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2003 Honda Civic DX 2dr Coupe Manual

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Front Wheel Drive, 2 Door Coupe, Compact
32 mpg city / 38 mpg hwy

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March 2, 2009, 6:29 pm

Tony M

Question: Driver's Window Works, Passenger Doesn't

Hello guys, I have a 2001 2dr Honda civic. A couple of days ago I was cruising around and lowered my passenger side window all the way down, they I've decided to bring it back up and it WOULDN'T! So what I did was re-search and re-search to try to find an aswer. Keep in mind that My DRIVER's Power window WORKS. I checked the 40 amp fuse in the underhood box(good), then I checked the 7.5 amp under the dash(good too!). So I purchased a PW motor and thought my problems were going to be over.... WRONG!@#%
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March 4, 2009, 4:23 pm

Carl T

You weren't wrong, you just paid the tuition for power window school. Power windows on computer controlled cars have constant power to the switch (motor too, I think, it's been half a dozen years since I worked as a tech). The ground side is what is supplied through the switch. So get test light that will show both sides of the circuit or use a voltmeter to see what element is not present when you hit the switch, and verify there is a ground side going to one side of the switch. This will also isolate your problem-either at the switch or before it arrives. Since your fuses are good in all likelihood you'll find there is no ground--you can jump the ground side of the p/w to verify your findings. I'm betting on dirty switch contacts, maybe it's deeper than that. Some models can be disassembled and cleaned with a pencil eraser--not sure on yours. Good luck.

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March 4, 2009, 4:25 pm

Carl T

oops, it has been a long time--I think the power goes to the motor, not the switch at all. And the switch provides the ground to the motor. Also check the connections at the master switch--the ground probably goes through here first.

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