How To Diagnose Power Window Problem - Is the Switch or Motor bad?
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In the video, 1A Auto shows how to diagnose a power window problem, whether the problem is the switch or the motor.
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I simply swap opposite side window switches. If problem follows. It's the switch. Great video.
MegaHowtoMan Damn! Thatâs so simple, yet brilliant! Iâm about to go try that now. Didnât think of it. Thanks! I hope it is just the switch.
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Thank you. Your video is easy to follow and made it easy to diagnose my truck's switch.
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Great video, it's still very helpful for an old guy that seems to forget a lot more than I should for a retired mechanic.
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Has not helped me at all my back window s are manual
I am a retired ASE master mech. I found your videos very clear and concise.
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Perfect information now I have a project for the morning and hopefully I can fix the driver window in my 99 Toyota solara thank you
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Done the Diagnose on the switch, Checked the relay with a meter And the 9 volt trick, switched relays, Checked the fuse. Took out the motor from the window Took it apart for cleaning and inspection One of the two magnets on the sides for the shaft Had a broken split magnet where the power to go up meets the power wire You could get the window down However once there was a bit of load/tight pinch / way half going up on the motor The shaft would move slightly And the connection would be lost -
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Only saw one video and ordered a regulator and motor assembly directly after because the videos were so straightforward I knew I could do it myself. Thanks alot for your videos.
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Just diagnosed my power window problem with this video. Spot on! Thank you.
+Chuckybaby Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
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In a pinch, you've tried everything and maybe come to the conclusion you're gonna need a new motor or switch. Maybe you don't have the money to buy a new switch and it's gonna rain. Or you live in one of those places you wouldn't live in if you didn't have to, gotta get that window up.
This works and has worked for me, anyway. Open the affected door and with a fist, moderately bang on the door panel around where you surmise the motor and attaching wires might bang. All the while with key on and your switch for that window pressed. If you're lucky the window will close. If not, there's one more possibility to try. With key on, but switch not depressed, open affected door and slam it closed fairly firmly. Much harder than you normally would, but much like you would if a rabid Bigfoot was 2 feet away from getting into your car with you in it.
Well, did either of those work? Try it again, but don't stay up all night with it. If it's going to work it'll do it on the first second or third try. If it doesn't, follow this video or go see the car doctor, when you get the bucks. A lot of em. I have a PT Cruiser that the driver's window gets stuck in the open position and won't close. Freaked out, I immediately went to the WEB to find a solution. One video harkened to my less-than-Bezos wealth and offered these solutions for the desperate. With no promise they'll work. The banging on the door panel with my fist did and does (1 year now) work for me, for how long is the only remaining question. Good luck or getcha some Handi-Wrap.......
Thanks so much! Went out and brought a test light and it wound up being my window motorđ
Great instructional video with clear and concise explanation. Thank You!
+George Law We're glad the video helped you out. Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
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Finally a short but to the point video bravo
This is good stuff. Your debug logic is good, the back-probe to identify power and connectivity is correct and the triple check by connecting to another known good motor closes any remaining guesses. Can't imaging why some give this thumbs down as this is exactly correct approach. Maybe double check connections and ground to be sure they're good but If you have concerns because of other electrical anomalies, that's a different subject and video. Thanks I appreciated this video's testing Vs Parts Swapping fix!
+Ron Arndt The initial troubleshooting is backwards, but it works. Begin with the suspected defective component, check power toward the source, not away from it. Then install a known good component. Aircraft maintenance and repair 101.
Ron Arndt 2003 Sebring sedan. I fed the front pass. motor 12v from a separate battery and it works up and down by switching the wires. When plugged into the car harness window goes down, but not up. Will not work at all from the driver's door master switch. I have a constant ground on oneâ leg of the motor, even with the switch in the neutral position, and no ground on the other leg with the switch in the neutral or up and down positions. Any ideas? Thanks
Fred Flintstone that's aircraft maintenance 101 buddy because the practice requires to assume the worst first being that fixing the simplest thing may Overlook the most complex thing being close to failing and cause a plane to fall out of the sky so that is why you start at the device that stopped working on a plane first as a preventative measure to avoiding a catastrophe. In Automotive you start with the simplest least expensive cause regardless if the process of elimination leads to The Most Extreme Complex item in a system because if it fails on an automobile it likely will not cause harm to anyone's well-being even on a brake system buddy.
