Rear wiper wiring help

[Rich Lambert]

The previous owner removed the rear wiper motor. I got a new motor, but I'm not getting any power to the wiper motor plug in the lift gate. There's power at the switch and I traced that back to a connection on rear driver's side, behind the interior side panel. There's power at that plug, but no continuity from the mating plug that goes to the wiper motor. My question is...is there another plug around where the wiring goes into the top of the lift gate? If so, is there any way to check that it's connected without removing the lift gate?

 

[3_puppies]

IIRC there is a plug right inside the main body where the harness goes into it from the hatch, by the left hinge

 

[Rich Lambert]

IIRC there is a plug right inside the main body where the harness goes into it from the hatch, by the left hinge

Correct (Thank you!). I was able to access the connectors by pulling back the corner of the headliner...and they were connected. However, when I pulled on the plugs, they just came out. Someone cut the wires just inside the lift gate. This also explains why the rear defroster doesn't work. The same thing happened when I was troubleshooting INOP license plate lights. The wires were cut just inside the tailgate. Got everything connected and I've got a rear wiper!