Power windows- work for 2 years- THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

Power window units in the door work great. Unfortunately the
electrical contacts in the console switches wear out or burn out in
2-3 years. Of course-taking the console cover off and cleaning or
replacing the contacts requires the help of your friendly, high
overhead ($$$$$), Saturn dealer.

I wonder if Saturn is compassionate enough or smart enough to coat
the contacts with dialectic grease at assy?

This is a 2000s series-but no doubt applies to all years and models.

(misterfact) wrote:

>Power window units in the door work great. Unfortunately the
>electrical contacts in the console switches wear out or burn out in
>2-3 years. Of course-taking the console cover off and cleaning or
>replacing the contacts requires the help of your friendly, high
>overhead ($$$$$), Saturn dealer.
>
> I wonder if Saturn is compassionate enough or smart enough to coat
>the contacts with dialectic grease at assy?
>
> This is a 2000s series-but no doubt applies to all years and models.

What a crock...! '93 SL2 137K, 11 year old car & nary a problem with
the power windows. In fact just totaled the car when some other
drunken idiot ignored the rules of right-of-way, attempting a left
turn directly in front of me, and the power windows STILL work great
post-crash. Seat belts, air bag, and crush zones did their thing, no
injuries. SATURN RULES!

http://daviswj.home.comcast.net/misc/saturnCrunch.jpg

Bill Davis
.... beginning to love his new 2005 ION2.

Were your's on the center console? Seems to me that putting contact
switches right next to the cup holders were not the brightest move in the
world. Electricity and liquid don't mix that well.


<Bill Davis> wrote in message
...
> (misterfact) wrote:
>
>>Power window units in the door work great. Unfortunately the
>>electrical contacts in the console switches wear out or burn out in
>>2-3 years. Of course-taking the console cover off and cleaning or
>>replacing the contacts requires the help of your friendly, high
>>overhead ($$$$$), Saturn dealer.
>>
>> I wonder if Saturn is compassionate enough or smart enough to coat
>>the contacts with dialectic grease at assy?
>>
>> This is a 2000s series-but no doubt applies to all years and models.
>
> What a crock...! '93 SL2 137K, 11 year old car & nary a problem with
> the power windows. In fact just totaled the car when some other
> drunken idiot ignored the rules of right-of-way, attempting a left
> turn directly in front of me, and the power windows STILL work great
> post-crash. Seat belts, air bag, and crush zones did their thing, no
> injuries. SATURN RULES!
>
> http://daviswj.home.comcast.net/misc/saturnCrunch.jpg
>
> Bill Davis
> ... beginning to love his new 2005 ION2.
>

"Art" > wrote:

>Were your's on the center console? Seems to me that putting contact
>switches right next to the cup holders were not the brightest move in the
>world. Electricity and liquid don't mix that well.
>
Yes, they were in the center console. However in the '93 SL2 no
cupholders anywhere near.

My new ION has the switches on the driver's door armrest.

To sum things up...

B*tch b*tch b*tch, rant rant rant, b*tch b*tch, rant rant.
Rant rant rant, b*tch b*tch b*tching.
Rant rant b*tch B*TCH!

See you next month!

I have a 99 sl2 so far no problems with the switchs however due to
frequent spills the shift interlock had to be disabled. If only the wife
could hold a cup instead of spilling it

misterfact wrote:
> Power window units in the door work great. Unfortunately the
> electrical contacts in the console switches wear out or burn out in
> 2-3 years. Of course-taking the console cover off and cleaning or
> replacing the contacts requires the help of your friendly, high
> overhead ($$$$$), Saturn dealer.
>
> I wonder if Saturn is compassionate enough or smart enough to coat
> the contacts with dialectic grease at assy?
>
> This is a 2000s series-but no doubt applies to all years and models.


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Hmm, our 94 SL2 w/ 120K miles had perfect working pwr windows, they even
worked great after the car got wrecked! And thats after many years of
teenagers spilling soft drinks and coffee!

marx404

"misterfact" > wrote in message
om...
> Power window units in the door work great. Unfortunately the
> electrical contacts in the console switches wear out or burn out in
> 2-3 years. Of course-taking the console cover off and cleaning or
> replacing the contacts requires the help of your friendly, high
> overhead ($$$$$), Saturn dealer.
>
> I wonder if Saturn is compassionate enough or smart enough to coat
> the contacts with dialectic grease at assy?
>
> This is a 2000s series-but no doubt applies to all years and models.

Dielectric grease is an insulator I'd say Saturn is smart enough NOT to put
it on electrical contacts.
BTW the switch assembly comes out without disassembling the console.

misterfact = missed the facts

"D V Brownell" > wrote in message news:<3iAmd.238590$nl.237830@pd7tw3no>...
> "misterfact" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Power window units in the door work great. Unfortunately the
> > electrical contacts in the console switches wear out or burn out in
> > 2-3 years. Of course-taking the console cover off and cleaning or
> > replacing the contacts requires the help of your friendly, high
> > overhead ($$$$$), Saturn dealer.
> >
> > I wonder if Saturn is compassionate enough or smart enough to coat
> > the contacts with dialectic grease at assy?
> >
> > This is a 2000s series-but no doubt applies to all years and models.
>
> Dielectric grease is an insulator I'd say Saturn is smart enough NOT to put
> it on electrical contacts.
> BTW the switch assembly comes out without disassembling the console.
>
> misterfact = missed the facts

Funny! Plug wires come with the grease on the electric contact ends
that attach to the spark plugs and into the distributor. You're right-
the grease is an insulator- it insulates an electrical connection from
oxygen- so the connection doesn't rust out!

misterfact > wrote in message >...
> To sum things up...
>
> B*tch b*tch b*tch, rant rant rant, b*tch b*tch, rant rant.
> Rant rant rant, b*tch b*tch b*tching.
> Rant rant b*tch B*TCH!
>
> See you next month!

Another Saturn exec. Turn your sales chart upside down- it'll look better!