Master power window switch?

Tiny
NIKKI24
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  • 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT
  • 2.2L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 260,000 MILES
Okay, so, I read a thread from another car owner here with Roy. He had the same issue I am having. Master switch passenger window goes down yet won’t go up. Same with the passenger side control. Goes down yet not back up. It’s now stuck 1/3 of the way since I hit it by accident rolling down the driver’s side. What I gathered from videos and your thread it points to the master switch. My only question before ordering the part tomorrow is that I contemplated until I saw you did specify that even if the passenger side switch also goes down and not up that it is still an issue in the master switch. I can’t test it as I have no meter, but it definitely points to that. The window itself has never had any issues such a clanking or acting like it’s something deeper than that. Never heard the motor make strange noises so I thought 99.9% it had to be master switch.
Wednesday, November 6th, 2024 AT 8:32 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Yep, you are correct, the master switch supplies power and ground to all window motors. Here is how to switch it out. Check out the images (below). Let us know if you need anything else.
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Thursday, November 7th, 2024 AT 5:46 PM
Tiny
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Thank you so much! I got it out before ordering part and then today I went to start my car, and the car was running rough out of nowhere and gauges going erratic and computer saying things that aren’t true fuel gauge going from full to half to empty and back up again. So now I am convinced my battery is on its way out. It’s been 2.5 years the last battery so that’s on the list this weekend as well. Oil life from 44% to O. And 99.9 mpg. Good times
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Thursday, November 7th, 2024 AT 6:50 PM
Tiny
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Yep, the battery can cause strange things to happen, let me know if the switch fixes it. :)
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Friday, November 8th, 2024 AT 10:25 AM

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