Power Window Problem...Is it the Switch or the Motor????

[Perry V]

Hey guys, my power window has been acting up lately, just the driverside window, the passenger side is operating perfectly fine. Anyways here's the problem: When i try and put my window up or down, the power just dies out on me and the it only goes up like 1/4 of the way. Now, if i pull up on the window while i'm pushing the button, i can get the window much further up. But when it dies, i have to wait atleast a few minutes, for it to "recharge" (that's wut it seems like) and then it'll have a little more power to push it up a little more. But i'm afraid that soon my window's gonna get stuck down when i go to wash my car, or when park for work.

My windows have been tinted for a few years now, and just last year, the tint is getting a tiny bit cut up, it looks like tracks of somesort. I guess the window is scraping when going up and down....i dunno if that's part of the problem, but i thought i'd mention it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time.

[FRENCH_CAMAROV6]

It looks like it is the motor.

Same thing with the swith on the driver's side?

[HokieBird]

It is the window motor. When they go bad it will over heat. Which is why it will stop then be able to go up a little more a few minutes later after it cools down. The motor is about $50 from auto zone and the install isn't too bad if you have plenty of time to do it. I would give you a link to the install instructions, but I'm on a dial up connection and it is horrible. Just do a search there are a ton of posts on this

['98 BlackBird]

My window has been acting like this for a while. I just have not had the time to fix it. I think all firebirds are cursed with a bad window motor and crappy headlight motor gear.

[Bass482]

My drivers side window just started doing this as well.

[95Batmobile]

My driver side did that exact same thing.
Replaced the motor and solved the problem.
If you replace the motor yourself, be careful, there is a scissor spring mechanism in there that can take your fingers/hand off easily.

There is a link to a big write-up on this site somewhere about how to replace it..
Took my dad and I like 3-4 hours, but we ran into some troubles.