Last summer I replaced the motor to my drivers side window. It worked fine for about 2 weeks then started acting up.
I could roll it down but about a quarter of the way down it would get stuck and there would be a grinding noise. With a little nudge it would continue to go down some more and then get stuck again with the same grinding noise.
On the way up it would stick in the same places making the same noise and once it reached the top it would keep trying to go up as long as I held the switch just grinding away.
That was about 10 months or so ago and finally about two weeks ago I got around to pulling that motor back out of the door gathered my receipt and took it back to Oriley auto parts and exchanged it.
Like I said that was two weeks ago and then today it started doing the exact same thing and getting stuck in the exact same place.
That's two motors that each lasted two weeks before developing the exact same problem. So my question is before I go and install a third motor is there something that I should be looking for that is causing the motors to go out after only two weeks.
I have been brain storming trying to come up with some ideas because I really don't want to be replacing the motor every two weeks.
Could it be a warped regulator, something sticky on the window or in the rubber seals the window slides up and down in causing extra drag, could the tint on the window in anyway be causing this, the track in the door appears to have plenty of grease but perhaps there is some part not obvious at first glance that needs more grease or did I just have the misfortune of getting two defective motors?
The other three motors have been working just fine for 9 years now. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this ONE motor on the drivers door is being so damn picky.
Mark.