Car window button broken with one finger

Fortunately, power windows are usually one of the more reliable systems on a late-model car. And diagnosis and repair are usually pretty straightforward.It is also possible that you have a faulty switch, especially if the window works on a hit and miss basis. Window motors go down sometimes as well. If you want to get the window back up try this.

Start the vehicle, open the door, with one finger on the button to put the window up slam the door closed with your other hand. Power windows are usually inoperable when the car is not running. This is primarily a security feature.

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If there is one particular window that fails to respond to the push of a button, than the car owner can assume that the problem is within the window itself. If there are no sounds or movement when the switch is activate it may very well be the window motor. If power is not getting to the switch, broken wire(s) in the door boot is suspect. And one other thing, there should be a lock-out switch on the driver's console that disables the window switches at the rear windows.

It depends on the type of car you drive and the auto repair shop you go to. Our mechanics are mobile, which means they don't have the overhead that repair shops have. Watch the gauge and press the window button up and down. If the needle moves even the smallest amount without the window moving when you rock the switch, your door window problem is in the power window motor.

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The difficulty of this project varies depending upon which year car you have, but the results are immediate and quite rewarding. Not much is better than driving in your BMW with the sunroof open and the windows down on a nice, sunny day.