Well toasterknight, you've got me going in the right direction. I popped off the switch panel and moved the switch cluster over one row, and the drivers side windows started working! And the driver window switch worked for the door locks as well. I could leave it as is but then I'd have no passenger window control. I really wish my junk yard had a master switch panel/cluster I could've picked, that would be a very easy fix. I suspect now that the issue is with the brass backplates that jump the switches to each other in series, since I know all the switches work. I'm gonna pull it apart tonight and put a drop of solder on the contact points for the backing plates and see if I can fix the panel I have. If not, does anyone have a master switch panel I can buy? I'll post in the for sale section if I can't get this to work.

 

Glad to steer you in the correct direction. When mine quite working my dad bought a brand new one online. You might be able to find one with some searching.

 

The issue is your DDM (Driver Door Module), also known as your Master Control Switch on the driver's side. The solder breaks for the lockout button and only allows intermittent control from the other passenger seating positions. If you are careful and good with a soldering iron you can pry the module apart and resolder it. Of course, to do it correctly you should heat up and remove the old solder, which is a PITA. I think Dorman sells replacement modules at any of your local auto parts stores though. Good luck!

 

I don't care how old this thread is, just wanted to say this suggestion was spot on. Windows in my 92 hadn't been working for nearly a year. Looked in the rubber sleeve and sure enough, split brown wire. Soldered it back up, shrink tubed it, and now my windows work!! Thank you!!!

(Hardest part of doing this fix was getting that dang rubber sleeve back in its place! Haha)

 

MY drivers window control will roll up and down all my windows, but none of the other doors work. do i need the driver door module?

 

Try this

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/win...working-13287/

Not the correct way to do it. But it'll get you by while you decide it you want to fix it the right way. Don't do this if you have young kids as it will disable the passenger window lockout feature.

 

Hey guys,

Just bought a 1988 Cherokee XJ. Its insane, it has power everything. Two windows weren't working however (passenger front, passenger back). I took the door panel off the passenger front (mainly to open it because handle is broken too) and realized 2 wires weren't connected. Connected them and tried the window and it went down. Once I tried to go up though, it didn't work but I could tell it was trying to draw the power. Let me know what you guys think, even a trick to just get it up this once so its not half open tonight. Thanks!