Power window trouble UPDATE
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Topic: Power window trouble UPDATE
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Subject: Power window trouble UPDATE
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 4:27pm
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'99 F150 passenger door window went down but won't come back up, figured it was the motor so I replaced it along with the switch I broke while taking it apart still has the same problem. Bench checked the old motor (should have done that first) and it runs in both directions. I will get a fresh start on it Monday, I'm thinking broken wire some where in the door. Any suggestions or helpful hints would be appreciated.
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Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 4:36pm
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If it's like older GM products. motor gets it's ground from mounting on door. Try connecting good ground to motor and see if that fixes it. Otherwise, your probably correct. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 4:36pm
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Look in the door jam right where it bends. Will be the thicker wires.
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 5:17pm
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Proabably same as my 97, so NOT grounded inside the dor, it's a 'floating' power system. Since you've replaced both motor and switch, it's not internal door wiring, or the cable going from right door to driver's side. I suspect the driver's switch, that ALSO controls the passenger window. If it won't go down...check the tan/lt blu wire. won't go up, wht/yel wire. You can use Google to get a copy of the '99 ford f150 power window system wiring. hope this helps Jay ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Dnoym N. S. Can.
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 5:41pm
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Look in the door jam right where it bends on the driver door that where i find brake in the wire you can try gigging there wile you work the switch hope this help B:-) Dnoym
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2019 at 5:47am
 hopefully this is the wiring....
------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2019 at 2:15am
| junk it! (poke,poke) |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2019 at 7:07am
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I had a Chevrolet car that the drivers set of switches had one bad, and one rear window would not operate. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2019 at 10:54am
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Swap the switches and see if the problem changes to the other window. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2019 at 8:44pm
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Thanks for all the insight. I didn't get a chance to do much trouble shooting today but I think the problem may lie in the drivers side switch. I did put power to the motor to run the window lift back up so I could reconnect the glass and then run the glass all the way back up. Jay, thanks for the wiring diagram, I will use it tomorrow. Fixer, I hope it is not a broken wire. I hate tearing wire bundles apart and splicing wires! Stan, unfortunately the switches will not interchange. Shameless, if I junk in my punishment might be having to drive a Chebby. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 10:51am
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my 92 ferd, the motors run, but neither window comes down, nor goes up. ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 11:27am
Speaking from experience, if you don’t like electric winder problems stay away from Chebby. I’ve fought them on my last two trucks. |
Hubert (Ga)engine7 wrote:Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 2:45pm
The only vehicle I've owned with electric windows was a 67 Olds 98 tank with a 425 rocket in it. Oh and the stereo had reverb.  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 2:45pm
Now now Thad. I see lots of late model vehicles while in the drive through lines who have to open their doors because they can't get the window to work. Maybe they are using cheap switches from China now because my Chevy in 25 years has never had a problem with the automatic windows.😉🇺🇸 ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 5:30pm
My 96 Caravan drivers window only cranks down to 1/3 open, then it's a hard stop. It has that new fangled X crossed cabled all in one system. Looks like a real stand on your head, eyes crossed, and biting your tongue to replace procedure.  I think I'll wait till it gets worse.  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:45am
JC, if the motors are running but the window not moving the gears are likely stripped out on the motors or the motors are loose and the gear is not contracting the window crank. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2019 at 4:19pm
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Thanks again for all the input. Turned out to be a bad switch on the driver's side. Ordered a Standard Motor Products switch from Rock Auto since they were $$ less expensive than NAPA even with shipping. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |