Window Not Working

[JaiJai]

Short and simple, drivers side window doesn’t work! I have tried and searched the forum and nothing.

It all started when I put my window down one time, put them back up on auto and when it reached the top it made rattling sounds. I then removed the panel to investigate and found that it worked again. Then it stopped. Checked the little black box and that seems to be working alright but when I try to use the window, nothing all I get is the click sound from the black box.

Any help?

[hanyou]

have same prob as u now but passenger side.. had auto-electrician have a look told me it was the actual control box.. (the thing with the switches).. so gna get a new one of those.

worse case scenario its ur windw motor

[JaiJai]

Hmm Ok well I assume that both boxes are the same, so to make sure it is the box

Ill swap them around and see what i get!

If so wheres the best place to pick of these "boxes" up?

Cheers

[slimjim]

Before you spend money on a new window amp (the black box), open it up and look on the bottom of the circuit board.

If there are any dry solder points, theres your problem. The solder will have seperated from the circuit board and the signal will not be making it to the window.

Just drop a lil bit of solder onto it and should be sweet.

[hanyou]

will try that tonight as well! haha but im the biggest noob with a solder

[JaiJai]

ok well the black blox circuit seems to be ok, i mean then you press the down button or up the solinoids seem to make a connection along with a clickin sound just like on the passanger side, so im guessing its my actual motor.

[slimjim]

ok well the black blox circuit seems to be ok, i mean then you press the down button or up the solinoids seem to make a connection along with a clickin sound just like on the passanger side, so im guessing its my actual motor.

My box clicked every time I pressed the button, I thought it was the motor too. But the dry solder point on my circuit board was one of the outgoing prongs of the plug. So the signal was getting into the box, the switch would activate, but then the signal couldn't get out of the box again to tell the window to move.

[hanyou]

yeah i found b4 my window fully died.. i would have to play around with the plug to get it to finally work!

[JaiJai]

so what should I do take it to an auto electrician and get them to have a look at it?

[SECURITY]

if you're hearing a click every time you push the button and nothing happens its usually the window amp. before you go off and buy a new one, open it up and clean it. use some contact cleaner and get in there with a clean cloth and clean the surfaces.

if that doesnt work then get a new one. last i checked they were around $15 -$20 from a wrecker.

before you go and buy a motor, check if there is any power getting to it with a multimeter.

[slimjim]

so what should I do take it to an auto electrician and get them to have a look at it?

Have you opened the box yet? Relatively easy to spot a dry solder point if you know what your looking for. 99% of the time this is the problem, or dirty contacts, as mentioned above.

[JaiJai]

What I will do is tomorrow take photos of the circuit board and if you could tell me whether the problem lies there...

It would be very helpfull!

[arep3]

when i had this prob i could get my window to go up and down IF i physically lifted the window and operated the switch. try this. take the weight of the glass off the mechinism inside and operate the window. if it works, its most likely the motor. apparently fairly common fault as well.

[slimjim]

What I will do is tomorrow take photos of the circuit board and if you could tell me whether the problem lies there...

It would be very helpfull!

For sure, would be glad to help