Thanks for this video you saved the day yet again.My electric windows broke at 8pm on a rainy English night and a clean up of the switch sorted it :-) I had the door card off and was about to remove the motor then remembered this video
Thank you for great videos! I think the reason for the window going all way down and you have to stop it is because you put back the transparent plastic part the opposite way. They are not symmetrical, but the difference is hard to see. The two edges that pushes on the metal parts are not aligned.
A thousand thank-you's! My 2007 Saab 9-5 had a similar issue with the driver's side front door where the window would go down, but not up. The other three windows worked fine. After watching your video and analyzing the situation, I was able to take the switch-pad out and clean the contact for the driver's-side front window switch. Everything works perfect now! If I can do this, then anyone can do this. I am not mechanically or engineering inclined at all, but this saved me tons of time, money and frustration! But most of all, it gave me confidence and satisfaction to know that I could fix this problem myself and not waste hundreds of dollars at a dealer or repair garage. Thank you!
My D side window was stuck down all day yesterday until I saw this video. It's 4:50am here and I just pulled the switched and fixed the problem. Great video and many thanks.
This video just helped me with my driver car window that got stuck in the down position. I was moments away from taking off the door panel and possibly replacing the motor. Followed these steps and my drivers window AND my rear passenger window (which sometimes didn't go down all the way) now go down and up with no problem. That's why I'm a subscriber to this channel. Have received so much helpful advice. THANKS!
Had the same problem (rear right window only), but did not go as far as unmounting all the little contacts. I just removed all the black caps, cleaned around the white plastic casing and shot some WD-40 inside through the clear plastic controls and put everything back toghether and it worked! Thanks so much for putting that up. If you don't hear the motor working to lift the window, it is most likely a swich problem, which it was.
Great video, as always. Love the Haynes reference. I had a window switch that was sticky...wouldn't snap back to center like it should. Like you, I disassembled the switch and found there was sticky mass all around the black buttons. I'd guess Coke or Pepsi spilled on the switch. I cleaned it up, sprayed some electrical cleaner around the clear pieces (didn't go that far with my disassembly!). Works fine.
Thanks so much, it's the week before Christmas and I just managed to fix this myself 😃. Was wondering how, when, who and how much, and now I don't. Thanks for sharing, merry Christmas 🎄⛄
What can I say? T H A N K Y O U !!!!!! It was really nice to found this and when I found with this problem (the window didn`t raise, so it was open) in this same morning I have just solved!!! Just to add, I replaced the white small pieces of plastic, which one was broken, for one of the two of the ON/OFF button ;)) BTW, tell me if you come to Costa del Sol, you have a cold free beer waiting for you!!
Hi, thanks for this nice video. My Saab 9-5 Estate from 2007 with 460.000km on the counter had the same problem but it happened only on the driver window that is most often used. The window still went down, but did not want to get up again, so it was only this contact that was failing. Cleaning that one out and all others that still worked fine but that showed black marks - and everything was fine again.
Hi, I took the switches of the 9-3OG apart last week to remove some mess between them. They look pretty similar form the inside, except the transparent plastic is integrated in the switch. When reassembling I noticed there were multiple types of the little metal/brass plates which are loose inside and switch. They sure fit everywhere, but when placed wrong made a slightly bigger or smaller stroke. Also the one of the lock switch is different from the window switches. It might cause your problem. The 9-3OG switches can be taken apart without damage, it's also easy the immediately change the light bulb, if it is disassembled. Cheers.
So those little metal connector things needed to be in the right position on the 9-3? That does make sense, however I could barely see any difference in the things on the 9-5. Hmm...
On the 9-3 there metal tabs have a bottom (or rather) 'bump' on them that associate to the auto down feature. It means you have to be careful to get them back in the right position. Maybe the 9-5 tabs have a similar small difference.
The transparent plastic switch has two little pins (one in front and the on the back) one of the is slightly bent inwards and the other one is straight. The bent one goes in front and it pushes a tiny switch located between the two main switches. It's made of white plastic and you won't notice it. Look between the front metal parts. I just disassembled mine for the same problem and inspected every single corner of this tiny thing.
A big thank you this was a great video and my car had the same problem working great now thanks to you and your time to make the video thumps up 👍👍👍👍😀😀
Wow I remember we use to replace the switch pack all the time on customer cars but when it came to ours we would pull them apart and clean them, I was told that it was only a problem in car where people would eat and drink inside the car, cause in Sweden they don't believe in eating in there cars that's why Saab did not put cup holders in there vehicle until GM forced them to so they put the worst in dash cup holder possible lol I love my quirky Saab.
