Window Motors.

[jim prong]

I think my driver door window motor is  broken. I can hear the relay click when I operate the switch but lights don't dim and motor does not start. I'm going to strip it and check out connections. If the motor is knackered, is the drivers window motor the same as the one on the passenger door? If so I'll do a swap.  

[chromedome]

Probably broken wire(s) in the rubber boot between the car and door. Common problem.

[BrianH]

A tell tale sign of the broken wires() is if the passenger one works fine from the passenger side, but only in one direction on the drivers door switch.

[jim prong]

Probably broken wire(s) in the rubber boot between the car and door. Common problem.

 

I don't think its that, as the its the drivers door motor that is not working and the switch is on the drivers door, so I wouldn't think any of the wires in question go into the rubber boot. 

 

Thanks anyhow.

[chromedome]

Trust me, check the wiring first. Do a search on the forum and all will be revealed. The wiring is all interlinked between all the doors. The switch to motor wiring may be in the door but the power supply comes from the car.

[BrianH]

Trust me, check the wiring first. Do a search on the forum and all will be revealed. The wiring is all interlinked between all the doors. The switch to motor wiring may be in the door but the power supply comes from the car.

Exactly same symptoms I had and suspected the motor to be the issue just as the OP. It was as stated above a broken brown wire in the door loom. It will have broken inside the gaiter in the door hinge area. Just pull the boot back to see its a lot easier to do than changing the motor (and will be much more likly to fix the problem).

Edited April 15, 2014 by BrianH

[gregers]

as above and dont forget to check the wires in the rear hatch rubber gaitor aswell.

if once you have checked everything and it still doesnt work,then swap the switch with the passenger 1,

if still not working then it may be the window motor itself,either its fubared OR it could be that the wire in the regulator itself has over run and is siezed hence why the glass wont move.

[jim prong]

I must say what has been suggested, re the wiring, now makes sense. The +ve supply may be missing so I'll check out the wiring in the rubber boot before I go any further. I've had the door panel off a few times, sorting out a sticky door handle catch and fitting a new wireless remote central locking interface,

[jim prong]

I've sorted the problem out with the window motor. 

 

I did the wiring check and found that someone had been there before me and jumpered out the 12V red and white wire, so top marks to those who suggested this as a starting point.

 

I eventually tracked down the problem to the connection between the motor and the control board. When I removed the control board I could see that there were a couple of plugs on it, which engaged with the two lugs on the motor. One of them must have had a poor connection as it had overheated, and was not completing the circuit to power the motor. I could have bent and tightened the faulty connector but the heat had softened the metal and I felt the fix would not have lasted very long. So I hard wired the motor by soldering a couple of  wires from the motor lugs to the contacts from the relay. Re-assembled the whole thing an now I have a drivers window that goes up and down. I cant imagine I'm the only one who has experience this problem.

 

Tried to attach a photo but I'm getting an error message.

[gregers]

looks like the forums fubared again then. :angry: