72, cutlass 442 conv.

Got in the car this morning, put the windows down, now they won't go up. The master swith at the door doesn't work and the other three switches don't work. I looked at the fuses under the dash and they all looked ok. Any ideas?

Did you look at them, or did you check them?

are there circuit breakers on a 72? Definately sounds like something simple, since all your windows died at once. Definately check the fuses with a multimeter, and check the breakers too (if applicable).

Fuses only.


Or a test light.

Norm

All the fuses are good, checked them today. If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know. Thank you

You have power at the fuse. Next step is to check for power at the switch.

Norm

what is the best way to take the switch off?

Remove the door panel. Second best, is to carefully pry it out.

Norm

I took the switch out, no power at the switch. I got the windows up by connecting a jumper wire from the fuse panel directly to the switch. I then traced the wiring from the master switch and found that it ended up in the engine compartment. The fuse was coming off of a small rectangle box that was mounted on the top of the firewall, behind the destributor. Whoever had the car before me really messed up the wiring. I changed the fuse and now the windows work fine. Thank you for your help.

Happy I could help.

Norm