Hey! Very novice when it comes to electrical work.
So recently my rear hatch stopped locking and unlocking. Nothing worked. I got out my multimeter did some tests on the two wires going to the actuator. The Green Yellow one will unlock the hatch if I bypass the ground (other wire) to somewhere on the hatch. So I assumed the black striped one was the ground, and not working. Temporarily (before I trace the non working ground) I closed the ground off and created a floating ground in the hatch. But then I realized it will lock but still won't unlock. It unlocks fine, but when I try to unlock it the motor spins a TINY bit and that's it. Is the wire I thought was a ground power to make the motor turn the other way...?
Ive tried to look online but can't seem to find answers. How does the actuator work? Do I have it completely wrong? thanks!!