Power window motor + switch repair 

This is the problem with mechanics today they are part changers will not repair just replace... But it's the world we live in now disposable everything throw it out buy it new TV's washing machine dryers cars .. I think in my opinion the only thing we fix or repair is house's sad

Of course replace it! You are in CORPORATE AMERICA! (You are a breath of fresh air for your attitude. See if you can fix it.)

Well Done! Could not have been more articulate and well taught! Wish all instructors were as clear and well spoken and as well educated in the subject that they attempt to convey. Lee, Florida

Only started watching but I can already say the gears & shaft will be gummed up with rust/crap - take apart, clean, bish bash bosh it works again. Nobody much fixes stuff any more - they just swap parts. I'm waay too tight for that - I fix EVERYTHING fixable. :-) If the window switch mucks up - it too can be stripped, cleaned & re-assembled.

Thank you, my friend for an EXCELLENT video. Great information, great camera work and great audio. I feel I have enough information to attempt repairing my passenger side window in my 1993 Acura Integra. This video felt like an online course! Good work!

I’m understanding a lot of this very well presented thank you

i wish u had a video on how to test the pins of the switch with a multi meter for continuity and how to tell which of the pins supply power

That assembly should be in the $40 to $50 range on Amazon

“Honda implies there are no serviceable parts inside. NONSENSE “ That line right there just gained you a new subscriber. Thank you! ❤😊

Great educating!! I appreciate your help and looking deeper to find the "Cause" of the failure, instead of just throwing it out! Very Impressive, I Had to subscribe, cuz you know your stuff!! Thanks again!!

Very thorough troubleshooting on the electrics, thank you. A tip for reassembly......the longer “d” sized bolts should be partially threaded into the motor and the runner before inserting it into the door. Those bolts then go through the holes and allow you to rest the motor and rail in position. Then lower the window glass onto the plastic mount, and then install all the “c” sized bolts and then tighten all bolts. Good video👍

Can't the brushes be removed and replaced with new? If so where would you purchase them?

Great detail my friend. excellent Break down.

Thank you so much! Your video is awesome and sooo thorough! I was trying to diagnose why the passenger window in our new to us van wouldn't go down. Using a test light I realized the switch worked and that the motor was getting juice. The window wouldn't go down though. Thanks to your video I knew exactly what I was in for when I took the motor apart. Mine had a ton of carbon flake build up. Once I cleaned all the black crap off the copper panels and pushed the brushes out as far as I could it worked good as new after it was all back together. The brushes in mine can only get pushed out so far though so I'm hoping I can find replacements! Thanks again!

Cannot believe your video--great job explaining the workings of all the parts--thank you so much.

You can also say OL is open line. Just to save you from explaining why did it over load. This was an excellent diagnosis and break down demonstration. Thank you.

A lot of these newer power windows have their own fuse somewhere in the line usually behind the dash. Don’t just check the window fuse and think that’s the only fuse to check. Edited: Refer to the vehicles electrical wiring diagram, usually found towards the back of the maintenance / overhaul / Haynes / Chiltons / Mitchell’s manual

Awesome, just found you and you are AWESOME< Stay tuned!!!

Thanks for that.Replaced the switch,replaced the temic module,inspected the wires in the loom.Didn't work.Wasted,I looked at this again,took the motor apart following your clear instructions,found one of the brushes was stuck out of contact with the armature.Another operation made possible by youtube and people like you wanting to help others.Thanks again! thanks again!

Thanks for your help, cleaning the brushes and commutator fixed the motor on my father's Suzuki Jimny. Re-greased, re-assembled and worked a treat.

Excellent work dude. Helped me without replacing the full power window system. Thanks a lot.

great information, i learned so much, thanks a lot, God bless...

nice!

The frustration with a disposable society and those two idiots are understandable. You did a great job with the thorough step by step troubleshooting and repair. Thanks!

