Power Window Motor?

[jaybertx]

My drivers side power window quit working. It's been down for a few months and I finally decided to try to fix it. I tried tapping the motor with a hammer under load to no avail. I pulled the motor out and hooked it back to the switch. I hit it and the motor ran. I reinstalled it in the door and the window worked. I put the door back together and the window still worked. I then turned the engine on and tried it, again it worked. I rolled down the passenger side window and back up. Then I tried the drivers side and it won't budge.

Before I go pulling the door apart again *grumble* are there any other possibilities at this point OTHER than the motor? I don't want to go spending $100 on the motor and have that not be the problem.

When the window did work for a few minutes, the tracks seemed to move smoothly and without any noticeable "struggle". When I push the button, I here a loud click (relay?) but the motor doesn't even try move.

Any help or ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[70stangcoupe]

IMO it's not the motor. No idea what it might be, though. What year?

 

[seabas2020]

My 2002 GT had the same problem. One day all of the sudden my driver's side windows wouldn't roll back up. When I hit the button I could hear an audible click, and if I held it down I could see my dome light dim, but nothing would happen. My car was still under warranty and ford installed a new window motor, fixing the problem.

 

[ForPointSex]

Use a volt meter and check if your getting voltage to the motor. That will tell you if the motor is broken or something else.

 

[jaybertx]

It's a 2001 GT. I checked the voltage to the motor and it is getting +/- 12v when I push the switch up/down. I guess I'll just have to try a new motor and see what happens.