strange window prob

[funbobby]

recently passenger window has stopped working intermittently but if i put the alarm on with the full closure its ok and seems to get rid of the problem, any ideas whats going on??

[T_Pot]

does it fail on both switches or just one?
could be a bad feed if the total closure supplies a feed from another sorce, then that would explain why it works

[funbobby]

it fails only on passenger side when pressing the button but after total closure its fine, im very baffled but saying that i have no idea how car electrics work beyond the obvious.

[JonathanT]

It may be worth looking behind the door speaker. On mine, the connector to the door motor was a bit flakey and would cause random failures of the mechanism.

[funbobby]

im confused to as why the alarm kind of resets it?

[JonathanT]

I didn't think that the window operation was linked to the alarm at all? Isn't it on a permanent live all the time? (I can't check as my Chim is in hospital ATM).

[funbobby]

but if it was a bad connection would it not work altogether? or if it was a seperate circuit for the alarm how come the button starts to work the window after the alarm has been used?

[paulathome]

It sounds to me like your window switch has had it.
Try pulling the switch out from the center console and swapping it with the drivers side window switch.
As the alarm total closure bit works then shirley the motor and wiring in the door must be ok.
I would therefore suspect the switch. Dirt cheap to buy.
Just a thought.
Paul.

[Ribol]

paulathome said:

As the alarm total closure bit works then shirley the motor and wiring in the door must be ok.

Not strictly true, these cars do not have "total closure", they have remote locking only. You can add a module to close windows at the same time, a completely different setup to total closure.

There is a fair chance the full closure module could be your problem.

[funbobby]

forgot to mention car had new alarm put in in 18 months ago with the full closure. im thinking its more the alarm now but havin spoke to the company yesterday they reckon guarantee is now void as car was sold to me in the mean time which sounds like a big kop out but waiting to hear back on that one.

[funbobby]

ok update its now doing it all the time and i have to put alarm on then turn it off again and then window switch opperates it fine until next time i use the car?? so am i looking at a new window module as the switch it self seems fine.