# 2004 F350 Master switch on the driver's side door panel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-f350-master-switch-on-the-drivers-side-door-panel/77331>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 13, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-f350-master-switch-on-the-drivers-side-door-panel/77331 "2013-02-13T08:58:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cowboy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Cowboy1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cowboy1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-f350-master-switch-on-the-drivers-side-door-panel/77331/1 "2013-02-13T08:58:38Z")

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Had to replace the drivers side door after a oak tree got in the way. I bought a door shell and hinges and the guys replaced the door and all the panel. When I got in it I noticed the electrical switches were not working ie.door locks, power windows and power mirror. The guys said they snapped another one in place of mine and everything worked… Now I do know a couple of things: 1. The window switch would not roll down the passenger side but would roll it up2. I have pulled off all the electrical boxes and got out my test light and I am getting power to all the boxes… Why will they not work when I put them all in?? Does the master switch for the power windows serve as a jump to the power windows and power mirrors?? Thanks for helping.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-f350-master-switch-on-the-drivers-side-door-panel/77331/2 "2013-02-13T21:49:59Z")

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Electric window switches can get very tricky. They are sometimes wired in parallel, series or series parallel. If a switch only works up or down it could be a faulty or another switch could be faulty. The master switch could be bad as well. Was the door hit near the hinges where the wiring is located? I have searched for electric window, lock or mirror problems only to find out that the wiring was bad/intermittent. They would work with the door open but not closed and vice versa. A wiring schematic is nice but experience with these problems is better. A good, independent mechanic may be needed to get things sorted out. Good luck.

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**Author:** ![Cowboy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Cowboy1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cowboy1)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-f350-master-switch-on-the-drivers-side-door-panel/77331/3 "2013-02-14T06:09:06Z")

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Thanks for the comments. The guys told me that the wires may have became pinched when the door was bent forward. What puzzles me is that I am still getting juice to the male parts of the switches. I think I will try to go back out there and ask them to plug in another assembly to see if theirs works.