Posted By: MOBodyman
Late model power window electrical issues--long - 09/16/15 06:39 AM
I'll try to make this as short as possible but it's a bit complicated.
Part One:
I have a 2013 Dodge Dart that was hit lightly in the driver's side. I replaced both doors with salvage yard parts. I used the replacement door's regulators, etc, and the door panels and window switches which were originally on my car. I put it all together and everything works(ed) perfectly..
Part Two:
I also have a 2014 Dodge Dart. It was also hit on the driver's side and required replacement of both doors. When I bought it, the original doors were missing. I bought salvage yard replacements, as well as the door panels and power window switches which were missing. When I put it together the power windows and mirrors wouldn't work.
I checked the connections in the jambs and at the switches but everything looks great, no corrosion and they all plug together tightly.
Part Three:
Since nothing but the power locks worked I thought possibly the master switch the salvage yard gave me might be bad as it had been laying in the floor of a car and exposed to the elements.
So I decided to take the master switch out of the 2013 and try it in the 2014 as they had the same part number. No luck as the windows and mirrors still wouldn't work in the 2014.
Part Four:
Then I got the bright idea to try the switch out of the 2014 in the 2013 to check if it was good. When I put it in the 2013 (which everything was originally working) the right front power window wouldn't go down. Everything else worked but that had me thinking that switch was bad. Well....I put the original switch back in the 2013 and guess what???...the right front window won't go down now with that switch either!! What did I screw up by changing switches???
Part Five:
So I forget completely about fixing the 2014 and just want to get my 2013 back working like it was originally. Upon further investigation I notice the driver's window goes down at the correct speed but goes up slowly. I unhook the factory wiring on the passenger window and roll it down with my jumper box. Then it will roll up with either switch like it's supposed to but won't roll down.
However, if the passenger window is down when I roll the driver side window up (with the master switch) the passenger one goes up too! The passenger one goes up faster than the driver's side but they go up at the same time! When the passenger window is up and driver's window is down, and I roll the driver's window up the passenger side is still trying to go up too.
Part Six:
One more thing.. Both cars have the 'driver one-touch' feature. The part number on the switches I have is supposed to be for cars without the 'driver one-touch' feature. However that feature works on the 2013 with the switch that came in the car. No idea if it's been changed but the car only had 31,xxx on it when I got it. Maybe this is somehow now messing things up?
I'm assuming the 'driver one-touch' feature is working correctly. It will go down with 'one touch' but you have to hold the switch to roll the window up. Is this how it's supposed to work??
Part Seven:
So, how did changing master switches screw this up, and how do I fix it??
TIA,
Dallas
Part One:
I have a 2013 Dodge Dart that was hit lightly in the driver's side. I replaced both doors with salvage yard parts. I used the replacement door's regulators, etc, and the door panels and window switches which were originally on my car. I put it all together and everything works(ed) perfectly..
Part Two:
I also have a 2014 Dodge Dart. It was also hit on the driver's side and required replacement of both doors. When I bought it, the original doors were missing. I bought salvage yard replacements, as well as the door panels and power window switches which were missing. When I put it together the power windows and mirrors wouldn't work.
I checked the connections in the jambs and at the switches but everything looks great, no corrosion and they all plug together tightly.
Part Three:
Since nothing but the power locks worked I thought possibly the master switch the salvage yard gave me might be bad as it had been laying in the floor of a car and exposed to the elements.
So I decided to take the master switch out of the 2013 and try it in the 2014 as they had the same part number. No luck as the windows and mirrors still wouldn't work in the 2014.
Part Four:
Then I got the bright idea to try the switch out of the 2014 in the 2013 to check if it was good. When I put it in the 2013 (which everything was originally working) the right front power window wouldn't go down. Everything else worked but that had me thinking that switch was bad. Well....I put the original switch back in the 2013 and guess what???...the right front window won't go down now with that switch either!! What did I screw up by changing switches???
Part Five:
So I forget completely about fixing the 2014 and just want to get my 2013 back working like it was originally. Upon further investigation I notice the driver's window goes down at the correct speed but goes up slowly. I unhook the factory wiring on the passenger window and roll it down with my jumper box. Then it will roll up with either switch like it's supposed to but won't roll down.
However, if the passenger window is down when I roll the driver side window up (with the master switch) the passenger one goes up too! The passenger one goes up faster than the driver's side but they go up at the same time! When the passenger window is up and driver's window is down, and I roll the driver's window up the passenger side is still trying to go up too.
Part Six:
One more thing.. Both cars have the 'driver one-touch' feature. The part number on the switches I have is supposed to be for cars without the 'driver one-touch' feature. However that feature works on the 2013 with the switch that came in the car. No idea if it's been changed but the car only had 31,xxx on it when I got it. Maybe this is somehow now messing things up?
I'm assuming the 'driver one-touch' feature is working correctly. It will go down with 'one touch' but you have to hold the switch to roll the window up. Is this how it's supposed to work??
Part Seven:
So, how did changing master switches screw this up, and how do I fix it??
TIA,
Dallas