rear hatch liftgate problems

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bryceyoda

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Location

langley bc

• Feb 15, 2010

• #1

im wondering if anyone has any info or wiring diagram for the rear hatch liftgate.
i have a 1998 xj and everything has power to the hatch except to the door lock accuator. i really want to get it working. do you know if its tied into the driver door lock switch or is there a relay for it? cant seem to find and info or answers

 

Johnnie Walker

Piece of Fish!

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Location

WA state

• Feb 15, 2010

• #2

There should be a relay, if I am not mistaken. Have you pulled your interior panel?

 

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dave92cherokee

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Location

Lynchburg, TN

• Feb 15, 2010

• #3

There's no relay for the one in my 93 and I don't see any mention of one in the FSM for the 97. Should be a pink/black & orange/black wire going to it, I'd start by checking to make sure that it's actually plugged into the lock mechanism itself.

 

ehall

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Location

Southern Maryland

• Feb 15, 2010

• #4

There's not a relay for each individual lock nor for this particular lock.

On my 91 the lock actuator is off to the side of the latch, with a small rod connecting them together. However the most likely problem is a broken wire at the hinge. If you can get to the lock wire behind the hatch trim panel, you can test for current while somebody else hits the switch. On my 91 this means disconnecting the wire from the lock, and you have to kind of reach under it to get at the connector, but I don't know about the 97+ hatches.

 

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bryceyoda

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Location

langley bc

• Feb 16, 2010

• #5

i checked the plug im not getting any power to it gonna have to go deeper.

 

ehall

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Southern Maryland

• Feb 16, 2010

• #6

The rear wires all meet with the main harness behind the left rear kick panel (behind the spare tire). Pull that panel and test for voltage there. My guess is that the wire broke at the hinge.

 

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bryceyoda

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Location

langley bc

• Feb 16, 2010

• #7

thanks i will try that when it stops raining

 

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dave92cherokee

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Location

Lynchburg, TN

• Feb 16, 2010

• #8

Shouldn't there only be power present when the lock is being toggled? There should be two wires going to the lock mechanism in the hatch, unplug both of them and put the meter leads in the two connectors then have someone toggle the lock.

 

ehall

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Location

Southern Maryland

• Feb 16, 2010

• #9

yes, that's why I said "test for current while somebody else hits the switch" There will be power and ground on the two wires at the plug, with polarity reversed for lock versus unlock