Door mirror motor? 14 February at 12:28PM in Motoring 4 replies 217 views

sevenhills

My door mirrors don't respond fully to the controls. Both sides work, but won't tilt down.
So perhaps it's the switch and not the mirrors/motors?
What are common faults? It's a 2013 Zafira

cymruchris

If both won't tilt down at all - that is more likely to be the switch - but still an outside chance that it's both motors (But unlikely). Have you tried squirting some wd-40 under the switch through any gaps - really giving it a good soaking - and wiggling the switch about a lot? (You can wipe any excess wd-40 off the plastic easily enough, and will even give it a nice shine). It might just be the contact, but with a bit of jiggling and something like wd-40 you might find it magically works again. I'd try that before swapping out the switch.

Car_54

I'd use switch cleaner rather than WD40.

lemondrops69

Car_54 said:

I'd use switch cleaner rather than WD40.

I'd use contact cleaner, WD-40 make it as well 


https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/wd-40-fast-drying-contact-cleaner-with-smart-straw-250ml-542772570?gclid=Cj0KCQiAorKfBhC0ARIsAHDzsltfrRjrw4hF881WbX_yx9FGLKpzsYi8uiLJxZwd20nyT0sfmP2X31AaAv1lEALw_wcB

sevenhills

I was hoping it would be simple. I have removed the switch from the door panel and its just a block. I will need to go further if it's just a bad contact.
But as both mirrors don't work, downwards, it's likely the switch.

Quite a surprise, just looked on eBay for a switch. £13.20 brand new, from China, cheaper than second hand.