I have bought and installed a new motor but it appears that the is a problem with the fuse and I can't work out which one it is - help please
The Windows should be on breaker fuses these will be the little rectangular metal fuse looking things in the fuse block in the dash, however these are designed to last a very long time usually the switch will burn out many times before the breaker fuse
You posted to a USA forum on a car not sold here.
we have swift+ in Canada but not uSA, and swifts in Mexico
is it too hard to say country,??>? cars vary by , you guessed it country.
so answers will be weak .for sure not specific.!
why not get car serviced in your country or in your forums, help.
that was sage advice....
lacking that, we default to generic answers (weak)
and your symptoms are sorely lacking
are all windows dead?
just going up or only down or cant move them at all.
silent?
the problem on all windows are.:
bad fuses or the breaker, but kills them all.
bad wiring, end to end , on this feed.
bad motor
window jammmed.
data comm errors from BCM to door controllers.
do you have 12vdc to the motor during the command event
(up, or down button pressed) (using a volt meter?)_
yes, then it's motor bad or window is mechancally jammed, does motor groan? (activated) or hear motor spin but it slips.?
no groan, its next wires or controls. tests.
on newer cars the controls get more complex.
lacking books on your non USA car , i cant wax smart.
some cars the BCM controls the windows
see>?
and on all such cars we scan the car first.
to see if there are errors. first.
next time post this.
country
and if only one window is failing, up , down or both.
and if it's silent,,,,?????
and if you scanned it first.
and if car drives ok, and all other electrics on car seem ok.
ok?
guessing will be expensive, about 3 times, just paying for diagnosis in shop.
Window fuse's and relay's may be up under driver or passenger side dash or behind glove box, under the hood and even under the seats, and finally on the ends of the dash. All passenger power windows and locks are controlled thru and get power from the master control switch on the drivers door.
Drivers door window gets used the most so it could be the motor, window switch, relay or fuse.
Could also be a broken wire in the rubber boot going from the door to the body. You will have to eliminate each till you find the culprit. Check that all switches return to neutral when released.
The motor and the relay are the most likely to cause this problem. Try swapping the relay with a working window relay. If it still doesn't work, remove the door panel and remove the window motor.
Turn the motor shaft in both directions by hand several turns. Then plug the motor in and see if the switch will now run the motor. Sometimes that's all it takes to get it working again. I have had to do this with brand new motors. If voltage is not present at the motor connector, either a bad switch or a broken wire exists. Make sure to check for voltage coming to that windows switch. Actually, GM use's a circuit breaker type relay for each window and one fuse for all the circuit breakers.
Try this....
Open the door, turn the key to the ON position without starting the engine and everything that makes noise is off. Lean down placing your ears close to the bottom center of the door or at the speaker grill. Press the window switch UP and DOWN. Listen for the window motor. If heard the drive is damaged. If not heard, turn key off and locate and replace the relay with one of the other window relays. Check window again. If it works now, get a new relay. More often than not, removing the motor and turning it by hand will get it working good as new. I have had to do that with Brand New motors! So try it.
If all has failed, with the door panel still off, check for voltage at the motor connector when pushing the window switch. No voltage means its the switch, especially if its a auto down or up switch.
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