Power window lost home?, Reliably stops 1.5" from top Options

[HectortheRican]

Can this happen, guys?

The driver side window otherwise works fine. It's not off its track. It rolls all the way down and almost all the way back up reliably - it just stops 1.5" from the top.
Could the motor have lost its 'zero' somehow?

Edit: At it's final level, 1.5" away from the top, it behaves exactly like it would if it were all the way up. Upon toggling the switch up, it makes no effort to move. Not sluggish or anything.

This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Jan 10, 2017 - 10:43 PM

[Zimluura]

Had a similar problem recently.
For me the driver side would only come down about 4 inches before stopping.

The cable had gotten frayed and was a big tangle, when the roller hit the tangled part of the cable it would stop. Bought a new window regulator with motor on ebay for 100usd. Installed it with a friend (who was once a pro auto mechanic) took an hour or two. Then bought him dinner.

Some difficulties we encountered:
* the push rivets that secure the inside panel to the door, push the center inward, then pry the outer part out (we broke 2 or 3 of them before realizing)
* the big plastic film moisture barrier, it was stuck in with some kind of gasket sealer for me. Lamely pushed it back into position afterwards.
* with a big tangled cable binding up window operation we were less able to get the window into a position where it's easy to remove the bolts that hold it in. If you're having the same problem you might need to contort your hand in order to feel around inside there.

Here's a link that helped us out.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=35218

edit: spelling

This post has been edited by Zimluura: Jan 14, 2017 - 11:18 PM