sway bar need to know the truck is in 4LO to work, so a faulty TCPS will throw errors and prevent that stuff from working right.


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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by coder » Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:36 pm

sdeen45 wrote:
Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:27 am
Hey guys!

Excited to find this forum and have a power wagon finally.
Like most I have the following issues:
1. My SERV 4x4 light is on, my RR locker switch blinks fast and never engages and so does my sway bar disconnect.
2. My four wheel drive works and my rear locker seems to work as well. But I don't think the sensor is working to say its locked so the front locker will not engage. What are my options? (I also looked in the smart bar and it appears to be clean with all the pins in the correct place.) Wiring short or break from rear lockers back to front??)

-Sam
2005 Power Wagon
2018 Zr2 Duramax
Hello sdeen45,

Here are a couple of possible areas to look at:

1) The rear locker actuator needs replaced it will cause the swaybar disconnect to not engaged because of the error from the rear locker, mine needed replacing here's a link to the post with all the gory details.

2) The front swaybar disconnect might be bad the 2005's sway-bar disconnect's controller is different than the 06-09's I believe the locker electronics are dependant on it and won't work correctly if there are problems.

I had to replace my rear locker actuator, serval other have as well, here is the link to the post on it for reference:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5085
Vehicle: 2007 Power Wagon Quad Cab - Factory Options (Inferno Red, Premium Cloth Bench Seat, Light Group, Automatic Transmission, Leather Steering Wheel)
Suspension: Carli 3" Hemi Coils, Carli Control Arms, Carli King 2.5 Pin-Tops, Carli Stainless Steering Stabilizer, Carli Trackbar | Synergy 1" Rear Shackle
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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by PWJouster » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:53 am

honestly once you have this sorted out, your going to have one seriously clean 2005.
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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by sdeen45 » Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:28 pm

Thanks guys,
I'm going to check my Transfer Case Position Sensor and check back in!
-Sam

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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by coder » Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:28 pm

sdeen45 wrote:
Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:28 pm
Thanks guys,
I'm going to check my Transfer Case Position Sensor and check back in!
-Sam
Here's a troubleshooting/repair post on the transfer case position sensor for reference:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2793&p=41848&#p41845
Vehicle: 2007 Power Wagon Quad Cab - Factory Options (Inferno Red, Premium Cloth Bench Seat, Light Group, Automatic Transmission, Leather Steering Wheel)
Suspension: Carli 3" Hemi Coils, Carli Control Arms, Carli King 2.5 Pin-Tops, Carli Stainless Steering Stabilizer, Carli Trackbar | Synergy 1" Rear Shackle
Performance: Magnaflow Muffler | Magnaflow Y-Pipe
Wheels/Tires: Yokohama X-A/T 35x12.5x17
Steering/Drivetrain/Axles: Carli Front Diff Guard | Dynatrac Ball Joints | Mopar HD Steering Gear
Miscellaneous: Line-X Bedliner | Locker Bypass Switch | Mopar Rock Rails | Odyssey Extreme 65-PC1750T | Performance Friction Brake Pads | Weathertech Digital Fit Mats | Winch Thermal Protection Bypass

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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by sdeen45 » Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:57 pm

Changed the Transfer Case Position Sensor and all is working now!! Thanks guys!!!!!

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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by Mule007 » Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:16 pm

Congrats! Welcome to the forum, Enjoy 🌞👍 !,
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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by RustyPW » Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:13 pm

Welcome to the forum. :mrgreen:

Glad you get it fixed. And not spend a boat load on it.
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Re: New 2005 Power Wagon Owner

Post by Bill2014 » Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:00 pm

Welcome to the group! :cheers:
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