picazo505

well i got in my car crank it up and try to pull down my window and it would'nt go down what the hell,my passenger side window goes down, my sunroof opens,but my driver window does not work, what the hell wrong with this ****

picazo505

anyone with some good ideas ,need helppppppppp

Salguod

The power window switch is the common cause of this in 2nd gens. If you have a little mechanical/electrical skill, you can remove the switch, take it apart and clean the contact points yourself with just a simple pencil eraser. If you are not inclined, you can pick up a new switch, but it will cost you $$$.

Cleaning the contact points yourself is only a little hard the first time you do it. I would suggest taking the switch apart over a walled tray or small box the first time, so that you don't lose any of the parts.

There are just a few screws (3 if I recall correctly) on the back side of the switch. Hold the top and bottom of the switch firmly together when you remove the screws. Once the screws are removed, turn the switch right side up, and carefully lift the black top part away from the bottom part.

NOTE: If you take it apart while it is upside down, the switch parts will all fall out, and you will be scratching your head for a while trying to figure out exactly where each part goes.

Once you have it apart you will see the toggle switch contacts. The one(s) that are giving you trouble should be easy to spot by their charred appearance. The black carbon will come off simply with a pencil eraser. Finish up by wiping the contact points off with rubbing alcohol (or contact cleaner), and wipe dry with a clean paper towel, or a 3M lint free towel.

Carefully put it back together, plug it in, and your windows should be back in business. If not, then your window motor may have died (unlikely though).

Good Luck.

widebodycivic

get a new car, fool.

1_dollar_83_RX7

when I press my sunroof button i can't even hear the motor trying to work, is a dirty sunroof switch a common problem?

picazo505

i dont need a new car fool, at least i get more attention every where i go with my 7 u need a new car,( civic ? )common plz(i dont thing so)"my 18 speed bike can go faster than u haha

picazo505

took it a part, but the contact points on the the driver side switch one side is good ,the one that makes the window go up works, i can hear the motor working but the other side dont do nothing the contact points in that side are to wasted (got to go to the junk yard and do a little pick up there)if u know what i mean

widebodycivic

you kept your 18 speed bike just in case your 7 break down huh? and talking about getting more attention...hehehe...like you said, come on now....how your stock bodied RX7 gonna draw more attention then my fixed in-side-out civic hatch? your 7 might be slightly faster since it's turbo charged, but mine's a show stopper for sure.

NixxoN

gd trolls

Salguod

If you have a multimeter, unplug the sunroof switch, turn the key to the on position and verify that you are getting power to the switch. If not, check your fuses, wiring, etc. If you are getting power up to the switch, then the next thing would be to clean the switch contacts.

If that doesn't do the trick, then its time to replace the sunroof motor itself. Even though the assembly gears, that the motor connects up to, tend to break a lot, the motors themselves are usually pretty tough, so more than likely it will just be a wiring or switch problem (lets hope its just a dirty switch).

Good Luck.