WTF No Power Window

[djmarch]

On my way home after work and I have no power to my windows, nor my passenger side mirror adjuster. Checked the 30a fuse under the hood and is good. Even tried swapping it with another 30a fuse with no result. What else can one check ?

[AndrewButler05]

Well....

It could be an issue with the actual connection on the fuse panels themselves, or it could be the wires inside the door could be pinched. It's also possible that the actual Window Switches themselves have failed for no reason.

Given that you said you have no power I'm sadly suspecting that all of your window motors shorted out at once. If that has happened that would explain the "loss of power".

The first thing I would do would be to remove the door panel and check the leads with a voltmeter, and try to bridge and bypass the switches to see if the windows will move if there is power.

I'm leaning more towards a wiring issue inside the door since your powered mirror is not working either.

Thankfully, I've never dealt with this issue personally but I will try to help you and we both might learn something new.

Best of luck.

[djmarch]

Well....

It could be an issue with the actual connection on the fuse panels themselves, or it could be the wires inside the door could be pinched. It's also possible that the actual Window Switches themselves have failed for no reason.

Given that you said you have no power I'm sadly suspecting that all of your window motors shorted out at once. If that has happened that would explain the "loss of power".

The first thing I would do would be to remove the door panel and check the leads with a voltmeter, and try to bridge and bypass the switches to see if the windows will move if there is power.

I'm leaning more towards a wiring issue inside the door since your powered mirror is not working either.

Thankfully, I've never dealt with this issue personally but I will try to help you and we both might learn something new.

Best of luck.

Thanks for the reply Andrew. When you say all motors shorted out at once, would that make my passenger side mirror not operate as well ? Not having a schematic, but my logic thinks that power from the battery goes to the driver side door first, then back through dash and out to the other doors since the child safety button to the rear windows is in the switch module in the driver's side door panel. I just don't get it. Rolled up windows when arrived at work just fine, then nothing when leaving. No power to any door. Remote door locks work fine. Anyway I've been trying to locate a ground under the dash, and as you suggested, will pull the door panel off this weekend with a DMM and troubleshoot.

[Daytriker]

Had a similar problem with my 2006. At first the passenger side (front) window stopped working on the passenger side but would work fine with the driver side switch. Later it would go up but not down. It would also work intermittently from both driver & passenger side until eventually it stopped working altogether. I took off the passenger side panel after I thought it was either a bad ground or bad wiring connection. Checked the rubber boots in both door jams. Tried wiggling the boots & possible other points where a break or bad connection could occur - nothing! Tested the contact points with a voltmeter while operating the switches - nothing! I was stumped so took it in to a shop where they said the motor was shot. I mentioned that I highly doubted it since the passenger side rarely gets used & the car only has 65,000 original miles. (105,000 kms) They insisted saying they tested the motor to be sure. Well, I get the car back & the windows work fine for about a week & then start again with the intermittent operation. I am now thinking the switches themselves may be to blame since they are 10 years old & the climate here in the Pacific Northwest is very damp. Anyone have a passenger side Power Window Switch I can buy? I'll post the results after the switches are changed.

[Daytriker]

I found this Youtube video for troubleshooting Aveo Power Window switches - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye9pDwdS7Dw