Electric Windows
1995 Mercury Grand Marquis with 5 electric window failures in 5 years. Each of 4 windows have failed; and, the driver window has failed twice. No unusual operation of any window. Cost of repair is about $1600 for 4 windows. Is this failure of electric windows a common experience?
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1.) The window regulator mechanism is overstressed because the path in which the window is driven is not compatible with the curvature of your door. This is a basically a fundamental design flaw. This flaw is accentuated by normal build variations.
2.) Motor failure due to the abnormal loads created by the situation described above.
3.) Underpowered motor.
carries them in stock. That should tell you something.
1994 Merc Sable. Three (3) right rear motor failures. Poor design drain system
allows water to rust motor/bearing-armature assembly.
Solution? Merc is now a 2001 Civic EX. CV is now a 2001 Infiniti I-30.
Ford is the best advertisement the foreign automakers have!!
lift mechanism. It consists of a stamped sheet metal runner, approx. 2-3"
wide. Part of the runner is a nylon piece that resembles the letter "C". This
slides up and down the runner. The nylon piece is moved up/down via a steel
cable that is looped around rollers on top and bottom of the runner and are
wound around a plastic drum which is rotated by the motor. This usually fails
where the cables are attached to the nylon C piece. The assembly w/o the
motor costs $75 from the dealer. The assembly has to be removed from the
window and door. That means rivets have to be drilled. It took me more than 2
hours, but I had a large learning curve. At $70/hr here in Ct., and $75 for the part
it should cost $215 plus tax. Cheaper if it was already done once, since you can
bolt things back together. It was not fun. PS: You have to buy the whole assy.
Say yes.
It's a '95 Honda Civic.