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Thunderbird Mystery Q. I have a 1995 Ford Thunderbird, 4.6 liter V-8, Automatic transmission, 64,000 miles with Fuel Injection, P/S, A/C & Cruise control. I can be driving with the power window down, and it will automatically put the window up on the driver's side. Sometimes it puts it all the way up, sometimes just a few inches and stops.

Once up, it won't put the window down immediately. Minutes later, for no apparent reason it will once again allow me to put the window down. Then the process starts over. It seems to happen any time, but more frequently when the car is wet. It also moves the passenger side window sometimes (always up but never all the way). I had the auto-up feature on the alarm system removed, but that didn't help. I tried your advise to earlier readers and the dome light doesn't dim when any window button is pushed.

It is very frustrating and dangerous, because you can't stop the window when it is going up. Any help you can give me would be very much appreciated.

Is It possessed???

Thank you...

A. I would say the car is possessed, but not by evil spirits but by an electrical gremlin. The fact the dome light doesn't dim shows it is not a motor problem. Besides, the motor does work properly when it does work. The problem is very likely in the master window switch in the drivers door. The contacts inside the switch have a small spring to keep the contacts centered when the button is not being pressed. If this spring gets weak, breaks or pops out, weird problems like this arise.

I would go to Ford and get a new switch, they are cheap and very easy to replace. Pop it in and I'm pretty sure that will take care of the problem.

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