How to Replace Power Window Switch 2001-07 Ford Escape
Created on: 2012-06-15
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a damaged, worn out, faulty or shorted power window switch on Ford Escape, years 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, and 07.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Remove the Phillips screw in the door pull
- Pry off the trim piece inside the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Pry off the door handle bezel
- Pry off the corner trim piece on the door handle
- Pry out the door panel
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harness
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step 2 :Removing the Rear Window Switch
- Pry up the sides of the switch with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pull the switch up and out
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step 3 :Installing the Rear Window Switch
- Push the switch into the door panel
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Connect the window switch wiring harness
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Insert the Phillips screw to the door pull
- Push on the door handle bezel
- Insert the Phillips screw to the door handle
- Push on the trim piece inside the door handle
- Push on the rear trim piece
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
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In this video, we show you how to replace a power window switch on one of the rear doors on this 2002 Ford Escape, pretty much the same as any 2001 to 2004 Escape, as well as the Mercury Mariner. The only tools you'll need are a small flat blade screwdriver and a Phillips screwdriver.
There's a Phillips screw down in the door pull here. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver and pry out this little trap door. Then another Phillips screw in there. I just hit fast-forward here as we use a Philips screwdriver to remove those two screws. Okay, we take that out, we can bring this out. Pull and confirm. Take that off like that. Right up here, work your fingers underneath. Pull out on this panel. Now you can just kind of reach in behind and pull firmly out on the door panel. It comes out. Okay, then in behind there's a small tab, you reach underneath and disconnect your window harness.
Once you have your door panel off, take the small screwdriver, and there's two tabs holding the switch in. I generally go back in to the back side first. Unlock that one and come here to the front. Now, I'm pulling it out on the switch. Pry the tab here. Switch comes right out.
The new switch from 1A Auto only goes in one way. You'll see that there's a slot here with two narrow tabs and a slot here with two tabs for the part. Ones that are further apart go up towards the top of the door panel and it slides right in.
To reinstall the door panel, put it close, reconnect your window switch. Then, you just kind of lift the clips into where they start in on both sides. Push the top right in. Fast-forward from here on out. Basically, just set all those clips. Be careful, look back in. Make sure you get the clips going into their holes before you use the back of your hand to just kind of punch them in. Then, make sure you put the bezel back on the door handle. Put the two screws back in. Once you put those screws back in then you just put that rear bezel back on and you're all set.
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