HELP, Electric windows

mazellann · Post by **mazellann** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:52 pm

Just got in my car and the passenger side electric window doesn't seem to be working, just a click when you press the switch, the drivers side is fine, had exactly the same problem with my mk4 polo just before i got rid of it, never did find out what was wrong. Can anybody give me any ideas
cheers
Tony

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:48 pm

Sounds like the switch may have gone mate. You have the same symptoms as my GTi had when my driver's side leccy window failed

mazellann · Post by **mazellann** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:39 pm

It doesn't work when you use the switch on the drivers side either, if it's the switch on the passenger side door thats broke i would have thought it would still work from the switch on the drivers side door, there is just a clicking sound when you press either switch, and also the lights dim? Is it possible the motor could be jammed?

Never have all these problems with my old Scirocco's!!

cheers
Tony

jon_poloV · Post by **jon_poloV** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:11 pm

sounds like the motors had it, mine did this but when the window was down! had it repaird under the warrenty, you could take the door card of and have a look, you could get the part new or perhaps from a breakers to get it cheaper?
jon

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:24 pm

I had my window motor done under warranty (the other window to the one that had a dodgy switch

) and the bill came to Â£200

thankfully VW paid for that one!

mazellann · Post by **mazellann** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:51 pm

Cheers mate, i think i'll have to take the panel off and have a mess about with the motor if i can get to it? exactly the same thing happened to my mk4 which is basically the same car, the passenger side window just stopped working, then it would start again, then it would stop, when it did work again it was fine, didn't go slow or anything like what you would expect if the motor was on its way out, took the door panel off but it was very hard to get to the motor to do anything, checked the switches and the wiring and everything was ok, never did find out what it was!

I'm going off these newer VW's

cheers
Tony

mazellann · Post by **mazellann** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:26 pm

My windows working again!! Got in the car this morning tried the switch a few times and it just started working, havn't got a clue what was wrong with it but it seems fine now.

until next time!!

jon_poloV · Post by **jon_poloV** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:32 pm

loose connection maybe? anyway head up about new polos

they arnt that bad, enjoy your window!!
jon

zahir_213 · Post by **zahir_213** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:03 am

i had the same problem with my window, it comes and goes, seems to fix itself somehow

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:22 am

Perhaps your car was cold? My missus won't wind the window down when she's cold either. Women....

madmatt · Post by **madmatt** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:16 pm

when u operate the switch to the down position SLAM the door it should free it off spray lub in to motor and see how it goes if it dont work new motor me thinks there about 70 quid from vw but u might find u will get some more life out of it

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:29 am

Actually, it sounds to me like it is just some friction somewhere. They use some method (current sensing?) to detect obstructions and fingers - I think that it might just need a bit of lube like he says.

Another neat trick, is wait for some dry weather and then use Mr Sheen on your window. You can also put it in the seals too. It makes as free as it was when it was new.

I had a mate with a golf that had window trouble, but his door wasn't straight!