Car electrical problem - window won't close, boot won' open!

Goodadvice75

Hi, hope someone can help please.

My sister has a Daewoo Tacuma 2004. She hasn't had it long. Today the non drivers side window is stuck down and won't wind up week electrically. At the same time as this happened the boot will now not open at all. She really relies on the car as she has s baby and can't afford another hefty repair bill.

The car has a remote zapper and she has tried both this and the key in the boot, but neither will work.

could this be a fuse and is this something easy to repair ourselves rather than having to take to a garage?

Any advice very gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

boyse7en

Do any of the other windows work (up and down)?
If they do, then it would appear that the fuses are OK. It could be that the window glass has come adrift from the runner (can you hear the motor turning when you press the window close button?) or the winder cable has snapped, or the motor itself has called it a day.

forgotmyname

Battery on its last legs or does it still start OK? Not slower to crank the engine over?

scheming_gypsy

Does it have electric wing mirrors and does the passenger one work?

On my Supra i lost the passenger window and electric wing mirror. Behind the plastic panel just next to the accelerator there's a connection block which wasn't clipped together.

harveybobbles

Some cars, such as Honda's for example have a switch by the leccy window switch which "locks" all the other windows.

It's a handy feature, but we used to get all sorts of people moaning that "the car they just bought was a load of rubbish as the windows didn't work...".

scheming_gypsy

Good point, think it's most Jap cars. Comes in useful when you've got a fart brewing

SailorSam

Are you in the AA/Rac or anything. they may not come to your home you may need to go to a pub and say you're stuck in the car park.

Goodadvice75

Hi

A belated thanks to everyone for the replies. She had to take it to a garage in the end but thankfully the boot not opening was being caused by a spring/part which had rusted and will only cost around £10 to replace.

The window she has had to leave until the New Year as she can't afford to fix that now. It doesn't seem to be a fuse problem but something more serious/expensive to fix unfortunately! It is just one window so either the motor or slipped off its runner as suggested above?

Thanks for the speedy replies though.