2015 Forester - All power windows die intermittently - Tried resetting windows
Hi all. I have a strange issue with my power windows they will occasionally stop working between 5-45 minutes. Usually when first starting the car. Eventually, they will turn on but sometimes it can take a while.
I've done some self diagnosing and fixes. I've checked fuses, did the reset trick where you hold down each switch then pull up, I've jostled some wires around. No luck.
When the windows die. It's _all_ windows at the same time. Also, the little amber backlight on each switch of each door are also dead. The switch backlights for other things like the side mirror adjustment knob stay lit. Again, this is on all door panels so it seems the issue is further up the chain (rather than the issue being something with an individual door or switch itself). Door locks, sunroof, mirror adjustments all work when this happens. When the windows decide to work, the little amber backlights will also turn on. So something further up the chain is cutting power to all the windows simultaneously.
Another strange issue is that this seems to happen more often in cold weather than in warm weather. This is something I've been battling for years and one thing I've noticed is this problem is damn near non existent in the summers but as soon as that cold weather hits, it's pretty frequent to the tune of about once a week. I doubt it's something like old and cold grease or an old motor because it's not that the windows are slow or grinding. They just fully die, then become fully operational sometime later. But it does seem to be cold weather related.
Kinda at a loss of where to search. Everytime I search this issue they just say to do the window reset trick. That solution is not working for me.