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chicocherokee Aug 19, 2013 04:07 PM

power windows :(
 
im having the infamous power window problem where only the captains chair operates the windows ???? there is 1 video on youtube fixing this problem , is it as easy as he makes it look ?????

my 99 cherokee sport is not lifted but restored

sweeper Aug 19, 2013 08:58 PM

Not seen the vid but yes its easy. If you search on here there is a good write up on it I think. Use the google search to find it.

karl4x4 Aug 19, 2013 09:12 PM


Originally Posted by chicocherokee (Post 2582603)
im having the infamous power window problem where only the captains chair operates the windows ???? there is 1 video on youtube fixing this problem , is it as easy as he makes it look ?????

my 99 cherokee sport is not lifted but restored

I just bypassed the child safety switch. Dont even have to go into the door.
I just shorted the in and out power wire behind the kick panel at the driver's feet.


This video pretty much says it all except I didn't solder them. I used one of the trailer harness wire clips to attach 2 wires together. Just make sure you get one for 12 gauge wire and you are done.

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/6...-Connector.jpg

FTHESHACK Aug 19, 2013 10:09 PM

I used that same blue connector to fix mine. No wire splicing or soldering. Took 10 minutes start to finish and all was working again (minus the lock button). Very easy fix.

erik Aug 25, 2013 10:31 PM

Both of my passenger windows don't work, I tried the other buttons and the master switch dims... is that normal?

karl4x4 Aug 26, 2013 12:20 AM


Originally Posted by erik (Post 2589696)
Both of my passenger windows don't work, I tried the other buttons and the master switch dims... is that normal?

Or course its not normal.
rule of thumb. If the switch LED is lit up, it has power. If not green LED, not power going to it..

Im guessing if it dims, there is a big current draw somewhere.

cruiser54 Aug 31, 2013 05:49 PM


Originally Posted by karl4x4 (Post 2582959)
I just bypassed the child safety switch. Dont even have to go into the door.
I just shorted the in and out power wire behind the kick panel at the driver's feet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNBpzFnltk

This video pretty much says it all except I didn't solder them. I used one of the trailer harness wire clips to attach 2 wires together. Just make sure you get one for 12 gauge wire and you are done.

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/6...-Connector.jpg


Super easy. Just did it today on my buddy's 99.

Cerveja Dec 28, 2013 10:12 AM

power windows :(
 
Such a hack fix for a fairly easy solution. The problem seems to lie the the child safety button. Pop the door panel off, remove the switch panel, pop all the window buttons (all six of them), unscrew the switch body front and back halves and remove the circuit board. Resolder the joints and check continuity on the wires to make sure nothing is broken in the door boot. While you are in there, check the detent spring and make sure the child safety switch stays in the down position when cycled. Mine was bent, so even after I repaired the solder the spring wasn't catching so it was always releasing back to a shorted state rendering the switch useless.


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