Passenger Window Problem
10-14-2012, 05:47 PM
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Passenger Window Problem
It's been recent that this has been happening. When I would start the car at certain points, the passenger side window would roll all the way down by itself; I'm pretty sure that the passenger side window doesn't have an auto down function. So after a few days it would roll down and it would take a few tries of clicking the switch to roll it down or up. Then a few days later I rolled the window down with no problems but when I tried to roll it up it wouldn't go. I took the door panel apart and the passenger window motor was very hot to the touch; I don't know if it should be like this.
After a few hours of trying to figure things out, I took it to a window shop and all they had to do was connect a battery to the plug of the passenger side window and it rolled back up. They said it may be something electrical or with the switches. Do you guys know any possible problems to this that I could fix, like maybe it is just a bad switch? Any help would be great.
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After a few hours of trying to figure things out, I took it to a window shop and all they had to do was connect a battery to the plug of the passenger side window and it rolled back up. They said it may be something electrical or with the switches. Do you guys know any possible problems to this that I could fix, like maybe it is just a bad switch? Any help would be great.
Thanks.
10-14-2012, 05:58 PM
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you can try swapping with a working switch to see if that's the problem. but yes, what the shop said does make sense. something is telling that motor to constantly 'roll down' the window, which is causing the motor to get hot.
10-14-2012, 07:05 PM
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How WEIRD. My passenger window stopped working last night. I saw your thread title and was like WTF. Mine is stuck down and I can hear the normal sound of the motor working but I also hear this strange crumpling sound also.
10-15-2012, 02:15 PM
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So weird because just this recent saturday, I tried rolling up my windows and i seen the window fall back down. Good thing it didn't shatter the window. Took everything apart and for me, the reason was because the wire had snapped. Looked around for a new window regulator but it seems passenger sides are harder to come by than the driver side. I bought a new one off hondapartscheap.com for around $230 and am waiting to be able to pick it up at south bay honda.
So yeah, hopefully it is just the switch and not the entire regulator/motor that you need to change out.
So yeah, hopefully it is just the switch and not the entire regulator/motor that you need to change out.
10-15-2012, 03:39 PM
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So weird because just this recent saturday, I tried rolling up my windows and i seen the window fall back down. Good thing it didn't shatter the window. Took everything apart and for me, the reason was because the wire had snapped. Looked around for a new window regulator but it seems passenger sides are harder to come by than the driver side. I bought a new one off hondapartscheap.com for around $230 and am waiting to be able to pick it up at south bay honda.
So yeah, hopefully it is just the switch and not the entire regulator/motor that you need to change out.
So yeah, hopefully it is just the switch and not the entire regulator/motor that you need to change out.
call around to various junkyards and find a used one - I was able to source one from San Deigo for $80 shipped and have had zero problems with it.
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you, my friends, def have a window regulator malfunction. I had the same problem last year, tried rolling the driver window up and it fell to the bottom of the door.
call around to various junkyards and find a used one - I was able to source one from San Deigo for $80 shipped and have had zero problems with it.
call around to various junkyards and find a used one - I was able to source one from San Deigo for $80 shipped and have had zero problems with it.
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Originally Posted by eklipz98' timestamp='1350270308' post='22082210
How WEIRD. My passenger window stopped working last night. I saw your thread title and was like WTF. Mine is stuck down and I can hear the normal sound of the motor working but I also hear this strange crumpling sound also.
So weird because just this recent saturday, I tried rolling up my windows and i seen the window fall back down. Good thing it didn't shatter the window. Took everything apart and for me, the reason was because the wire had snapped. Looked around for a new window regulator but it seems passenger sides are harder to come by than the driver side. I bought a new one off hondapartscheap.com for around $230 and am waiting to be able to pick it up at south bay honda.
So yeah, hopefully it is just the switch and not the entire regulator/motor that you need to change out.
So yeah, hopefully it is just the switch and not the entire regulator/motor that you need to change out.
call around to various junkyards and find a used one - I was able to source one from San Deigo for $80 shipped and have had zero problems with it.