I find the comments on the Honda service manual somewhat unfair. A professional workshop cannot go into details like shown here because it would be a lot more expensive than putting a new complete set into the car. Also one must consider customer gets a safe operating window back - manufacturer cannot take full responsibility unless repair follows safety standards set up by manufacturer. Think for example of anti pinch / auto up function what could happen if a customer family member hand gets jammed in windows closing! Although it was very observant to look further what caused motor to get burned one would expect some discussion on finding a PCB with electronics under the window-switch rather than blaming malfunction on CRUMBS blocking the switch. Most likely switch become functional when the "sliding resistor" was allowed to move freely with switch disassembled. PCB electronics may contain said anti pinch function with a relay cutting power due to trapped window! Considering owerheating of motor there is to begin with a mention of "some microelectronic components" that may be a temperature-dependent resistor meant to reduce/cut a overcurrent condition thus protecting the motor. The finding of these microelectronic stuff is not further commented on. Most likely the carbon brushes were weared down too thin thus causing a interrupted state of motor to begin with. Merely bending brushmount tighter to collector may help for a while but not for long (workshop would get a disappointed customer back . . .). Finally when testing the functional mechanism there is the question how and why does motor stop when window gets completely closed? This needs an explanation?

This was a good video that went into the depth of the root cause of the window failure. Great job!

Hi from Portugal. I just finished the repair of my regulator thanks to you :) Thank you very much for sharing. Best regards.

wonderful..fallowing your instructions..i had just replaced the brushes on the assenger side of the window motor on my Toyota have custom bus (1999) however o am unable to replace coil back into the housing ..can you help please . thank you..

THANK YOU , THANK YOU , THANK YOU ! ! ! It worked on my 2006 Nissan Frontier , I pulled my electric motor apart , it was real dirty ,cleaned contacts and made sure they moved back and forth ( they are spring loaded ) and cleaned end of elec. motor where contacts touch with electric clean. Works great. COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU ! ! ! THANK YOU , THANK YOU , THANK YOU ! ! ! ! ! !

Excellent detailed video..you just got a new sub. Poor farshad/eric..are probably ripping someone else off somewhere lol..

Excellent tutorial. Clear and easy to follow. Amazing camera work. This guy is the best!

My neighbor took his Honda into the Honda dealership for service standard oil change and what not he told them he was having issues with his windshield spray it wasn't spraying on the passenger side it was just dribbling they said they looked at it and they couldn't find what's wrong he told me this so I popped the hood and found in literally 5 seconds The kink hose going to the windshield washer nozzle and solve the problem this is how well educated people are at these manufacture dealerships which is absolutely absurd because you go to them expecting the best service and it's a joke that they're even working on vehicles The ones that know what they're doing have retired and the ones that are working are just out of school with little to no training if training at all they probably don't own their own tools d

I have just been scrolling through the comments and naturally, you have a lot of rave reviews. I liked the way you went to the trouble of setting your camera up so that you could actually DO a two handed job WITH two hands. Most seem to fumble while trying to do everything with one hand, and consequently the camera work suffers severely. Anyone watching these types of videos are trying to learn something, and they are watching intently. Shaky camera work makes it very hard to follow. ALL instructional videos are appreciated, because someone has taken the time to have a go at helping others. Yours just happens to be fantastic. Cheers from down under.

This answers the age old question: " what if Sherlock Holmes had a Honda?"

When there is a will, there is a way. I had the same problem with my Honda City 2015. It took time but I fixed it.

Best Video on RU-vid Thank you!

In the first 3 min you are ranting about the maual saying to replace. There is a few reasons why they don't spend time trying to fix it. Key word there is TIME. You will be taking time to take apart a SMALL component only to find out it can't be fixed. More so they are NOT going to stock every single little part to fixed everything in the vehicle. So instead of wasting time paying employees and taking more time with the vehicle in the shop, leaving the customer without, just replace it. One more thing. What if they did take it apart and fix it, but then some is still wrong with that little part. Or later, it still breaks due to some unseen defect. Now more time is wasted with the vehicle being back in the shop. Think on that.

this guy is awesome

nice video ty

shame on you Farshad and Eric and most importantly Honda for claiming it was not fixable

My window has stopped moving, i heard a loud bang when i tried opening the window on a hot day. The cable looks ok, the motor makes a noise ehn i operate the switch but nothing moves. I can raise and lower the window by pushing it hard down or pulling it up with my hands and the cable moves and winds as i do. Any ideas?

