Recent content by MrDrBosox

In the interest of closing this thread for anyone who comes across it later, check your ground connections! I chased this problem intermittently for probably 18 months and even parked the truck for a while because I was so frustrated by it, and it repeatedly left me stranded. Someone suggested...

Sorry for the super late reply, and hope you fixed your issue. I pretty much took off all the interior trim panels of the rear hatch to get a good look at everything.

Voltage came back fine, tried jumping as well. Next move is to pull the fuse box and look for any physical damage. Pretty sure the loud noise is something in that area failing, it's starting to smell like burning.

Hey all, went out to start my truck this morning ('98) and was in for a fun surprise. The electrical system seems to have cannibalized itself over night. When turning the key to ACC, there is no power to the windows, locks, stereo, or exterior lights. Interior lights are fine. Turning the key...

Finally got a chance to dig around in there and found the problem pretty quickly. When the shop installed the whole thing in the new tailgate, they missed a connector for the sensor that checks the position of the cylinder. Cleaned it up a bit, plugged it in, and no more problem. Obviously not...

Thanks for the tips guys, as far as the key goes when I turn it it doesn't feel like the lock is engaging at all. Turns freely, just no results. Gregnash, if the sensor is messed up/ improperly connected, would the lock still engage and disengage from the switch inside the car? Your suggestion...

Hi all, I recently had the tailgate of my '98 cruiser replaced at a body shop. Since I got it back, whenever it's running the door locks are constantly unlocking. Every couple of seconds, with no discernible pattern, they unlock. Doesn't matter if I lock the doors, unlock the doors, nothing. The...