kevinrea Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 hi guys, my drivers side window quit working in my '97 eldorado. the motor does not make any sound when you push on the switch.. it didn't slowly move to a stop., it just stopped about half way down/up. my passenger side window works just fine. anyway, i went by the dealer, and the service advisor said that if it was a fuse, that both windows would stop working. so, they said either switch or motor. i was thinking in the meantime, if it was the switch.., does anyone out there know which wires i could jump together on the back of the switch so i could just roll it up ? if it is the motor., anyone know a manual way to put the window up until i get a new motor ? thanks, kevin kevinrea@adelphia.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian95sts Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I know this may sounds a little primitive, but, try holding the switch in the up position, and closing the door abruptly. (didn't want to say slam it)on my old 95 STS my rear passanger window wouldnt go down until you held the switch and slammed the door, then if worked fine for a few days. Worth a try. Matt A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...BUT, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "darn...that was fun!" www.madd.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Slam it. It usually works. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrea Posted November 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 thanks matt., i just tried that., it didn't work.. what i did do was take the interior panel off of the door and then i moved the thing by hand.. it finally started working. which means, that the motor probably has a dead/bad spot on it.., so i will just eventually replace the motor. kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchlossmann Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Take the motor off and hook it up to a 12 volt battery charger. Run it in both directions. This could possibly remove the dead spot. Replacement motors are around $45, I pickup up a used one on E-bay for $20 delivered. Works fine. While your in the door, re-grease both rails with the motor out and run the window up and down several times by just pushing / pulling on the glass. With the motor out, attach the power and try the window switch. This would be the same as using a battery charger memtioned earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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