So a friend went to lower the window on the passenger side today and we discovered it would not go down. It would however go down when I pressed the button on the driver door. Even stranger is that I can raise the window using the button on the passenger door.

The door is slow to open so I plan on cleaning the contacts in the pressure plate "handle" this weekend as well. I don't think the two things are related but who knows...

Anybody have any similar events happen to them?

 

Sounds like the switch in the passenger side is bad.

 

Chances are the window switch just needs to be pulled apart and cleaned.


Also, while you are cleaning the door pull pads, not a bad idea to clean the inner door open buttons as well.

 

Does the door panel have to be removed or does the switch pop out of the arm rest?

 

I had a simliar issues that the window on its on would go down while driving. Controlled correctly from the driver side but only up on the passenger side. I changed the switch and had no issues. The switch just pops up without removing the door panel.

 

Sounds like a good weekend project then.

 

No, use a flat pry tool under the front of the bezel while pushing the bezel back to pop it up and out (don't go buck wild and gouge the bezel/door panel.

Once upwards, the harness connector will just un-clip from the bottom of the switch.

Go to the below link to see the front and back tabs on the bezel that you are popping out of the door panel to remove the bezel with switch with the panel still in the door.
http://bradscorvettes.com/2005-2013-...nger-cashmere/

As for the switch to pull it apart and clean it, look at the last photo in the above link (bottom right), and both the top and bottom pop out of the center connector pretty much the same way you pull a door button apart to clean it. The bottom of the switch is slot tabbed lock in place, and the top switch is rocker tab locked in like you are pulling a starter button face out (just need use one a small pick tool to push the side inwards so the rocker pins clears the slides of the housing lock in tabs .

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-get-out.html

As for weekend project, try 20 mins once you have done it once instead for just the passenger switch.
Throw in cleaning both door inner release buttons, the outer door pull pads, the rear hatch release button above the rear plate , and even the starter switch since you have the can of electrical spray cleaner and dielectric grease in hand, maybe a hour or two if you are repainting some of the buttons as well.

 

Got the exterior door latches cleaned and working flawlessly. Interior door release buttons cleaned up good too.

The window switch is still junk however. I cleaned it really well but it still doesn't lower the window properly. Ordered a new AC Delco switch for $12 will be here Tuesday.

I tried to take a picture with my phone of the corroded contacts in the window switch but the pics weren't clear enough to bother posting.

All in all not bad.