The Black or Orange wires in the rubber housing between the door and post. One or both are broken. This is a very common problem it will cause all those symtoms.
Had same problem thanks to the readers on this forum,removed the black boot and found the black wire and the orange wire were broken plus the black wire had been fixed before because there was a splice already in it about 2 inches from break.And I agree jeep should stand behind this as it must be quite frequent as shown on this page and others.......
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Thanks to mp_cs and weepin_jeep. I did indeed find the orange wire broke inside the boot for the left door. I was able to remove the plug base out of the door making the repair easier. I was not able to disconnect the plug which would have been even better as I would have pulled it through to the inside of the car to repair it.
Either way a couple of more tips:
1) drop the fuse box cover to facilitate access to the wire inside the car.
2) I used crimps (yes plural) as I added a Marine grade #10, 6 inch section of wire (and it was faster). This will allow you to pull the section or wire out at the door side of the boot and crimp (solder if you prefer) the new section of wire. Then feed it through the boot and crimp the other side in the car. The crimps are now not under stress and the new more flexible wire is just laying loose in the boot. Re-assemble all and that's it.
This is what this one wire fixed: interior lights, door lock, power windows, electric side windows and battery discharge.
Note: I have a 95 Jeep GC that i had to do the same to about 4 years ago, I just could not believe that jeep has not fixed this issue on by the 2004 models, kinda disappointed as well as Jeep service should know about it and could let us know, it would give them more credibility. anyway put the saved money in a box for later use, we all gonna need it, see you on the trails.
2004 jeep grand cherokee windows will not work, door locks will not work, mirror controls will not work, interior lights will not go OFF!!!!
This is spooky because I have exactly the same problem...
I had the same issue with nothing on the driver side panel working and it ended up being a broken black wire inside the rubber boot. Thanks for the tip!
Just an addition to mp_cs' solution: I found the broken black wire, but had trouble repairing it (was deep in the boot near the door jam). I rolled the boot back from the door end of the boot, then gently pulled the wire out with long-nose pliers to strip and solder it (could have used a crimp splice instead). Also, to get the boot back on the white connecter frame, I found that, by pushing into the center of the connector with a screwdriver, aligning the screwdriver behind the connector frame lip where the white tabs are, the connector frame easily popped out of the door, enabling me to easily put the boot back on the connector frame and snap it back into the door with an easy push. Hope this helps. Thanks to mp_cs for saving me a trip to the dealership!!!
I have the same problem with a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo... it just started this evening so I'll have to wait for daylight to try the fix (I'm not mechanically inclined, but my neighbor said he would help).
My question is this - since this seems to be a very common problem with the Jeep, would it be a covered issue if I took it to the dealer? I appreciate my neighbor's offer, but he won't be able to work on it until next week and I would really like to fix it sooner than that if I can.
I did look at the recall list for 2004 Jeeps and saw nothing about this - but it seems that many owners have the same issue, so it must be something Jeep is aware of, no?
Thanks a lot to this forum! I just solved my problem. It was the black wire in the rubber hose at the door. Now everything works perfect!. Thanks again!
Thanks for the info. I found the black wire broke about 4" from the conncetor. I did a repair with a more flexable wire. You saved me a lot of trouble shooting time.
Again, Thank you.
Ron
This was a great help, I fixed the problem after reading about the wires that could have been broken in the rubber housing.
Thanks
Bill
Husband was trying to figure out. I typed in question was directed to this site. Read to hubby what it was and how to fix he did in 20 minutes came inside smilig. Thank you everyone! Happy husband happy wife
Thanks for the tip. Pulled the boot and found the broken black wire. Fixed it in 15 minutes and saved a heap of money. Here's one ****** the dealership didn't get.
Have the same problem interior light windows and mirrors wont work on my 2004 JGC
I have a 2001 jeep the remote for locks wont work and windows,nd door locks and mirror on passenger side of car wont work..we tried to install a headunit but were unsuccessful then these problems accured!!..please help..
Thanks to others taking the trouble to write I found the broken black wire inside the boot.
I replaced with 2.5mm multistrand flexible wire crimped at the door side and choc block connected inside the cab (easier for any future testing).
My windows were open and couldn't close, now great so can dispense with the tarpaulin.
Thanks to all.
