Interior lights and power door locks stopped working.
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Interior lights and power door locks stopped working.
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I found an additional fuse box. I'll need to spend some time going through all of these. So, hold up, if I don't find the problem I'll repost Thanks everyone! SORRY!
Okay, this is not a major problem, but it's annoying and I can't figure it out. All of the fuses look fine. What else could it be? What about those little relays?
incidentally, the night before this happened, I think my van was hit in a parking lot. I don't see a dent, but the driver's door was binding, and the hood is harder to open. This literally happened overnight. Probably unrelated, but I thought I should mention it since the two issues coincide.
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I found an additional fuse box. I'll need to spend some time going through all of these. So, hold up, if I don't find the problem I'll repost Thanks everyone! SORRY!
Okay, this is not a major problem, but it's annoying and I can't figure it out. All of the fuses look fine. What else could it be? What about those little relays?
incidentally, the night before this happened, I think my van was hit in a parking lot. I don't see a dent, but the driver's door was binding, and the hood is harder to open. This literally happened overnight. Probably unrelated, but I thought I should mention it since the two issues coincide.
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Last edited by Van Wilder; Nov 15, 2020 at 02:29 PM. Reason: found more info
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Gee, if all the van were only the same , it would make some things so much easier.
It is important to know what year is your van.
Once we have that info it might give us some idea of the many things that could have been affected, thanks.
It is important to know what year is your van.
Once we have that info it might give us some idea of the many things that could have been affected, thanks.
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Can we ask how did you check the fuses?
Sometimes a fuse will look OK and still be open.
If something was damaged in the wiring at the door hinge area, it might have caused a wire to possibly be damaged when the door was opened.
The better way to check the fuses is to use a meter or test light. That way there is no guessing and it is much quicker.The builder most likely (we hope) installed a separate circuit for the interior lights, but we don't know that for sure., The symptoms kinda indicate a loss of power to those features, and we need to be sure power is available to them.
Sometimes a fuse will look OK and still be open.
If something was damaged in the wiring at the door hinge area, it might have caused a wire to possibly be damaged when the door was opened.
The better way to check the fuses is to use a meter or test light. That way there is no guessing and it is much quicker.The builder most likely (we hope) installed a separate circuit for the interior lights, but we don't know that for sure., The symptoms kinda indicate a loss of power to those features, and we need to be sure power is available to them.
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Can we ask how did you check the fuses?
Sometimes a fuse will look OK and still be open.
If something was damaged in the wiring at the door hinge area, it might have caused a wire to possibly be damaged when the door was opened.
The better way to check the fuses is to use a meter or test light. That way there is no guessing and it is much quicker.The builder most likely (we hope) installed a separate circuit for the interior lights, but we don't know that for sure., The symptoms kinda indicate a loss of power to those features, and we need to be sure power is available to them.
Sometimes a fuse will look OK and still be open.
If something was damaged in the wiring at the door hinge area, it might have caused a wire to possibly be damaged when the door was opened.
The better way to check the fuses is to use a meter or test light. That way there is no guessing and it is much quicker.The builder most likely (we hope) installed a separate circuit for the interior lights, but we don't know that for sure., The symptoms kinda indicate a loss of power to those features, and we need to be sure power is available to them.
there's another fuse box that I overlooked. I'm going to have to take the time to go through those, and possibly test them as you suggest. I'll probably find the problem here. If not, I'll repost. Thanks again.
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