Window regulators

[Scott Peele]

Anyone else had to replace more than one power window regulator/motor in less than 6 weeks? Just wondering if these are known to fail around 80K miles. It's an easy fix, and the parts are around $60 per window, but having 2 fail almost at the same time seems kind of odd. I almost never drive with the windows down - addicted to A/C so it's not like the regulator/motors are failing due to heavy use. Coincidentally, the first one failed after the A/C condenser clutch fried. Rolled down the driver's window and it would not go back up.

 

[Prime]

The window regulators are a common failure. My drivers side one is still good, but the other 3 are slowly going the way of the Buffalo.

 

[Bluedog]

If the motors work intermittantly, you can take them apart and clean the loose carbon from the brushes out of the armature and buy you some time.

 

[NismoFire]

gobble, I hope I don't jinx myself....


183k and still going strong...and I use them every day (a/c broke).

 

[Muadeeb]

238, and 13 years on mine, but they only go down for the drive through.

gobble, I hope I don't jinx myself....

183k and still going strong...and I use them every day (a/c broke).

If you were here, that'd be fixed by now

 

[TheFauxFox]

238, and 13 years on mine, but they only go down for the drive through.


If you were here, that'd be fixed by now

Wanna fix mine too?

My regulators have been bad for years, but haven't actually died yet. They're slow and cannot operate simultaneously.

 

[Scott Peele]

Well, so far I have replaced the front passenger side and the rear drivers' side. It is pretty easy to swap the assembly, and the parts were pretty cheap from 1Aauto.com

 

[Muadeeb]

Wanna fix mine too?

My regulators have been bad for years, but haven't actually died yet. They're slow and cannot operate simultaneously.

My passenger one is a bit sluggish, and the door doesn't always unlock properly, so I probably have some other issues there...

As for swapping them, it really isn't too bad. Of course, the last time I did it the door was off the truck. After pulling the trim off, and just looking at it for a bit, it made a fair amount of sense how to pull it.