Driver's Side Window of Car Stopped Working

[debodun]

2002 Honda civic LX sedan. I was driving when I heard kind of a rattling thunk and though I had run over some road debris and didn't think any more about it. When I got home, I went to put up the widow and it went up about half way and slid back down. Now it doesn't move at all. I tried to raise it manually, but when I let go, it slides back down. When I press the door control button it makes a whirring noise for about 3 seconds and stops. What's wrong with the old paint shaker now?

 

[againstthegrain]

Sounds like the window is off the tracks, perhaps something has vibrated loose and now needs reassembly. A trip to a body shop or mechanic is in order.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

2002 Honda civic LX sedan

What's wrong with the old paint shaker now?

It needs a new window opener thingy or the old one fixed. They don’t last forever.

 

[HoneyNut]

Here's a little YouTube about duct taping a car window up until you can get it fixed (you have to click on the Watch on Youtube link to see it):

 

[Davey Do]

agaigainstthegrain may be correct, but I do believe it can be a DIY, if the inner door panels and the arm rest can be removed. Different bolt or screw heads may be present, especially on an '02, something like a Phillip's head. My '51 used primarily Clutch head screws, and the newer vehicles use all sorts, e.g. Allen or Truss head screws, etc.

The second step in any problem-solving process is to gather data, so we can find out what kind of screw beads hold the parts in place and go from there.

Good luck, debodun!

 

[debodun]

agaigainstthegrain may be correct, but I do believe it can be a DIY, if the inner door panels and the arm rest can be removed. Different bolt or screw heads may be present, especially on an '02, something like a Phillip's head. My '51 used primarily Clutch head screws, and the newer vehicles use all sorts, e.g. Allen or Truss head screws, etc.

The second step in any problem-solving process is to gather data, so we can find out what kind of screw beads hold the parts in place and go from there.

Good luck, debodun!

That's a little more than I want to get involved, but thanks for your input. I find when I try to fix something on my own, I usually make things worse.

 

[Davey Do]

a new window opener thingy

I love it when you talk techy, PeppermintPatty.

 

[Davey Do]

That's a little more than I want to get involved, but thanks for your input. I find when I try to fix something on my own, I usually make things worse.

I understand and identify, debodun.

However, I go into such projects telling myself, "Well, I can't break it any worse than it's already broken",

 

[Murrmurr]

Two crucial parts of a power window assembly have screws or brads that have a tendency to come loose and fall of; the lift plate and the power window regulator. Either an auto repair or auto-glass installation shop will fix that for you.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I love it when you talk techy, PeppermintPatty.

 

[oldman]

Maybe the motor needs replaced. I replaced mine on a 2010 GMC Yukon before I traded it. Taking off the inner door panel is the biggest pain. Swapping the old motor for a new motor is a piece of cake. I had to remove four screws and unplug the old motor. Very easy. I was going to buy a new motor from Rock Auto, but my friend knows a junk yard where we went and removed it ourselves. I didn’t want to put a used motor in, but since he went to the trouble of finding it, I used it.

 

[debodun]

Either an auto repair or auto-glass installation shop will fix that for you.

I looked online at auto glass repair places nearby, but I get the impression that only replace windshields. It would be Sunday when everything is closed.

 

[Knight]

This should help by knowing what took place & what a repair shop will deal with in terms of time to replace. Have to add in the part cost so getting an estimate up front is always best.

 

[C50]

There's nothing easy about replacing a power window motor or regulater, I've done enough of them to know. Take it to a professional.

 

[horseless carriage]

It needs a new window opener thingy or the old one fixed. They don’t last forever.

That depends when and where they were made. Before electric windows you had to wind the window up and down manually.


The winding mechanism on my MG is
the one at the bottom. It's been
winding windows up and down for
seventy-seven years. Enough said.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I had a Honda CRV, the driver's side window came off the track a couple of times. Luckily, it was still under warrantee. Sorry debodun, that's going to be fairly rough bill to get it fixed.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

That depends when and where they were made. Before electric windows you had to wind the window up and down manually.

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The winding mechanism on my MG is
the one at the bottom. It's been
winding windows up and down for
seventy-seven years. Enough said.

Of course it does. That’s why I didn’t claim that it was an easy fix. My husband fixed a manual window that got stuck before on our Toyota Yaris. Actually it wasn’t a Yaris, its name got changed to Yaris. It had almost 400, 000 miles on it. Echo was what it used to be called and it had manual windows.
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Use Assistance - Have a friend press and hold the window button. Lift the Window - Using gradual pressure, press the window up with the palms of your hands. If gripping the window from the top for added force, be careful not to get hands and fingers caught as it comes closed.

 

[Murrmurr]

There's nothing easy about replacing a power window motor or regulater, I've done enough of them to know. Take it to a professional.

YES

 

[Murrmurr]

Maybe the motor needs replaced. I replaced mine on a 2010 GMC Yukon before I traded it. Taking off the inner door panel is the biggest pain. Swapping the old motor for a new motor is a piece of cake. I had to remove four screws and unplug the old motor. Very easy. I was going to buy a new motor from Rock Auto, but my friend knows a junk yard where we went and removed it ourselves. I didn’t want to put a used motor in, but since he went to the trouble of finding it, I used it.

She said the motor is "whirring" so I'm sure that part is fine.

I think a screw came lose ....from the assembly, not Deb's brain.

 

[debodun]

It would get stuck down. I have to deliver meals Thursday and it's supposed to be "strong storms" that day.

 

[Murrmurr]

I looked online at auto glass repair places nearby, but I get the impression that only replace windshields. It would be Sunday when everything is closed.

Some also do window repair work, but auto repair shops do for sure. Don't go to an engine repair shop; you want a general repairs shop.

 

[Murrmurr]

It would get stuck down. I have to deliver meals Thursday and it's supposed to be "strong storms" that day.

Until you can get it fixed, wrap that part of the door in cling wrap or cover it w/ a clear trash bag, something like that.

 

[Don M.]

It would get stuck down. I have to deliver meals Thursday and it's supposed to be "strong storms" that day.

If you have any rain before you get it fixed, you should make sure that you park it in the garage. If you have it outdoors during any rain, you will damage the interior to the point where the car will be little more than "junk".

 

[debodun]

If you have any rain before you get it fixed, you should make sure that you park it in the garage. If you have it outdoors during any rain, you will damage the interior to the point where the car will be little more than "junk".

I always put it in the garage.

 

[debodun]

Some also do window repair work, but auto repair shops do for sure. Don't go to an engine repair shop; you want a general repairs shop.

I tried to make an online appointment with a local shop that has done work for me before, but no slots available until next week. I hate to take it to the dealership. I feel like they're overpriced and everything for them is "labor intensive". If they have to turn a screw a few times it's labor intensive.