Dave Kelsen wrote:
> On 1/25/2007 11:30 AM jim beam spake these words of knowledge:
>
>> Dave Kelsen wrote:
>>> I have two distinct door-related problems.
>>>
>>> Imprimus, my car no longer knows when my door is open; this means
>>> that the light doesn't come on, a key left in the ignition doesn't
>>> cause the reminder sound, and there may be other possible
>>> repercussions I don't know about. It's not the light, which works
>>> fine. Whatever the modern equivalent of the little plunger that used
>>> to be in the door and opened a circuit when not depressed has ceased
>>> to work.
>>
>> take the switch off and clean up the contacts. apply dielectric
>> grease to prevent future corrosion. if bad, replace.
>>
>>>
>>> What I seek is some idea about how/where to look for solutions. I
>>> have a Helm's, but didn't find anything in an admittedly cursory
>>> perusal.
>>>
>>>
>>> Secundus, the window in the same (driver's) door is becoming very
>>> hesitant to go up. It works, albeit slowly, if the car is running,
>>> but is resistant enough to stop altogether if the engine is not
>>> running. It is not (directly) a battery problem; none of the other
>>> three windows exhibit this behavior.
>>
>> if the system is fouled up, the lower voltage of battery only may not
>> provide sufficient "oomph" to work it. need to take the mechanism out
>> and clean everything up. often however, something will be broken or
>> something like cable frayed. replacement is the easiest and most
>> reliable long term solution.
>
> Thanks, Jim and others.
>
> I took my Odyssey in for 120K checkup, and mentioned this to the service
> provider. She said that what they do with the window is silicone spray;
> they would do something else if that didn't resolve the problem.
>
> Life is hectic now, but I hope to get a few minutes soon to pull the
> door switch and look at it.
>
> Thanks again, folks.
>
>
> RFT!!!
> Dave Kelsen

silicone spray won't do much if it's an issue with the contacts - it
will protect once cleaned, but won't resolve the problem if dirty. and
a dealer won't clean, they'll just replace. the cheap and possibly most
satisfactory solution is the d.i.y. cleanup job.