1993 power window short on driver side fix?

[steve273]

My window controls on the drivers side are not working. When I wiggle the rubber sheath, the power window lights up and the window controls work temporaily. Is there any way to fix this problem permanently? Any help would be appreciated.

[toyomoho]

Not sure what the rubber sheath is?

[GrkBallaG]

If by rubber sheath you mean drivers door boot where all the wires go through to go to the kick panel than the only way to fix that is to disconnect the connector that goes inside the kick panel, pull it out through the hole and out the door, than repair the wires, and put it back.

Trust me, i know... A similar thing happened to me about 2 months ago. My drivers door lock would not operate but all the others would..... than all the doors would only lock and not unlock. Anyway long story short, i pulled back the rubber from the boot and found 6 broken wires, fixed them and everything is back to normal.

[steve273]

That is exactly what I mean by sheath. What so you mean by disconnecting the connector inside the kick panel. Do I have to remove the door liner and how hard is this process. Or can I simply pull back the rubber?

[toyomoho]

The wires are most likely damaged where they go from the door to the car body. You will need to remove the wires from the drivers control module (pull them off the connector terminal). Then pull them out of the door, rubber sleeve and car body. Once done, they need to be repaired and reinstalled. You will need to remove the door panel to get at the control module.

[Your Uncle Moe]

I have the SAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE problem but on the door behind the driver. If I wiggle the rubber boot between the door and the pillar while holding the window switch up, it will finally go up. I also cant lower or raise the window from the master switch.

[umeshr85]

HELP. i messed with the kill switch or bypass switch on my alarm, i replaced it. anyway. my alarm stopped beeping and it doesnt make noise anymore at all, but still closes and uncloses the doors. the controls on the driver's door no longer work, the door lock and unlock button works, but the 4 window buttons dont work. the windows do however go up and down when using the windows controls on each door. thanks. whats wrong with my car? think its a relay? or just replace the whole master controls? THANKS.

[umeshr85]

here is how to troubleshoot it. i checked the wires in the black plastic loom between the door and the fender part of the car by the a pillar. there are wires that are joined and black taped but they seem fine. and i could not see a flasher behind the ashtray, maybe there is one, but i'd have to take off the plastic around the center console, so i disconnected the master window controls from the drivers side door and what do you know, the alarm was working fine again. so the controls are defective, the unit. i'll pick one up somewhere. do you think that i caused it to stop working yesterday when i changed the alarm bypass switch by the kickpanel? i also pushed the controls down a little, by hand with force, cuz it was sticking up a bit. thanks.