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Old February 6th 08, 06:54 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
Ivory
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Default Windows stopped working on 1996 Honda Civic

On Jan 9, 5:17 pm, z > wrote:
> On Jan 8, 12:08 pm, Ivory > wrote:
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> > "My" mechanic mentioned something about the harness in the door
> > (coming loose), so I'm going to his garage tomorrow night @ 5:00 p.m.
> > He's not cheap but less expensive than the dealer.

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> > On Jan 8, 11:11 am, motsco_ > wrote:

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> > > Jeffrey D. wrote:
> > > > Hi Ivory,

>
> > > > You may want to bring it to a technician and have remove the door
> > > > panel and check for the motor inside. If the fuse is working okay and
> > > > all others, have the technician remove the motor inside and check for
> > > > the windings and other stuff in the motor. Sometimes it stuck just
> > > > like my 97 honda civic...

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> > > > good luck!

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> > > --------------------------

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> > > I can't picture a Honda technician in Canada or America who's going to
> > > take the window motor apart and poke around with it for $96 per hour.

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> > > They R&R and send you on your way with a new warrantied part.

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> > > 'Curly'- Hide quoted text -

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> > - Show quoted text -

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> if everything's dead all at once and it's not the fuses, then it's
> probably gotta be either the switch in the driver's door, or some wire
> that's common to all the windows, like maybe power, in the harness to
> the door.


Thanks everybody! My technician found several broken wires in the
driver's side harness and replaced the driver's side harness @ $150 +
parts.
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