A tip, should you need to take that motor back apart. The Armature contacts with the carbon tracking can be cleaned effectively with a simple pencil eraser, if you wish to get more aggressive, you can use a very fine grit (600) sandpaper. But a pencil eraser is cheap, available and leaves little dust. After cleaning with an eraser, use a chemical electric parts cleaner, Like CRC QD Electrical parts cleaner spray. I've repaired many motors this way. You did a great job!

My drivers switch became stuck on the auto up ( sticky switch) and the motor burned out big time. The windings a blackened char. All the plastic below the windings and housing the brushes was a melted burned lump! What amazes me is it has 1 30amp fuse to cover possible use of all 4 windows at same time. The fuse did not go open and it allowed the 1 motor to draw so much current. I am amazed the car did not catch on fire. It flattened the battery ..but fuse was fine. I have put new switch and regulator/motor but intend to put an inline blade fuse circuit from before motor and hide it behind the small plastic triangle clip on liner above the door liner. Maybe experiment with fuse values to see what it will trip at when at most use next size up. Maybe test current use with meter first. These vehicles (dmax) have a problem with these switches. Does that sound sensible..? lol Love your videos. I refuse to buy new without attempting to fix it first. Disposable world ..sucks. Keep up the great work. Cheers from NZ

thank very much ,although different than my 2008 Nissan Titan Crew Cab , same principles applied , my brushes were spring loaded ,I cleaned up everything like you showed and worked perfectly

I like it, when you say, it is not going to happen in this case. You have the same mentality as me. The difference is I usually say it is NOT going to happen under all circumstances in the Universe and beyond....... Hehehehehehe😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Why you did not replace the carbon terminals, looks like they are worn out.

Wow! Amazing video. Fantastic close ups of trouble shooting and problem solving. Best I've seen so far on YT. I needed this video and I thank you so much for your work and sharing of this information. Peace to you and your household.👍💯👌

Thanks for the video, it is very helpful, I found that the carbon brushes in my motor are completely damaged. I have a question, do you know if the carbon brushes can be replaced?

You should polish the commutator with a fine grit paper to remove the corrosion.

Mine, the brushes fell out of alignment. I opened it up, pushed the springs and brushes in place, and retested with 12v battery. Perfectly good motor.

great video, but how did you put it back at 15:18, I'm stucked there atm

Had one years ago for a caddy, it was expensive to buy..I took it apart, made some brushes..and it worked like a charm...I now have brush stock for any sort of power motors

Very good 👍

More people should have the same mind set. It's robbery

Very nice video. I enjoy doing this kind of stuff... drives my wife nuts. Q? Is it possible that you had a short between 2 of the commutator plates (that piece of junk you removed with the pin could have been conductive?) that caused your OL code. Could you have checked for continuity between two commutator plates or are they all connected with copper wiring? Also, some folks may think that an errant switching mechanism may be due to dirty switches, when it could be the switch / motor need to be factory reprogrammed by holding the up button up for 5secs after it is up, and the same process for the down. Often you can hear a click when the up & down reprograms itself. Finally, the manual never tells the tech... check the power to the switch 1st. Often it is the power ir ground wire going through the door jamb boot.

perhaps your employer, Mr. Keyser Söze, can help you.

the best explanation ,my nissan also like honda ,all unit must be raplace then when im diy like this the carbon brush looks like same as like yours,ill think when im bending that carbon brush same like what youre done will result like this..good lesson.

I know that voice anywhere! Jammy jars !