Ah, I can definitely see liquid damage as being a common problem with the switches. And I agree, I love the big cupholders on US cars. However, the saab cupholder is so spacey and I love it ;)
Is there a trick to re-assembling the on/off switch? I placed a single metal spring in the outer channel, but I can only get the switch to mount perpendicular to the switch pack. This means the on/off switch is always in the middle in its default state. When I depress the switch to the on side, it will click but springs back to the middle. I can't rotate it to the off side as the metal spring is already bottomed out. Also, I believe the automatic up/down is controlled by another switch in between the metal springs for the front windows. You'll notice a spring loaded plastic piece between the springs on the front switches that isn't on the rear switches. If this isn't moving up and down freely, then it's likely jammed with gunk/corrosion and causing your windows to default to auto up/down. You can try cleaning out that area to resolve the issue.
Currently none of my windows work but when I hit the switches I can hear power or electricity happening in each corresponding door. Both fuses are good . Also having other electrical issues with wipers, cigarette lighters, and daytime running lights. And all these problems started the same day I could no longer use the windows 2006 95
Tjena du råkar inte ha trasiga motorer till sidospeglarna? Köpte en 00as aero i tisdags nämligen och visade sig när jag skulle justera speglarna att dom endast gick att vrida innåt.. Hade varit trevligt med en video om det. Mycket nöjd med köpet hitils annars! Trevlig kanal för övrigt, prenumererar.
Hej! Kul att du gillar innehållet! Behöver inte nödvändigtvis vara motorerna, kan vara så enkelt som att det är fel i matningen eller något. Har dock ingen koll på detta fel, men kolla WIS efter diagnoshjälp! :)
Tjenare, har precis införskaffat mig en 9-5 från 00 men stereon ger inte från sig några ljud! Kan ändra kanaler och allt sånt men inget ljud kommer! Kollade även under sätet om steget var paj men fanns inget där! Några idéer?
stripped and cleaned mine today but have same fault as to you at the end of the video, press button gently and window goes all the way down does anyone know the fix for this
check out my saab channel too, i haven't made a video of this but I do it all the time, always comes down to junked contacts. I bet you simply switched the contacts since they only go one way but they are slightly different between the front auto down "comfort" option & the non comfort rears...easy to do as i have done the same in the 9-3s...i did a complete removal to reinstallation video on a 9-3 & had to completely disassemble, clean & reassemble but alas I lost it before i could upload it....
Just did this entire process today to confirm it’s not the problem I have. Moving to the next step. So glad these videos exist
Once again Trionic Seven delivers! The must have have channel for everyone with a Saab 9-5 👍
Thanks, haha :)
Thanks for this video you saved the day yet again.My electric windows broke at 8pm on a rainy English night and a clean up of the switch sorted it :-) I had the door card off and was about to remove the motor then remembered this video
Thank you for great videos! I think the reason for the window going all way down and you have to stop it is because you put back the transparent plastic part the opposite way. They are not symmetrical, but the difference is hard to see. The two edges that pushes on the metal parts are not aligned.
It's raining and drivers won't roll up. You're saving me big, Brother! Thank you so much!!!
A thousand thank-you's! My 2007 Saab 9-5 had a similar issue with the driver's side front door where the window would go down, but not up. The other three windows worked fine. After watching your video and analyzing the situation, I was able to take the switch-pad out and clean the contact for the driver's-side front window switch. Everything works perfect now! If I can do this, then anyone can do this. I am not mechanically or engineering inclined at all, but this saved me tons of time, money and frustration! But most of all, it gave me confidence and satisfaction to know that I could fix this problem myself and not waste hundreds of dollars at a dealer or repair garage. Thank you!
Hey, that's awesome :D
My D side window was stuck down all day yesterday until I saw this video. It's 4:50am here and I just pulled the switched and fixed the problem. Great video and many thanks.
Awesome :)
This video just helped me with my driver car window that got stuck in the down position. I was moments away from taking off the door panel and possibly replacing the motor. Followed these steps and my drivers window AND my rear passenger window (which sometimes didn't go down all the way) now go down and up with no problem. That's why I'm a subscriber to this channel. Have received so much helpful advice. THANKS!
Great, thanks for the kind words!
Had the same problem (rear right window only), but did not go as far as unmounting all the little contacts. I just removed all the black caps, cleaned around the white plastic casing and shot some WD-40 inside through the clear plastic controls and put everything back toghether and it worked! Thanks so much for putting that up. If you don't hear the motor working to lift the window, it is most likely a swich problem, which it was.
