no auto down on windows any more

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Thanks heaps guys. Wife was freaking out because we just got the prado and the rear drivers door wouldn't go down from master control. Checked here and it was easily fixed. Need to remember this if I ever disconnect the battery again.

[RutHunter Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RutHunter]

switch is fine

Tried partially holding it down but still notdoing the trick. from this forum I can see that if the switch is flashing twice (which it is) then it should be a fuse. I have checked and replaced the fuse and still no go, it still just wont come down at all. Unless there is another location for the rear passenger powere window fuse other than under the steering column? I know the drivers is under the bonnet.

Well I think short of pulling the door apart to check the actual motor I think I have tried everything on this forum to get the rear passenger window to work. After installing Toyota techstream on my win 7 laptop I can actually move all the windows up and down from the computer but not the rear passenger window. The switch is fine on the door as I used the it on the opposite door. There is power to the switch and the switch is still flashing twice. It either now has to be the a problem in the door or maybe on the drivers main switch on the door? If anyone has any more ideas before I pull the door apart?

[Razorback81 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Razorback81]

wind the windows all the way down with their own switch
then wind them back up and hold for a count of 5

[RutHunter Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RutHunter]

thats the problem razorback81 that window does not go down at all.

[jcsmsmith Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jcsmsmith]

Sounds like you need to pull the door trim off and have a look ,sounds like the motor has packed it in if you can hear noise coming from the inside when you try to use it. When you do this try and plug the switch back on with the trim off and try the window you may see what's happening.

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Love this thread.

Wife recently had battery changed in Prado... and had to use the windows a week or so later... no up/down.

Contacts me urgently saying something wrong with the Prado. I say I'll try and look at it when I get home. She's worried she's broken something or that car will need repairs.

I work my (Pradopoint) magic and viola, car fixed. She asked, "How did you do that? ". "Pradopoint magic", I reply.

Fortunately, she had forgotten when I had previously milked my 'technical' prowess last time.

We recent had some electrical work done on our car. But only the other day, my wife went to use one of the passenger power windows and discovered that none of them now worked from the driver's controller. My wife initially thought she might have done something wrong and was trying to work it out herself before telling me of the problem.

After she told me, I quickly recalled this thread. Remembering how simple the solution was, I made the comment, "Hopefully I can fix it or it'll be another trip to the auto electrician".

Making sure that she knew I was going to go out to look at the car, I walked outside with a stern and determined look on my face before discretely adjusting each of the passenger windows (as previously described in this thread) without letting her see exactly how simple the remedy was. I then called SWMBO outside to check the windows and my handy work. Voila - perfect.

"How did you fix it?", she asked. "Pradopoint secret", I said with a cheeky smile. Another point to me.

[Jeff.C Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeff.C]

Ahhhh I changed the battery earlier in the week !
Cheers I will go out and try it.

Just try putting each window down at the individual windows switch full down full up I have found that they lose their memory hope this works.

[Ian Reid Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Reid]

I had this issue at work last week after a battery terminal problem. Fortunately i was at the mechanics workshop when it failed. He checked windows and auto up / down didnt work.
The secret to reprogramming them is to wind window all the way down and hold button in down position for a couple of seconds after it reaches its limit. Then wind window up and hold button in up position for a couple of seconds after it reaches its limits. This may need to be done on all doors as sometimes the control is lost from drivers controls to other doors. One window we had to do in reverse for some reason. Couldnt work that one out.


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[Chaddy93 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Chaddy93]

I had to re program mine, put all your windows up. say for example its the front passengers. get someone to stand at the drivers door where u can control all 4. in unicen, you and your helper will put the desired window down halfway. you both need to be pressing buttons. put it down half way, then both pull the buttons up to put the window up. once the windows up hold the buttons up and count a few mississippis then let go, try putting the window down from the drivers door should work.

[RutHunter Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RutHunter]

Window stuck

switch is fine


Well I think short of pulling the door apart to check the actual motor I think I have tried everything on this forum to get the rear passenger window to work. After installing Toyota techstream on my win 7 laptop I can actually move all the windows up and down from the computer but not the rear passenger window. The switch is fine on the door as I used the it on the opposite door. There is power to the switch and the switch is still flashing twice. It either now has to be the a problem in the door or maybe on the drivers main switch on the door? If anyone has any more ideas before I pull the door apart?

Well I finally had time to pull the door apart and get into where the motor is. I checked all the wiring and with the ignition on and a voltage meter I checked that current was getting to to the motor itself and it was. moving the switch up and down was showing current each time so it had to be the motor. I then undid the 4 bolts that hold the motor structure in and slid it off the rail and took it out (very easy). I was going to pull it apart but it all looked so new still. So I plugged the wiring to it and got my 4 year old son to hold the button down while I gave it a small tap with the hammer. As soon as I tapped it, it started working again. I think it was stuck hard at the top of the cycle. I took the battery terminal off and reset it and all the other windows again so that it would not get stuck again.
Anyway though I should post this so that if anyone else has trouble like this they can give it a go. thanks for everyone's help.

[Wal01 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wal01]

Well I finally had time to pull the door apart and get into where the motor is. I checked all the wiring and with the ignition on and a voltage meter I checked that current was getting to to the motor itself and it was. moving the switch up and down was showing current each time so it had to be the motor. I then undid the 4 bolts that hold the motor structure in and slid it off the rail and took it out (very easy). I was going to pull it apart but it all looked so new still. So I plugged the wiring to it and got my 4 year old son to hold the button down while I gave it a small tap with the hammer. As soon as I tapped it, it started working again. I think it was stuck hard at the top of the cycle. I took the battery terminal off and reset it and all the other windows again so that it would not get stuck again.
Anyway though I should post this so that if anyone else has trouble like this they can give it a go. thanks for everyone's help.

Battery disconnected and same issue with the windows not working. Just used the method of holding each individual window control up and down for a few second after it had reached the winders limits. It worked. Great tip. Drivers control now operating all windows remotely

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So does anyone know why TOYOTA do this?

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Well I finally had time to pull the door apart and get into where the motor is. I checked all the wiring and with the ignition on and a voltage meter I checked that current was getting to to the motor itself and it was. moving the switch up and down was showing current each time so it had to be the motor. I then undid the 4 bolts that hold the motor structure in and slid it off the rail and took it out (very easy). I was going to pull it apart but it all looked so new still. So I plugged the wiring to it and got my 4 year old son to hold the button down while I gave it a small tap with the hammer. As soon as I tapped it, it started working again. I think it was stuck hard at the top of the cycle. I took the battery terminal off and reset it and all the other windows again so that it would not get stuck again.
Anyway though I should post this so that if anyone else has trouble like this they can give it a go. thanks for everyone's help.

I wonder if a royal slam of the door would solve this issue too..

[RutHunter Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RutHunter]

I wonder if a royal slam of the door would solve this issue too..

ha ha maybe if you can hold the button down at the same time.

It actually happened again, this time i just popped out the switch/ashtray plastic piece and put a screwdriver inside and tapped the door behind where the motor sits while holding down the switch and it started working again. Guessing I should eventually change that motor.

I tried wacking the door first but no joy.

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I had my driver's seat taken off and repaired (battery disconnected). Since that any other window than driver's window hasn't worked. Not from driver's door switch nor door in question...can someone please do step-by-step instructions to fix this problem?