After the car is turned off, the driver's side window switch starts clicking until the switch is pushed up. One time before, it ran the battery down. I thought it was the alternator. I got a new alternator and the mechanic took a chip out of the computer in the backseat labeled B. Without the chip the windows don't function and the radio doesn't work, but the car hasn't lost battery power since. I tried putting a new B part in place of the old one, but the window still clicks. I am now driving with no window power and no radio because I'm afraid of running the battery down. Is this a problem in the car's electrical system or just in the window?
Your master switch is stuck in the running position and need to be replaced. Very simple to do. The reason your battery is running down is the switch is constantly activated and draining the system. Once you replace the switch everything will be good
SOURCE: 2003 Alero passenger window
I would be very suspicious of the drivers master swich. If the window works fine on the other side it's an easy assumption that the window motor and regulator are operative. The switches are usually fairly inexpensive (less then 100.00 ) and easy to install
SOURCE: Car will not turn over
The most common problem would be a bad starter. The clicking sound is not always heard in a bad starter. The mentioning of no attempt to turn over shows that the process stopped at start (bad starter) Check the positive cable on the starter for corrosion. Otherwise, you will have to replace the starter. The problem is intermittent,stay aware It might start 2 or 3 times then out of nowhere. it will start give you problems. Avoid the headache, replace the starter.
SOURCE: Intermittent dying of 3.1L engine, refuses to start and stay run
take it to a garage and put it on the obdII reader.Save the guesswork.Had 1 just like that and the the code reader diagnosed 7 different things.But car should be running.I fixed mine by replacing almost all the sensors and the computer
SOURCE: 2001 olds aurora 4dr electric windows down wont go up
If you handy, you most likely can repair this yourself. I have had this happen on two of my Auroras. The window regulators have a nylon part that retains the cable assembly. This part gets brittle as the car ages (really under designed) and the cable end pulls through it.
I have been able to modify the retainer by removing the nylon cover and slicing a little notch to hold the end of the cable. Need a picture here to really show how it's done. In any case, a couple of hour labor and it's fixed for free.
SOURCE: 1996 Olds cierra, drivers power window doesn't
these cars a famous for bad switches but first make sure wires are connected good at the switch on drivers door, then look at the wiring coming into the driver door this wiring sometimes breaks a wire or two. this wiring is located in the center of the door where the hinges are, there a rubber boot covering them pop boot out one side at a time and slide back as far as it will go and check wires closely for any split in half then do the same othe the other end of the boot.
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