front window wont go up

[matthew gleeson]

Any ideas on this ? I have just completed fitting a new lock carrier without any problems , works fine but to my horror when checking all the door switches my window wend down no problem but wont go up again. When pressing the switch there is a clicking noise on the down push but the up switch gives not a sound .
Any ideas appreciated .

[powers1]

One of the fixings could have broken and now as you try to raise the window ,its lobsided .This happened to me.
Remove the door screw,unclip the door covering just enough for you to put your hand on the glass.Then just try to level it and push the switch to raise it.This will raise your window but you will still need ti fix it,obviously.

[FSETH]

If you performed the carrier repair correctly, then you most likely have a broken window regulator. You may want to take the panel back off and make sure everything with the regulator looks ok and that you didn't do anyhting to the carrier that affected the windows travel.

[matthew gleeson]

The motor makes a click sound when the down switch is pressed but remains silent when the up switch is pulled .

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by matthew gleeson

The motor makes a click sound when the down switch is pressed but remains silent when the up switch is pulled .

Quit pushing the switch until you take the door apart and see what is wrong. You could potentially break the motor, which is not a cheap.

[matthew gleeson]

The pushing part seems normal, but its the "nothing" when pulled for up that im wonderin about. Could it be the switch ?

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by matthew gleeson

The pushing part seems normal, but its the "nothing" when pulled for up that im wonderin about. Could it be the switch ?

Not sure. Typically, the clicking sound happens when the regulator or clips have broken.

Actually, I doubt it is the switch. I am pretty sure mine clicked when rolled down and nothing happened when rolled up when my regulator broke. This sounds like classic regulator fairure to me. Do a quick search for window regulator and see if those symptoms match yours.

[JPuma]

This is happening to me as well. It was raining the night I parked the car in the garage. Rolled the windows up and the next day when I got in the vehicle the Front left window did not roll down anymore. When pressing the switch up I hear the clicking and the lights dim so that means the motor is working, but pressing to go down does nothing. Checking from a working window you hear a click going up and going down no matter what. I too am thinking it is the switch. A wiring diagram should be online, there is a BMW X5 WDS online WDS BMW Wiring Diagram System - X5 E53 that you can access. Now I have to roll my sleeves up and figure this out.

[JPuma]

Update: I dont think its the switch that failing. You can activate the window roll down by pressing the unlock button and holding it on the remote and all windows will roll down. My driver side is not rolling down. I dont know much about about how the motor and regulator should operate, so any help here would be appreciated. Does this sound like the regulator? If the regulator is just mechanical, then wouldnt it be the motor thats failing. If there was a problem with the regulator and the motor is still good, would there be movement or at least if I go in and try to push the window down, shouldnt it move if the regulator is just stuck?

I know I had problems with a window guide and though I fixed it in the past, when the window goes up, it would go up slower then the other windows. So maybe that put strain of the motor and it finally went. I do hear the clicking when pressing the window button up, but not down. The clicking is just a relay im assuming in the motor assembly, so thats not a sign to indicate the motor is good and the fact that the remote window rolldown feature is still not bringing the window down, rules out the switch being bad.

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by JPuma

Update: I dont think its the switch that failing. You can activate the window roll down by pressing the unlock button and holding it on the remote and all windows will roll down. My driver side is not rolling down. I dont know much about about how the motor and regulator should operate, so any help here would be appreciated. Does this sound like the regulator? If the regulator is just mechanical, then wouldnt it be the motor thats failing. If there was a problem with the regulator and the motor is still good, would there be movement or at least if I go in and try to push the window down, shouldnt it move if the regulator is just stuck?

I know I had problems with a window guide and though I fixed it in the past, when the window goes up, it would go up slower then the other windows. So maybe that put strain of the motor and it finally went. I do hear the clicking when pressing the window button up, but not down. The clicking is just a relay im assuming in the motor assembly, so thats not a sign to indicate the motor is good and the fact that the remote window rolldown feature is still not bringing the window down, rules out the switch being bad.

The regulator typically breaks where it connects to the glass, so you may or may not see movement of the glass if it fails. This is generalizing, but typically if you are having an issue with your window it is the regulator, not the motor or the switch.

FWIW, when my regulator failed, there was little to no movement of the glass when the switch was pressed.