docboy209
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Selkirk, NY
Just to let you guys know, the rear window defogger is run directly off the same fuse as your starter solenoid on '97 and up. It's a 30A Maxi fuse in the PDC under the hood that's only labeled "Starter." I recently found this out when I went to leave work and it would't even click when turning the key.
The problem was at the left side connection to the glass. The plastic interior trim panel has no relief cutout for the wires. Mine rubbed completely through onto the sheet metal creating a direct short to ground. My fix was to remove the trunk panel, make some relief cuts, cover the sheet metal with a few layers of electrical tape, and then just wrap up the wire.
I didn't know the 2 things were fed by the same fuse until I looked it up in a factory manual. The new starter is working fine though, lol.:gonnablow
The problem was at the left side connection to the glass. The plastic interior trim panel has no relief cutout for the wires. Mine rubbed completely through onto the sheet metal creating a direct short to ground. My fix was to remove the trunk panel, make some relief cuts, cover the sheet metal with a few layers of electrical tape, and then just wrap up the wire.
I didn't know the 2 things were fed by the same fuse until I looked it up in a factory manual. The new starter is working fine though, lol.:gonnablow
