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Questions about the window open/close Master Switch (2013 Tundra)

Discussion in '2nd Gen Tundras (2007-2013)' started by Rathesun, May 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM.

  1. May 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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    Rathesun

    Rathesun [OP] New Member

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    2013 TRD Off Road, 5.7L engine 4WD:
    A day or two ago I tried to open the driver's side front window, and it automatically moved down about one-half of the way. At that point I lifted the switch to move the window up, but it seemed to be stuck in place while the master switch made a rattling noise. I then tried to open the rear side windows using the driver's Master switch with the same result. In this case each moved down some, but got stuck and I could not get them to close, not even when using the window-close switches on the back doors. So I had to push each window "up" with my hands while my wife held each window open/close switch on the doors. I did the same with the driver's (front) window.

    I thought that I should give a "master switch timing reset" -following one of the Youtube videos, starting with the driver's side front window that had failed first. The idea was to open it fully, hold the switch down for 5 seconds, then close the window fully and hold the switch for 5 seconds. Well, the window made "all the way down for sure" but very slowly...while the switch made the rattling noise. I held the switch down for 5-6 seconds, and pulled up to close the window, but it would not move up at all. Meanwhile the switch continued making the rattling noise as long as I held it up to close or just to open the window. because I could not get a hold of the glass this time, my next step was to remove the entire door panel and then lift the window up while my wife held the switch UP to close the window a few inches up (the switch rattled all along). This in turn allowed me to grab the glass with my hands and push the window all the way up (my wife had to lift the window switch, while the switch rattled continuously) :)

    Anyway, I tried to do the switch timing resent with each door switch (one on each door), but stopped when realizing again that they would not open very much and then get stuck half down. I had to close all by pushing them up just like I did with the driver's window, but at least from half-way down to fully closed.

    Conclusion: a. Does it seem that the problem is a defective Master Switch cluster, and not a driver window's actuator? b. There is no way that four actuators are going to malfunction like that. In fact, that problem started all of a sudden starting with the driver's window.

    What are your thoughts on this problem? Any of your ideas on this matter would be upmost appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
    Last edited: May 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM

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