Comments on: Replace a power window motor & regulator

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:16:34 +0000

http://www.dormanproducts.com

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:29:02 +0000

Hey Rick,
Great article!
Question: The widow will go up and down only part way. I am assuming that the cable guide is obstructed or a tooth or teeth are broken. I have a 1999 Buick LeSabre, drivers side widow that is not functioning properly.
You mentioned the cable drive could be purchased from “Dorman”. Would you know the web site address?
Thanks again for all the FREE!!! information.
Roy

By: Robby Wisecup

Robby Wisecup — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:52:44 +0000

Rick, thanks a lot for the great blog. I found exactly what I needed to help me with my 2000 Impala. The drivers window is stuck down, so I’ve been driving in the cold with it down for 2 weeks.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:20:02 +0000

Rick:
Great advice.
Both the power window and door lock on my 03 taurus left rear door don't work. I hear a grinding sound when I try the lock and a clicking sound when I try the window so I assume there's power going to them(?). Both stopped working at the same time.
Where do I start?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:30:19 +0000

Hello Rick,

I was surprised to find such a helpful blog. I hope you can help me out.
I have a 1997 Buick Century. On the driver's side the upper window trim has snapped off at the high end for almost 10 inches because one of the plastics things that kept it attached to the frame broke off. The lower trim has also cracked, peeled off and it's rusting.
The dealer is very expensive, so I went to a scrap yard, and found decent trims for $10 each but in order to get them I have to do the removal myself, and I do not know how (except for trying to rip them off).

Please advise, what tools I need and how I can do that, REMOVE and REPLACE.

Much appreciated

EuroCan

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:40:59 +0000

thank you Rick for your incredibly fast answer to my problem with windows that do not work in the heat. The driver's side 2 do work, the passenger front and rear do not…until cooler. We will follow your advice..thanks again.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:29:22 +0000

Temperature related problems can be due to either electrical or mechanical expansion/contraction. The ONLY way to diagnose this is to use a voltmeter at the motor terminals. If the motor is getting power, both +12 volts and -12 volts as you toggle the switch, then you've got either a bad motor, or the mechanism is binding. If you're not getting those readings, then you have either a bad switch or a frayed wire.

There is just no other way to diagnose this. You have to find out if it's getting power

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:02:18 +0000

same problem as earlier post….1999 lincoln town car windows work when temp is cool, but do not work when temp is over 78 degrees. help!

By: Tim W.

Tim W. — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:01:58 +0000

Rick, great site, found it while searching for 2004 grand prix power window repair info. The passenger window on my son's 04' grand prix would not go up so we removed the door panel and found the wire/cable hanging inside with a small kink in it as if it had been pinched or snagged. At first I thought maybe the cable needed rerouted or had just slipped of some kind of pulley so I have been searching the internet just trying to get some info on the cable/reel system and found your blog. After reading through the posts it seems that the best/only solution would be to purchase a new regulator. What would you think? Any help would be great!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:42:00 +0000

Great advice here! Thank you! The left rear window of my 2000 Subaru outback is stuck down. The switch is okay, as i witched it with the right side’s and it worked fine over there. The regulator seems okay and on-track. There is however no sound coming from the motor. At this point I am most concerned with just getting the window closed before it rains. Your notes about the spring in my scissor-style regulator have scared me sufficiently. So, I ask: where on the regulator should I drill a hole, and how can I just manually close it while I wait for the motor to me shipped to me and get around to facing the repair? The subaru has very little access space to see and work with.