2003 XLT Driver's Window

[03Explo20]

Arrived at work this morning and went to put up the driver's side window and it would not go up. I tried to pull it up by hand but that sure didn't work. I finally was so pissed off that I punched the center of the door and the window went up!

Would this indicate a bad window motor, switch or a broken wire in the door harness?

I was thinking of taking it to the stealer as they should be able to locate the problem rather quickly. Any idea what they would charge to trace the problem? I would fix myself once I know what's wrong.

 

[mall]

Arrived at work this morning and went to put up the driver's side window and it would not go up. I tried to pull it up by hand but that sure didn't work. I finally was so pissed off that I punched the center of the door and the window went up!

Would this indicate a bad window motor, switch or a broken wire in the door harness?

I was thinking of taking it to the stealer as they should be able to locate the problem rather quickly. Any idea what they would charge to trace the problem? I would fix myself once I know what's wrong.

I have had a problems with the window switches in my 03 Explorer...that would be my first guess.

 

[BigRondo]

I had similar electrical issues with my '02 XLT. The dome lights would stay on until the battery saver feature turned them off, the accessory delay wasn't working, the driver side puddle light didn't work, the keypad on the door would set off the alarm when I pressed it, the door ajar light would flash and beep at highway speeds, the radio would shut off as soon as I turned the key off, the alarm would beep twice when I armed it. Recently all 4 windows stopped working. Most recently the driver door lock actuator stopped working.

A lot of electrical issues can be traced back to broken/damaged wire(s) in the boot between the body and the driver's door. I found 3 broken wires and repaired them. The thin black ground wire was broken and after repairing it all was back to normal. When the windows stopped working, I repaired the thick black ground wire and the windows now work like a champ. I had to repair the pink/black wire to fix the driver door lock actuator.

Here is the thread for removing the door panel: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=303524

Here is a great thread for checking for broken/damaged wires, thanks to synyster for this awesome write-up: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=270081

Be sure to take your time when looking for broken/damaged wire(s). Check all the wires for breaks/damage. When you think you're done looking, look again, and again, and again. A bright flashlight can be very helpful.

Good luck getting it sorted. :biggthump

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