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Mirror Passenger Vertical Feedback Potentiometer Circuit Short to Ground

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Severity

Medium

Can I keep driving?

Usually drivable, but get it diagnosed without delay.

First step

Check the vertical position value in live data; a value stuck at or close to zero while the mirror moves confirms a grounded signal.

  • BBody
  • 2Manufacturer-specific
  • 3Body
  • 19Sequence number

What does it mean?

B2319 is a Body (airbags, seat belts, body electronics) fault code. It indicates: Wiper Hi/Low Control Circuit Open .

Symptoms

  • The passenger mirror will not move side to side, or drives only one way and strains at the end stop.
  • Memory recall ignores that mirror while the other one still responds.
  • The mirror position value in live data stays at the bottom of the scale no matter how the mirror is moved.
  • Storing a new memory position for the mirror fails.
  • The fault typically follows water entry into the mirror or door panel work.

Likely causes

  • Feedback wire rubbed through against the door inner panel, a bracket or the window regulator rail.
  • Water inside the mirror housing or the door connector giving the signal a path to the metal body.
  • Terminal pushed back in the connector so it contacts the shell or an adjacent ground pin.
  • Internal short between the potentiometer wiper track and the actuator body.
  • Missing five volt reference from the door module, which produces the same near zero reading.
  • Loom crushed when the door trim, mirror or speaker was refitted.
  • Door module input stage failure.

How to fix it

  1. Check the vertical position value in live data; a value stuck at or close to zero while the mirror moves confirms a grounded signal.
  2. Measure the five volt reference at the mirror connector first, since a missing reference gives an identical reading.
  3. With the mirror unplugged, measure resistance between the feedback wire and ground on the harness side; a very low value proves the short.
  4. If the harness measures clean, check the potentiometer through its travel for a shorted or worn track.
  5. Inspect the door harness in the rubber boot and along the inner panel for chafing, crushing and trapped wiring.
  6. Dry and reseal the mirror housing where water has entered, then repair the wiring with sealed joints and replace corroded terminals.
  7. Replace the mirror actuator assembly only when it is proven faulty, then relearn the memory positions.

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This information follows the generic OBD-II definition and does not replace a vehicle-specific diagnosis. The severity rating is rule-based; an authorised diagnostic reading is required for a definitive answer.