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Sedans Pontiac Grand Prix Grand Prix Power Window Motor Replacement Guide
22 messages, Last post on Dec 06, 2009 at 1:22 PM
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Okay, finally, my front passenger's window is out. Now all windows will have failed. Here's the kicker... The first window that I had replaced by the dealer (before finding this site)... remember, the one that was over $500 to replace...? Well it just went out again too. LOL Go figure. So I guess they'll be replacing it for free as they offer a 1 year warranty. Anyway.... Thanks Kimmie for the eBay info. I'll go check them out too. Janie |
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Replying to: neustkg (Oct 28, 2006 12:20 pm) My window went down and I could not get it back up. It did make the sound that you are describing, and I think you will have to replace it. Good luck. My window broke 80 miles from home with a bad storm coming up ... I had to stop and buy plastic wrap and packaging tape to make it home semi-dry. |
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Hi all, I received the last window motor/regulator assembly from Dr.Autoparts on eBay. Seemed to be very slow to receive but much cheaper so if you're in a hurry it might pay to get it from somewhere else. I was okay to wait. First part I received from them was wrong but they were quick to send the replacement. All is well now. Anyone know anything about flashing security light? I just had my transmission rebuilt and now the light won't quit flashing. ::sigh:: If it's not one thing its another. For all of the money I've put into this car the past year I could have taken a really nice vacation. Anyway.... Good luck. J |
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Replying to: paul79uf (Apr 15, 2006 1:38 pm) I have a 1999 Pontiac Montana mini-van with a burned out power window motor on the passenger side. I purchased a new window motor and tested it with a 12-volt power source before I installed it....it runs properly for both forward (up) and reverse (down) motions. The motor has two male prongs...the down-motion male prong goes into the brown wire side of the female plug connector, the up-motion male prong goes into the blue wire side of the female plug connector. The motor sits in a plastic plug that does not have a ground. We think that the brown and blue wires act as alternating power / ground, i.e, brown as power and blue as ground (to lower the window), then blue for power and brown as ground (to raise the window). I then plugged the motor into the female plug from the up/down window control switch. Using the window control switches, I tried to lower the window or raise the window....it does not work. Note that the drivers side window switch for the drivers side window works fine, so I doubt that it's a fuse or circuit breaker problem. We ran some more tests; ....down motion via jumpering the brown male motor prong to the brown wire on the female plug, and a ground wire on the blue male motor prong, and depressed the window switch down.....it worked properly. Doing the same test on the up switch with the blue wire did not work. So the switch's down motion works, but the switch's up motion does not work. Through several tests we found that the brown female wire was providing power, but the blue wire is not providing power and is not a good ground. Here are some possibilities: when the original motor burned out, the window switch circuit board up-function might have fried. I'll check the circuit board for any visual signs damage. Another possibility is the blue wire is broken....which is going to be tough to find. I'm trying to find a wiring diagram, but no luck so far. Has anyone had similar problems with this vehicle (or Olds Sillouette or Chevy Lumina APV)? Any suggestions? Many thanks, Jack Hirneisen |
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http://www.windowmotorworld.net Solve all your window motor needs. |
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Replying to: paul79uf (Apr 15, 2006 1:38 pm) Buckjohnsk 
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Replying to: buckjohnsk (Mar 09, 2008 1:49 pm) Thanks,
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Replying to: karone (Jun 16, 2008 10:13 am) I just replaced a window regulator, found a very helpful "how to", detailed with pic's, solved the problem thanks to the guides help. The guy really did a good job. http://www.fixya.com/support/t735283-power_windows_replacement What do you think? Good luck, Joe. |
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| My son's 1997 (2door)grand prix(182,000 miles)has power window problems. As electrical issues are not my strong suite, I need help.The drivers side window runs very slow and sometimes not at all. The passenger side has not worked since we bought the car six months ago. The passenger side doesn't work with either switch so I ruled out the switches and they seem to have a common fuse and the driver side has power, so it doesn’t appear to be the fuse. I pulled the fuse out and there is power to the fuse block when the driver side window switch is activated but not when either passenger switches are used. Would this indicate a bad motor, a short in the electrical system or something else? | |
| The driver's side rear window comes down on its own. After taking the door panel off I realize that the motor works but ony one of the tension cables move. One is loose and one is very tight. It appears that the motor is strong enough to move the window down (due to gravity ofcourse) but not enough to move it up. How do I get the window to stay up? | |
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