slow windows

[tdc_v6]

My windows are going up and down really slow. What could cause this

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

GM :D

[nitrox28]

Nothing you can do but wait for them to die. It's a common problem with our cars! Sucks huh? Mine do the same thing.

[hockeyman]

Could be alot of things.
First, check the alternator, and/or check how your headlights look at night. If they are dimming really low, your alternator is probably going south and causing the window to move as slow as they do.
Second, the window motor(s) may be on their way out.
Third, take the door panels off and re-grease the window tracks. I had the same problem as you are describing and I removed the panels and greased the window tracks, and the windows go up-n-down just fine now.

-Marc

[redbird00]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr> GM :D <hr></blockquote>

yup, my 02 birdies drivers side motor is gone it only goes down about 3/4"-1" still have yet to take it in though its still under warranty... i think its all the fast food i eat, and constantly rolling up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste, copy and paste, oh sorry got a little carried away right now thinking about fast food, man i could go for some... mmmmmmmmmm beeeerr, i mean mmmmmm fast fooood... oh yeah and about the motor do it yourself its easy... helped a friend do it twice save some $$$ on the install...

merlin

[C.Palmer]

Merlin it's easy to SOME! I pulled my old door pannel off and was like screw this! but then I saw how to do it and realized it was easy. My problem was I couldn't reach the screws holding it in and didn't think of drilling a couple small holes above them instead of reaching for them.

the REALLY fun part is putting those door pannels back on :mad: a word of advice.... take the door pannel completely off and start with the bottom hooks first. Why GM decided to make a one piece door pannel held on entirely by christmas tree hooks is beyond me :rolleyes:

[tdc_v6]

I just changed my alternator and bettery so i dont think it is that. Maybe ill try to regrease them thanks for the input

[Distephano]

Yep, mine got slow all of the sudden to. I think its a combo of the car sitting for 3 months, and this cold weather. Well, I don't open the window much now, cuz its so cold. but in the next few weeks I'll pull my door panels off, and grease the tracks. I'm pretty sure this should fix it, seeing as though, before winter and my acident they were just fine.

[NSolano]

My passenger window motor went out last year and I just replaced it this past summer. I bought a motor from AutoZone but like everyone says, its GM thats the problem. My passenger window is the same speed as my driver and sometimes when its almost all the way up it slows down a little. So i guess we shoudl just get used to slow windows unless someone knows a brand of window motors that will give us fast windows.

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

or you could have my windows that at times just stop working, then you have to wait a few secs to roll it up more. And so on and so on... its so annoying because theres no method to when it happens, its just random.

[zlexiss]

Same problem here, windows slowing down and a thump-thump-thump sound on the passenger side to boot. Since the car was 3 months old, took it into the dealer. They greased the moving parts and everything was fine.

Think my bird was underlubed, because my headlights were squeaking when they went up/down as well, and I had the dealer grease those at the same time.

-Jeff

[94Firebirdls1]

[QUOTE] or you could have my windows that at times just stop working, then you have to wait a few secs to roll it up more. And so on and so on... its so annoying because theres no method to when it happens, its just random. [/QUOTE

yea this happend to me recently at a automatic car wash i was ready to pul in when my window stoped about half way. i was waiting there for about fifteen minutes untio]l i got it the whole way up. i wasnt going to just leave i already paid and i wasnt about to give the first of the three cars, unpatiantly wating behind me a free ride... but thats not the end of it when i got my window up and in the car wash my frekin t tops started leeking... that was a dredful experience.

[raxxus]

I looooove my crank windows and non power door locks bling bling ! :D ;) [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Everglades W68]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by raxxus:
I looooove my crank windows and non power door locks bling bling ! :D ;) [img]tongue.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

The last car I had with crank windows was my 81 Mustang. You actually have to like turn this handle thingy around and around, right?

Seriously though: is it possible to put a better / faster window motor in there?

[Loochy88]

both my window motors have been replaced now :rolleyes: