Help, I lost the passenger door!
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Racer
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From: GA
Help, I lost the passenger door!
Pull the beast in the garage today, went to put the windows up and the passenger side did nothing. Checked p. door related fuses under the dash, nothing blown. Symptoms; window will not go up or down from either door, p. door will not lock from either door, and p side mirror will not move. My next move would be to check connectors in the door, once I figure out how to get the door panel off. LOL. It was working fine during the drive, then nothing.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Malcolm
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Malcolm
Le Mans Master
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I have heard of this before, ck the wires going from the actual car into the door through that black groumet (sp?) from whats told the wires it there can split open and "short" out. Thats the first spot to check.
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Pull the beast in the garage today, went to put the windows up and the passenger side did nothing. Checked p. door related fuses under the dash, nothing blown. Symptoms; window will not go up or down from either door, p. door will not lock from either door, and p side mirror will not move. My next move would be to check connectors in the door, once I figure out how to get the door panel off. LOL. It was working fine during the drive, then nothing.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Malcolm
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Malcolm
same issue on my dads 98 vette with 3k miles, bad motor possibly? we bought a whole new motor assembly, didnt even think to check the fuse, let us know if you get it working again good luck
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Last edited by VinceC5; Dec 15, 2007 at 07:54 PM. Reason: added pics from thread
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Melting Slicks
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VinceC5 is right on target. I had the same problem. Basically you need to pry the connector apart and then clean it good with electronic component cleaner and then use DI grease to prevent future corrosion.
The repair is not too terrible in the sense you don't have to pull apart a million things to get to the troublesome connector. However, reaching the connector is a different story. Unless you have very small hands, getting your hands in door jam and effectively using them to work on the connector is a challenge.
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Pull the beast in the garage today, went to put the windows up and the passenger side did nothing. Checked p. door related fuses under the dash, nothing blown. Symptoms; window will not go up or down from either door, p. door will not lock from either door, and p side mirror will not move. My next move would be to check connectors in the door, once I figure out how to get the door panel off. LOL. It was working fine during the drive, then nothing.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Malcolm
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Malcolm
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Racer
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From: GA
Well?
I wiggled the harness and magically the window and door lock now works, lol! now for the trick. Is the connector in the body, or in the door? There must be an easier way to pull the boot off? Is it usually a loose connection/conector or am i a victim of corrosion? I know its hard to say without seeing it, but I was just wondering what the typical problem was...
THANKS,
MJ
THANKS,
MJ
Melting Slicks
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The problem is actually the exposed wire in the 2nd pic. It gets grounded. All you have to do is insulate it. The boot is the easiest thing to remove and put back. You can do this - boot off, pull on the wiring and then just tape it up. You could actually just pull on the boot by the body and get the wiring away from the ground point. I did that about 3 months ago and the problem hasn't come back.
Melting Slicks
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VinceC5 is right on target. I had the same problem. Basically you need to pry the connector apart and then clean it good with electronic component cleaner and then use DI grease to prevent future corrosion.
The repair is not too terrible in the sense you don't have to pull apart a million things to get to the troublesome connector. However, reaching the connector is a different story. Unless you have very small hands, getting your hands in door jam and effectively using them to work on the connector is a challenge.
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like I said
I never bothered 
lol! now for the trick. Is the connector in the body, or in the door? There must be an easier way to pull the boot off? Is it usually a loose connection/conector or am i a victim of corrosion? I know its hard to say without seeing it, but I was just wondering what the typical problem was...
THANKS,
MJ
THANKS,
MJ
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St. Jude Donor '09
Sorry for the laughter, but when you said lost the door I thought literally
It reminded me of a day I'll never forget back in high school in the late 80's.
This guy used to love and brag how great his Pontiac Grand Prix was, and he pulled up to one of our crazy weekend parties.
Well his lady attempted to get out of the car, and the freaking door completly fell off the car
Right in front of all my me and my buds
We could not stop laughing for hours.
Sorry about your issues though
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