Help!! - 2000 Grand Caravan Power Windows

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Chris Hendley, Feb 15, 2004.

  1. The driver's side power window quit working on my wife's caravan.
    Fortunately it died in the up position. I borrowed the switch out of my
    neighbor's 2000 Town and Country and the window still wouldn't work so I am
    assuming I have eliminated the switch. I starting taking the trim panel off
    and have gotten stuck. I took all of the screws out that I can find and
    then tried to pull the panel off. It is very hard so I didn't want to pull
    and break something.

    I guess I have 2 questions....

    Is there a likely cause to the window not working (I am suspecting the motor
    at this point)?
    Assuming I need to get the trim panel off, is there a trick to it? Are any
    screws hidden? Do I just need to pull harder on the panel? Once I have the
    panel off, any advice from there on?

    Thanks,

    Chris
     
    Chris Hendley, Feb 15, 2004
    #1
  2. Chris Hendley

    jdoe Guest

    YOu may have a broken wire in the door jamb.
    Larry
     
    jdoe, Feb 15, 2004
    #2
  3. Chris Hendley

    mic canic Guest

    did you remove the screw under the switch?and pull hard when all the screws are
    out
    the cable/ motor drives fails alot on these vans
     
    mic canic, Feb 15, 2004
    #3
  4. Thanks for the responses.

    Update - It was the two screws "hidden" in the carpet below the map pocket.
    Once they came out, I was able to pull the trim panel off from the plastic
    clips that hold it in.

    Once I got it off, I pulled the moisture barrier plastic off enough to get
    to the motor. I unplugged the electrical connector at the window motor and
    using a 12 volt source, put positive to one terminal and negative to the
    other (directly on the motor) and the window went down. I reversed the
    leads and the window went up. I plugged the connector back in at the motor
    and the window is now working with the switch.

    So now the question is why do you think it started working after I jumped it
    out at the motor. I have little confidence it is truly fixed. However, I
    did figure out a quicker way to jump the motor out if it happens again.
    Pins 6 and 8 at the switch connector at the top of the door are the two that
    go to the window motor so if it happens again, I can just pull the switch
    out (2 minutes) and use pins 6 and 8 to jump out the motor.
     
    Chris Hendley, Feb 15, 2004
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