Bad Switch?
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Safety Car
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From: Orlando FL
Bad Switch?
Cleaning the car up today, hit the release for the hatch, nothing. Checked the fuse, seemed good, but plugged another one in, still dead. I figure the switch went bad. I mentioned it to my son, he has driven it a couple times this week. He said he went to pop the hatch and nothing, he tried the fog lights, they came on, but now they will not turn off. Are the fog lights and hatch on the same switch? Hatch pops with the key fob, but not the dash switch. Hmm, I am thinking bad switch. Any help/suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
Thanks
Melting Slicks
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From: Kinston North Carolina
Fuse
Two fuses. You probably found fuse #39 good. Now you need to check fuse #32. It feeds hatch relese, and fog lamp switches. This is from '02 service manual, yours could be different.
Last edited by byronhunter; Aug 3, 2008 at 10:48 PM.
Drifting
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For a 2000, fuse #26. 39 is a micro relay.
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Pro
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From: Bucks County Pa
Hatch release fuse and fog lt switch
Good Luck
Last edited by bestvettever; Aug 4, 2008 at 05:27 PM.
Pro
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From: Bucks County Pa
Fog switch
Hi, there is another relay there for the backup lamps,(micro relay#38) that is the same, you can switch them to check, also if the relay is good when you check the connectors on the switches themselves you can short the connector ends to see if the hatch or fogs work, if they do you know the switch is bad.
Good Luck
Good Luck
Last edited by bestvettever; Aug 5, 2008 at 05:27 PM.
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Safety Car
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From: Orlando FL
To clarify, the fogs are on and won't turn off. The hatch will not release using the button, but will release using the key fob. I will try the relay test and see, but I am still thinking that it has to be the switch assembly.
Pro
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From: Bucks County Pa
Fog Switch
Good Luck...
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Safety Car
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From: Orlando FL
Fixed. This is just weird. I have been checking:
#17 labeled "TONN REL" (per owners manual Tonneau release)
#26 labeled "HTCHTRK" (per owners manual Hatch/Trunk)
Then, I said what the heck, I checked #32 Labeled "F/TNKDR" (per owners manual "fuel tank door"), but #32 was blown. Replaced it and all is well. Go figure.
Thanks for all of your help.
Ron
#17 labeled "TONN REL" (per owners manual Tonneau release)
#26 labeled "HTCHTRK" (per owners manual Hatch/Trunk)
Then, I said what the heck, I checked #32 Labeled "F/TNKDR" (per owners manual "fuel tank door"), but #32 was blown. Replaced it and all is well. Go figure.
Thanks for all of your help.
Ron
Melting Slicks
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