2001 Sable Power Windows

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MILKMAN
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My power windows (all of them) are now working only at certain times. Sometimes when I start my car with the driver's door open they work, sometimes they don't work at all.

No fuses in the cabin are blown, nor are there any blown fuses under the hood. It must be a wiring problem, right?
May 17, 2007 at 2:36 PM
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[quote:f84dcd1be2="Milkman"]My power windows (all of them) are now working only at certain times. Sometimes when I start my car with the driver's door open they work, sometimes they don't work at all.

No fuses in the cabin are blown, nor are there any blown fuses under the hood. It must be a wiring problem, right?[/quote:f84dcd1be2]
Could be you say with drivers door open you cn get them all to work? Any trouble with interior lights?
May 18, 2007 at 1:37 PM
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[quote:430f855c15="merlin2021"]Could be you say with drivers door open you cn get them all to work? Any trouble with interior lights?[/quote:430f855c15]

usually when i start the car with the driver's door open, the windows will work. for the past few days, they've been working fine. i haven't had a problem with interior lights, though.

[quote:430f855c15="justanold"]HELLO! Right! what you describe is a broken wire in the harness. the break is between the body and the door where the harness flexes. you will probably find several more that are about to break. you're in for a treat. 8) 8) 8)[/quote:430f855c15]

thanks, i'm really looking forward to fixing it! how do you remove the flex?
May 20, 2007 at 10:24 PM
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