Glad you found the video useful. Happy to help :)
This is the best switch testing video in history! I would give you 10 likes if I could. Thank you.
Great video, as always. Love the Haynes reference. I had a window switch that was sticky...wouldn't snap back to center like it should. Like you, I disassembled the switch and found there was sticky mass all around the black buttons. I'd guess Coke or Pepsi spilled on the switch. I cleaned it up, sprayed some electrical cleaner around the clear pieces (didn't go that far with my disassembly!). Works fine.
Yep, Haynes always does that annoying thing. Glad you fixed it :)
Thanks so much, it's the week before Christmas and I just managed to fix this myself 😃.
Was wondering how, when, who and how much, and now I don't.
Thanks for sharing, merry Christmas 🎄⛄
What can I say? T H A N K Y O U !!!!!! It was really nice to found this and when I found with this problem (the window didn`t raise, so it was open) in this same morning I have just solved!!! Just to add, I replaced the white small pieces of plastic, which one was broken, for one of the two of the ON/OFF button ;))
BTW, tell me if you come to Costa del Sol, you have a cold free beer waiting for you!!
Hi, thanks for this nice video. My Saab 9-5 Estate from 2007 with 460.000km on the counter had the same problem but it happened only on the driver window that is most often used. The window still went down, but did not want to get up again, so it was only this contact that was failing. Cleaning that one out and all others that still worked fine but that showed black marks - and everything was fine again.
Hi,
I took the switches of the 9-3OG apart last week to remove some mess between them.
They look pretty similar form the inside, except the transparent plastic is integrated in the switch.
When reassembling I noticed there were multiple types of the little metal/brass plates which are loose inside and switch.
They sure fit everywhere, but when placed wrong made a slightly bigger or smaller stroke. Also the one of the lock switch is different from the window switches. It might cause your problem.
The 9-3OG switches can be taken apart without damage, it's also easy the immediately change the light bulb, if it is disassembled.
Cheers.
So those little metal connector things needed to be in the right position on the 9-3? That does make sense, however I could barely see any difference in the things on the 9-5. Hmm...
On the 9-3 there metal tabs have a bottom (or rather) 'bump' on them that associate to the auto down feature. It means you have to be careful to get them back in the right position. Maybe the 9-5 tabs have a similar small difference.
I'll ask around a bit and maybe take the switches apart again. Many thanks for your input!
Robert Morris doe the window panel on my 2000 Saab just pop out? its mounted above key switch.thanks
Thank you! Your solution worked and saved me multiple hours of debugging!
Glad it worked!
The transparent plastic switch has two little pins (one in front and the on the back) one of the is slightly bent inwards and the other one is straight. The bent one goes in front and it pushes a tiny switch located between the two main switches. It's made of white plastic and you won't notice it. Look between the front metal parts. I just disassembled mine for the same problem and inspected every single corner of this tiny thing.
Had mine fixed with these instructions. Thanks!
Dude I'm so glad I found this, thank you so much!
Thank you
same problem, was watching your video and problem solved. Thank you!
Great! But this video shows a 9-5 and not an E39 ;)
Love your videos, as always. Thanks for this!
Are there any replacement black switches available to buy?
A big thank you this was a great video and my car had the same problem working great now thanks to you and your time to make the video thumps up 👍👍👍👍😀😀
Hey man, that's awesome! Glad I could help you :D
Worked perfectly !! Thank You Sooo Much !
Great video!! Thank you! But, is there any way to remove the black switches without breaking them? Or, is this just a necessity?
Thank you for this video! It is very good and focused.
Wow I remember we use to replace the switch pack all the time on customer cars but when it came to ours we would pull them apart and clean them, I was told that it was only a problem in car where people would eat and drink inside the car, cause in Sweden they don't believe in eating in there cars that's why Saab did not put cup holders in there vehicle until GM forced them to so they put the worst in dash cup holder possible lol I love my quirky Saab.
Ah, I can definitely see liquid damage as being a common problem with the switches. And I agree, I love the big cupholders on US cars. However, the saab cupholder is so spacey and I love it ;)
i had this problem on my 2000 saab 93, rear window didnt work, for some reason someone disconnect it behind the door card, reconnected it, job done...
Good you found the issue and that is was cheap to fix!
+Trionic Seven: For Saab Enthusiasts yes it was free fix, headlights next, what would you recommend for the brightest white lights?
