Electrical question.

[chiffon81]

I accidentally left my windows down on my '97 ford explorer and now the windows won't go up and my power locks won't work when i hit the unlock button on my alarm key pad...but the switch that operates the side view windows on the same door panel still works..(i guess it didn't get wet). How long does it take to dry out or will it dry out??? What do i do????? Help!!!!

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread to the stock 95-01 section. Pull off the panel, and clean the connections. Water could cause rust to accumulate on the electrical connecting pins.

 

[chiffon81]

Hey brooklyn...i don't know how to tear off the paneling!!! I know this will sound kinda dumb...but dude i'ma chick..lol i thought all i would have to do is let it dry out...any other ideas????

 

[budwich]

get a "better half" that knows how to repair vehicles... .... or "buy a beer for a neighbor" to look at it.

 

[BrooklynBay]

The door panel is held in with clips, and screws, You need a curved tool with a split end to pop the panel off.

 

[GangiJ]

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So for awhile my windows acted a lil screwy. What would happen is all my windows wouldnt work and i found that opening the drivers door and closeing it again fixed the problem for a little bit but it would happen again later that day or the next. It has progressivly gotten worse. Today I took apart that junction box in the doorjam, didnt really do anything, and then i found that if i moved that wiring harness the right way it would make them work again until i let go of the harness, and now i cant get them to work no matter what i try to do, open and close the door, move the harness around and play with the j-box (junction box). please help!!!!

 

[msilver]

gangij why are make the same post in multiple treads, that's kinda of annoying

chiffon i would, or have someone pop off that panel and clean things up. But first i would start with the simplest thing, check the fuses

 

[GangiJ]

My bad. just need an answer this is annoying me

 

[saewoody]

My bad. just need an answer this is annoying me

Sounds like a broken wire in the door.