Thanks man, found your video after i was just about to begin my shift today and went to wind the 2 front windows up, they were about 1/3 of the way down and a no go, got home took switch apart, just cleaned everything with alcohol wipes, put back in and wound the windows up, doesnt work now but windows are up and can park car anywhere while i order the part 👍
I did this today after servicing the motor and finding it STILL didn't work! Decided to take the window switch to bits like you did here, but I did things a little differently: I got a dremel and attached a little wire brush wheel to it. I cleaned every one of the rockers and all of the contacts, then cleaned the board with alcohol. I also noticed some of the contacts had ablated and worn over time - particularly the driver's window - so I reflowed those and added a little more solder, and also tinned the rockers with a bit of solder. You have to be careful doing this because you want to leave those surfaces smooth and free of solder spikes, so you have to have it hot enough that the solder is still liquid when you pull the iron away. Seems to work really nice! There was so much carbon build-up on it when I opened it to check!
Thanks for this video. All four of my windows stopped working at the same time, and when it wasnt a relay or a fuse, i thought about the switch and read online that its a common problem. Just followed this video but also sanded the contacts with 400 grit sandpaper until the 3 little lines were gone. Hopefully this holds up.
Had a replacement Master window switch fitted 4-5years ago( didnt realise the genuine OEM versions work so expensive) , worked fine until the following afternoon i noticed the drivers window WOULDN'T wind down when i started Territory. Would have to turn car off then start up again for Window to wind down like normal 🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽 today ( 04/12/23 ) the switch for rear right side decided to do what your Drivers switch had done... Even the Master window lock just failed - like the switch physically didnt work or feel connected to anything lol
Had the same problem on my Terri a few months back. Went through exactly the same steps and got the same positive result, but after a while the problem returned. That's happened twice now, but I'll try for a third time as I'm loath to give Ford around $180 for a replacement switch that can be picked up new on the internet for around $30.
Hopefully my fix will last a while. The cheap ebay one broke after a few months. That's why I got the old one back out. Not sure what i will do if it keeps happening.
With me it was a combination of carbon build-up in the motor (which I fixed like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PtWRIQf_dOE.html ) and cleaning the switch contacts like you see in this video. The window worked fine for a few months after I serviced the motor, but it stopped again recently and it wasn't the motor this time (it was the contacts). I think those little motors draw a decent amount of power and so if the commutator is all clarted up with carbon and your switch contacts are dirty, both things conspire to stop your windows from working. Maybe try cleaning your motor? If you do though, don't make the mistake I did: make sure you seal the unit with silicon or something because the existing rubber gasket will NOT continue to work and will let water in.
