driver window problems
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driver window problems ok i never roll my windows down (love ac and live in florida) well i went to the track fridaynight and pull up to pay and try to roll my window down but nothing so i had to do the getto open the door crap but when i got home and checked it out this is where im stumped..i know about these window motors takeing craps all the time..but it worked fine went up and down at the normal speed. then pass. window works fine..and when i had the lights on when i pressed the down button the lights didnt dim..but when i did the pass. they did as the window went down..so i was looking around and when i press the down button on the driver window you can hear a clickin under the dash. but nothing on the pass. window..i herd these relays go out sometimes as well..so where exactly is this relay as how much of the dash do i have to dissasemble(sp) and do you think this is what the problem is? and can you buy these at any parts store? sorry for the novel..thanx
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Since only the driver's side is affected I would guess that the express down module is the culprit. It is mounted under the dash behind the console in a little pocket just above the transmission tunnel. The part number is 12182126.
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ok whats the deal i went to gmpartsdirect.com and bought a new relay(44 ****** dollars) and i just got it and put it in and its doin to same thing..it clicks but no window down...i dont under stand...the window worked fine never went slow or nothing..then all the sudden nothing..but what gets me is that it clicks why is that...what else could it be besides the motor itself? anyone help please..someone that knows alot about these cars electrical system please im beggin...ok im done lol..
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Your just fvcking around the inevitable dude.
1. The plug on the motor is loose(it happens)
2. You need a new switch.
3. The motor is bad. 50 bucks and a 2 hour install will cover that.
4. Get your money back on that part you just bought and put it towards a switch.
1. The plug on the motor is loose(it happens)
2. You need a new switch.
3. The motor is bad. 50 bucks and a 2 hour install will cover that.
4. Get your money back on that part you just bought and put it towards a switch.
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i guess ill pull the door panel tomorrow or sunday and check the plug and if that doesnt get it ill unplug it and hook my meter to it and check to see if its getting power when i push the button..i hate this shyt lol.
you better do it saturday, no time to do it sunday.
wish i could help, but im not a wiring whiz.
id change out the switch in the panel, or check the connector at the motor. it may have just come loose. its a lil black connector, a pain in the *** to get loose when you need to, but any other time they fall off.
good luck mang. holla if you need a hand.
wish i could help, but im not a wiring whiz.
id change out the switch in the panel, or check the connector at the motor. it may have just come loose. its a lil black connector, a pain in the *** to get loose when you need to, but any other time they fall off.
good luck mang. holla if you need a hand.
Originally Posted by Riptide
While you've got that door panel off, try this high tech scientific test procedure... smack the window motor with a hammer. If it starts working again, you need a motor. Seriously. 
id hit the body of the motor, not the end.
good tip doug.
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Originally Posted by pro2low
im having a similar problem with the passenger side window it will move about an inch then i have to wait a couple minutes and it will move another inch!
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Originally Posted by TransAmMan
Cost me 400 after bitching out the dealership and I wound up replacing like the whole window motor assembly.
$400 for what?!?! You can buy a new window motor for $45 - $60 and install it yourself easily in 30min to an hour. Taking into account how much stock parts cost and dealership hourly labor rates....
$60 - $100 for the motor
$80/hr for one hour (minimum charge increment)
Total: $140 - $180
Why did they charge you $400?
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
I can see where it might come to that. The GM original window motor retails for about $160 and the labor was quoted to me as $140. So by the time you add tax, shop supplies, etc. it would come to between $300 and $400. I've even seen some dealers that will charge shipping on parts they don't have in stock.
It's much cheaper to buy the motor elsewhere and install it yourself (or even pay someone to do the installation if you don't want to mess with it). I recently replaced the driver's side window motor with an ACI one from Advance Auto and I couldn't believe how much faster the window moves now - better than when the car was new.
It's much cheaper to buy the motor elsewhere and install it yourself (or even pay someone to do the installation if you don't want to mess with it). I recently replaced the driver's side window motor with an ACI one from Advance Auto and I couldn't believe how much faster the window moves now - better than when the car was new.
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
I can see where it might come to that. The GM original window motor retails for about $160 and the labor was quoted to me as $140. So by the time you add tax, shop supplies, etc. it would come to between $300 and $400. I've even seen some dealers that will charge shipping on parts they don't have in stock.
I'm in the wrong business...charge 2hrs labor for 30min of work... 
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The stock motor is $160? and they charged 2hrs labor for one door? DAMN I'm in the wrong business...charge 2hrs labor for 30min of work...
I'm in the wrong business...charge 2hrs labor for 30min of work... they go by the book, the book says 9 days..... you get charged for 9 days.
they dont take off labor cause it was fixed faster.
thats business.
