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driver window not working when you hit
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the main switch that's frustrating
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especially when it's raining or you're
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at a drive-thru hey I'm Tom and welcome
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back to Car Justify i'm going to walk
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you through what usually causes this and
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how you can fix it yourself without
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spending a ton at the shop first thing
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don't panic most of the time a
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non-working driver window is caused by
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something pretty simple and you don't
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need to tear the whole door apart to
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start with the obvious the window lock
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button yeah it sounds too easy but I've
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seen it more times than I can count if
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that locks on none of the passenger
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windows will work from the driver's side
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so check that first and save yourself a
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headache next up listen closely when you
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press the switch if you don't hear
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anything at all like no motor sound or
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click it could be the switch itself over
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time the contacts inside can wear out or
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get dirty you can pop that panel off
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carefully with a plastic trim tool
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unplug the switch and check the
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wiring now if the wiring looks good try
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plugging in a switch from another window
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just to test a lot of these switches are
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interchangeable if the window starts
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working with the other switch boom
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problem found all right say the switch
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is fine but still nothing's moving could
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be a blown fuse look in your owner's
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manual find the fuse for the power
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windows and check it with a test light
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or replace it with a known good one
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sometimes one bad fuse will knock out
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completely if that checks out take a
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look at the wiring in the rubber boot
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between the driver's door and the car
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body those wires flex every time you
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open and close the door and over time
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they break carefully peel that boot back
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and inspect the wires especially the
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thick ones if you see one snapped that's
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issue still with me now if the switch
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works fuses are fine and the motor's
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getting power but not moving the motor
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might be jammed or burnt out try tapping
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gently on the inside of the door near
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the motor with a rubber mallet while
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pressing the switch sometimes that frees
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it up long enough to get the window up
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or down quick recap start with the
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window lock then check the switch fuses
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wiring and motor most of these checks
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can be done with basic tools and a
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patience if this helped you out go ahead
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and give it a like and hit subscribe if
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you want more nononsense car help every
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week i'm Tom from Car Justify thanks for
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hanging out and I'll see you in the next
