I had the same problem...i burned a "6" on my finger when I touched the circuit breaker myself...at any rate I found the problem to be when I took apart the window switch in the armrest and found the power and ground wires were exposed and touching together. All I did was wrap each in a lot of electrical tape and problem solved. No problems since but one of these days I'd like to get in there and use some wire crimps...good luck

-Mike

 

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boofers:
I had the same problem...i burned a "6" on my finger when I touched the circuit breaker myself...at any rate I found the problem to be when I took apart the window switch in the armrest and found the power and ground wires were exposed and touching together. All I did was wrap each in a lot of electrical tape and problem solved. No problems since but one of these days I'd like to get in there and use some wire crimps...good luck

-Mike<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I immediately went outside and found that on the driver side the wires had been exposed and touching eachother, you are the man! I tape the **** of it and now they work great....thanks for the help

 

Just wanted to let ya know, I just experienced that prob, it was a stripped wire arcing out on the inner door skin. I caught it in time, so a little electrical tape is all it took. Good luck...

 

This is common on the later years of Caprice and the Impalas. The years that GM added the on/off switch for the other three windows. When I pulled my door panel to find the problem, I found that the wires the run to the off/on switch were rubbing the sharp sheet metal bracket that supports the armrest portion of the door panel. The main +12v supply for the power windows was being grounded. After I repaired the damaged section of wire, I put wireloom on these wires, and I also used zip ties to hold a peice of wireloom over the sharp edge of the metal bracket. Never had a problem with it again.