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windows and locks quit working

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=103419
Printed Date: May 02, 2024 at 9:44 AM


Topic: windows and locks quit working

Posted By: fatgotti
Subject: windows and locks quit working
Date Posted: March 26, 2008 at 2:13 PM

2002 Pontiac Bonneville  windows and locks quit working except for driver door which both work.  any ideas will be helpful..



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Posted By: sparkie
Date Posted: March 26, 2008 at 3:04 PM
There is a tan/white wire that comes from the driver's door and goes to all the other doors. It is a data wire that commands each door module to work the locks and windows. It could be broken and the most likely place is in the rubber boot between the driver's door and the body of the car. There could be other wires broken too that may cause this problem.

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sparky




Posted By: mobile1
Date Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:28 PM
You could try resetting the DDM by disconnecting the battery for about 10-15 minutes.




Posted By: Chris Luongo
Date Posted: March 27, 2008 at 6:27 AM
I would try disconnecting the battery for a little while too.

That car doesn't have conventional, heavy wires going from one door to another.

Inside each door is a "door module," more or less a computer.

When the driver (from his switch on the driver's door) tries to roll down a passenger window (or lock/unlock a door), it goes like this:

--A short wire goes from the driver's window (or doorlock) button, to the driver's door module.

--The driver's door module communicates (via the tan/white wire sparkie mentioned) with the other door modules in the car.

--Through that data wire, the DDM (driver's door module) commands the other door to roll its window down, lock its door, etcetera.

--It's not fully clear why GM built the car this way, but it's probably either to save money, weight, or both.

While it's possible for a door module to fail, I would doubt that all three passenger door modules failed at the same time.

I would check ALL fuses in the car, both underhood and under the back seat.

Probably, either the passenger door modules aren't getting power, or maybe there's a break in the data line somewhere.





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