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Power windows work intermittently and overhead console inop.o'head lites remain on
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windows will not go up drivers or passengers
all my window wont go down.
2004 jeep grand cherokee windows will not work, door locks will not work, mirror controls will not work, interior lights will not go OFF!!!!
power windows will not work
Same thing, none of the window/door/mirror controls work from the left door, interior lights on full all the time. Actually none of the power window or door locks work even from the individual doors.
the windows, the door look, and the mirror controls will not work on the drivers side. but the door look does work on the passenger side, plus the window controls in the entire car will not work from the back seats to the passenger side. i need help. get at me at [email protected]
Driver side door control panel buttons don't work power locks on passenger side door only button that works. Interior lights stay on. Before problem the "driver side door open" warning was on but all doors closed
2004 JGC, all interior buttons (power locks and windows) do not work. The remote does lock and unlock the car. Any suggestions??
same problem someone please help
SAME PROB
I have the same exact problem. Ithis this something common with jeeps and has anyone got the answer?? Driver side door control panel buttons don't work power locks on passenger side door only button that works. Interior lights stay on. Before problem the "driver side door open" warning was on but all doors closed
We have the same problem. Happen two days ago. None of the windows have power and the side view mirrors have no power. All the lights are dim bit the sunroof works!
Does anyone know or have any insight on this problem? Is there going to be a recall?? If anyone knows a solution please contact me.
Our battery keeps dying as well. As if the power windows not working wasn't enough!
All windows except sunroof are not working and the dome light will not turn off. Whats up?
i have a 2004 grand cherokee and none of the windows will work, sunroof works fine, also the intereior lights stay on .. can anybody sugest where to start , i already checked the fuses.
Same, Interior lights stay on however can be turned off with the panel dimmer switch but then the panel is dark, not good at night. all the power windows don't work either. all happened at the same time. Jeep dealer says he has never heard of it. from the number of people on this post experiencing the same that's a little surprising.
I have the EXACT same problem, except the power mirrors also do not work. NOTE: I disconnected the battery minus, waited a few minutes, reconnected, now the interior lights don't stay on (but they don't come on when you open a door either!). They DO come on when I switch off the ignition. This sounds like a logic problem in the ECM. The aggravating part is that I cannot find a fuse for the power windows and mirrors! I'm I missing something???
i have the same problem. Windows stopped working and my interior lights stay on. I can manually turn the fader all the way off and thats the only way they go off.
Does anyone have an answer? I, too, have the same problem with my power windows, doors and mirrors (they don't work) and my inside dome lights stay on unless I manually turn them off, then the interior lights are too dim. Everything happened at the same time. What's going on?
windows won't roll down,powerlocks don't work..and all the light inside wont turn off
Jeep should have to fix all of these at no cost due to poor design. Once again American car companies prove that they don't care about customers!
Thanks to all who posted advice on the power window/lock problem. I am a retired electrical engineer and would have found this eventually (after much more time tracing the wiring). Following the advice on this page I was able to find the problem (broken orange wire) in 5 minutes and fix it in 30 minutes! This is a classis $100 repair - $5 for the work and $95 for knowing how to do it!
had the same problem the orange wire was broke thanks for the tip saved me lots of money!
grasias a las personas q escriben al leer todos los comenterios me di cuenta q era un arreglo simple q me hizo ahorrar mucho dinero si llevava mi 2003 jeep grand cheroke al dealer me ubiese costado mucho. el problema fue q los cables anaranjado y negro estuvieron rotos ese era la razon q no trabajaban los controles de las ventanas y las luces se quedavan ensendidas eso esta localisado en el jebe negro q conecta la puerta, este problema pasa porque uno siempre cierra y habre la puerta y los cables son muy cortos asi q chequeen eso antes de llevarlos al dealer....................THANK'SSSSSS
what fuse do i replace and where is its location. thanks in advance
This site is AWESOME! I had the exact same problem with my 2004 Jeep GC. The electric windows wouldn't work, door locks, mirror adjustor, etc. Overhead display indicated the driver's door was open when, of course, it was closed. I AM NOT HANDY. Checked out this site, found the info and had it fixed in ten minutes! Thanks.
power windows, mirror, door locks inop. also have had ro replace every window motor in my 04 jeep gc.
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