Power window stopped working

[papariccardo]

Hi all, today I noticed the passenger window won't operate. All others work fine, and there is some power drain when either its switch or the master are depressed. I installed new speakers yesterday, and thought I had not correctly plugged it back in, however I've taken off both front door panels to check, and all's good there. My guess is the motor has died, as the switches still show drain. It was working fine yesterday though, no noise or hesitation. Is this a common fault - i.e, should I hunt for a 2nd hand window motor? Any other diagnostics I can try? Cheers.

Edit. I read that all wagons for worldwide supply came out of the TMM facility in the US, checked and sure enough, my JDM wagon is US built! Therefore, the TCS was fitted for it in the US, suprising therefore that the USDM top-line models didn't have it. Theres no doubting that the Japan market is the most demanding when it comes to "full option" lol!

[dc_98_cam]

Originally Posted by papariccardo

Hi all, today I noticed the passenger window won't operate. All others work fine, and there is some power drain when either its switch or the master are depressed. I installed new speakers yesterday, and thought I had not correctly plugged it back in, however I've taken off both front door panels to check, and all's good there. My guess is the motor has died, as the switches still show drain. It was working fine yesterday though, no noise or hesitation. Is this a common fault - i.e, should I hunt for a 2nd hand window motor? Any other diagnostics I can try? Cheers.

If it seems like there is some power drain when either switch is depressed, then the window glass might be in some kind of bind situation. ... Remove door panel and check for free window motion .... maybe use appropriate lubricant. ... A typical problem listed is due to broken wires in vicinity of door hinges. However, this may not be the case here. There is a circuit diagram available .... online repair manual, for checking voltages.
Check for window free travel first though.

[Kep]

If you recently were working with the speaker wiring I am more suspicious about the wiring than the motor. Especially if you routed new speaker wires through the door gantry. Get a multi meter and run a voltage check as well as an ohm test to ground. You could also run a hot wire from the battery directly to the motor to see if it runs. It could be the motor but it would sure be a coincidence.

Kep

[papariccardo]

Cheers guys. It started working on the trip home, so I'm suspecting it was temporarily bound. Will lube it all up next time I'm working on it.