Re: Power window problems.

[Jeff Newton <Jeff_Newton@pmc-sierra.com>]

I had a problem with the same window.  The window would move but it
struggled.  Dealer replaced the regulator and all is great.

Matt I'm curious what other things you have done to warrant badging 
your car the "homemade stealbox edition"?

Cheers, 

> Curt-
> 
> I had the *exact same* symptom on the *same* window of my '96 glx 
back in
> 11/98 (does anyone smell a TSB?).  After taking the door panel off 
and
> looking at the window lift, I found that the grey/black foam adhered 
to the
> metal body panel (probably for sound deadening) had fallen off and 
lodged
> itself such that when I tried to bring the window all the way down 
they
> would touch and the window motor would stall out.  End result, the 
clip
> that holds the window in the rail broke.  This car was never in an
> accident, and came this way from the factory (Mexico?).  Bottom 
Line:
> $86.78 @ the stealer, ouch.
> 
> TRY THIS:  Open your rear passenger door and use the window switch 
on the
> door to bring the window all the way down (kiddie locks off).  Grab 
the
> window on the inside with your left hand, and the outside with your 
right
> and try to pull the glass up....If you can, the clip is broken.  If 
you
> can't, I don't know what the problem is.
> 
> Good Luck,
> Matt
> '96 GLX, homemade stealbox edition
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Curt Bohart" <clbsdeng@cfw.com> on 01/18/99 10:37:23 AM
> 
> Please respond to jettaglx@igtc.com
> 
> To:   jettaglx@igtc.com
> cc:    (bcc: Matthew P. Marlin/484354/EKC)
> Subject:  Power window problems.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I am having some problems with my power windows, and I'm wondering 
if
> anyone else has experienced the same thing and has some advice.  
About
> three months ago, the passenger side rear window stopped functioning
> completely.  I tried the switch in the center console and the one on 
the
> door for a few minutes, and it suddenly started working again.  I 
never had
> another problem until this past week, when it stopped working again. 
 It
> hasn't moved since.
> 
> When I press the switch, I can hear a clicking sound in the door, 
but there
> is no movement.  The window doesn't even work with the key in the 
door.  Is
> this a sign of a bad power window motor?  I'm out of my 2/24 
warranty, so I
> hope it isn't.
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> 
> Curt Bohart
> '97 Jetta GLX
> '92 Corrado SLC
> '87 GTI 8v
> 

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Jeff Newton
Unix Systems Administrator
PMC-Sierra Inc.