Under these buttons you can find quite ingenious mechanisms. Ingenious, however often faulty! Because it is a malfunction that we have all had, on a Suzuki Samurai or any car. But before replacing your mechanism, it is necessary to fully understand what the problem is about. A concern about false contact? Gears stuck? We will try to answer your questions here.
Suzuki Samurai: a window goes down but does not go up, or vice versa
Before replacing the component, let's just understand how this device works. When you push in or raise the switch on the famous window, you can find two switches in practice . The electrical connection goes right when you operate it. It is therefore conceivable that the malfunction comes from a false contact. Remove the block with a flat screwdriver, and examine the cables at their beginning and at their end. If the problem does not come from a false contact, in this case it is the window regulator motor of your Suzuki Samurai that does not work. It also happens that gears are damaged. You can try to troubleshoot the malfunction, but generally you will need to change the entire window regulator.
Suzuki Samurai: One window doesn't work at all
It is rather exceptional that the concern comes from the button, since it would be necessary that two switches or cables are defective at the same time. You can nevertheless check if you want to be sure. In this case, the concern will certainly come from the window regulator mechanism of your Suzuki Samurai. Sometimes it comes from engine window regulator, or a damaged gear. Remove the door covers to look inside. Activate the window to be able to see if the engine is running, and try to grasp the causes of the problem. If gears block you can clean and grease them. If nothing happens, it is probably necessary to replace the entire window regulator mechanism.
Suzuki Samurai: Electric window blocked
A window of your Suzuki Samurai is blocked. You try to make it go up by pressing the switch or by hand, nothing happens it gets stuck. This problem could come from the motor of your window regulator, but generally it will be possible to have it assembled by hand. It is therefore much more plausible that the glass came out of its rail . When off-center, when you mount the window, it will come up against one side. In these cases, you should not force force. We will have to open the door and check what is blocking inside. If the glass guides are found to be broken, you should probably replace them.
Conclusion:
Basically, a glass problem on your Suzuki Samurai could come from a problem related to a false contact, of the mechanism of your window regulator, or of the rails which maintain it. You can write a comment if your malfunction is not mentioned above. Hope this article has helped you, have a nice trip!