Here is an EXCELLENT repair tutorial on how to access & clean the main window switch contacts for the passenger and rear windows.
Oddly there is no mention of the driver door window switch and repairing it, but it's a completely different switch from the other three, and I've never heard of the drivers door window switch being a problem for anyone, only the other three.
https://www.thenewx.org/threads/how-to- ... ed.233938/
Main window switch repair...............
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silverarrow27
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Zen_master
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Re: Main window switch repair...............
On an intermittent basis my driver side window does not perform the auto all the way up. The auto down works, and the front passenger window performs both up and down via one touch auto. Does anyone know if this is caused by a dirty connection or does the switch need replaced? Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2EwyfYJW0M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2EwyfYJW0M
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VStar650CL
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Auto operation has a double throw on the same slider as normal up-down, so the most likely cause is crud on the circuit board. Very common, usually the slide contacts just need to be cleaned and greased.
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Zen_master
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That is good to know. I will attempt to clean the switch this weekend and report back how it worked
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Zen_master
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Re: Main window switch repair...............
Had a few extra minutes this evening to tackle this project. Hardest part was popping the switch panel off the door. Fairly easy repair and seems to be working as normal once again.
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Glad to help, happy motoring!
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Zen_master
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Well, today the window switch is back to working some of the time on Auto Up. Any advice, or is it time to order a new switch?
Re: Main window switch repair...............
How much is a new switch these days?Zen_master wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:11 pmWell, today the window switch is back to working some of the time on Auto Up. Any advice, or is it time to order a new switch?
I'd be tempted to try the repair again.
No need to do all four, necessarily.
Be sure you scrub those contact surfaces CLEAN!
Somewhere it was suggested to bend the "W" shaped springy contact a bit to make better contact, but I've never had to do that.
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VStar650CL
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If it's the type that has finger-springs on the slider, try bending the fingers so they make a little firmer contact with the board. If that doesn't help then you're probably into a new switch. If that's the case then use the part number off the switch to shop for a replacement, don't go by Make-Model-Year. If the p/n isn't legible, get it from NissanPartsDeal by way of your VIN. The ones with driver's-only Auto and driver-passenger Auto are incompatible and you can literally burn up the new switch.
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Zen_master
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Re: Main window switch repair...............
Cool. I will try it again. I followed the process outlined in the video below, with the exception that I did not clean the backside of the motherboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2EwyfYJW0M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2EwyfYJW0M
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