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I have a 1994 Honda Accord. The power windows have started giving me
trouble and I wanted to see if there was a quick fix. The situation is:

Both right side windows work from the main control panel and from the door
controller. The rear pasenger window works up and down from the door
controller but it only goes down from the main controller. I have to reach
behind me and put up the window that way. A few days ago the driver side
window started acting up. It will always go down but sometimes it will not
go up which is the same simpton as the rear window. I'm afraid it will fail
soon too and because there is only one window controller for the driver side
window...it could get stuck down permanately.

Per Chilton, I checked the fuses (I'm not sure about the realy since I can't
tell if it is bad by looking at it).
I took apart the main window control panel in the driver side door but was
not able to determine anything.

Anyone have an idea of how to fix this?

Thanks!!

Paul

"Paul" <dexterb717@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have a 1994 Honda Accord. The power windows have started giving me
> trouble and I wanted to see if there was a quick fix. The situation is:
>
> Both right side windows work from the main control panel and from the door
> controller. The rear pasenger window works up and down from the door
> controller but it only goes down from the main controller. I have to
reach
> behind me and put up the window that way. A few days ago the driver side
> window started acting up. It will always go down but sometimes it will
not
> go up which is the same simpton as the rear window. I'm afraid it will
fail
> soon too and because there is only one window controller for the driver
side
> window...it could get stuck down permanately.
>
> Per Chilton, I checked the fuses (I'm not sure about the realy since I
can't
> tell if it is bad by looking at it).

Pull the fuse, and hold it up to a light. If the strip of metal isn't
broken, the fuse is still good. In this case, the fuse is good, since the
windows wouldn't work at all if they weren't.

> I took apart the main window control panel in the driver side door but was
> not able to determine anything.
>
> Anyone have an idea of how to fix this?

It's either the wiring or the switches. A cheap multimeter from Radio Shack
can help you here (and also help you check the fuses). The Chilton book
should have a section on electrical testing. Anyway, you want to make sure
the switches are working properly. See if the power coming out of the
switch to the window is the same going in (12v). If not, the switches are
either broken (no voltage) or the contacts inside have corroded (anything
substantially less than 12v). Corrosion may be fixed by taking apart the
switch, if you can, and cleaning the contacts.

If there's no power going to the switch at all (with the ignition on) you
have a problem with the wiring from the fuse box to the switch.

If the switch is working, you need to test the wiring going from the
non-working switch to the window.

It sounds like the switch to me. If it's not, I highly suggest you take it
to Honda and have them deal with it. Wiring on modern cars is not for the
feint of heart.

Pagan