The mechanic replaced the rear left door lock and he says it's getting power but not grounded. Where is the ground wire for the rear door lock?
Aug 2, 2018 at 7:29 AM
Rear Door lock grounding problem
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Hello, I am Danny.
I have attached a wiring diagram showing the door lock circuit to show your mechanic. It looks like the circuit is grounded off of the Door Lock Actuator. Hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions if needed. Thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-
I have attached a wiring diagram showing the door lock circuit to show your mechanic. It looks like the circuit is grounded off of the Door Lock Actuator. Hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions if needed. Thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-
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Aug 2, 2018 at 4:49 PM
A wiring diagram does not tell me where the ground wire is.
Aug 3, 2018 at 8:07 AM
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Hello again.
It will be located on the power door lock actuator. That is located in top rear of left rear door, near door latch. I have attached a picture of what it looks like and circled the wiring connector in red. I have also attached a link showing how to remove/replace. Hope this helps and thanks again for using 2Carpros.
Danny-
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/test-or-change-electric-power-door-locks
It will be located on the power door lock actuator. That is located in top rear of left rear door, near door latch. I have attached a picture of what it looks like and circled the wiring connector in red. I have also attached a link showing how to remove/replace. Hope this helps and thanks again for using 2Carpros.
Danny-
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/test-or-change-electric-power-door-locks
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Aug 3, 2018 at 2:18 PM
I wanted to know where the ground wire for the rear door lock. A wiring diagram does not tell me where the wire is grounded at. I would like to do this myself.
Aug 3, 2018 at 4:40 PM
How do I ground the rear door lock? I was thinking there is a green wire that attaches to the metal part somewhere inside the door.
Aug 3, 2018 at 8:05 PM
Hello again.
The ground will be located on the Power Door Lock Actuator. That is located in top rear of left rear door, near door latch. I have attached a picture of what it looks like and circled the wiring connector in red. The ground is in the harness that attaches to this actuator. I have attached another picture.The wires are grey and tan, not green. Hope this helps and thanks again for using 2Carpros.
Danny-
The ground will be located on the Power Door Lock Actuator. That is located in top rear of left rear door, near door latch. I have attached a picture of what it looks like and circled the wiring connector in red. The ground is in the harness that attaches to this actuator. I have attached another picture.The wires are grey and tan, not green. Hope this helps and thanks again for using 2Carpros.
Danny-
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Aug 3, 2018 at 9:11 PM
I understand that the rear door lock is grounded by the harness, how does the harness get grounded?
Aug 8, 2018 at 1:55 PM
The harness ground will be inside the cab near the firewall but you can make your own ground by running a new ground wire to the circuit. I found these wiring diagrams to help you see how the system works.
Use a test light connected to power and test the system grounds. Here is a guide and the door lock wiring diagrams:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester
Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.
Cheers, Ken
Use a test light connected to power and test the system grounds. Here is a guide and the door lock wiring diagrams:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester
Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.
Cheers, Ken
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Aug 9, 2018 at 9:31 AM