98 Civic Drivers side window
Hi all,
I have a 98 4 door civic with automatic windows. Just recently my drivers side window started taking a long time go shut (on its way up). Lately, i had noticed it was much slower than usual to both open and shut the window. Now, the window goes down, but refuses to go back up. After much ordeal, i managed to bring the window up. It looks like the electric motor is bust or something of that sort. Has anyone run into such a situation? What is the most likely cause and is it hard to repair on my own? I would like to shy away from taking it to the dealer to avoid paying premium $$$. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks, Pumba |
Re: 98 Civic Drivers side window
Pumba wrote:
> Hi all, > > I have a 98 4 door civic with automatic windows. Just recently my drivers > side window started taking a long time go shut (on its way up). Lately, i > had noticed it was much slower than usual to both open and shut the window. > Now, the window goes down, but refuses to go back up. After much ordeal, i > managed to bring the window up. It looks like the electric motor is bust or > something of that sort. > > Has anyone run into such a situation? What is the most likely cause and is > it hard to repair on my own? I would like to shy away from taking it to the > dealer to avoid paying premium $$$. Make sure you don't have tree sap on the window or the window gasket. |
Re: 98 Civic Drivers side window
In article <Fqqtc.566$Jp.58094@ord-read.news.verio.net>, "Pumba"
<jambohakuna@hotmailNOREPLY.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a 98 4 door civic with automatic windows. Just recently my drivers > side window started taking a long time go shut (on its way up). Lately, i > had noticed it was much slower than usual to both open and shut the window. > Now, the window goes down, but refuses to go back up. After much ordeal, i > managed to bring the window up. It looks like the electric motor is bust or > something of that sort. > > Has anyone run into such a situation? What is the most likely cause and is > it hard to repair on my own? I would like to shy away from taking it to the > dealer to avoid paying premium $$$. > > Any advice would be helpful. > > Thanks, > Pumba If you need to replace the motor, I suggest that you visit a large junk yard and see if they can sell you a replacement motor from a wrecked Civic. It will cost much less than a new motor from a Honda dealer. -- NEWSGROUP SUBSCRIPERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. |
Re: 98 Civic Drivers side window
Jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote in
news:Jason-2705041327330001@pm5-broad-103.snlo.dialup.fix.net: > In article <Fqqtc.566$Jp.58094@ord-read.news.verio.net>, "Pumba" ><jambohakuna@hotmailNOREPLY.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have a 98 4 door civic with automatic windows. Just recently my >> drivers side window started taking a long time go shut (on its way >> up). Lately, i had noticed it was much slower than usual to both >> open and shut the window. Now, the window goes down, but refuses to >> go back up. After much ordeal, i managed to bring the window up. It >> looks like the electric motor is bust or something of that sort. >> >> Has anyone run into such a situation? What is the most likely cause >> and is it hard to repair on my own? I would like to shy away from >> taking it to the dealer to avoid paying premium $$$. >> >> Any advice would be helpful. >> >> Thanks, >> Pumba > > If you need to replace the motor, I suggest that you visit a large > junk yard and see if they can sell you a replacement motor from a > wrecked Civic. It will cost much less than a new motor from a Honda > dealer. > First I'd try spraying silicone spray into the window tracks;that helped my Integra that had a similar problem. -- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net |
Re: 98 Civic Drivers side window
Jim Yanik wrote:
> Jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote in > news:Jason-2705041327330001@pm5-broad-103.snlo.dialup.fix.net: > > >>In article <Fqqtc.566$Jp.58094@ord-read.news.verio.net>, "Pumba" >><jambohakuna@hotmailNOREPLY.com> wrote: >> >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>I have a 98 4 door civic with automatic windows. Just recently my >>>drivers side window started taking a long time go shut (on its way >>>up). Lately, i had noticed it was much slower than usual to both >>>open and shut the window. Now, the window goes down, but refuses to >>>go back up. After much ordeal, i managed to bring the window up. It >>>looks like the electric motor is bust or something of that sort. >>> >>>Has anyone run into such a situation? What is the most likely cause >>>and is it hard to repair on my own? I would like to shy away from >>>taking it to the dealer to avoid paying premium $$$. >>> >>>Any advice would be helpful. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Pumba >> >>If you need to replace the motor, I suggest that you visit a large >>junk yard and see if they can sell you a replacement motor from a >>wrecked Civic. It will cost much less than a new motor from a Honda >>dealer. >> > > > First I'd try spraying silicone spray into the window tracks;that helped my > Integra that had a similar problem. > Yep, try the silicone spray first. After that, before you buy a new motor, check out the window switch. My old Accord had the same problem (slow window motion, eventually refused to come back up again) and it turned out that the switch contacts were corroded. I took the switch apart, cleaned the contacts and it started working again for about another year untill I sold the car (it may still be working for all I know). If the switch is the problem and you can't fix it, don't buy a used one, it will likely develop the same problem soon. Cosmin |
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