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Malevolyn

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My passenger side window basically rolls up too far, which -- when the door is closed -- forces the window off the seal. Anyone know what's causing this? Possibly a screwed up gear in my window motor?
 
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PowerSplash93

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I would like to know too, my 02 does it and it causes the window to hit the piece above it and it makes a thud when it shuts like the car is tweaked, but it didnt do it til recently. My guess is one of the rivets or bolts in the window motor is loose but I have not pulled door panel to find out.
Matt
 
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Ronald Jones

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Must be a manufacturing defect. My 2000 has the same problem. One of these days I'll take off the door panel to see what's going on.
 
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I had the same problem and fixed it myself. You have to remove the door panel and plastic cover behind it. You will see that the window rides up and down on two vertical tracks supported by a horizontal rail .The rear trackl has a plastic roller/wheel that rides in it. On my car the shaft that is pressed into the wheel popped out so that the wheel was in the vertical track but the window was not supported in the rear. This is caused by pulling and pushing on the top of the window when getting in and out of the car. Remove the bolts on the vertical track and work it out of its position so you can get the wheel out of the track from the top . Press the wheel back on the shaft with a very large pair of plyers. It will seem like it doesn't fit, but squeeze and it will pop on. Then slide the track back on and bolt it up. Don't let people push on the window when they close the door.
 

Malevolyn

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Ah, thanks.

I generally try to yell at people for even touching the top of my windows.
 

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SLY GT said:
I had the same problem and fixed it myself. You have to remove the door panel and plastic cover behind it. You will see that the window rides up and down on two vertical tracks supported by a horizontal rail .The rear trackl has a plastic roller/wheel that rides in it. On my car the shaft that is pressed into the wheel popped out so that the wheel was in the vertical track but the window was not supported in the rear. This is caused by pulling and pushing on the top of the window when getting in and out of the car. Remove the bolts on the vertical track and work it out of its position so you can get the wheel out of the track from the top . Press the wheel back on the shaft with a very large pair of plyers. It will seem like it doesn't fit, but squeeze and it will pop on. Then slide the track back on and bolt it up. Don't let people push on the window when they close the door.
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another thing to look out for is..... the glass has come off one or 2 of the rail plates. if that happened just get the new glass with the plates attached. trying to glue them back on was a pain in the ass and it does not work.
 

ian7654

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cody, paul has had to take his door apart to fix the passenger window a few times. i think he'll be in town this Sunday (as will i). he can probably help you out.
 
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