no electrical in tailgate - help
03-05-2010, 04:13 PM
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no electrical in tailgate - help
Have a 2000 XJ Sport, and nothing in the tailgate works.... defroster, wiper motor or lock mechanism. I have power at the switches, any one know where in the car the wiring for the tailgate runs before I start ripping out the entire interior??
03-05-2010, 04:20 PM
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Sounds like you have a bad ground. Open up the trim panel where the wires for the hatch enter the body and see if you have a ground there. If not you can take the interior panel off of the hatch and run a ground to the wiper motor to see if that will get it going.
03-05-2010, 08:38 PM
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black grommet at the top more toward the drivers side. i had no 3rd brake light or plate light. found 2 broken wires in that grommet. hope this helps.
03-05-2010, 09:43 PM
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Ive seen that happen more than once, its easier to look there before tracing wires.
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