intermittent electric window fault

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maglite1
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intermittent electric window fault

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anyone have any suggestions for this , ever now and then when i have drivers window open it will only close in small incriments i have to press and release switch each press it will go up an inch or so and stop untill i release switch and press it again , its not all the time just now and then .
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Re: intermittent electric window fault

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Sounds like it's loosing its memory, possibly a loose connection somewhere...
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Re: intermittent electric window fault

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Can be caused by the window runners getting gunged up with moss or some such, see if you can clean them out and puff some talc in there.
Worked on mine anyhow! :oops:
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That's a point, maybe it's just stiff and that's the anti-headcrush...
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Re: intermittent electric window fault

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mine does it now and again but I think its the vinyl where the door card meets the window as it is loose and drags the vinyl up and down not got round to gluing it yet
1997 406 2.0 petrol estate lx..D8.............OH dear where does this nut go?
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