alot of the dodge vehicles with the same window lock as the rams like to fail making it so you can only function the windows from the driver side.

Here is how to take apart the window lock switch and fix it.

First off take the window switch pad off the door and unhook the two plugs. you should be able to just pull it up without having to take the door panel off.



Take out all the screws on the bottom side of the window switches.


Now this is the hardest part of getting it apart. All the window switch covers got to come off. I used a set of needle nose pliers to get them off you just got to pry them off. there is the door lock the four window switches and the window lock to come off the mirror controls stay on.


This is what it should look like when your done getting the switch covers off


next take the top off to get at the circuit board i started from the sides and worked my way to the front.

This is the window lock switch you will have to take the little black cap off trying not to brake the two tabs off that hold it together.


Here is the black cap that comes off the switch.




Now the spring that pushes the switch up i stretched it out a little bit so it pushes the switch up a bit harder.


This is iside the switch after you pull out the white piece there is alot of grease in there i clean some of it out but didn't clean it up completely.


now push the white piece back in with the matal facing the two prongs using a flat screw driver push the white piece down and bend out the two prongs. I bent them out enough that the white piece wouldn't come back out unless you pulled it out they should make a firm connection to the metal piece on the white part.


Now this can be kind of irritating putting the spring back in on the side of the switch box. The arrow points to a little hole that the bottom part of the spring goes into or else the top part wont run in the track. once getting the spring in pop the black cover piece back on.


Now before assembling the switch plug it back into the truck to see if it works first if it doesn't chances are the two prongs may need to be bent out a little more. if it works assemble it and try it out again good luck to whom ever tries it.

 

Excellent. We will get this in the FAQ section to help everyone out who might have this problem. Many thanks from everyone.

 

Man, i did it a whole lot easier and even cut out the window lock so I never have the problem again. I just slpiced a yellow wire into a beige wire. I don't have a window lock but I never use it anyway.

 

^^^^but you didnt fix the problem, you just jimmy rigged it. Window lock is a great feature especially if you have kids- or if you are a DD and constantly are driving drunk friends home every weekend lol.
Thanks for the write up Dennis, i will be doing this when my switch starts going

 

Thanks so much for these great instructions - worked like a charm and a months-old frustration was fixed in 10 mins.

 

This fixed my 02 1500 SLT. It started with just the front passenger window switch not working, the rear switches still worked. I replaced that switch but it didn't fix it and the rear ones then quit. I was about to spend $100+ on a new driver's master switch. You must be VERY careful when popping off the switch covers though. I broke one. Luckily the cover from the passenger's side switch I'd bought fit. I also found some solder at the 2 electrical connections leading from the window lock switch were cracked so I soldered them. Though I may have cracked them during the process of taking the switches apart.

 

Picture #9 shows the actual problem: broken solder connections. Look below the switch - the breaks are so bad you can see them in the picture. Mine were so tiny, I had to get out the ol' magnifying glass. Now that those are touched up, I've had no issues in almost two years. Great pics, though. Excellent illustration of the switch module.

 

i just did this today by following this post and it works perfect. thanks for the awesome write up!!

 

okay got any pictures on by passing it totally?

 

I can take a picture later tonight on how to bypass it completely I ended up doing that later on because from wife using window locks on the kids it would fail again and I eventually broke some stuff in there ti make it not fixable