Power windows quit working

[kruugs]

My passenger window, and two rear door side windows quit working all at the same time.

I checked the fuses, but they all seem fine.

Anyone have any ideas why? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[MikeHTally]

Window lock-out switch engaged?

 

[Hank3]

For the sake of him not being embarassed, let's hope it's not the lock-out switch

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

He might never come back to the forum

 

[MikeHTally]

Man, who hasn't done that one? The windows on my Ram do that -- the driver's door switch bank gets cranky and won't let the individual switches work.

 

[Doozy]

lol

 

[Sport6]

I called the dealer to tell them my remotes for the power locks didn't work once when I had my 6. I told him I tried everything and it wouldn't lock, but you could hear it unlock. He told me to check to make sure the trunk was all the way closed, and sure enough it wasn't and everything worked fine after that.

 

[MikeHTally]

Irks me that the doors have to be closed to lock 'em. Our other four rides will lock the doors even if they're open at the moment.

 

[Sleezer1533]

Haha I did that once. Drove around for a few days thinking a fuse blew or something, was talking to my boss about it and he asked if I had a master window lock button ..... Doh! super embarrassing lol

 

[MikeHTally]

I think all cars with power windows have that switch. Keeps the munchkins/rugrats/tricycle motors/ankle biters/curtain climbers, etc., from opening a window and bailing into the unknown.

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

I think all cars with power windows have that switch. Keeps the munchkins/rugrats/tricycle motors/ankle biters/curtain climbers, etc., from opening a window and bailing into the unknown.

I've owned cars that didn't, but they were older.
Also can prevent a large dog with its head out the window from stepping on the switch and choking itself. Been there.

 

[MikeHTally]

Musta been the switch.(RTM)

 

[mjstew]

Musta been the switch.(RTM)

ive heard that the switches act up on these cars. The 3 im buying right now has a switch that doesn't get good contact all the time. it always lowers, but i have to fiddle with the switch to get it to come back up.

 

[MikeHTally]

That wasn't the switch we were talking about, and I've not seen a post related to the window switches misbehaving. The one you're looking at could probably be remedied by a touch of contact cleaner (assuming it's the switch).

 

[mjstew]

the seller had his mechanic take a loot at it just the other day and he confirmed the switch had a faulty contact. im not too car savvy so what did you mean by contact cleaner?

 

[MikeHTally]

Contact cleaner is not car-specific. I used it for years on electronics -- a control would get noisy due to carbon build-up. The accumulation is due to arcing, corrosion or just non-use. Contact cleaner just dissolves the build-up.

 

[mjstew]

is this something i'd be able to pick up at like a radio shack or other electronics store then?

 

[MikeHTally]

Should be. The stuff we used was made by Rawn Chemical, but anything that cleans contacts and leaves no residue should do the trick. Sometimes also called "tuner cleaner".

 

[mjstew]

thank you very much for that info. do you by chance know how to take off the switch plate on the door so that i can get to the contacts?

 

[MikeHTally]

Sorry, no. I've not investigated that for the Mazda. I've had the door panels off my Ram lotsa times. I bet someone here has posted a how-to on door panel removal. It may not be necessary to remove the panel.