First impression of this guy was the complete opposite of after I just randomly watched this whole video for no reason lol when he gets to the door panel removed and sees thd names of the mechanics that serviced it before was subtle but funny as hell to me lol really this guy knows his shit and I myself would rather just tear apart and figure it out myself instead of paying to get screwed over. If theres anyone that's going to mess me up ... it's myself.

Great job the techs are notorious for that. Do you happen to know the location of my driver side window relay for 2012 hyundai veracruz? I cannot find any info anywhere

THIS GUY IS BRILLANT!

liability sir it comes down to come backs, if you request maintainance the shop may or may not do it for the simple fact of liabiity, i own an auto electric shop and i always give customer that option only if motor is within specs " current draw etc"

and its more save money when online can sell that motor and all unit saparately because not all store sell that carbon brush size like that.they just sell one set unit..and thats is so expensive..this diy can help us to use that motor again might be more longger if the same issue.thank you

superb explanation/tutorial! definitely deserves to be subscribed👊

Thank you for the video! Very knowledgeable... I’m here in comments to ask kindly for guidance... Hello my fellow car enthusiast friends :) I’m diagnosing an issue with the passenger side window on my 2014 corolla, as well as the master panel on the driver side. The master panel only rolls down the driver window? It’s almost as if the window lock is stuck on, but as I sat in each seat and operated each switch individually, they all roll down, EXCEPT for the front passenger side... As of now, I’ve tested power to the master panel, it has power to all 4 switches (2front 2rear) all the switches are good... I’ve tested power (using multimeter as well as test light) to passenger side switch, as well as up and down operation. The new switch is good. Also tested motor making sure power comes from switch to the motor, new motor is all good. But window still won’t operate? Sooo I tested for good ground, and again no ground issues... Annnd sooo I ran a quick wire straight from my battery to the window motor, and it rolled my window up, yay :) I’m sure if I reverse polarity it’ll roll back down. So again, everything is good, so why won’t it work?This is not a riddle. May I please ask my fellow car enthusiasts for some advice? Input? I appreciate your time very much and if you have any questions as well, I’m moderately knowledgeable in some areas so feel free to ask and I’d be happy to help you out as well. Thank you everybody, thanks for your time, take care out there my friends God bless and be safe. Thank you everybody, take care out there, God bless and be safe.

Thanks for the video i just worked on my regulator but it's operating in opposite direction that is, when i press the switch down , it winds up instead of winding down how do i resolve this.Thanks

hahaha those hand signs got me laughing while your talking

Could you tell me where I can’t get the service manual for a 2006 Honda Civic ex 4 door sedan automatic USA I would really appreciated any help thanks

I just had one replaced swapped out. a few months late I have the same problem. I think the problem is in the switch

Just wondering has Honda ever made a 1991 Honda Civic CRX (original) with electric windows? I also have problem with door handles which fall off (it has only 2 doors and one hatchback door). Any aftermarket door handle does not last but a few months so I use a clamp wrench instead.

Solid logic, address the problem, as well as the symptom, to minimize the probability of recurrence. Refurbishing the original motor not only saves money, but reduces unnecessary waste and resource consumption. Extraordinary thinking and presentation by the author.

8:15 That seems to be the really critical point, cleaning those gaps out very well, and cleaning off the face as well. I used a fine sewing needle for the gaps and spray electrical contact cleaner. Had mine apart a couple of times today trying to get some function working better. Until today, it was getting erratic, and sometimes not moving at all. First attempt at cleaning had very limited success. It would work but sounded very rough and quit frequently. Took it all apart again and cleaned it even more thoroughly, cleaned and greased the sliders... sounds and works much better than it has for quite a while.

Great upload. I had a similar issue and checked the motor. Brushes without springs- planned obsolescence by the manufacturer🙄 Bent the copper connections to move the brushes in along with a commutator clean and good as new. Thx for posting this, I hope this helps people out and saves them money. Subscribed- Thx

Maybe the best how to video I’ve ever seen!

Very instructive, detailed, straight forward presentation! Great job, this guy knows his stuff. The best thing is, he likes to share it. I got lucky by finding this video, should've been in Vegas! Thanks!

