Diy: Sticky For Window Motor Repairs/door Panel Removal
The reset procedure has you do part of it with the door open, then has you close the door and do it with the door closed. I did it just like that and several times and the up/down little notch works fine... sometimes but as I mentioned in one of my previous posts, this issue has the door actually losing power "sometimes" when closed past the interior light switch being tripped although not always. I can turn the car off, then on again and the passenger window will work fine only to stop the next day or the next time I turn it off and on. I am almost 100% positive that this is a relay/switch issue and the only reason I'm still dealing with it is because I don't know which one to replace since several threads show that it could be the driver side relay controlling the passenger side relay. One day I'm just going to break down and buy both of them.
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I had a bad door rattle in my 2003 sedan that we had complained about to dealer on several occasions but of course got "could not verify". I got fed up and removed the door panel myself only to find two bolts with washers laying in the bottom of the door panel. At the time I didn't know where they were from but later found out they were part of the metal mechanism to raise and lower the glass. Screwed them back in and then had to reset the regulator for some reason and now that prob. is solved. Now if I had the radio fix, the power seat switch, and the bushings/compression rods fixed it would be really great.
I had a bad door rattle in my 2003 sedan that we had complained about to dealer on several occasions but of course got "could not verify". I got fed up and removed the door panel myself only to find two bolts with washers laying in the bottom of the door panel. At the time I didn't know where they were from but later found out they were part of the metal mechanism to raise and lower the glass. Screwed them back in and then had to reset the regulator for some reason and now that prob. is solved. Now if I had the radio fix, the power seat switch, and the bushings/compression rods fixed it would be really great.
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Yes, it sounded like the glass was going to drop. Truly sounds as it did new now.
The way a solid car is supposed to sound if you know what I mean. Isn't there four screws? I could be wrong. I tightened everything I found. I did have to reset the regulator so alignment must have changed on mine with the bottom bolts missing for some time.
BTW I did my radio repair today so one big item left, the compression rods/bushings deal for the 2003, not on TSB.
The way a solid car is supposed to sound if you know what I mean. Isn't there four screws? I could be wrong. I tightened everything I found. I did have to reset the regulator so alignment must have changed on mine with the bottom bolts missing for some time.
BTW I did my radio repair today so one big item left, the compression rods/bushings deal for the 2003, not on TSB.
The rattle noise in my driver side is still there every time I close the door. I did open up the door panel and tighten up the 2 screws but the problem is still there. Mean while, the passenger is perfectly fine. The noise drives me crazy. It sounds like the glass actually hitting something when I close the door. Was your rattle noise like that??
Last edited by Mike C; Sep 19, 2011 at 07:26 PM.
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Those are the ones that were laying in the door panel. I tightened tight.
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Second time doing the passenger side; first time I did it without this write up and it took a few hours...
Just got done doing it the second time with the help if the forum and banged it out in just under an hour. Good looks guys!
Just got done doing it the second time with the help if the forum and banged it out in just under an hour. Good looks guys!
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Thanks for the write up!!!! My driver's side motor is going. Just an FYI if someone has a window that is acting up and either doesn't have time or cash to get it fixed right away:
I have found that if I do not let it go all the way down, it will work fine. If I forget and use the auto down or just hold the button too long so that the window goes inside the door, then I'm screwed. Then I have to open the door, hold the up switch and slam the door at the same time to get the window up.
With this write up, I'll probably try to clean the motor soon. Thanks again!!!
I have found that if I do not let it go all the way down, it will work fine. If I forget and use the auto down or just hold the button too long so that the window goes inside the door, then I'm screwed. Then I have to open the door, hold the up switch and slam the door at the same time to get the window up.
With this write up, I'll probably try to clean the motor soon. Thanks again!!!
