Need help: Slow roll up/down passenger window

testrider

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HI all, I have 165k miles on my 2003 4Runner. When opening/closing the passenger side window, it rolls up/down very slow and seems to want to stop. All other windows are fine.

What's the possible cause? How hard is it to remove the panel to expose the inside of the door where the motor is?

Thank you very much for any inputs.
 
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Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it.
I just sprayed silicon lubracant around the glass channel and it didn't help. I tried to lower/raise the window from driver side switch and passenger side switch and it's the same slowness, so it's not the switch.

I'll go read the link you provided and see if I can remove it.
Thanks again.

PS: are all window gears/motors the same on all 4 doors? In other words, can I swap one from another for testing?


Try spraying the glass run all around with silicone lubricant first.


If that doesn't work , here's the steps to remove the interior door panel (shows front door, but similar steps for the rear door.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/engin...-idiots-guide-door-panel-removal-4th-gen.html
 
I haven't dealt with the ones on my T4R yet but my wife's van required an "intervention" a while back. Some sound deadening in the door had popped loose and had jammed up the regulator.

If the window is still going up/down, but just slowly I'd bet on something binding/dragging. I think there are some plastic guides that the glass rides on. Maybe one of those popped loose and the window is dragging (more friction). Does the motor sound particularly more "strained" (is it louder maybe too) than the other side?

Getting the bits and pieces in/out is a royal pain in the butt and I believe the regulator is specific to each door but the motor is interchangeable. That's a lot of effort to "troubleshoot". I'd concentrate on the broken door. Maybe pull the panel and inspect everything you can see. Look around the bottom inside of the door for any screws that have rattled out, broken plastic pieces etc. You might need the passenger side door as a "reference" if you find something that looks odd. Then you can look at the working one to see what it's supposed to look like.

Not sure on the T4R but on the van I thought the glass and regulator were one unit and the drive system disconnected easy. Instead, it was exactly the opposite. The whole regulator (scissor lift looking piece) and the drive motor are integrated. The glass disconnected with a handful of bolts. Thankfully toyota made the drain holes in the door big enough to fish a bolt through since I dropped one back into the cavity during reassembly.

Be careful with this setup. Door glass is heavy and that regulator is like a big guillotine....it will pinch the crap out of you (guess how I know). I used a soft-faced clamp around the door frame onto the glass to hold it in place while working.

Good luck....post pics if you find the "smoking gun"....
 
ya, sounds like your motor is about gone. keep it rolled up since when they completely fail its always in the down position and you have hell getting it back up. also its best to replace before it goes out since i find its easier to remove when you can move the window up of down to better access the bolts holding the scissor and motor assembly in.

even though you "can" buy just the motor on "some" setups, its best just to change the whole assembly as a complete unit

i would go aftermarket, since they are good quality and even oem use the same cheap motors in them so sticking with oem just means spending more money for no improved quality

shop around for the best prices of course but this might be the one you need https://www.ebay.com/itm/03-09-Toyo...ash=item3f8c456534:g:3i0AAOSwDEtaDPx3&vxp=mtr
 
Happy New Year!

Thank you so much for all your inputs and I appreciate them all.
Due to the holidays, I haven't worked on it yet.

Thanks to the ebay link. The windows assembly regulator for $71 is very reasonable.

Thanks again!
mike-
 
T4Runner 2010 passenger side window not closing

The 5th gen 4Runner passenger side window not closing with auto, once it reaches to the top coming back half way and stop.

To resolve this issue i did turn the ignition on not to start the car, and hold both driver and passenger side up and down buttons at the same time lower to the bottom and hold for 4 seconds. Then pushing all the way up and hold for 6 seconds. Now it works like it was new.

I hope this will help someone
 

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