What do you mean with headlights?
+Trionic Seven: For Saab Enthusiasts the headlights are not very bright so i wanted to change the bulbs for really bright pure white light,
I only use osram xenon bulbs
Tack för allt du gör 😀 var hittar man det program som du använde på din dator? Mvg Richard
Hej! Jag länkade till den videon tidigare i filmen: ua-cam.com/video/f0PL32hbYdc/v-deo.html Programmet hittar du här: www.cactuz.net/wis/
Is there a trick to re-assembling the on/off switch? I placed a single metal spring in the outer channel, but I can only get the switch to mount perpendicular to the switch pack. This means the on/off switch is always in the middle in its default state. When I depress the switch to the on side, it will click but springs back to the middle. I can't rotate it to the off side as the metal spring is already bottomed out. Also, I believe the automatic up/down is controlled by another switch in between the metal springs for the front windows. You'll notice a spring loaded plastic piece between the springs on the front switches that isn't on the rear switches. If this isn't moving up and down freely, then it's likely jammed with gunk/corrosion and causing your windows to default to auto up/down. You can try cleaning out that area to resolve the issue.
It's been a while, so I don't remember much of this process. Did you resolve your issue?
Thank you
Again
Does anyone know what the transparent plastic button called underneath the black window button?
Currently none of my windows work but when I hit the switches I can hear power or electricity happening in each corresponding door. Both fuses are good . Also having other electrical issues with wipers, cigarette lighters, and daytime running lights. And all these problems started the same day I could no longer use the windows
2006 95
Old post, but anyway: probably a ground gone bad.
Tjena du råkar inte ha trasiga motorer till sidospeglarna? Köpte en 00as aero i tisdags nämligen och visade sig när jag skulle justera speglarna att dom endast gick att vrida innåt.. Hade varit trevligt med en video om det.
Mycket nöjd med köpet hitils annars!
Trevlig kanal för övrigt, prenumererar.
Hej! Kul att du gillar innehållet! Behöver inte nödvändigtvis vara motorerna, kan vara så enkelt som att det är fel i matningen eller något. Har dock ingen koll på detta fel, men kolla WIS efter diagnoshjälp! :)
Thanks man... you are the best!!!
Thanks, Vadim!
Do you know if there is a way to get a WIS working on win10? Because mine just refuses to install.
Did you check the instructions in the WIS video I linked? Also, try this: www.cactuz.net/wis/
Didn't see that yet, thanks!
Hi can you do a video on how to replace a gear knob on Saab 9-5 aero 2005 ....or at least advice me on how to take it off..
Hard to make videos of something that doesn't need fixing on my car, but check this out: www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59910
Thanks ...
Seems like I have to take the top off and then saw it in half pull it apart ...it seems
Thanks once again ..
Your videos are good ....
My reves are high I think I have to change my vacuum pipes as well ...
Fingers cross ....
Good luck, just follow the video! :)
Tjenare, har precis införskaffat mig en 9-5 från 00 men stereon ger inte från sig några ljud! Kan ändra kanaler och allt sånt men inget ljud kommer! Kollade även under sätet om steget var paj men fanns inget där! Några idéer?
Fanns inget slutsteg? Det låter som något att börja med :)
Is it possible this can be transferred to the adjusting of side mirrors currently not working on a 9-5 2002?
I'd say start going through the wiring and see where the power stops working.
I have a problem that where u go back the window and it's not going up is may be the same problem?
Not going up at all?
Trionic Seven it's only going up when im pressing at the backseat button
Can you try to be more clear? I don't understand what you mean
nice thanks mate ,are u from norway or dutch?
i have a 93 se 2000 and 900 2.3 1997 conv.
Sweden actually!
stripped and cleaned mine today but have same fault as to you at the end of the video, press button gently and window goes all the way down does anyone know the fix for this
Check the other comments, I think somebody mentioned the orientation of the metal prongs.
Yep swopped bits round got it working right again.
check out my saab channel too, i haven't made a video of this but I do it all the time, always comes down to junked contacts. I bet you simply switched the contacts since they only go one way but they are slightly different between the front auto down "comfort" option & the non comfort rears...easy to do as i have done the same in the 9-3s...i did a complete removal to reinstallation video on a 9-3 & had to completely disassemble, clean & reassemble but alas I lost it before i could upload it....
Ah, sad to hear you lost your video! Thanks for the input regarding the contact orientation.
come do mines!!! LOL
looks like a trip to the salvage yard and spend $7.00