One Awesome Teacher, THANKS.

Amazing i did the same on mine, however i lost one of the carbon squares!!!!!

Can the main power window control on the driver's side affect the power window switch on the passenger door.

Prakash patil from india sir our Chevrolet spark front power windows could not work windows glass up and down fiu time then power windows could not work what is problem for our car problem for switch or power window moter ??? Please reply sir I wet your coment

You already got me from not happening remarks (to pay the $300 plus charge). I will try to do it on my own Nissan Rouge 2016 passenger side. It does not go up. Thank you so much. I also like your tools, the 12v battery, and tester. I have a tester before but I think I lost it. Keep on posting DIY.

Power Window Motor. It is clear, you have electrical engineering experience! : )

My motor is beeping when you check positive when switched up and when negative is checked nothing happens? This is with a voltage testers

That's a very cheap brush design on the motor- I'm not surprised it failed.

This is so easy, did they really don’t get it?

Junk yard brother really quik

@theoverengineer, Wow! and Excellent!... I'll bet I can fix my window that just quit with your help on this video. (Excellent English too ; ) THANK YOU!

Professional job ..thx bro i got the tools n will start to do for jeep compass 14.. wish me luck :)

Awesome explaination and diagnosis

Sounds like Albert Einstein working on cars...

THIS IS EXCELLENT. WELL PRESENTED. EASY TO UNDERSTAND and FOLLOW. I FIXED the REAR PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW in my 2005 Honda CRV. It went down - BUT WOULD NOT GO UP. I received a quote of OVER $900 from the DEAER and around $400 - for the SAME WORK - from a local shop. By following your GUIDANCE and ADVICE in the video - I determined the problem was not the MOTOR for the REGULATOR . It is the SWITCH. YOU SAVED me $400. I would not take it to the DEALER............ THANK YOU !

Thanck you very, very mach.

Hi there I have a 1999 Vitara 16V here in Thailand. For a couple of years the driver;s window would fail, I thumped the door to cure it and eventually made a little hole in the door lining and tapped the motor via a slim screwdriver through the hole to the motor. It mostly worked but is now unreliable. I don't know what a aftermarket motor/regulator set costs but I know from Suzuki it's 8000baht (over $250) Even half of that is a lot in Thailand. My question is, given its almost certain to be the motor at fault, is it always possible to disassemble these window motors to replace or adjust the brushes or clean up the commutator? Or are they sometimes some fixed permanently together? Thanks v much

Thx man. Taught me a lot... N how to save money

I would have cleaned the commutator segments and carbon brushes with some sandpaper prior to reinstalling in gear housing.

Wow, life changing tip there about dc motors in general. This will affect other areas and my business where i deal with non-automotive related dc motors. And love the logic and thoroughness going on, as well as the thematic, sardonic referencing to the previous tech-stooges. Thanks for the info and entertainment!

Sir thank you very much of reminding me to do all the testing, cleaning observing the parts and the mechanism of the power window motor and switches for doing so you found the problem. You definitely save yourselves some money and following the service manual if it does not operate ANY MORE REPLACE IT. WOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MY PROBLEM IS ALSO THE SAME BUT BEFORE WE REPLACE IT OBSERVE INSPECT BEFORE REPLACE IT.. THANK YOU SIR..

I never know when to test for continuity and when to test for resistance🤨

Wow! This is tremendously informational and helpful. Especially enlightening how instructions on car manual all end with "replace it" and waste useful mechanical and electrical components! Waste of money & materials! You should be a professor. Thank you so much for your detail oriented video!

Thanks to this video I just confirmed that two of my window motors which mechanics were saying are dead and have to be replaced are actually still ok and functioning!! This is after a bit of cleaning of the carbon brushes dust. Many many thanks 👍🏽

Thank you thank you thank you heaps that was the best easy to follow video I have seen on a project I am just about to do. 110% . Cheers from down under in Australia