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Josh182

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Post Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:37 pm

My drivers side rear window is stuck, it wont roll down, i cant figure out why, i know its not a fuse, because both rear windows are on the same fuse, and the one on the passengers side works still.

Any ideas?
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Post Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:48 pm

Have you done any work to the car immediately before it stopped working?

I had this problem once when I was installing some speakers and I unplugged the window switches.
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Post Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:30 pm

nah, it was working yesterday because i always put the top down after work, but today after work when i went to roll it down, it wouldnt go... so i dont know what the problem could be?
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Post Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:46 pm

Motor died. Buy a new one, they're easy to replace.
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Post Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:38 pm

thanks for the reply, but it randomly started working...
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Post Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:09 pm

That's because the brushes, or coil (depending on the motor) are starting to develop bad spots. When it lands on a bad spot, it won't start up again until the heating or cooling of the components happens, and it can create an electrical connection again. It'll gradually start getting worse over time. Better to fix it now while it's still nice outside.
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Post Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:52 am

I had a friend's F150 w/ the same symptoms. Awhile later the brushes went out. I would replace the motor now.
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Post Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:59 am

Very common on mustangs. I had an older vert and replaced two motors on it in two years.
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Post Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:31 am

Very common on all Fords..there window motors blow..
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Post Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:10 am

Hurrah! I was right on something! icon_cool.gif
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Post Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:00 pm

i have a Ford and my drivers side window did the same thing.
turns out all it needed was a little rain, and it went right back up.
next time it happens try pouring some water or similar lubricant down in there.
sometimes if the window gets too dry the motor cant fight the friction of the rubber on its own.
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Post Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:19 pm

Water is not the best thing to be pouring into your window mechanism. You should be able to tell if the motor is running but the window isn't moving. Then you can lube the track (which is almost always plastic and metal) after taking off the interior panel and visually inspecting the problem.
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Post Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:22 pm

yep, my guess is a motor died...I have yet to have that problem on my stang however I did have my ECU for the fuel injection go out icon_cry.gif
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