how can you check if the window motor is dead or the window switch is dead?

Answer 1

take the door apart and check your wiring connections with a test light.you can pick one up at a parts store cheap if you don't have one.

Answer 2

If only one window is not operating the fuse is OK. To determine which component is faulty use a test light or a volt/ohm meter and see if there is power to the switch on the out-put wire from the switch to the motor, if yes then you likely need a motor. Before you replace the motor, use the same technique and make sure there is power at the motor harness. Most electrical parts are not returnable once they have been installed. Good luck!

Answer 3

Take your door panel off and hook a battery up to the window motor direct, if the window moves it's the switch, if it doesn't it's the motor.

Answer 4

All of the above are good suggestions, but you may also want to check for a bad relay which will likely be located in the power distribution box, under the hood on the drivers' side. I believe that each window has it's own relay, so if only one window is acting up that may be your culprit. (This also works for headlights should you ever notice that you're "half blind." On most newer cars there is a fuse in the same box under the hood for each headlight.)

Good luck.

Answer 5

OK this is gonna sound really bad but trust me ok.........on the door that the window is inop on hold the switch in the up or down position( whichever it isnt stuck in) and hit the door panel on the inside of the door really hard 2 or 3 times.....sounds bad I know but if the window starts moving then you know the window regulstor assy is gone bad.

Answer 6

swap the switches to a working window

Answer 7

its most likely the motor not the switch

Answer 8

first check to see if your fuse is blown. In some cases there are two fuses that control the window