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lane99
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Jan 11, 2009, 10:19 AM
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1989 Toyota Cressida, 150,000 m
Hi...searching the forums I see a lot of people who can't get their power mirrors to start working. But, my problem: I can't get them to STOP...
As I approached the car tonight I heard a loud "click, click, click" sound. To my surprise, the motor which moves the passenger side view mirror is running and I can't get it to stop. The car engine is not turned on, but the mirror keeps trying to adjust itself, nonetheless.
Once I noticed this, I did start and stop the engine. But the mirror motor keeps running. I disconnected, and reconnected the car battery.
When I reconnected it, the mirror motor started again. So I disconnected the battery again, and that's how I've left it for now.
Has anyone run across such a problem before? A sudden short circuit, perhaps? I wonder what I can do?
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way2old
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Jan 11, 2009, 10:48 AM
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Try unplugging the switch. It is possible the switch has shorted causing the problem.
Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 11, 2009, 10:48 AM
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Hmmm? Try selecting the "joy stick" or whatever control is used to the other mirror to see if it does the same to it. In that old a car it may be that joy stick itself stuck hopelessly and unplugging it would be my choice and just set the mirrors manually (AYOR) most just push to set but be careful as they could crack the glass,
T
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lane99
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Jan 11, 2009, 4:54 PM
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Thanks alot, Way2 and Tom...
An update:
-connected the battery this morning. So far the mirror motor did not come back on (touch wood). Leaving well enough alone, I didn't fiddle with the joystick now. I adjusted the mirrors by hand (carefully) and I'll just leave them be for now. Yes, it is a single joystick that operates both power side view mirrors (and it operated the other side view mirror without incident when this problem was happening).
-If the trouble starts again, I'll try unplugging the switch. Any idea how to do that?
Interesting note: Yesterday when I noticed the mirror motor was running, I adjusted the joystick in every direction to see if I could get the motor to stop. Found if I manually held the joystick in a certain direction (from which it would return to it's resting setting if I didn't hold it) the mirror motor DID stop.
Furthermore, if I turned the ignition key to the "On" position, the mirror motor STOPPED. Then I when I turned the key to the "Off" postion, the mirror motor started cycling again. Pretty odd, I thought.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 11, 2009, 6:11 PM
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Good chance a replacement "joy stick" would end the chance of the problem happening again. I don't know of it as common but it might be?
T
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lane99
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Jan 12, 2009, 8:20 AM
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At some point during the night, the problem reoccured. When I went out to the car this morning the mirror motor was running again.
I wonder how/from where I can unplug the switch?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 12, 2009, 8:58 AM
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The good news is it's just $17.99 at Conquest auto. Copyrighted pic by them is shown here........and link is....
 http://images.google.com/...2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Hope that shows. If it is that style it may just pry up (carefully!) with a putty knife type action - go easy and plug may come up with it - otherwise you may need to remove a panel or whole panel to get at the plug,
T
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lane99
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Jan 12, 2009, 3:50 PM
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Similar. Although it's all one piece (like the lower bottom control on your pic). The joystick twists L - OFF - R. And then can be moved N-S-E-W to adjust the position of the mirror.
I will take a close look tonight to see if I can change the switch myself.
Thanks so much, T.
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