97 Honda Civic driver side window wont go up

The driver side window on my daughter's 97 honda civic ex
wont go up anymore. It gets about halfway up and then
appears to go out of the track. It is a power window. Help ???

Thanks,
Lynn McGuire

 

Two possibilities come to mind. The window channels are fairly notorious for
getting grabby - a shot of silicone spray lubricant along the window channel
is inexpensive and easy to try. If this is the problem, the window will not
jiggle back and forth in the channel when jammed. If it does....

It isn't unusual for the plastic gears in the window regulator (the device
that moves the window up and down in the channel) to jam because the teeth
have deformed a bit. The window doesn't appear to cock or change position
when this happens - it just stops. The regulator is not repairable and the
replacement part, with labor, is about $300. If you or a friend is up to
doing the replacement yourself, wrecking yards will have guaranteed used
regulators for under $100 (less from a pull-it-yourself yard).

Best of luck.

Mike

 

Here is my old post on how I fixed power window on my 97 Civic EX. It's
a bit long but hopefully it will help.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/browse_thread/thread/56526484787e369f/7d21aff7654138ae?q=Orick&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.autos.honda%2Fsearch%3Fgroup%3Dalt.autos.honda%26q%3DOrick%26qt_g%3D1%26searchnow%3DSearch+this+group%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#7d21aff7654138ae

 

Here is my old post on how I fixed power window on my 97 Civic EX. It's

Yup, mine came out of the front track. I took the door apart
(about the same level of injuries and ripped plastic - duct tape is
your friend). I liberally coated the window tracks on both doors
with silicone so I hope that this does not happen again. My luck
is that it will happen again and again ...

Thanks,
Lynn