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Mirror Driver Horizontal Feedback Potentiometer Circuit Failure

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Severity

Medium

Can I keep driving?

Usually drivable, but get it diagnosed without delay.

First step

Read the codes and check whether the same mirror also reports a fault on the other axis.

  • BBody
  • 2Manufacturer-specific
  • 3Body
  • 20Sequence number

What does it mean?

B2320 is a Body (airbags, seat belts, body electronics) fault code. It indicates: Front/Rear Washer Motor Control Circuit High .

Symptoms

  • The driver mirror moves to the wrong position on memory recall, or stops before it gets there.
  • Mirror movement is jerky or stops and starts in one part of its travel.
  • Automatic tilt in reverse gear works inconsistently.
  • Storing a new memory position sometimes succeeds and sometimes fails.
  • Manual adjustment still works, which makes the fault look intermittent.

Likely causes

  • Worn resistive track in the potentiometer causing erratic, jumping or noisy readings during travel.
  • High resistance from corroded terminals in the mirror or door module connector, shifting the signal out of range.
  • Partly broken conductor in the door boot harness that still passes some current but adds resistance.
  • Mirror memory limits never learned, or the calibration lost after a battery disconnection or mirror replacement.
  • Mirror glass or actuator forced by hand or in a car wash, moving the potentiometer beyond its learned range.
  • Binding or damaged actuator gears so the mirror never reaches the expected feedback value.
  • Water in the mirror housing making the track intermittently conductive.

How to fix it

  1. Read the codes and check whether the same mirror also reports a fault on the other axis.
  2. Monitor the horizontal feedback value in live data while running the mirror slowly through its full travel with the switch.
  3. Look for jumps, noise or flat spots in the value; a clean smooth sweep points away from the potentiometer.
  4. Measure the reference voltage and sensor ground at the mirror connector and check them for voltage drop under load.
  5. Do a wiggle test on the door boot harness during the sweep to expose a partly broken conductor.
  6. Clean or replace corroded terminals, repair the harness, dry and reseal the mirror if water is present.
  7. Replace the mirror actuator when the potentiometer sweep is proven faulty, then carry out the mirror memory relearn procedure.

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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.