The rear windows in my corolla work intermittently. When I lower them they only come up a few minutes then stop. If I wait a minute they will come up a few more inches, wait and repeat until closed. The driver's window which gets the most use and should wear out first, works fine. It doesn't matter whether I use the window switch on the back door or front door, same result. What's up? George
intermittent window motor - 2000 corolla
Oct 27, 2005
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Not your windows! (sorry, couldn't resist)
You have to remove the inner door panels and take a look. A binding regulator is a likely culprit. Some carefully applied grease will help. The binding regulator makes the motor's circuit breaker pop, then it resets, and the process starts over. Another possibility is a bad motor. You can confirm this by disconnecting the motor from the regulator and seeing if the motor works. Other possibilities are the master switch and wiring.
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