I searched but could not find what I thought was the problem. I just switched out the power mirrors on my 1998 Patriot Savannah, and when I turned on the switch to check and make sure the drivers mirror worked correctly nothing was working.
Usually when I turn on the ignition switch the dash warning lights come on and the low air and Jacks down alarm sounds constantly. Today there was initially nothing no lights no alarms no cranking.
After wiggling the switch a few times I got a one second on one second off type of alarm where I could see the volt meter click on and off about 1/8 of an inch in movement and I could also hear a clicking from some where in the firewall area. I am not sure what was clicking. It could be as far over as the switches by the door, or it could be one of the wired switch mounted on the front of the firewall under the outside access cover. I got it to do this a few times trying to find out exactly what was clicking,but after a while all that went away and nothing worked again.
I pulled the connector off the back of the ignition switch and I have power between the Ground wires and the Battery wire. Had to meet the In-Laws for dinner so I stopped at that point.
Does anyone have a good suggestion of what to look for next? Can I jumper the wires of the Ignition switch to see if it is the problem? From memory I believe the wires are labeled Ground, Battery, Ignition, starter neutral switch, and accessory.
I actually replaced the right/passanger mirror yesterday, and everything was normal. The ignition switch had to be turned on to activate the mirrors, and the right mirror worked correctly. Today I replaced the left mirror pretty much without incident until I tried to turn switch on.
I really don't think the mirrors had any thing to do with this since they do not have power until the ignition is turned on. They don't even work on accessory. So? Can anyone else suggest what to look at next?