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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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Hi everyone, yesterday I was driving down I-5 and the window wouldn't go down or up. No door lock or mirror operation acted like no power to door. Parked for a couple hours and it started working again. The turn signals are also intermittently not working but I think that's the flasher issue. Any ideas? Thanks Glenn. 2k FRC 80k miles.

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Hi everyone, yesterday I was driving down I-5 and the window wouldn't go down or up. No door lock or mirror operation acted like no power to door. Parked for a couple hours and it started working again. The turn signals are also intermittently not working but I think that's the flasher issue. Any ideas? Thanks Glenn. 2k FRC 80k miles.
Inspect the wiring in the acordian feed through. Also, look at the connector.
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100% Correct! Your serial data buss grounded or shorted to another circuit. The resolution to your issue is inside the accordion tubes!
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Thanks guys, I'll get in there and check it out.
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My 02 Z06 had the same problem. It was intermittent for a day or two before it quit. I read up on Bill Curlee stuff and pulled accordion boot off the frame side of the door. Close inspection with a magnifying glass revealed that two of the female connector contacts were spread wider that all the rest. I used a small screwdriver to bend them in and everything has worked fine since.
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