When my Raider was about a year old, the passenger window would not close from the passenger side door switch. It closed just fine from the driver "master" switch. Annoying, but not worth taking it in for warranty work. I've lived with it for 6 or 7 years. Recently, the door lock on the passenger door would not lock - either electrically or manually. It seemed jammed in the open condition. Now I had a problem and decided to investigate. I pulled off the door panel and found that the actuator rod had slipped. I put it back in place and all was good.
While I was in there, I thought I'd look at the window actuator module and try to find out why it wouldn't close. Since the window would close from driver's side, it was pretty obvious the problem was in the passenger door. I got the module out and eventually got the circuit board out of it. On careful inspection, the switches (door lock and window actuator) were just stuck on the board. The switch contacts were barbed prongs, apparently designed for manufacturing efficiency. I'm an electrical engineer and this just didn't sit right. I soldered the prongs to the board, put everything back together again and all was well with the world. My passengers now have control of their own window!
So, if you are having problems with a window opening or closing, look into that circuit board, It's a little tricky taking it apart, but worth the effort.
The Raider has been a wonderful vehicle with very few problems encountered. The only real complaint I have about the truck is fuel mileage. I owned an Eclipse prior to the truck and have been very impressed with Mitsubishi for many years.
When my Raider was about a year old, the passenger window would not close from the passenger side door switch. It closed just fine from the driver "master" switch. Annoying, but not worth taking it in for warranty work. I've lived with it for 6 or 7 years. Recently, the door lock on the passenger door would not lock - either electrically or manually. It seemed jammed in the open condition. Now I had a problem and decided to investigate. I pulled off the door panel and found that the actuator rod had slipped. I put it back in place and all was good.
While I was in there, I thought I'd look at the window actuator module and try to find out why it wouldn't close. Since the window would close from driver's side, it was pretty obvious the problem was in the passenger door. I got the module out and eventually got the circuit board out of it. On careful inspection, the switches (door lock and window actuator) were just stuck on the board. The switch contacts were barbed prongs, apparently designed for manufacturing efficiency. I'm an electrical engineer and this just didn't sit right. I soldered the prongs to the board, put everything back together again and all was well with the world. My passengers now have control of their own window!
So, if you are having problems with a window opening or closing, look into that circuit board, It's a little tricky taking it apart, but worth the effort.
The Raider has been a wonderful vehicle with very few problems encountered. The only real complaint I have about the truck is fuel mileage. I owned an Eclipse prior to the truck and have been very impressed with Mitsubishi for many years.
- dpickering, Queen Creek, AZ, US