Wiring harness

1996 GMC SIERRA
249,000 MILES • 4.3L • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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BABYJAY531
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the power supply for the locks and doors has been cut. I need help.
Jun 22, 2017 at 9:51 AM
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STEVE W.
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The most common area for the power to fail is in the flex area from the pillar to the door. Not hard to repair, remove the inner door trim, then the lower kick panel. You will find a connector at one end or the the with the door wiring. Just follow the wires through the flex and repair the broken ones.
Jun 22, 2017 at 10:50 AM
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I tried that it does not power on. i fixed some of it, but I cannot find the diagram to double check the wiring.
Jun 22, 2017 at 1:51 PM
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STEVE W.
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OK, here are the locks and windows. Yellow is the primary power for the windows, Orange for the locks. Both use simple polarity reversal in the switches to move the actuators.
Jun 22, 2017 at 11:12 PM
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I finished the harness thank u Steve now I got another question I got this black and white wire that is in the convenience center I have no clue what is goes to I'm stumped
Jun 24, 2017 at 4:52 PM
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STEVE W.
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Black/White is a ground wire. Images show what uses that color. If I'm correct that is connector 210 a cross body harness. The wire is in position A The problem is that none of the diagrams show where the wires actually go !!!
Jun 25, 2017 at 5:35 AM
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BABYJAY531
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I thought it was a 4wd indicator wire? My truck ain't starting because of the wire I think
Jun 25, 2017 at 8:33 AM
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STEVE W.
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The items in those diagrams are the only ones that use the black/white wire as a ground. 4WD indicator wire is one of them, but not the only one. What does the truck do in terms of not starting?
Jun 25, 2017 at 5:19 PM
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Just click I tested the starter and it works
Jun 25, 2017 at 6:30 PM
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STEVE W.
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OK if it's just a click you want to check the battery for a good charge, then check the battery cables themselves. GM side terminals are very bad for corroding inside the rubber around the terminal ends. Because of the way they mount any acid that manages to leak past the battery seals wicks into the actual cable. I've had cables that look brand new that were actually eaten apart inside. Next check that the other end of the cables are clean and tight. Check the start relay and the socket, a weak terminal in the socket could cause low current flow so the starter doesn't engage.
Jun 25, 2017 at 6:52 PM
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Ok everything is done except the dome light the other interior lights come on i got both door jambs disconnected will that have the dome light not to work
Jun 28, 2017 at 3:52 PM
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STEVE W.
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Yep. The courtesy light routes the ground through the door switches.
Jun 28, 2017 at 6:05 PM
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Also will them doors switches make my cargo light not work and same with the third brake light
Jun 28, 2017 at 7:20 PM
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STEVE W.
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Sounds like the cargo/CHMSL has a different problem. The cargo light may turn on with the dome light if the switch is turned on. But the CHMSL won't it gets a feed from the brake lights.
Jun 28, 2017 at 11:18 PM
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Ok because I got brake lights at the bottom but not the third
Jun 29, 2017 at 6:29 AM
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STEVE W.
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Factory just taps the same light feed for the CHMSL on that year.
Jun 29, 2017 at 10:44 AM
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What do you mean taps
Jun 29, 2017 at 5:46 PM
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STEVE W.
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It is spliced into the same wire that feeds the brake lights. The wire comes from the brake switch up to the splice. At the splice it goes to the multi-function switch, the BCM, the ECM and the CHMSL light.
Jun 29, 2017 at 7:29 PM
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Oh I understand now thank u I will check it out tomorrow morning I will let u no
Jun 29, 2017 at 7:38 PM
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Ok I got another question everyone I push the brake pedal the brake fuse keeps blowing??
Jun 30, 2017 at 1:26 PM
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STEVE W.
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Short in the wiring, maybe why the CHMSL doesn't work as well. This is the wiring for the exterior lights. Might help.
Jun 30, 2017 at 2:53 PM
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Ok so I tested the white wire for the third brake light and the test light lit up when I was holding in and it went off as soon as I let go of the pedal
Jun 30, 2017 at 2:57 PM
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What do you think
Jul 1, 2017 at 12:05 PM
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Did you forget about me
Jul 2, 2017 at 3:29 PM
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STEVE W.
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Been busy getting stuff ready for the 4th. Polishing fire equipment and mounting flags.

Anyway, I would say you have a short somewhere if it is blowing the fuse every time. Also check the ground for the light, if the ground is bad you don't get a light.
Jul 2, 2017 at 5:52 PM