padavid12 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I have a 2001 ES300 and both door mirrors don't work. I have checked all fuses to no avail. I pulled the control switch and found power so I thought it was the switch. I replaced the switch and still I am unable to control the mirrors. What do I need to do now? Thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Jetson Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 do you have mirrors with the memory option? or just the base remote mirrors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padavid12 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 do you have mirrors with the memory option? or just the base remote mirrors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padavid12 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 do you have mirrors with the memory option? or just the base remote mirrors? I just have the standard mirrors. I have heard that there is an outer mirror control relay but am not sure if this would be the problem. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Jetson Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 If both mirrors stopped at the same time, I would suggest looking at the grd for the switch. I have attached a copy of the diagram. You can see there is on splice that could also cause these symptoms. At this point I would detach the switch from the dash (while leaving the electrical connector hooked up. Probe the connector and see what you have. [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padavid12 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks. They both did stop working at the same time. I put a meter to the plug and got power from one point but not another. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Jetson Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I would put the meter across both wires going to one of the mirror motors. Chances are that you have a bad grd. The switch controls both the power and grd going to the motors. That way the can reverse the direction on the motor. If you put you meter across the two wires going to the motor, the meter should read +12 and the - 12 (depending on which direction you push the switch). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padavid12 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 I will get on that. Is the ground wire located by removing the panel under the steering wheel? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Jetson Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I would have to look that one up, but first check the signals going to the motor, by probing the switch. When you troubleshoot this type of problem, you want to generally start at the middle of the ciruit. (after a quick visual). The idea is to pick a spot close to the middle, that is easy to access. This way you will know which direction to proceed once you have made the initial measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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