Fiji ST Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I am really starting to hate this freaking car..... For the past few weeks, the driver side front window has been acting weird. It would go down all the way in Auto, but wouldn't work on the way up. On Friday, it has completely stopped working. Now, all the other windows work from the door handle. The Auto on the button lights up. The button still clicks like it's engaging. I can even wiggle the window in the tracks. It just won't go down nor do I hear any noise from inside the door. It needs a new motor/regulator, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 You can bypass the switch with jumpers and see if it works (you would need a schematic to show you which wires), or you could pull the door and make sure you get power and ground at the motor for it to work. With your description it could be the switch or the motor, kinda sounds like the switch, just cause it lights up doesn't mean anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 What's making you think it's the switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 My Explorer would do this all the time. The window would do down and not back up. The decide to randomly go up when I moved the switch again. I took the door panel off and put 12v to the motor and the window went up and down. It was the switch. I also had another switch from a similar vehicle I could test with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 What's making you think it's the switch? Because typically a motor fails by slowing down, and a switch gets intermittant and just acts stupid as the contacts wear out and stop making good connection. I'm not saying that's what it is, just that you should check it before you throw parts at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Because typically a motor fails by slowing down, and a switch gets intermittant and just acts stupid as the contacts wear out and stop making good connection. I'm not saying that's what it is, just that you should check it before you throw parts at it. I gotcha. I'll look into that first. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99StockGT Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Because typically a motor fails by slowing down, and a switch gets intermittant and just acts stupid as the contacts wear out and stop making good connection. I'm not saying that's what it is, just that you should check it before you throw parts at it. +1 for trouble shooting the problem. Sound advice, I concur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Borrowed a new window switch from our body shop. Swapped it out and the window still won't roll down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Borrowed a new window switch from our body shop. Swapped it out and the window still won't roll down. If it has auto up/down then it should have limit switches for each direction. Maybe one of those has failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 If it has auto up/down then it should have limit switches for each direction. Maybe one of those has failed. Are you talking about on the switch itself or in the door? You can hear and feel each click on the switch with both set up and neither move the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Remove the door panel. Put 12v to the motor. If motor moves you have other problems. If motor doesn't move replace motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Are you talking about on the switch itself or in the door? You can hear and feel each click on the switch with both set up and neither move the window. In the door. There should be a sensor to tell the window to stop when it is all the way up or down if you have the auto window feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Needed a new motor. Got one for $46 and had one of the guys at work put it in for me. Works like a charm now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiek2000 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 In the door. There should be a sensor to tell the window to stop when it is all the way up or down if you have the auto window feature. thats not how the auto feature works. It goes by amperage draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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