Q: My rear passenger window will go down but not up.

asked by on September 28, 2017

My rear passenger side window will not go up or down with the driver door switch. It will go down with its own switch but not up. I am able to raise the window by taking the switch off and connecting wires into the plug. What could be my issue?

My car has 105000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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