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My windows stopped working?

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CHELSEALYNN813
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Randomly all four of my windows and the sunroof stop working. Then boom they work again. It has been doing this for three days. It is raining and my window will not roll up. Anyone have this issues and importantly how did you fix it?
Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 7:34 AM

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Tiny
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The best place to start is by inspecting the wires between the driver's door hinges. A potential clue is the windows might work when the door is partially open. If you find wires that are frayed or broken, I can describe how I repair them. This guide shows how to check the power to the window motor through the switch.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/electric-window-repair

Here are the window wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works and a guide to help test the connections.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know what happens.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 11:47 AM
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My battery recently died and I had to get a jump. The jump worked fine, but now all the windows except the driver's side are not working. Took it to the dealer, not a fuse issue. Do the windows have to be reset after a battery failure?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Yes try to follow these steps in pics.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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I was in the car with the A/C and head lights on for almost 30-45mins. I did not realize that the engine was not running. Obviously the battery died and I had to jump start the car.
What happened afterwards is that the radio got locked and the windows do not roll down. I had the radio code so I could get that unlocked. But with the windows that still is an issue.
Only the driver's window rolls down, and when I press the button for the rest of the windows from the main panel ( drivers side) I can hear a click sound. But when I attempt to roll own or up the windows from the passangers window I hear nothing. What bothers me is part of the front passangers window is still open.

Any suggestions that I might be able to fix things myself before I take it to the electrician?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Try what i'm sending in the pic first otherwise it has to have a scanner hooked to it.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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I did reset the master switch but the other three windows are still stuck.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Do like it says in the pic that I sent in previous reply if it still doesn't work then it has to go back and get module reset.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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In step 12, when I hold the switch to auto up position, the window does not start rolling up atleast 4-5 secs, is that the expected behavior?

And after that step 13 works fine, but still no luck with the other three windows.

If I have to get the module reset, how do I do it?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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My driver window goes up/down but none of the other windows go up/down. The other three stopped working at the exact same time and when I use the master switch for the three that don't work I hear a clicking noise from each one. The other 3 windows would work once in a while after I slam the door.
What is that and how can I fix it?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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Hi Kim Ahrens,

Since slamming the door intermittently allows the windows to work, it is an indication of something is loose.

It could be the master switch that is faulty due to some looseness in the connectors or printed circuit board, or a fault with the multiplex control system.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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The drivers power window will not go up but will go down
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:20 AM (Merged)
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Can you hear the motor working? Or do you hear binding behind the door panel? If so, it may be a faulty window regulator. If not, it may also be the window switch has lost contact.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:21 AM (Merged)
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Electrical problem
2006 Honda Accord 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

My driver window goes up/down but none of the other windows go up/down. The other three stopped working at the exact same time and when I use the master switch for the three that don't work I hear a clicking noise from each one.
What iss that and how can I fix it?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:21 AM (Merged)
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Hi janiyah06,

At the driver master switch panel there is switch for disabling the other 3 windows. Check if it has been accidentally turned off to disable the other 3 windows.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:21 AM (Merged)
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I have the exact same problem and the windows are not locked. This just happened last week and I checked the fuses which are all good. I am wondering if it is the switch. Have you figured out the problem yet?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:21 AM (Merged)
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I believe it is the window switch went bad. Is there a way to get it up so I can drive it to get fixed?
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:22 AM (Merged)
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

If you have access to a power probe tool you can manually charge the window motor to roll up.Most auto parts stores have tool loaner programs and can rent tools.It would be easiest to gain access to the window motor by removing the door panel.Here is a tutorial for you to view:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/door-panel-removal

I've attached a passenger side window motor wiring diagram below.This way you can see which wires to charge to roll the window up.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:22 AM (Merged)
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Electrical problem 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 38000 miles

Nothing really happened. The power windows just won't work. The Driver's window works fine. The other three just click and do nothing, they will not work from the driver door or the actual door. If I put the window lock on, I hear no click. With the lock off, I hear the click but no movement. No motor sound or anything, just a click. They were working fine an hour before, when I got back in the car, this started. No noises or anything. Is there a code or something that I might have triggered on accident? I can't see all 3 going out simultaneously.
When I use the remote to roll the windows down, only the driver window goes down, the others dont move.

The windows still just click. (Unless I lock them, then no sound at all). Side note, when pressing the window switch on the actual door with the window there is no click noise, there is no noise either way.(Locked or unlocked) Thanks for any help!
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:22 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Testing of the circuits would involve use of test lamps, DVOM and removal of switches , panels etc. If the above items are available andyour are comfortable with wire circuit testing, we are set to go.

From the symptoms described, it could be power is not getting to the other windows from the driver door.

I have the circuit diagram here. Go thhrough them to get an understanding of the system and check the fuses and wire socket connectors, especially between doors, and see if you have ant new discovery. Any other questions, just reply to question and I will get back to you.


https://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/192750_PWCircuit05Accord01a_1.jpg



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The power windows are connected to the driver door multiplex control unit and this unit seems to be the cause of the problem.

Try resetting to see if it works.

RESETTING THE POWER WINDOW
1. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
2. Move the driver's window all the way down by using the driver's window DOWN switch.
3. Open the driver's door.

NOTE: steps 4 - 7 must be done within 5 seconds of each other.

4. Turn the ignition switch OFF.
5. Push and hold the driver's window DOWN switch.
6. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
7. Release the driver's window DOWN switch.
8. Repeat steps 4 - 7 three more times.
9. Wait 1 second.
10. Confirm that AUTO UP and AUTO DOWN do not work. If AUTO UP and DOWN work, go back to step 1.
11. Move the driver's window all the way down by holding the driver's window DOWN switch to the AUTO DOWN position.
12. Pull up and hold the driver's window UP switch to the AUTO UP position until the window reaches the fully closed position, then continue to hold the switch for 1 second.
13. Confirm that the power window master switch is reset by using the driver's window AUTO UP and DOWN function.

If the window still does not work in AUTO, repeat the procedure several times, paying close attention to the 5 second time limit between steps. If it still does not work, go to B-CAN System Diagnosis Test Mode A.
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Friday, October 16th, 2020 AT 10:22 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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I chased it down to the PW-relay. The relay works, the drivers master control is not telling it to activate. Ran jumpers and windows work fine. Looks like I need a $280.00 control unit.
Thanks for all your help!
Charlie
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