URGENT CAR QUESTION: Is there a way to override the electric window and push the window up manually?????

[Hoeboy]

it jus died on me on the way to work and its sitting outside in the lot with the windows down. passenger side. it moves a little bit up and down but then gets stuck. im not sure how safe it is sitting out there n i got class tonight!

 

[geno]

The best way I know is to pop off the interior panel and detach the motor so you can crank it up yourself.

 

[Hoeboy]

im at work. i dont have the tools. btw its a 93 accord

 

[Cerebus451]

I had an old '86 Cougar that had the passenger side motor crap out on it. I was able to close the window by hand. Try grabbing the top of the window and just pulling up. It will take some effort. When you can't grip the top of the window, just press your palms onto the glass and finish sliding it up. Don't know if that will work or not, but it did for me.

 

[Hoeboy]

i tried that. didnt budge. i didnt want to use too much force becuz i dont want to break the motor not knowing if it's broken for sure

 

[Cerebus451]

Well, short of removing the door panel to disengage the motor, there is not much you can do about it that I am aware of. You might be able to pull the fuse for the window motors, and if the motor is getting no power it might make it easier to move the window up by hand, but I tend to doubt that, as the window motors typically only get power when the ignition is on.

 

[TremblingFool]

Have you tried a garbage bag and some duct tape??

-Erik

 

[Hoeboy]

i went back out and guess what? it works now. it goes up and down reallllly slowly though. i'm not sure if it's the motor dying out or if it's something caught on the inside.

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

What it sounds like is that the regulator in the door is starting to get worn... sometimes... and this is only sometimes you can spray some WD-40 (man, that stuff rules! ) in the tracks that the window follows as it gets rolled up and down. If you are lucky that will help reduce the friction enough to allow the weakened regulator to push the window up the rest of the way... If it can't do it on its own, you might be able to assist it the rest of the way up. Then, when you have time and tools, go to the nearest salvage yard and purchase a new regulator.

(side note... When a car is new the window tracks are coated with a type of lithium grease that makes the window action smooth and easy... over time that grease tends to get worn and full of junk which causes much more friction and resistance to wear on older weakened regulators... by then its only a matter of time before the regulator doesn't pack enough umph to push the weight of the window plus the added resistance offered by the "dry" tracks that it runs in.)

Hope this helps.

 

[BooneRebel]

<< i went back out and guess what? it works now. it goes up and down reallllly slowly though. i'm not sure if it's the motor dying out or if it's something caught on the inside. >>



Do your other windows work normally? Just wondering, I had a similar episode a few weeks back, turns out that I'd lost the alternator belt and the battery had lost it's charge. I didn't realize it right away (unfortunately), just that the windows were moving really slowly. Then when I stopped and it wouldn't start up I found the remains of the belt under the hood. Ooops.

 

[d33pt]

i think honda power window motors crap out real early.. i've been in many hondas that sound like they're struggling to push the window up and they weren't too old either.. probably 92-96's... my toyota and nissan window motors are still very strong

 

[Hoeboy]

the other wnidows work perfectly so this one is an isolated incident. as for honda's reliability, i have no comment i dont really take care of my car so i can't really blame honda if something goes wrong