I have changed 2 of them out on 2 different f-150's and one on another car, thanks to your great videos! Thanks
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i went to college for auto electric 2 years and passed a National Technician Auto Electric Certification and it was easy to pass if you know the answers... Haha,,, window electric problems is fun for me, made a ton of money doing repair on them and just love the hunt for the answer to the problem... but my real love is building Turbine gas engines, now thats where the real money and skill is,,, also using a test light can damage auto electric systems my friend so look out you should use a LED test light, in college we had to make one in the class to pass the course, yep look out for that LED test light for very low mA circuits... you just learned something.
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Brilliant!Logical,clear and easy to follow.Thanks!
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thank you so much for your videos. Every time I am in a pinch you are there to help guide me through all of my frustrating situations. much gratitude from myself and surely many others haha
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used your video to figure out what and how to do. Went to Auto Parts store to buy the part. $94. Left the auto parts store, searched eBay and Amazon. Could not find it on eBay, pictures on Amazon had 2 versions of the underneath and part was aftermarket. Returned to 1AAuto.com. Pictures were exactly what I needed to see. Saved $57 + tax. Ground Shipping is free. Assuming the swtich works, if I determine it is the motor, I will order it through you. EXTREMELY SATISFIED !!!
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Absolutely great instructions people thank you for your great work and time.
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K i watch this and I'm going to go figure it out hopefully this weekend I'm busy but I appreciate your help and I will 1A Auto for my parts and of course I have a Ford but I love it
very good instructional video. definitely helped me fix my friends window. thank you 1A you guys Rock!!
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THANK YOU this video really saved my bacon. I knew the driver window motor was bad. I had been looking to get one. Then happened upon this video. I followed you as best I could. But the car I was working on had a lot of wires. I could not tell which wires went to the driver widow. But when I probed the connections I found one that, when I pushed the button it tried to roll up, it was already up. But when I pushed the button to go down No light No movement. So I took the switch out and took it apart. Half of it looked like it had rusted away. I am thinking water got to it. Anyways I got a new one and hooked it up. Pushed the button down and for the first time in several years the window rolled down. I pushed up and it rolled back up. Even the auto window worked. Thank You again , had it not been for this video I would have been buying parts I did not need. I also should mention I have bought parts from 1A Auto Parts. Nice folks and reasonable prices.
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Thank you for showing the video on window check procedure.
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Very nicely done. Thank you.
You rock man. I got the power windows on my taurus working again because of your video.Thanks.
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Thank you Thank you Thank you for making this video.
Good stuff. Short, sweet and to the point. Thanks
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great video, it was the motor but i fixed it. thanks!!
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great thank you for answering the question if theres no power at all coming from the wiresđ
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Thank you so much, this is a Great Video. This is exactly what I got to do to test mine; my driver window stopped working, for a while did that and then it was working again until a week ago. Keep up the good work and again thanks for your time on sharing these instructions for us the DIY wanna safe a few bucks.
+Jose87694 Thanks for watching, and we're glad we could help! 1aauto.com
Problem: using test light can kill the circuitry if smart switches/motors are involved. They can use 5 volt pulses to control with the phase of two pulse streams determining up/down. For such cars, a test light can't detect the trouble, but CAN cause a circuit to blow. :(
I appreciate the help, I'll let U know how it goes this weekend when I get new motor.... Thanks!!
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What a great video. Short and Simple. Get in, get it done, get out.
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Great video!
very great video. thanks to share
I have a 2005 kia sorento, the drivers window won't work. I followed your instructions and diagnosed the problem in 5 minutes. Turns out the motor is bad.
Thank you for your help.
nice video help me solve my problem was motor thank you
Hi there you have been very helpful my first attempt couldn't find the way to get the power cable off the door pannel to remove the panel you make it look easy need to watch it again
+Randy Bowling Thanks for watching, Randy! We are always happy to help. 1Aauto.com
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Yep. My wife's 2005 car problem was broken wires in the wiring harness running through the door jamb.
Awesome information/tutorial
Just what I needed to know! Although I didn't wanna buy a test light so I just ended up using my multi meter :)
What if the window goes up but doesn't go down?
Helped out alot thank you
I absolutely love this channel. I do have a question for you. So I've followed your steps from the video and when probing one of the wires from both the motor and switch the light only flashes breifly but doesn't stay lit. I don't see any obvious issues with the wire. Does this mean the switch is bad? Any suggestions?
Excellent video.
