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My lil girl is a 2000 XJ,where under the carpet do I find the connector? driver or passenger side?[/QUOTE


Found mine behind the drivers side kick panel right under the hood release handle. ]

 

Thank you, Thank you. This solved our window problem. We used the no cut wire splices,
and now all the windows work.

 

Just got a 2001 Cherokee Sport and I have the same window problems as everyone else. What is it about the lock out switches that makes them keep going out? I replaced the switch and it worked for about a month and went out again. So I guess I'll try the bypass and see just how long that works.

 

Welcome to CF. Nature of the beast, cheap parts, bad design? Could be different things, but at least it's not something else that's a lot more expensive to fix, like the transmission. Oh wait...Jeeps have those issues too.

 

This is one of the quickest safest fasest repairs ever

 

just tried this trick, worked amazing!!!! thanks again!!!

 

by doing this, what exactly are we bypassing? what effect does it have on other power options if any?

 

You are bypassing the the window lockout switch. It only affect the windows so you can't lock them out.

 

Wow... I have had this problem since I bought my son's 2000 Cherokee Sport in early May... One internet search and the problem is solved. I temporarily jumped the wire with the paper clip, but will permanently jump the wire properly now that I know it works....!!

 

I originally took the door panel off to check/replace the window lock switch. However, I discovered that the window lockout switch is not a seperate item. It is a part of a much larger switch assembly (all the switchs on the driver door are combined in one assembly). Removal of the switch assembly (from what I could tell) required pop-rivets and other types of fastners. I looked on this site for other options/advise.

I chose to use the paper clip method. The pictures were a great help. I wrapped the connection (and my paper clip) multiple times with electrical tape. The windows work as they should. The only drawback (as mentioned) is that the child window lock-out switch does not work. Although I am a stickler for doing things the right way, this course of action has proved most sensible.

Thanks.

 

Although the paper clip method does work... it should only be used as a temporary fix or test... I easily made up an 18 gauge jumper wire 4" long with a spade connector (male connector) crimped and soldered to each end, and jumped the wire properly, then taped it up for safe measure. If you are stickler for doing things properly, a paper clip is just not completely safe taped or not...

 

i took off panel and there is no white plug with these 3 wires my cherokee is a 1994 at the switch is yellow w/brown stripe and tan which seem to have power with ign. on what if i bypass there???
thanks, junkman

 

On my 1993, the system works with a single power feed from the override switch that makes its way under the carpet below the drivers feet. There it splits to a separate wire to each of the other door switches. Where I live, that carpet and felt underneath it are essentially soaked or frozen for at least a few months every winter. Corrosion is inevitable. In my XJ, the connector was nothing but green dust.

It is a pretty easy fix, and I improved the situation by relocating the splice points to the side of the transmission tunnel, requiring another splice that I put on the side of the door sill. At least minimize the time spend laying in ice and water.

 

I have to try this

 

i did this and it worked..but im having another issue with the rear drivers side window...what would cause the window to go down and not up..i tried replacing the switch