Opening door in winter

I live in Kentucky. Have had Mustangs for years, no problems.

The door will open if the window freezes. Years down the road, I can see the windows coming out of the track being a problem.

I live in Ohio, and have been driving my '05 GT all year long for the last couple of years. (Hopefully I'll have my beater Toyota 4x4 offroad truck done by this winter) I've never had a problem with the windows freezing.

The parking brake cable on the other hand I went to leave work one day, and it was froze solid. I had to sit there for almost an hour with the car running before it thawed enough so the car would move, and even then the brakes were still dragging some. I couldn't get under the car to beat on the cables or thaw them out, and I was parked in a parking garage that has a really tight spiral turn to get out, so I wouldn't even be able to get towed out of the garage. I've always been in the habit of using the parking brake because my previous cars had remote starters, and I had to set the parking brake to use them. I never did get around to installing one on this car yet, so I just had to learn not to use the parking brake. I did change the cables, but it seems that even the "updated" cables eventually have the same issue.

The trick is to live somewhere where it doesn't get that cold!

DougNuts said:

My apologies if this has been covered ad nauseam.


Has anyone had their Mustang's window freeze up and how did that work out for you?

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Mine freeze about twice a winter in Indianapolis. It only happens when it is raining/sleeting when I park my car and then it freezes over night. I always close the door until it is resting against the weather strip (not latched) with the defrost on HI and it is fine when I'm done scraping.

bradleyem said:

The parking brake cable on the other hand I went to leave work one day, and it was froze solid. I had to sit there for almost an hour with the car running before it thawed enough so the car would move, and even then the brakes were still dragging some. I couldn't get under the car to beat on the cables or thaw them out, and I was parked in a parking garage that has a really tight spiral turn to get out, so I wouldn't even be able to get towed out of the garage. I've always been in the habit of using the parking brake because my previous cars had remote starters, and I had to set the parking brake to use them. I never did get around to installing one on this car yet, so I just had to learn not to use the parking brake. I did change the cables, but it seems that even the "updated" cables eventually have the same issue.

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Ford has "fixed" mine three times. Well, they "un-stuck" it once, then changed the cable, then changed the cable/caliper. It stuck a week after the third fix, so I don't use my parking brake overnight in the winter.

sjpony said:

The trick is to live somewhere where it doesn't get that cold!

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Mine freeze from sleet/freezing rain. When I open the door you can see the window bending to clear the weatherstripping. Like I said...years down the road, this will probably be an expensive fix.

Why dont you guys buy some rain guards? they were one of the first things i got for mine. They are worth the 45 bucks so you can ride around with the winders cracked in the rain. They look great too.
I would think this will solve some freeze issue at least for those not at the north pole anyway.