I would have checked the wires at the motor first because if those two wires are hot, it means the switch is okay as well. You start at the end and keep working backwards. I think that makes more sense, don't you think? Just a thought. And thanks for everything you do here. And I like your clarity of videos.
I think I am going to be needing a motor for my passenger side of 2005 Town and country. I will be ordering from you. Been too lazy to check it. :)
tks,helped me fix my window problem.
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Thank you for your video. Very helpful. I was just working last night on my 2005 convertible beetle. As of the sudden, all 4 windows, the convertible top, the trunk lid switch and the trunk light stpped working. It never happened to me. Should i check the fuses?
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Thanks for posting this video. I figured it was a bad window motor. My issue is my window control module. I think has a parasitic draw because when I pull window fuse out my milliamps go down to .3. From .11
I even swapped out the module with a newer one, and I still have the same problem. What do you think it could be? I donât see any cuts or tears either.
......thank you for sharing,was helpful....
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video was helpful. I have a bad motor as well.
Thanks from a most useless person!
This helped me a lot; bless you for your interest in sharing your knowledge and experience!
Thanks
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Worked to determine that a window motor was getting power but no working. Thanks.
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Hi Mike, hello 1A auto. Thank you for the video! Very knowledgeable... Iâm here in comments to ask kindly for guidance...
Hello my fellow car enthusiast friends :)
Iâm diagnosing an issue with the passenger side window on my 2014 corolla, as well as the master panel on the driver side. The master panel only rolls down the driver window? Itâs almost as if the window lock is stuck on, but as I sat in each seat and operated each switch individually, they all roll down, EXCEPT for the front passenger side...
As of now, Iâve tested power to the master panel, it has power to all 4 switches (2front 2rear) all the switches are good... Iâve tested power (using multimeter as well as test light) to passenger side switch, as well as up and down operation. The new switch is good. Also tested motor making sure power comes from switch to the motor, new motor is all good. But window still wonât operate? Sooo I tested for good ground, and again no ground issues...
Annnd sooo I ran a quick wire straight from my battery to the window motor, and it rolled my window up, yay :) Iâm sure if I reverse polarity itâll roll back down.
So again, everything is good, so why wonât it work?This is not a riddle. May I please ask my fellow car enthusiasts for some advice? Input?
I appreciate your time very much and if you have any questions as well, Iâm moderately knowledgeable in some areas so feel free to ask and Iâd be happy to help you out as well.
Thank you everybody, thanks for your time, take care out there my friends God bless and be safe.
Derek, did you ever get this figured out? Iâm having the same issues.
thanks guys pretty helpful video
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Very helpful thank you
+brendon chase Thank you!
The rear passenger window won't stay up on my 08 VW Rabbit, will I need a regulator and a new motor?
I'm so glad I found your CZcams! Thank you in advance!
+Mrflask Tastic Sounds like a regulator issue. If you can hear the motor running when you press the switch, or it sounds like it's trying to work the window, you probably just need the regulator. But it's hard to diagnose without actually seeing it.
Thank you for the video ! I was going to take the car to a garage but after watching this ill do it myself
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In my case . On my chevy silverado 08
The problem wasn't the motor or the power switch . It was the plug conector to the motor it was loose on one side and that was causing the problem.
excellent video thanks
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One of the up/down switches had much higher resistance than the other one, as clearly shown by the dimmer light during the testing. This could result in significantly less power coming out of the dimmer side of the switch, typically the side providing lifting power, and causing slower operation of the lifting of the window. Diagnose and eliminate this possibility before replacing the motor assembly.
i dont think it was dimmer?anyways avoltage drop test should had been done for sure using a meter.he may have fixed the actual problem but a voltage drop can mean slow motor speed.also would had used a larger wattage bulb as close as i could to putting as much amp draw as the motor draws.if its nice and bright just like when you touch test light to battery your good or just use meter and perform voltage drop test,
@@pigeonsil240sx After replacing a rear driver side regulator, 1) the up and down operate opposite, and 2) the window action is much slower than before. Motor appeared to work fine on bench test, it was the cable jammed in the spool on the regulator (that stupid little plastic part that holds the cable ends, that always breaks). Do you know what I did wrong? I'm not understanding why the slower action. The reversed action, is it possible the new spool is would backwards from the old one?
1987 GMC van driver's side dual window switch, works the passenger side but not the driver's side. Is there a relay that could cause this problem? If not, then just stick with your diagnostic procedure shown here? Great site!