rear window is stuck all he way down, and makes crackling sound

ace93rd · #1 12-23-2006, 05:02 AM

my rear window is stuck all the way down and when i try to use the power to bring it up I hear some type of crackling sound, like it is tryin to go up but nothin happens... I first thought that some how the window might of broke inside some how, but then i stick my fingers in i could feel the top of the glass and also there are no glass pieces in rear seat indicating that window is intact. Is this the common window regulator goin bad problem, or do you think its something else.

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Wagner · #2 12-23-2006, 07:33 AM

Most likely the window regulator. They are notorious for going bad. Take it to a dealer, hopefully you are under warranty, and the replacement will be free.

benathon · #3 12-23-2006, 11:03 AM

Quick before bad weather comes.

UCrewX5 · #4 12-23-2006, 11:05 AM

If out of warranty, buy the replacement regulator from your local parts counter and use the DIY found on the home page to replace it yourself.

4.6is · #5 12-23-2006, 11:50 AM

As you can see, I am new to the forum. In fact, I just purchased my 2002 4.6is three days ago. Unfortunately, the second day owning the car my regulator failed as well. I took it to the dealer and it costs approximately $410 to fix. Not an expense that you want to incur after only owning the vehicle for two days. Best of luck with yours. There is a good DIY link on this website with pretty good instructions.

X5Dawg · #6 12-23-2006, 11:51 AM

It will cost you around $100 to DIY (and maybe a couple of beers

).

ace93rd · #7 12-23-2006, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UCrewX5

If out of warranty, buy the replacement regulator from your local parts counter and use the DIY found on the home page to replace it yourself.

I am out of warranty...how complicated is it to do youself, and about how long would you say it takes to do (an hour or two ??) also, if I have the dealer do it how much typically do they charge, someone else posted that it costs like $400 which seems crazy considering part only costs $90 or so and im sure shouldnt take them more than an hour to do, especially since they are skilled mechanics.

CND · #8 12-23-2006, 04:06 PM

I had both of my back window regulators go out over a weekend a couple of months ago. Cost me about $520 to have them both fixed/replaced at an independant.

ace93rd · #9 12-23-2006, 04:35 PM

could any body comment on how hard/ timeconsuming it would be to do yourself.

UCrewX5 · #10 12-23-2006, 04:47 PM

I've replaced 3 out of 4 of mine. Not that difficult to do if you can follow instuctions and have some basic mechanical ability.

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