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Maintenance & Repair Electronic Gremlins: Electrical Problems That Are Driving You Crazy
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Driving to work last week my radio and all power windows quit. 15-20 minutes later they came back on. next day same thing. Third time they quit for good, windows in the down position of course. I checked all the fuses under the hood and under the back seat. Moved circuit breakers around. Fuse's were all good. I checked the ground wires and tightened them up good (under driver side door still) There was two in line fuse's under the back seat they were fine. Finally I got it in the GM dealership and they told me to bring it back in next week as there top electrical mechanic was on vacation, but they did have a guy work two hours on it and he could not find the problem. So it looks like I am driving to work every day with the windows down come rain or shine unless someone can help me out. I will be forever grate full Mike e mail address digger_dog67  yahoo.com
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i have 1995 buick centry.power windowers work in the back and on the master switches at driver seat but the front does not work please help i tried numerious things
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Replying to: toollman (Jun 12, 2008 7:20 pm) Pull the connector off the power window motor. Put a voltmeter across the leads inside the connector you removed. Push the window button for 'up'. You should get 12 volts. Push the button for 'down'. You should get a 'reversed' 12 volts. If you get these voltages, the wiring is ok, and the motor is failed. If you don't get these voltages, you have a wiring or fuse problem somewhere. |
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If none of the windows work and the radio dosen't work do you think it stil could be a window motor as you mentioned???? digger_dog67 yahoo.com If i connected the wire to a 12 volt battery could i get the windowa to go up???? I don't mind them not working so much as them being stuck in the down position??
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Replying to: luckydogg (Jun 13, 2008 10:54 am) |
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Replying to: luckydogg (Jun 13, 2008 10:54 am) Yes, if you pull each door panel, you should be able to jump power directly to the window motor. If the window tries to roll down, just reverse the leads and it should roll up. The 'up' and 'down' is accomplished by reversing the voltage thru the motor. |
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| I jumped the windows to get them up. That is a relief. so I know the window motors are o.k. I checked every fuse at least 3 times. In a Park AVENUE there are four fuse boxes. Large one under the hood and a smaller one next to it That hold the large fuses. There is a set of fuses under the back seat, they all are fine. and there is a set of fuses under the dash on the passenger side and they are all fine.. lifted up the fuse boxes and checked to see if there are any loose wires going to the fuses and they are all fine. Still can't figure out why the windows and radio quit all at once. The rear windows don't work along with the master switch in the front.. as well as the radio. Dosen't seem like the radio has anything to do with the windows. Would a bad master window switch at the drivers door have any thing to do with the indivual window switches not working. I guess what I am trying to say is would a bad master window switch cause the indivual window switches to quit working. | |
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HERE IS WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR I jumped the windows to get them up. That is a relief. so I know the window motors are o.k. I checked every fuse at least 3 times. In a Park AVENUE there are four fuse boxes. Large one under the hood and a smaller one next to it That hold the large fuses. There is a set of fuses under the back seat, they all are fine. and there is a set of fuses under the dash on the passenger side and they are all fine.. lifted up the fuse boxes and checked to see if there are any loose wires going to the fuses and they are all fine. Still can't figure out why the windows and radio quit all at once. The rear windows don't work along with the master switch in the front.. as well as the radio. Dosen't seem like the radio has anything to do with the windows. Would a bad master window switch at the drivers door have any thing to do with the indivual window switches not working. I guess what I am trying to say is would a bad master window switch cause the indivual window switches to quit working.
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Replying to: luckydogg (Jun 14, 2008 5:52 pm)
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Replying to: bolivar (Jun 15, 2008 1:58 am) IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE MASTER DOES HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH ALL THE OTHER WINDOWS. i'LL LOOK OVER THE MASTER AND SEE WHAT i CAN DO. iT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS WORKED ON BEFORE, SO IT IS A GOOD STARTING POINT. |
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