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Intrepid Trunk Release
Q. Hi, I know you are very busy but I have a problem where I am STUMPED! My dads 2000 Dodge Intrepid's trunk release just STOPPED working and I checked the wiring harness at the release latch (the trunk lock has the light switch integral to the latch) the light has power but (3 terminal plug) the light power comes off the center tap.
I checked the outer two taps with an ohmmeter and it read okay so the latch seems fine. All fuses are okay, but when I hook a voltmeter to either of the outer taps and push the release switch I do not get a current reading. What's up??
Thanking you in advance for your time.
TonyA. If you don't have power at terminal #3 when you press the trunk release switch, then you have either a bad trunk release switch or a broken wire between the switch and trunk release solenoid. Pop out the trunk release switch and check for power at terminal #2 and terminal #1 when the switch is pressed. If you have power at #2, but not at #1, jump the terminals. The trunk should pop open and that confirms a bad release switch.
If nothing happens, then you have a break in the wire. Now I'm not exactly sure how the harness is routed back there, but if there is a harness going from the body to the trunk lid, open it up and there's a good chance the broken wire is in there.
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