Anyone with extensive experience with electrical issues?
Unusual electrical event today - key - door - window motor.
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I already have a question about my power window, and some of those who commented referred to non electrical issues as a possibility
I now have evidence of electrical problems, so maybe some of you are good at automotive electrical and this question is electrical in nature.
Yesterday, I wiggled the wiring that extends between the door frame and frame of the car. I inspected a metal rod that appears to raise and lower the window. Nothing was observed. I cut a piece of heavy plastic to put over the window in case of rain.
What happened today is a mystery.
I unlocked the front door, got into the car and closed the door. When I inserted my "key" into the ignition, I hear a loud noise.
What the ----?
It was the rear window motor.
I pulled the key out of the ignition and the noise did not stop. I opened the driver door and the noise stopped.
I closed the door and inserted the key and the noise began again.
I tried to start the car and my battery is not charged enough to start the car, but it must have enough juice left, to power the window motor.
So, it looked like, the noise from the motor was not going to stop with the door closed. I unplugged the window motor. Then I got back in the car and left the driver side door open. Key out of the ignition. I then plugged the motor back in and no noise. I closed the front door and put the key in the ignition and the window motor runs. Pull the key out, and it runs, until I open the driver door.
So, I have unplugged the window motor.
This noise is not the same click, click, I got when I used the power window switch to try to raise or lower the window.
The noise today is clearly the motor running, not some clicking.
So, would the clicking be from the regulator?
And how to explain the left front door and ignition key being able to run the window motor?
It must have run the battery down, over night.
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I already have a question about my power window, and some of those who commented referred to non electrical issues as a possibility
I now have evidence of electrical problems, so maybe some of you are good at automotive electrical and this question is electrical in nature.
Yesterday, I wiggled the wiring that extends between the door frame and frame of the car. I inspected a metal rod that appears to raise and lower the window. Nothing was observed. I cut a piece of heavy plastic to put over the window in case of rain.
What happened today is a mystery.
I unlocked the front door, got into the car and closed the door. When I inserted my "key" into the ignition, I hear a loud noise.
What the ----?
It was the rear window motor.
I pulled the key out of the ignition and the noise did not stop. I opened the driver door and the noise stopped.
I closed the door and inserted the key and the noise began again.
I tried to start the car and my battery is not charged enough to start the car, but it must have enough juice left, to power the window motor.
So, it looked like, the noise from the motor was not going to stop with the door closed. I unplugged the window motor. Then I got back in the car and left the driver side door open. Key out of the ignition. I then plugged the motor back in and no noise. I closed the front door and put the key in the ignition and the window motor runs. Pull the key out, and it runs, until I open the driver door.
So, I have unplugged the window motor.
This noise is not the same click, click, I got when I used the power window switch to try to raise or lower the window.
The noise today is clearly the motor running, not some clicking.
So, would the clicking be from the regulator?
And how to explain the left front door and ignition key being able to run the window motor?
It must have run the battery down, over night.
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Rear window switch.
The part was $8.00 and gas to drive the 5 miles to the U-Pull-It yard.
Professional not needed.