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]

Hypothetically, if the motor is running reliably.

If I understand you: when you try to summon its power it responds, but only for 1.5 inches each way. If that's the case, then I would guess the motor is ok. Nippon Denso = quality.

...but there are almost always complications...
The cable is wrapped around a wheel on the motor, and that could be tricky to sort out on the new one. Perhaps if you video the old one's disassembly, it could be reasonable to reassemble everything properly.

...and...
Your time, as a creative problem solver, is valuable.

...So...
I'd go ahead and get the whole assembly if you can swing the fiscal burden. Then you can separate the old one and have a spare denso motor ready to go if that part craps out. Also it's possible that you have a different problem than I did, In which case maybe it's more internal than mine was to sort out.



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Good hunting!

[edit] to clean up spelling, punctuation and try make things more clear.

Also, thanks Bitter for the Frost King FV516 tip. Gotta try that out.

This post has been edited by Zimluura: Jan 17, 2017 - 12:38 PM