Driver Door Electrics Not Working

[Blakes03]

Hi - Love the site, very useful and informative

 

I have just become the owner of a Galaxy and love it but I have now got a problem. My windows washer pipe for the rear windows uncupled itself in the passenger footwell and emptied an entire content of the washer reserviour into the footwell under the carpet.

 

Since this has happened i have been drying it out but have developed an issue.

 

The centreal locking won't work, nor will the drivers eletric window. The passenger window will work from the passenger door but not from the drivers door.

 

I have basically worked out that anything to be done from the drivers door will not work as the door is not getting any electric power. As a result the central locking won't work as it can not power shut the lock on the door. The drivers windows won't go up ot down, I am unable to open the passenger window from the control pabel on the drivers door.

 

When trying to operate the passenger window from the drivers door I do hear a kind of clicking from the passenger area but nothing happens.

 

Would anyone please be able to over some advice on this.

 

Many thanks

[Steve_Mk1_2.3A]

Hi - Love the site, very useful and informative

 

I have just become the owner of a Galaxy and love it but I have now got a problem. My windows washer pipe for the rear windows uncupled itself in the passenger footwell and emptied an entire content of the washer reserviour into the footwell under the carpet.

 

Since this has happened i have been drying it out but have developed an issue.

 

The centreal locking won't work, nor will the drivers eletric window. The passenger window will work from the passenger door but not from the drivers door.

 

I have basically worked out that anything to be done from the drivers door will not work as the door is not getting any electric power. As a result the central locking won't work as it can not power shut the lock on the door. The drivers windows won't go up ot down, I am unable to open the passenger window from the control pabel on the drivers door.

 

When trying to operate the passenger window from the drivers door I do hear a kind of clicking from the passenger area but nothing happens.

 

Would anyone please be able to over some advice on this.

 

Many thanks

 

Without knowing your exact car (assuming it is pre-98) then you're looking at the comfort and locking module located under the passenger seat. As you said the washer bottle was dumping it's fluid into the compartment - the common "death" this causes is loss of central locking and other related services.

 

A quick check to see the module and multiplug condition will tell you if you need a new module or not. Ultra common - they used to leak into the foot wells when it rained hard or that pipe split and kill the modules. Later cars 8/98-> have the electrics reworked so the CCM is in the CJB up out of the way.

 

The only other issue Gal's suffer is the wires break in the door pillar rubber boots. You can peel these back and a wiggle of the wires will show which ones are broken. Normally causes one door to stop working or the central locking to recycle along with windows that give up!

 

I would check for water damage first. Modules from a dealer are expensive - a scrappy or ebay will be better value. Remember to relocate the module up higher on spacers when you change it!

 

Steve

[gregers]

you may even be able to take the modual out and give it a good clean and dry out in the airing cupboard?

do a search on the forum,lots of posts on the subject.

[ivan]

you may even be able to take the modual out and give it a good clean and dry out in the airing cupboard?

do a search on the forum,lots of posts on the subject.

 

 

Hi, I have exactly the same problem as described. I have gone up inside the drivers footwell and tested all the wires into the

big plug to eliminate broken wires in the door shut and have found that there is no power to any wires suggesting a problem before

this point, after checking all the fuses and finding they are fine I'm baffled as mine is 03 Tdi so apparently should'nt suffer from

the water in the box under the passenger seat ( it is dry btw under there) I would appreciate any ideas, thanks in advance.

[chrispb123456]

Hi there

The main power fuse for windows and central locking is located above the normal fuse box and relays, will probably require removal of the pull down trim panel to access.

If it has blown you will probably need to strip the drivers door trunking for closer examination