1985-2011 Ford Ranger Power Window Wiring Diagrams

Introduction

Here are the window wiring diagrams for the 1985-2011 Ford Ranger. The 1983-1984 models did not come with power windows.

How Window Switches Work:

Power windows are a “reversal, rest at ground” circuit. Basically, each window motor has two wires. Pressing a window switch interrupts and changes one of these wires only, from being grounded to having power. The second wire remaining grounded; having power and ground the motor turns. Release the switch and both wires return to being grounded. The motor wires are always grounded unless a switch is moved; this is the “rest at ground” part.

The switch can be pressed two ways, alternating which of two wires gets power. This is the “reversal” part.

The passenger side (and the rears on a four door) has its own second switch, which is simply in series with the driver’s master switch. Pressing the passenger switch has the same operation- it changes one wire only from ground to power.

A key thing to remember, is that everything grounds back through the driver (or master) switch. And the switch operation has to interrupt or open the wire getting power, because it’s always grounded. Otherwise, just putting power on a motor wire, is a direct short and not good for the wiring and switches.

1985-1988 Ford Ranger Power Windows Wiring Diagram

Wiring Colors:

LB/BK = Light Blue / Black (Power to switches)
BK = Black (Ground)
Y = Yellow (Driver window DOWN)
R = Red (Driver window UP)
Y/R = Yellow / Red (Passenger window DOWN)
R/Y = Red / Yellow (Passenger window UP)
Y/BK = Yellow / Black (Passenger window DOWN from master window switch)
R/BK = Red / Black (Passenger window UP from master window switch)

1989 Ford Ranger Power Windows Wiring Diagram

Wiring Colors:

LB/BK = Light Blue / Black (Power to switches)
BK = Black (Ground)
Y = Yellow (Driver window DOWN)
W/BK = White / Black (Driver window UP)
Y/R = Yellow / Red (Passenger window DOWN)
R/Y = Red / Yellow (Passenger window UP)
Y/BK = Yellow / Black (Passenger window DOWN from master window switch)
R/BK = Red / Black (Passenger window UP from master window switch)

1990 Ford Ranger Power Windows Wiring Diagram

Wiring Colors:

LB/BK = Light Blue / Black (Power to switches)
BK = Black (Ground)
W/BK = White / Black (Driver window DOWN)
Y = Yellow (Driver window UP)
R/Y (Passenger window DOWN)
Y/R = Yellow / Red (Passenger window UP)
R/BK = Red / Black (Passenger window DOWN from master window switch)
Y/BK = Yellow / Black (Passenger window UP from master window switch)

1991-1992 Ford Ranger Power Windows Wiring Diagram

Wiring Colors:

LB/BK = Light Blue / Black (Power to switches)
BK = Black (Ground)
W/BK = White / Black (Driver window DOWN)
Y = Yellow (Driver window UP)
R/Y (Passenger window DOWN)
Y/R = Yellow / Red (Passenger window UP)
T/LB = Tan / Light Blue (Passenger window DOWN from master window switch)
W/Y = White / Yellow (Passenger window UP from master window switch)

1993-1994 Ford Ranger Power Windows Wiring Diagram

Wiring Colors:

LB/BK = Light Blue / Black (Power to switches)
BK = Black (Ground)
Y/R = Yellow / Red (Passenger window UP)
Y/R = Yellow / Red (Driver window UP)
R/Y = Red / Yellow (Driver window DOWN)
R/Y = Red / Yellow (Passenger window DOWN)
W/Y = White / Yellow (Passenger window UP from master window switch)
T/LB = Tan / Light Blue (Passenger window DOWN from master window switch)

1995-1997 Ford Ranger Power Windows Wiring Diagrams

The Ford Ranger got a GEM Module (Generic Electronic Module) in 1995 that enabled the power windows to go down or up at the touch of the window button so that you didn’t have to hold the button down,

Wire Colors: