I was out delivering my paper route, in the rain, when a brand new drivers side motor and regulator just quit working. It's a NAPA reman, so I would hope that it's good. When I push the rocker switch either way, I hear a single click coming from the switch itself, but no movement of the glass at all. I checked the under-dash fuses and they were all good. I figured if a fuse went, it'd take both windows out, right?

Anyone ever have this problem? Could it be the switch went bad? Would a two month old motor crap out just like that?

 

You could have a bad relay. Might want to get yourself a Haynes or something look through the wiring diagram in the back and see what runs through it. Could just be a relay stuck open. Or closed

 

I had a problem like this before.

If you hear a pop, the motor is trying to work. In my case (96, issue happened in 2003-4) it was that there was gunk on the window edges and in the rails it slides on. A cleaning fixed it all, but I had the dealer do it.

 

I have the motor itself out of the door, and I still hear the clicking noise when I push the rocker. So, I don't think it's the motor itself making the noise. From my scientific investigation (putting my ear to the switch), the click comes from the switch or the black box that it's part of.

Probably gonna be a relay or something, maybe the master switch needs cleaning.

Keep the ideas coming though, thanks for the help thus far.

 

I have a similiar problem. The drivers side power window doesnt even move. While pressing the switch, a clicking sound happens, but the window does not respond. The motor is definitely drawing current, this can be verified by the lights dimming or looking at the tach.

Possible causes (Switch is ruled out):

1. Bad motor
2. Bad regulator
3. Run channel blockage


Any ideas?

 

Do you actually hear the motor turning??? If it is making a clicking noise then it could be the plastic gear inside that is worn out and will not allow it to move

 

Front, driver side power window had been dying (needed a rest half way) on and off for a bit, but just stopped yesterday. Thought that I could pull it up, like on older cars, or that if it went all the way down somehow that would allow it to go back up...but no. Checked the fuse *seems* to be ok (not the most experienced in this). Local autoshop where I always go says part (motor and regulator) is $150 plus about the same in labor...do NOT want to pay $300 for a single power window. PLEASE any suggestions other than putting plastic over my window!

 

Adam-
The swap of the motor and regulator isn't hard. It's 9 bolts and possibly an extra set of hands. It can be done in about an hour start to finish; trust me, I know, and that was on my first go 'round with it.

Back to my problem that started this thread, I just don't think that the motor would've gone bad in a month. I'm thinking that some rain got into the switch body and shorted it out or caused the grit and grime in there to cover the switch contacts, but I just don't know.

What I'd really like to find is a diagnostic flow chart to determine what part the problem lies in before I have to go fight with NAPA over their motor or start hunting a new window switch. Does such a flow chart exist?

 

a flow chart probably exists in a HELMS manual(one that was may for your car and its what the dealers use). i would highly suspect the motor going bad though. i have had bad experiences with those reman motors and have seen others have problems with those motors.