Desparate for 5kt elec HELP!!

[Ti Kan]

DGraber460 at aol.com writes:
> My daughters 5kt has decided to be most uncooperative.
> Both passenger side windows will not operate. The front is down (major bad), 
> the rear is up. Both have power to the switches, and all wiring checks out. 
> Swapping switches makes no difference. The cables, pulleys, and motors look 
> like new.
> The only anomaly is that the window switch lights stay on constantly.
> What could be the cause? If it was the usual door jam problem, how would I 
> have power at the passenger door switch? Why would both motors go bad at the 
> same time?

It is not likely that both motors went out at the same time.  Also, just
"having power" at the switch is no indication that the contacts within
the switch are making good connection when pressed.

The window switch lights stay on whenever the windows are still operable
(the "retained power" feature allows the windows to continue to operate
after the ignition is turned off and key removed, until the driver's
door is opened).  What wiring did you check?  Did you check the wiring
inside the doorjamb boots for breaks?  Which switches did you swap when
you tested?  Be aware that for all the windows that have two switches
(all except the driver's door), *both* switches must make good contact
in order for the window to work.  Also, did you check the rear lockout
switch?  If that's bad it would cause the rear window(s) to not work.
The only other things to check are the circuit breakers and the power
window/sunroof control relay itself.

-Ti
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