Drivers Side Window, Wont go down, but seems like it will go up... Options

[Dm_Vinny]

Ok I don't really know for sure if my motor's shot because it clicks and pushes the window up, but going down it does nothing... Could my motor be shot one way?

[madmods]

You might have broken the plastic round wheel. My car did the exact thing. its a pain in the butt to change!

[Stu37363]

the window is cable driven, and if that wire frays is may cause a similar reaction.

as far as i know toyota only sells that system in two parts... motor and window regulator, possibly the casing the motor bolts into is a seperate part.

here is a walkthrough for changing the regulator if that will help you any Link

This post has been edited by Stu37363: Aug 26, 2006 - 9:07 PM

[DmVinny]

Well the problem is u know when u roll up and down ur window the lights dim usually...
Well the lights dim when i try and roll it up, and i hear the clicking of the motor, but when
i roll it up i hear nothing and no lights dim...

think it might be the switch?

[coldbluesteel]

maybe the switch... when mine went bad it was a frayed cable. I got the whole assembly from a junk yard, I can't imagine it being seperate. If you feel comfortable pull your door panel and wtach what it does, that should answer your question right away.

[DmVinny]

Ya I pulled out my door panel nothing happens except when i try to roll it up it clicks the motor but of course the window's up so nothing has to happen...

[coldbluesteel]

so you didn't see any damage to the cable? Is it like a binding click or more the like the sound of a bad starter?

[mike96ST]

pull apart the actual switch....I had it happen to me a few months ago where my pass. side window would roll down but was off/on for rolling up, sometimes not at all! turns out i looked in the pass. side window switch and the contact was competely fried. I had to get a replacement from the dealer --- $75 for just the pass. side switch. Better hope its not the driver side, I think that one went for at least $150.......