All four windows suddenly stopped working

2005 DODGE STRATUS
122,731 MILES • 2.7L • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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RIVERJOHNSTONGIRL
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I have tried all the switches in the can and none work. I pulled the 30A Breacker from next to the wheel and looks okay but hard for me to tell. What should I do next?
Sep 12, 2020 at 2:01 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

If they all stopped at the same time, my first suspect is the circuit breaker. Do me a favor. Use a test light and probe one pin at a time where you removed the circuit breaker from. One should have power when the key is in the on position.

If there is power, check the circuit breaker. Use a multi meter set to ohms and see if there is continuity from one pin to the other.

If that checks good, then we need to check the tan wire on the main switch (driver's side). All of the windows get power from that switch. Also, confirm the ground is good. (see the attached picture).

Let me know what you find or if you have other questions.

Take care,
Joe
Sep 12, 2020 at 6:45 PM
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AL514
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Hello, do you own a basic multi-meter? If so, and you want to check that breaker is functioning correctly, set the meter on the ohms lowest setting, pic 1 is the settings. You should have 0 ohms resistance. That fuse feeds a tan wire (pic 2), that feeds the driver's side window switch, and that switch feeds all the other window switches. This wire probably runs through the rubber grommet where all the wires run through for the driver's side door. There may be a broken wire in the rubber door grommet, they break from moving so much or the master window switch is malfunctioning.
Sep 12, 2020 at 6:47 PM
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