Automatic Window SOMETIMES works??

by **esculatus** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:24 am

okay... this is so weird to me cuz today it was really hot and when I first started my car I wanted to roll down the window and cool off the air a bit. The driver side auto window didn't come down. I was like... dammit the little rotor inside probably died. Then, after the weather cooled a bit, it WORKED again??? what's the dealio?? anybody?

by **sunrise_solara** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:35 am

Did the motor make any noise when you pushed the button?

David

by **JoeB** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:36 am

I had the same problem. Fortunately, this was when my 99 was still in waranty so I took it to the dealer. They told me the switch had shorted and replaced both the switch and the motor in the drivers side door. Last summer I had that problem with the passenger's side window. Since it was out of waranty, after driving around with it broken for 2-3 weeks and getting frustrated with it, I gathered a bunch of tools and set out to fix it. Before I took anything apart, I tried it again and it worked. It has been working ever since... :roll:

-JoeB

by **esculatus** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:40 am

sunrise_solara wrote:Did the motor make any noise when you pushed the button?

David

not really... it sounds just like normal...

hmmm... well I recently changed battery... could that be the cause of it? causing circuit shorting? what OTHER circuits could be shorten??? :-?

by **Ford_Fixorrepairdaily** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:50 am

it was the opposite for me. It was really cold out and i tried rolling down my passenger and it didnt work then afterwhile it started to work again. After that it never happened again.

by **sunrise_solara** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:04 am

not really... it sounds just like normal...

I guess what I meant was, did the motor make noise when the window refused to work? If so, then the motor could have some stripped gears, i.e., replacement needed. However, if the motor was silent, then I would agree with JoeB and say the switch was bad. That is a simple operation as opposed to pulling the motor. Put an ohm meter on the switch if it does it again, to see if current is flowing. BTW, is it under warranty? Hope this helps...

David

by **esculatus** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:13 am

the motor didn't make any noise when I tried to pull down the driver side window. So I guess it is the switch that's having some problem.

Thanks for the helpful info!

by **captainpimp** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:14 pm

old post i know, but the only one i could find on this topic.
my drivers side window just quit working. makes no noise, just no workee. ironically, this happened a few years ago, but then worked the next day and never came back until last week and now it seems to be done. also, the drivers side vanity light doesnt work. i checked the bulb, its good. i checked the fuses, good.

help??

by **Yanks0114** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:16 pm

Pop up the switch panel and clean the contacts with an eraser or a electronics contact cleaner spray

by **captainpimp** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:42 am

did that, it didnt help any.

Automatic Window SOMETIMES works??

Automatic Window SOMETIMES works??

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