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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 10:08 PM
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Windows go up really really slow

I don't know why but the windows just go really slow when i make them go up. can someone tell me why and is there a way to make it go faster?
Old Dec 23, 2001 | 11:51 PM
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i notice this happens at night when i have my lights on and well pretty much everything on especially when i do the windows all together, so now i do them one by one
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 12:39 AM
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when i raise 2 windows at a time....it will make the windows go much more slower. I am talking here about every time of the day....doesn't matter if lights are on or off. The windows just go up slow
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 01:02 AM
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it is the winter weather. also, if you have window tint it makes it even worse.
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 02:51 AM
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Isn't that just how it is? On all the other cars our family has owned, when you lower more than one window at the same time they go slower..
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 07:38 AM
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Originally posted by 2001SE
when i raise 2 windows at a time....it will make the windows go much more slower. I am talking here about every time of the day....doesn't matter if lights are on or off. The windows just go up slow
yeah your right, it just seems worse with the lights on
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 08:49 AM
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Re: Windows go up really really slow

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I don't know why but the windows just go really slow when i make them go up. can someone tell me why and is there a way to make it go faster?
Mine were doing the same thing...lube your windows tracks and that should take care of it. I need to lube mine again.
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 12:22 PM
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how can you lube your windows track
i don't have a tint BTW
and...i am talking about raiseing one onlu one window at a time and it goes slow
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 02:37 PM
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does the driver's side window go slow as well. In some cars they put better motors in the driver's die, so see if a driver's side motor will fit the other windows.
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 05:16 PM
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Well a while ago when i had a bad battery. It went up slowly no matter what time of day. When a good battery is in, it goes up really fast. You could use it to trap people's hand in it
Old Dec 24, 2001 | 06:25 PM
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i thought you just take it to nissan service place and they grease sumthin or sumthin....
Old Jan 23, 2002 | 11:38 AM
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It is an amperage problem. Plain and simple. The more accesories you have running, the slower the windows will go up. The A/C and Defrosters are the biggest drains. The next is the sound system (the Bose system draws more than the std. one) and the Lights. All u got to do is make sure that when you run your accesories is to drive around, preferably letting the engine rev higher than normal to create more Amps. I have the same problem, and found that this is the only way to really fix it.
Old Jan 23, 2002 | 01:25 PM
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E55AMG2 is right. Your battery when fully charged is 12.6v. Start the car and see how much faster the windows go up. When the car is running, the voltage should be approx 13.8-14.2v. Definitely makes a difference.
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Re: Windows go up really really slow

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I don't know why but the windows just go really slow when i make them go up. can someone tell me why and is there a way to make it go faster?
If this has just started happening it could be due to dust, dirt and other gunk building up in the window channel. Using a good plastic dash cleaner I have cleaned out the channels in my 94 Rodeo. The cleaner I use is silicone based and leaves a dry lubricant behind on the rubber surface. That has really made a difference in window speed, before cleaning I sometimes thought the front passenger window wouldn't even go all the way up and now it works like new.

Also, if your head lights dim noticeably as you raise a window with the engine at idle, your battery could be on it's way out; if they dim with engine at 2,000 rpm or more then it is almost certainly bad!

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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 08:28 AM
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Window regulators have mass quantities of current draw due to their large, slow DC motors.
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