I have an 02 Blazer and an 01 Jimmy parts truck, neither drivers side window works. Would I be able to take the passengers side window motor out of the Jimmy and put it in the drivers side of the Blazer? Thanks!

 

No one has tried this?

 

Years ago they would - The hardware no - But I would think the motors them selves should change out on either right or left hardware. However the motors usually don't go bad, I'll almost bet it's in your switch

 

You're probably right. I plan on testing everything once I get it apart. I'm just trying to come up with a good plan so I can reduce down time

 

I respectfully disagree, but very easy to check for a bad motor with a test light or multimeter if problem is there all the time. I have replaced 2 window motors in my 2004 Avalanche and 1 window motor in my 2001 Blazer during the last year. Left side motor is different from right side motor. If the Jimmy is a 4-door he could use the LR window motor in the LF door (just the motor itself). But I would get a new one from Rock Auto - they sell them dirt cheap. 2001/2002 Blazers/Jimmys have the BCM involved in the Power Window operation, so a bad window switch can get a bit more tricky to diagnose. I originally bought a driver's master switch for my Blazer, but it didn't fix my intermittent inop window when I thought I had it diagnosed. Only replacing the motor fixed that. The Avalanche had obviously dead motors per test light.

 

Glad you knew for sure Lesmyre as I was just guessing and haven't worked with power window internals in years. Ah for the days when things were interchangeable and not some engineers wet dream. But it also amazes me just how many kids nowadays that can't figure out how to roll down the window if there is no button to push and has a old school crank

 

Funny you should say that. I showed my step daughter(15) the window crank, she asked me what is was. A few weeks ago I went to a plastic car show. And they had the old ac units that sat on the window itself, outside of the car. Blew my mind.

any luck with replacing the motor?

 

Unfortunately, engineers like to run everything through electronic modules these days. What used to be very simple is now very complex and all part of one big system.

One of my favorites is how heater temp door is run these days, even with manual A/C in something like my old 2008 Ford Ranger. Used to be you slid a lever in your controls and that ran a cable to the door - very precise and immediate control. Now you turn a position **** which inputs into an electronic programmer which drives a stepper motor (until something malfunctions).

Next is how 4x4 controls operate on one of our Blazers. Used to have hubs with lockouts and and a lever for the transfer case. Now we need vacuum switches and actuators and position sensors, a TCCM, an encoder motor, 5 fuses, and electronic pushbuttons just to hopefully engage the 4WD when it snows. Admittedly Auto-4WD is pretty cool, but at what price - and who runs around with it on all the time with the front axle locked in (sucking down extra gas on purpose)? And then there is all-wheel drive or intuitive 4wd which as I understand it is pretty much just auto 4WD that you can't turn off.

 

Dad, tell me again about the times when You had to get up to a TV to change a channel.... LOL

 

Hey, Les, that is why we (at least I do) love and stick to our Blazers. I highly valuate an old idea of KISS (keep it simple stupid). The design of Blazer is nothing fancy, vast part of the car could be fixed by "a hammer and a chisel". It has a high level of a reliability.

I have heard many stories of a top modern car that has everything electronic. Even the chairs, that adjust position, whenever a gyro sensor detects You're on a road bend. They spend half of a time on the road, another half into a service workshop. Bloated junk.

That is definitely not my story. I prefer a Blazer that may have a headlamp lightbulb replaced within a few minutes than a Calillac Escalade, where You ask Yourself how the f** get to the lightbulb...through a fender, bumper or the battery shelf...? But there are worse scenarios. Like, for example, Opel Insignia, where the headlamp has a CAN slave unit embedded that is bonded with a xenon lightbulb. You can't just exchange the lightbulb, or the CAN ID won't match. I wonder how does it feel to get scammed for $1k for a new headlamp...?

Greeting to all the dinosaurs like me around