Door mirrors, yes again.

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Need some help. I recently purchased a 04 Yukon. The driver door switch panel only had a few switches that worked. Never have any issues with my door mirrors before. This past weekend, I installed a new door switch panel and now every time I put it in reverse, the driver door only mirror tilts down. I have the curbside view turned off, “both mirrors off” selected. It still does this. This is the second new switch I have installed so I do not believe the switch is faulty as the first one did the exact same thing. I have the seat mode set to driver 2 and the door panel button set to driver 2. Does anyone know how I can permanently disable this? I am really getting tired of this already. I have ready other articles and followed them but mine is still doing it.

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Does it do this when Seat/Driver 1 is selected?

If the switches are non-GM, maybe the seat/driver selector button has wires backwards.

Try it and let us know what happens on #1.

I raise this as a possibility, only because I have heard members seeing aftermarket mirrors that go up when they press down and down when they press up...

Maybe wiring diagrams overseas got misread in production. Known to happen.
 

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SWAG: The driver's door module needs to be programmed to the VIN (meaning that it has to have the calibration to match the vehicle options); are these new switch modules, or did they come from a like-optioned vehicle?

If you can tell us which switches you're buying (with a link) and show us your RPO codes, it might help.
 
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Who can program the new switch. I'm not paying my dealer $150 bucks an hour to do it.
 

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Who can program the new switch. I'm not paying my dealer $150 bucks an hour to do it.
If you have a Tech 2 scan tool or someone close to you that might be willing to help...

Tech 2 clone is about $300.

Use it twice for anything and you will have earned your return on investment.

May not be possible in the budget for you right now, but something to put on the wishlist if you plan on keeping and working on older GM vehicles for a while.
 

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If you have a Tech 2 scan tool or someone close to you that might be willing to help...

Tech 2 clone is about $300.

Use it twice for anything and you will have earned your return on investment.

May not be possible in the budget for you right now, but something to put on the wishlist if you plan on keeping and working on older GM vehicles for a while.
@Rocketman23 check out the Tech 2 list. Maybe someone lives close by that has one.
 
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If you have a Tech 2 scan tool or someone close to you that might be willing to help...

Tech 2 clone is about $300.

Use it twice for anything and you will have earned your return on investment.

May not be possible in the budget for you right now, but something to put on the wishlist if you plan on keeping and working on older GM vehicles for a while.
Yes, I just may have to invest in this at some point. Thank you for pointing this out.
 

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Yes, I just may have to invest in this at some point. Thank you for pointing this out.
Did you see @Tonyrodz 's post? There is, apparently, a list of people who have a Tech 2. So if you can find it, you might get to meet one or more other members AND get access to a Tech 2. I think the standard fee is beer and pizza, but it may have gone up. :)
 

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Yes, I just may have to invest in this at some point. Thank you for pointing this out.

There's a link in this thread that you can open to see who's around your area. Might be good for us to know where you are, generally.

 
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I'm in longview Texas.

I had two different techs with the tech 2 scanner try to diagnosis it . Neither could. They said it would not let them into the ecm for the driver door module. They worked on it for an hour, no luck.

I'm sending the switch module back for a refund. I will buy a name brand quality switch this time and see what happens. Thanks
 

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I'm in longview Texas.

I had two different techs with the tech 2 scanner try to diagnosis it . Neither could. They said it would not let them into the ecm for the driver door module. They worked on it for an hour, no luck.

I'm sending the switch module back for a refund. I will buy a name brand quality switch this time and see what happens. Thanks
Go OEM, I've bought 1 for each of the vehicles shown below and have not had to program them.

04 Silverado LT
05 Yukon Denali
 

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I'm in longview Texas.

I had two different techs with the tech 2 scanner try to diagnosis it . Neither could. They said it would not let them into the ecm for the driver door module. They worked on it for an hour, no luck.

I'm sending the switch module back for a refund. I will buy a name brand quality switch this time and see what happens. Thanks
That’s what I would do. If the tech2’s wouldn’t program them then it’s probably because they’re aftermarket. The tech2’s don’t like aftermarket stuff and in fact can “hang” when trying to program them and brick themselves or other modules in your truck. Even an aftermarket stereo can cause a tech2 to hang, I had it happen when trying to program an HVAC control in my 08 and it bricked it, it went completely blank. GM technical service figured out what happened and I was able to program a used replacement by removing the stereo fuse. They explained that when programming starts, the first thing the tech2 does is do a “ handshake” with all the modules in the vehicle and obtain their firmware version to check for updates. If it can’t communicate with any if them it will hang up. New genuine GM modules are expensive though so I understand the desire to save money. If the new OEM part doesn’t work correctly when you plug it in, you should be able to have it programmed.
 
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Thanks guys. Would you have a link to the specific OEM part I'm needing?
 

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