04-08 Window Regulator

[BURNSY]

Well, my luck ran out. I am now a victim of the crappy quality of the window regulators. Last night there was a loud thump and it was dark out so my immediate thought was WTF! I thought maybe something hit my truck. I glanced over m right shoulder a minute later and there was my RR window creaping downward. I knew at that point exactly what happened. I was luckily able to get one today from the local auto parts store (and not a dealer). $140 with a lifetime warranty. Took a total of 30-45 minutes from start to finish to fix it. I am sure the other three are soon to follow. I have 105k miles on it and it seems to have lasted longer than most that I have heard from others that have had this happen.

[kokeshx4]

I got 140,000 and still waiting for them to go. Hope they don't don't really wana mess wit tht but o wel it is wat it is.

[BURNSY]

It really is quite easy to do them, just very time consuming. It takes more time to get the door panel off and on then to actually replace the regulator.

[Elky_man]

Well I never knew it was such an issue until about 5:23 when my passenger door failed. I started looking for a replacement when I got home and found thousands upon thousands of these failing. WTF FORD?

I'm going to order one in the morning. Is there any suggestion as to a brand? My local Napa has balkamp. I think it there brand. Any help would be great!

[dixie_boysles]

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[baldyman]

my window stopped working correctly a little while ago. it will go down but not up. today i put in a new assembly from Ford but the problem had persisted. it will go down when i press the button, but not up. anyone have an idea whats going on?

[RhinoZ24]

I'm beginning to think its a wiring issue in our trucks. The passenger window switch on my '05 rarely gets used by people, but never seems to roll-up. I have to use my switch for it. Goes down but not up. After I clean the contact points it works, doesn't get used for a while, and stops working. I got new contact points for it, but it just started having the same issues this weekend.

[baldyman]

thats rough man. i'll try cleaning it and using my controls. i spent $60 on the new assembly too. might stop by the dealer tomorrow and see if they have a solution

[RhinoZ24]

Alright keep me updated, I'd be interested in knowing if there's a permanent fix for it.

[baldyman]

i have a feeling you and i arent the only ones having this problem. at this point manual windows sound pretty good :P

[RhinoZ24]

Yes, yes they do lol.

[baldyman]

had one of the ford techs take a look at my truck, and of course, it worked fine for him. he thinks the issue is with the switch. im going to fiddle around with it and clean the contacts

[RhinoZ24]

That's what I always do, but like I said its a temporary fix lol.

[Jersey_Joe]

I know I had a prob with my 03. I have vent visors and they separated from the seal. Of course it just hosed right down on the window buttons. Lol. I cleaned em and put some silicone on em and I haven't had a prob since

[RhinoZ24]

I clean mine too often for the amount they get used lol

[baldyman]

lol and those switches cost a fortune too. the dealer wanted $85 for one :|

[RhinoZ24]

Never get it from them lol, plenty of places that sell the OEM ones for much cheaper. Fordpartsgiant.com I've used before, I think that was the website at least lol.

[baldyman]

ya usually they give me a good price because my dad is self employed and has a few ford trucks. but not on the switch i guess lol. thanks i'll check that site out!

[RhinoZ24]

No problem, hopefully a new one will solve the problem.