Picking up a XJ today with a Power locks issue

snakester14

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Ok so heres the deal I was all set to pick up a 98 XJ sport with Power locks+keyless entry and power Windows.

The guy who owns it washed it a week ago and parked it. When he got back to start it today it was dead. He jumped it and it ran fine but the power locks are randomly unlocking and locking.

Its never had this issue before

How major of an issue could this be and could it simply just be a short?

He is willing to lower the price now because of it.

Any insight is appreciated as I am looking at it this afternoon and its 2.5 hours away.
 
the 2000 XJ i picked up a few months ago is doing the same thing.

i havent dug too deep into as its just a beater for now and im not really driving it.

keep the thread updated if you find a fix =)
 
not much to add, but I have a co-worker with a '99 XJ that does something similar. When the roads get bumpy, he's had all the locks click on/off repeatedly. He's asked me about it, told him that was the first I've heard of that. My '99 has never done that.
 
Wasn't in a XJ, but I had a 93 Explorer that would do that sometime after I hard rain or if I took it through an automated carwash. Even had the headlights and horn do it once or twice. Only thing I ever found was water was getting in the fuse box under the hood and was messing with the relays.
Once I dried it all out good, the issue would be gone.
 
Well the power locks are working ok but now interior lights are stuck on
 
My guess is a ground wire is broken or bare somewhere. My WJ had an issue with the door locks and cabin lights. It was a broken ground wire in the driver's door jamb. I would check there. One of my old XJ's had an issue with the speakers shorting out as well, and it ended up being the wiring in the door jambs getting pinched and breaking. I would pull the boots back in both front door jambs and check for bare, broken, or exposed wiring
 
I replaced all fuses in the kickpanel on the passenger side. Resolved all of my electrical gremlins.
 
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