Power Window Flakiness

[Huw Powell]

> I was lowering the passenger front window today in my 200q20v and it
> stopped 3/4 of the way down and won't budge.
> 
> Now, the only power window that is working is the driver front.  The
> other three appear to have no power going to them.  Couldn't find a
> fuse, and the owners manual refers to some mysterious circuit breaker
> thingy that, supposedly,  magically resets itself after it has been
> tripped.

the most common cause of this problem is broken wires in the drivers
door jamb area.  pry open the accordian boot between the body and the
door and take a look.  when splicing in your repair (hard work), add a
section of wire so the splices are in the door and in the body, not in
the "hinge" area.

if *any* window works, the circuit breaker is not tripped.

> My suspicion lies with that button you push in when you have bad gas

Oh, yeah, like there's water in it or something....

> and want to keep your passengers from lowering their windows and
> breathing fresh air. (I love that button.)

That button only locks out the rear window switches.  Your front 
passenger can still escape the fumes.

-- 
Huw Powell

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