Electric windows drama!!! (done my own investiating and am lost!)

[shezza]

I have spent so much time on it and it is doing my head in!
I changed the motor, I changed the switch. All a waste!

The switch on the door will work sometimes. The switch that controls the rear window from the front sends the relay buzzing! It will not go up from the front switch. Sometimes the rear one fails too. I am lost!

Any help would be appreciated

 

[voxbox]

Well, aside from a bad earth, and if you've checked the continuity of the wiring between the switches and the motor, have you tried a different power window control module?

 

[david dubbo]

as above, MODULE in with the fuses under the steering coloum its a black box

 

[shezza]

I am going to go for the control module. Not sure where you mean though. I have taken off the steering column cover and see a box to the back right called the "Body control module". Then there is a box to the front left behind the black panel.

 

[fu2]

yeah bcm will be it in a calais, my mates vr calais did the same thing, new bcm not a worry, vp berlinas and lower class modles with power windows have a power window module which also stuffs up all the time, (dry joints)

 

[shezza]

It seriously has to be it. Caus that will be all the parts changed Hope they arent too expensive! Thanks for the help guys.
Have to wonder... what extra things do the calais have that they have a different module?

 

[shezza]

Took it out, opened it up... added some weld to the shallow looking welds and its fixed. Woo
Onto the next problem