Possible sunroof wiring issue?

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Possible sunroof wiring issue?

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When I first got my GS, I didnt try the sunroof.. I brought the car home and my original intent was to strip the car and sell the parts. But as fate would have it.. I stumbled across a 5spd kit for the car and the cars destiny was forever altered. ;) Now.. a few weeks ago.. when I finally restored main power to the car, I tried the sunroof.. and found that it didnt work.. I also found that the fuse for the sunroof had been pulled. So I replaced the fuse and tried the sunroof.. it worked :) Then I discovered that the power door lock on the passenger side of the car had stopped functioning. So I pulled that fuse back out.. and sure enough.. it started working again.

Now.. I have tried various combinations of fuse in, fuse out, sunroof elecronics unplugged/plugged in, and now.. the power door lock wont work at all in any situation (fuse in or out) and with that fuse in.. there seems to be a power drain on the battery. And the drain is there even if the sunroof switch panel is unplugged. So I doubt its the sunroof electronics (motor, switch, etc..) that are causing the issue. The drain is very slight.. took it a week to kill the battery and neither the battery nor any wiring components I could find were "warm" to the touch as you would expect when finding a shorted circuit.

So here is my question.. anyone have anything like this happen in their car? Or hear of such a thing? Since the power door lock functioned before that fuse was ever put back in.. I cant see how the circuits could actually be related. So this one has me scratching my head. Anyone have an idea on this?

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Post by umcamara »

Maybe check your power door lock relay, motor, and switch. Relay could be stuck open or closed. Not very common, but it happens. There's also a sunroof relay underneath the headliner, behind the sunroof, towards the back of the car.

Hope this can help.
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