My windows are getting "tired" (slow down and up - slower up obviously). Is this more likely the window motors, an alternator, or some electrical drain?

00' SE
128K
original alternator
plugs changed at 85K
one coil went and changed at 115k
no tint

thanks

 

Same thing here!!

Actually it happens more when it is cold... which i am translating into a lack of amps or something.

Are you in the cold season as well geenowalker?? I dont see a location...

Later

 

remember saw a post few days ago, it is about the rubber trim get stucked the window, they said either replace it or clean the window with silicone spray.

 

same problem here. Anyone remember where the link is to fix this? Thanks

 

Bborges -

Outside of Philly

 

this is a common problem with all Max's, just clean the rails(guides) or whatever the name is, and add WD40 or some lubricant to it, it will make it work better

 

Spray some silicone spray in there. It worked for me.

 

Might be the motor or tracks are dragging, try the silicone spray.

 

Use silicone lubricant only and NOT WD40 as it is an oil based lubericant.

1. Wipe all 4 edges of the window frame inside the rubber seal with a wet rag.
2. Allow that to dry.
3. Apply a silicone spray into the right and left channels with the window down.
4. Roll the window up and down a few times.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 if necessary.

 

there is a picture on my website with arrows and a description on cleaning and lubricating the window track

 

My windows slow down every winter, I asked about this last year and I was told it is no prob and sure enough when it heated back up they were normal.

 

mine are always slow, winter or not..... the silicone lube way works like a charm.

 

sigh....it's amazing how many times this still gets repeated.....I wonder if I can get a buck for every time someone shares the fix I came up with????? well...maybe I can just get a "thanks nettypooh??? snicker snicker snort snort

dry rubber (he he he) is another one of those quirks that makes our maximas......interesting and.....loveable

don't you just feel warm and fuzzy about the wonderful investment you made?

on another note...I got my registration renewal in the mail today....they value they taxed it at is WAYYY less than what I have left to pay on it (due in part to a car accident that depreciated the value even more)

ooppss..went off in a totally different direction....sorry...some sweet person gave me FIVE hersey giant chocolate bars today...ive only eaten one, well almost one....and all that sugar has gone to my ...um..fingers?

what was I talking about originally? oh yeah....silicon spray....thank nettypooh

 

I cleaned out the rails using carb cleaner first, let it dry and used silicone to lub

 

isnt the carb cleaner going to dry the rubber too much and make it crack?

 

I stick the straw nozzle down to where the rail is

 

and where is ur website??!!!

 

this was all your idea??
im sure people werent using this fix before you were born

 

thats a great idea - i have to get sum of that silicone spray.

 

probably were but no one had mentioned a solution till i heard and posted about it....and where is your holiday spirit

 

I have the same problem like last year when I first got my car. I sprayed WD40 in the window and it worked fine for like a month then it started to squeak again and getting all slow again. so I sprayed it again but this time it like has no effect on my window no more. Its always slow no matter how much i spray. I emptyed half a can of silicone spray and it did absoultly nothing. Nissan needs to do like a recall or something and get this problem fixed for everyone.

 

well ive been doing it for years on diffirent cars.
i have no holiday spirit...im stuck in afghanistan for the holidays.
merry freakin christmass

 

I used the silicon spray, now the squeaks are totally gone, but it's still just as slow...the passenger side gets deathly slow half way up like it will get stuck and then it starts going up but still really slow...all the windows in my max are pretty slow, but front passenger side is the worst.

 

Same problem, mainly driver side, definitly the NJ cold for me

 

My drivers side window squeaks really bad sometimes when i roll it up and down and my passenger window is also really slow. But my question is will the silicone also fix the squeaky window or is that another problem in itself?

 

For me, the spray did both. My windows are now faster, don't squeak anymore, and on top of that are more equal in speed with each other instead of my front passenger and rear drivers side windows being 10x slower than the others.

 

yep it works fine...the silicon spray...

On a related topic.. my passenger frontside windows button will allow the window to go down...but will not go up.. Any ideas.