Left rear window is not receiving any power?

LVERNOTT

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1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
4.0L
V6
4WD
AUTOMATIC
152,000 MILES

As said above I am not getting any power to my driver side rear window. It doesn’t work from the driver door switch or the back door, there isn’t any noise at all when I try to engage the window. I replaced the window motor and removed the switch and put it on another door and that seems to work fine. I am left thinking it’s an electrical issue, but I don’t really know where to go from here. I looked up wiring diagrams but really didn’t understand what I was looking at. Any tips or info would be greatly appreciated.

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STEVE W.

MECHANIC
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Welcome to 2CarPros. The attached wiring diagram is for that window and it's controls. The way that switch works it simply transfers the power side of the diagram. Therefore I think you likely have a ground problem as it's less likely that losing both power feeds. However testing isn't difficult. First remove the switch as you dis before. Now take a test light and connect it to a good ground. Now go to the plug that went onto the switch. With the key on probe the 4 pins in the connector and you should have 2 with power (pins 1 and 4) They carry power back from the front window module. If you have power, there then connect a pin or similar to the ground clamp of the light and check that you have a ground at pin 6. I suspect it will be the issue. The ground goes from the switch out through the flex to a splice and then to the ground stud under the left front seat Chryslers are known for bad grounds because they tend to take 4-5 wires and crimp them in the same connector, one can fail with the rest looking perfect. What you can do to verify that would be to take a jumper wire connected to a good ground, plug the door switch in and connect the ground to the black wire at pin 6 if the window now works you have a bad ground.

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