1996 jeep grand cherokee windows wont work

Hello everyone,

I have
1996 jeep grand Cherokee limited
automatic trans
2 wd
2.0l 6 cylinder engine

I am having issues with the power windows. its had issues off and one since i bought it but after about a year they finally went out, now once in a great while i can get them to work.

here's the issue:
the drivers side window works all the time never a problem
the passenger side windows do not work at all, but as mentioned once in a great while i can roll them up or down but if i roll them down there is no guarantee they will roll up, in fact right now they are half way down.

i've heard over and over its likely a broken wire in the door harness area but i have seen videos that say it might not be that and those look easier to do first and cheap.

in the videos i guess its the window lock is malfunctioning causing the issue and you can purchase a splicer and inside the jeep there's a spot with a wire connection (black, yellow, and tan wire) and you splice the yellow and tan wire together and i guess that bypass's the window lock (i have no real use for it).

if that solves the problem great as i need to save a much money for other repairs so need to do as much as i can for a cheap as i can (got to keep the kia my most reliable and newest vehicle on the road).

but and i know this might be premature assuming that's not the issue its likely a broken wire in the door harness's but i have some question and the better explained and with pictures the better, electrical work bothers me (rip to my 1976 duster for my youth and not disconnecting the battery before working under the dash).

how can you get the boot off, i see it pulls off from the drivers door but it don't remove from the vehicle to have easy access to the wires,
how do you remove it
can you cut it off and if so does it have to be put back on
how wires are the most suspect to breaking or which ones operate the other windows.

this may or may not have any bearing on this but the power doors do not work for any door
this just might need to be lubed or something as they sound like they lock but they don't (sometimes the rear hatch will lock and unlock), even when you hit like 15 mph and the auto lock happens you hear it but nothing actually locks
this don't seem like a wire issue since the noises of the door locks are there, of course who knows which ones i am able to hear maybe its just one or so but they are loud so i can't tell.

also if someone has a picture of the auto delay relay under the dash i would greatly appreciate it, i guess my relay is bad, i have to disconnect the battery or every so often the headlights turn on for about 30 seconds or so then turn off and will repeat this over and over no real set time for them to turn on could be within a minute could take hours. i heard when you can hear it clicking that means its bad and should be replaced or if you don't care for the delay removed. i have the dash apart but i can't tell where its at and for me to be under the dash is a very hard and awkward position for my large butt.

any help would be appreciated.

ryan

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