Passenger Window Not Moving..
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Hey guys, I'm new here and just picked up my first ever Honda. Its a 2001 civic coupe EX. When I purchased the car, the window didn't work. Now my question to you guys is if there is any thing I could check that could be causing it to not roll down? If not im going to spend the money to get a new window motor/regulator and swap it out. But Im afraid ill do all that and find out it was just a small issue that caused the problem.
(Yes I already checked if it was the window lock button and that's not the problem lol)
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(Yes I already checked if it was the window lock button and that's not the problem lol)
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This could be one of several issues so don't go out and buy a new motor/regulator. Get a an electrical diagram of the power window circuit either from here or a google image search or something. It isn't too hard to find. I had issues around a year back so if you search my old posts you can probably find it. My problem ended up being a broken ground wire. Even without the diagram you can tell if the problem is the motor by checking the voltage going to the motor. When the switch isn't up or down, there should be an open circuit at the motor so you would get 0 V. At Up/Down switch, the voltage should be a positive and negative value. If the switch at 0V and the power window lock is off then your motor is fine and you have an electrical issue and you need to go into deeper testing with the circuit diagram. If you have voltage to the motor and the motor still won't run then you need to buy a new motor/regulator. I hope that makes sense-I've had too much coffee and am a tad scatterbrained.
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This could be one of several issues so don't go out and buy a new motor/regulator. Get a an electrical diagram of the power window circuit either from here or a google image search or something. It isn't too hard to find. I had issues around a year back so if you search my old posts you can probably find it. My problem ended up being a broken ground wire. Even without the diagram you can tell if the problem is the motor by checking the voltage going to the motor. When the switch isn't up or down, there should be an open circuit at the motor so you would get 0 V. At Up/Down switch, the voltage should be a positive and negative value. If the switch at 0V and the power window lock is off then your motor is fine and you have an electrical issue and you need to go into deeper testing with the circuit diagram. If you have voltage to the motor and the motor still won't run then you need to buy a new motor/regulator. I hope that makes sense-I've had too much coffee and am a tad scatterbrained.
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