1x1_Speed_Craig
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
Hey all. Let me start by saying this is a 1997 XJ, and I have done a ton of searching, as well as checked out the FSM. Rear hatch switch (built into the latch) controls the interior lights just fine, but since I got the vehicle, the "hatch ajar" indicator light on the dash has been on continuously. I pulled the latch/switch, and replaced it with one from another vehicle. No difference. Both switches turn the courtesy lights off, but not the "hatch ajar".
The switch has a plunger built into it, and when it only turns off the lights when the plunger is depressed (mechanically by the latch closing, or by hand just by depressing the plunger when the switch is removed from the latch).
Disconnecting the switch does nothing (instrument cluster light stays on), as it needs the plunger depressed to turn off the light.
Other than pulling the bulb on the instrument cluster (as recommended by other people in other threads I have stumbled upon), does anyone know what my next step would be? I already looked at the hatch wiring, particularly by the hatch/body junction, and it all appears to be in good shape.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Craig
The switch has a plunger built into it, and when it only turns off the lights when the plunger is depressed (mechanically by the latch closing, or by hand just by depressing the plunger when the switch is removed from the latch).
Disconnecting the switch does nothing (instrument cluster light stays on), as it needs the plunger depressed to turn off the light.
Other than pulling the bulb on the instrument cluster (as recommended by other people in other threads I have stumbled upon), does anyone know what my next step would be? I already looked at the hatch wiring, particularly by the hatch/body junction, and it all appears to be in good shape.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Craig