
Originally Posted by
jick.cejoco
newbie wez,
your power windows usually start acting funny at about five years of age. it is usually the driver's window that goes first. the driver's window has the most cycles up and down, hence, the dirver's window of course goes first. duh! your power windows' circuits to the actuators or motors are normally grounded until you turn the switch to either go up or down. if the window goes down as you've mentioned, then the motor or actuator is active and the one of the circuits to the up mode is open circuit. the open circuit is not on the wire as the same wire carries the return circuit. the problem lies in the switch. if you happen to be of a careful and meticulous person, you can actually do this yourself. if your memory is low as in ram capacity is low, get a digital camera and take picture of each component as you uncover them. be very careful though as there are eight small rocker arms of the four switches and four to eight tiny springs. do this in a very well lit area preferably your dining table. carefully disassemble the main switch on top of a white terry towel or bedsheet so you see all the components. once open, note the positions of the rockers. clean the rocker contacts with a toothpick or a flat tipped jeweler's screwdiver. you will see the pitting on the rockers and the anvil contacts. reassemble using petroleum jelly or vaseline. voila! you just repaired your mystery
jick