drivers door entry problem

[KWIK96]

Tonight for no apparent reason my 2001 RT drivers door electronic entry stopped working(not a keyless just the standard button outside and latch inside)
The passenger door still works fine which initially turned me away from thinking the control module.
Neither the outside button nor the inside handle will work.
Prelim troubleshooting I cannot see any voltage coming from the control module to the doorlatch solenoid. Operating the inside handle or outside button causes a pulsing relay sound in the control module.
Next step is to try and put 12v on that solenoid and rule it out of the equation.

Has anyone seen this one before?
Any ideas?
I am starting to think it is the control module, maybe it is shot one side..

 

[Neil - UK]

i've heard trapped/cut cables where they leave the body and enter the door by the hinges is usually the problem, I'd check there first, open the door and pull back the rubber cover

 

[ByteMe]

What Neil says is usually the problem, but I have had the latch mechanism fail.

 

[AMong]

Im having the same problem right now! I talked to Mark Jorgenson yesterday and he also suggested the wires in the boot between the door and the Jam.

Try putting your key in the ignition and opening the door.
Mine works with the key in , and does not with the key out.

 

[KWIK96]

Found the problem.
Wire in the rubber boot between the door and the jam.
It was the BL/RD wire which is one side of the door latch solenoid. It was completely snapped, like it had been cut.
AMong if you need any help PM me. I am quite experienced at this now.
Thanks to all for advise given.

 

[Randy]

I'm up to something like 7 (9?) wires that have broken in my chassis-to-door wiring harness. One of them prevented the outside door button from working (inside worked fine). I'm sure one of the others (return line from the EEM) would disable the latch release completely.

As I'm having such poor luck with the door wiring, I went ahead and picked up a replacement complete wiring harness from the local Dodge dealer. Even with club discount (25% off?), it was almost $400 for the harness. At least, the next time one of the wires breaks, I'll be ready to just replace the whole thing.