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Anonymous Posted on Mar 16, 2017

My power window and door locks fuse keeps blowing.

Power windows and locks stopped working. Replaced fuse(30A) and blew again. Brought to mechanic, looked for a short, ended up replacing the master control(drivers side arm rest). Problem stopped for about a week and then reappeared. I stuck another fuse in and everything worked. I decided to bring it to another mechanic to try and pinpoint the problem. He found nothing, but everything was working. 3 weeks later while backing out of my driveway, the engine goes dead. Engine would not turn over, no lights, no power. Blew the AM1 fuse(40A). Replaced the fuse and it blew immediately. Ended up bringing it to my mechanic and the whole ignition switch was replaced. Car started up fine, but the old power window/lock problem returned. Replaced the 30A fuse and it blew immediately. Any suggestions on how I should proceed?

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When the fuse blows figure out what you are doing, what switch is being pressed, then remove the needed panels to access the wiring to the switch and motor it operates, then you will find the damaged wiring and repair the short, no quick fix, just hard grunt work.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 11, 2009

SOURCE: Toyota Camry power windows not working from master switch

Their are two fuses that power this system. One is a 15 amp gauge fuse and the other one is a 30 amp main power fuse. You can also check the power main relay, your ignition switch, or i could possibly be a fault in the wiring

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 12, 2009

SOURCE: Have checked wiring inside doorpanel and kick

sounds like it, pesky master switch can cause all types of problems if bad

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  • Posted on Jul 20, 2009

SOURCE: Camry 1996 automatic power lock doen't work, but windows work.

if you can here relays when unlocking/locking check for power at door lock actuators inside doors, if you have power on lock/unlock and good earth from connector actuators are faulty.
if no power on test light when operating check output from central door lock module while operating, none coming out of module then it might need replacing.
check 30Amp power fuse for main relay under bonnet (which goes to pin 8 white/blue on module)and 10Amp gauge fuse in cab(pin 1 blue/red on module),pin 15 is also power when relay is on(red/blue) with test light, and module/ actuators.
check outputs from module pin 3 & 4
blue/red
blue/black
that go to door locks

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 10, 2009

SOURCE: the driver side window controls wont work but the

what unit if its the master switch replace the window motor. if your calling the window motor the unit replace the master switch

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 24, 2011

SOURCE: All power windows and sunroof

Window fuse's and relay's may be up under driver or passenger side dash or behind glove box, under the hood and even under the seats, and finally on the ends of the dash. All passenger power windows and locks are controlled thru and get power from the master control switch on the drivers door.

Drivers door window gets used the most so it could be the motor, window switch, relay or fuse.
Could also be a broken wire in the rubber boot going from the door to the body. You will have to eliminate each till you find the culprit. Check that all switches return to neutral when released.
The motor and the relay are the most likely to cause this problem. Try swapping the relay with a working window relay. If it still doesn't work, remove the door panel and remove the window motor.
Turn the motor shaft in both directions by hand several turns. Then plug the motor in and see if the switch will now run the motor. Sometimes that's all it takes to get it working again. I have had to do this with brand new motors. If voltage is not present at the motor connector, either a bad switch or a broken wire exists. Make sure to check for voltage coming to that windows switch. Actually, GM use's a circuit breaker type relay for each window and one fuse for all the circuit breakers.

Try this....
Open the door, turn the key to the ON position without starting the engine and everything that makes noise is off. Lean down placing your ears close to the bottom center of the door or at the speaker grill. Press the window switch UP and DOWN. Listen for the window motor. If heard the drive is damaged. If not heard, turn key off and locate and replace the relay with one of the other window relays. Check window again. If it works now, get a new relay. More often than not, removing the motor and turning it by hand will get it working good as new. I have had to do that with Brand New motors! So try it.
If all has failed, with the door panel still off, check for voltage at the motor connector when pushing the window switch. No voltage means its the switch, especially if its a auto down or up switch.

Check the master window control panel on the driver's door. There is probably a lockout switch. It may have a window outline on one end and the same outline with an "X" over it on the other. Press the outline without the "X" and all your windows should work again. As silly as that sounds, a lot people hit that switch without knowing it. Also, if that switch(lockout) is faulty, none of the windows will work. That happens A LOT!!

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