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windows dont work anymore S70

posted by  someone claiming to be gswarriors on  Mon Mar 15 09:38 CST 2010 [RELATED]

Hi all,
Get a call from my girlfriend say that her driver side window is rolling down but not back up. All the other windows work properly from the master switch.

I pop out the switch console and see that theres a ton of oxidation on the front driver switch so i clean the contacts and put it all back together. no dice, the thing doesn't, so i figure its probably time for a new switch. however, now none of the windows work, up or down, from any switch. This leads me to believe that the fuse has blown. I cant find the fuse in the main relay box. does anyone have any ideas? in the manual, it says there is a power windows fuse in a there, but it doesnt look like theres actually a fuse? i see the male connecter sitting in a white plastic piece, but it doesn't seem like theres any fuse.

dunno, confused, hoping to get it fixed before she comes home from work and sees that now none of her windows work and two are stuck in the down position.


thanks all







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    windows dont work anymore S70

    posted by  KlausC on  Mon Mar 15 11:23 CST 2010
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    Different years have different fuse locations, but we don't know which year you are working on. All fuse boxes have a list of fuses and what they do printed on the lid.

    Did you verify that the window switch is firmly plugged in?

    Klaus
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      windows dont work anymore S70

      posted by  someone claiming to be gswarriors on  Mon Mar 15 12:55 CST 2010 [RELATED]

      klaus,
      it is mostly definitely plugged in. i am working on a 99.

      im pretty sure i have diagnosed the problem. basically, the contact is not being made. If i push the contact into position manually, the window rolls up. however, contact is not made by just the throw of the switch. i cleaned them with deoxit and rubbed with sandpaper and even pressed the metal down a bit so it would surely make contact when thrown. the contacts appear to be firmly together, but is only activated when i press the contacts together.








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    windows dont work anymore S70

    posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Mon Mar 15 10:04 CST 2010
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    I had a very similar problem with my c70. if the switch shorts too long it will short out the rest of the system. No fuses blown, but your windows might not work until you replace the switch.

    If your power mirrors fail to work, this is probably what's happened.

    I was able to get mine to work briefly by manually moving the plastic slider until it stopped forcing the windows up/down.







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