Electrical problems

[alaskabear99687]

Hello everyone, I have a stock 02 and am now having electrical problems. First was my pass rear window would go down but not up, now my dome lights work intermitenly and my brake lights were stuck on for some reason today. Oh, and the dvd player started jumping and wont eject the dvd's and the blend motor has died and finally the "door ajar" light is stuck on. Please help!!!

 

[BigRondo]

You have quite a few things going on there. Try searching for your problems. There are several threads on your issues.

I can post some info & links tomorrow evening.

Good luck getting it sorted.

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[BigRondo]

Here you go:

I had similar electrical issues with my '02 XLT. The dome lights would stay on until the battery saver feature turned them off, the accessory delay wasn't working, the driver side puddle light didn't work, the keypad on the door would set off the alarm when I pressed it, the door ajar light would flash and beep at highway speeds, the radio would shut off as soon as I turned the key off, the alarm would beep twice when I armed it. Recently all 4 windows stopped working. Most recently the driver door lock actuator stopped working. A lot of electrical issues can be traced back to broken/damaged wire(s) in the boot between the body and the driver's door. I found 3 broken wires and repaired them. The thin black ground wire was broken and after repairing it all was back to normal. When the windows stopped working, I repaired the thick black ground wire and the windows now work like a champ. I had to repair the pink/black wire to fix the driver door lock actuator. Here is the thread for removing the door panel: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=303524 Here is a great thread for checking for broken/damaged wires, thanks to synyster for this awesome write-up: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=270081 Unfortunately the pictures are no longer available in the above thread. IIRC, I believe I unwrapped the wires enough to gain access. When I have gone searching in there I had an idea of what wire I was looking for. I located the the wire I was looking for and gently tugged on that wire on the door side. The wire was pulled toward me and out of the harness. I then went inside the vehicle and gently tugged on the the wire I was looking for and was able to pull it inside the vehicle. I then spliced a length of wire to the 2 ends, completing the circuit. I then gently pulled the excess into the door. Be sure to take your time when looking for broken/damaged wire(s). Check all the wires for breaks/damage. When you think you're done looking, look again, and again, and again. A bright flashlight can be very helpful

. Good luck getting it sorted.


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[alaskabear99687]

Thanks, I will start with that tonight when I get home and I will make sure to keep the forums updated with what I find and what fixes it takes.