All,

Riding around the other day a small amount of smoke came from under the passenger side dash, while my wife sat in the seat. I don't know if her elbow was on the switch or what. So a small amount of smoke emits from the dash then stops, the power window fuse is popped. I put another fuse in there and test, all windows work except for the passenger. Under the dash I unplug the power window connection and operate the other windows with no problem, with the passenger window unplugged the fuse still pops which says to me the problem is not with the passenger switch or wiring.

I find and pull the power window relay which disables the three functioning windows. Later on I locate the section of wire that was producing smoke. The insulation of the wires melted into each other but not enough to expose copper. This section was on the relay side of the connection plug under the glove compartment...With the passenger window unplugged and out of the circuit I install another fuse and work the other three windows that have now slow function and the fuse pops...

It doesn't seem to make much sense that the wires under the dash have become dislodged and spontaneosly lost its insulation and are touching and causing the short. Is it possible that the relay has sections in it that control the individual windows and it is failing per window... I dunno it is a single, small 40amp relay that I believe I can get at the auto parts store and see if it works. Like I said I just don't understand what is really going on and find it hard to believe that the wires are at fault as the windows have been functioning just fine. Any help/direction would be great.
Josh
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Best Regards,