Help identify a wire under steering column

[numbrsevn]

I had the cover off today to get to the fuse panel and I found a wire that had been evidently spliced, then unspliced and put back stock by the P.O. with no wiring connector or tape or anything covering the bare wires. It is directly under the steering column and it is the front-most red wire on the wiring plug. It is a pretty thick wire compared to most under there. Can anyone tell me what this wire goes to?

[Big Mac]

Will need more info than that. Lets start with the year and model, a picture would help and then a pic. of the plug that the wire comes from. There are ALOT of wires under there.

[02Boathauler]

Sounds like the acc power wire, or maybe one of the starter wires. Maybe he had a hidden kill switch wired in. Here is a list of wires for a 2002 sounds like the starter wire. Is there a stripe on it?

12v yellow + ignition harness
starter red/lt blue + ignition harness
Ignition red/black *5 + ignition harness
accessory black/green + ignition harness
2nd accessory gray/yellow + ignition harness
power lock pink/yellow *1 *1
power unlock pink/green *1 *1
lock motor pink/black drivers kick panel
unlock motor pink/blk or red/org drivers kick panel
disarm defeat pink/orange passenger kick panel
parking lights brown + headlight switch
headlights red/yellow + headlight switch
door trigger black/lt. blue + *2
tach white/pink instrument cluster or *3
speed sense gray/ black 8 PCM *4
brake wire lt. green + brake switch
horn trigger dk. blue - steering column
wipers white- dk. blue/org + motor or relay

[numbrsevn]

It is a 2006 CC 4X4, My camera is MIA, but it is the plug directly under the steering wheel/column. If you take the cover off below the steering wheel, it is right there in front. He had just "shaved" the insulation off the wire and had a wire wrapped around it. I cut it and spliced it back together. It appears to have power only when the switch is turned on, so I am going to use it for my air horn and compressor relays. Hope it is ok! I'll report back if my truck burns to the ground :-)

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Will need more info than that. Lets start with the year and model, a picture would help and then a pic. of the plug that the wire comes from. There are ALOT of wires under there.

[numbrsevn]

I found out what it went to. I shorted the wire out and it popped one of the ignition fuses. Mystery solved. Thanks for your help!