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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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My driver side window will not roll down. Whenever the window button is pressed down, the window will roll down 1/4" and then stop while the motor (i guess) makes a loud grinding sound. Any ideas of what this is? Window motor, gears, regulator?? Any help is appreciated.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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sounds like the regulator, unless something came loose and is blocking the path.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Thanks, anyone else.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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Can you still hear the motor going?? If not, then that might be the culprit!!
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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Yes, you can still hear the motor trying to roll the window down. Thats why I am wondering if the gears are stripped, or the regulator is messed up.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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Has anyone found the fix to this? I have the exact same problem. I cant see anything blocking the path but the motor is trying to bring the window down but only goes about 1/4in before it stops and grinds.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Sounds like the motor. On my 91 Trans Am, the passenger motor did the same thing a month back. 1/4 down and a machine gun sound. The motor was bad. I replaced it, and everything was back to normal. Yours is likely bad as well.
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