sicilianoNYC

I know very well about the infamous window issues and fixes, but this one is quite ridiculous. I had the problem with my drivers side window about 6 months ago where the window would go down 1/3 when putting it up on auto but i took the door apart and did the reset switch and thats fixed now. Today I went to my friends house and go out to my car 2 hours later and my passenger window is ALL the way down! This is kinda scary and im hoping it was a 1 time thing, if not I'm wondering if any of u had this happen and if the reset button on the passenger door would fix the issue.......advice?

y_b_lamron

that happened to me three times and it freaked me out. After it happened I had the issue with the motor where it would go 1/3 of the way down so I took it into Nissan.

After they fixed that, I never had the problem again where it would be all the way down when I woke up in the morning.

sicilianoNYC

did they just reset the window motor or replace the whole thing?

deezz

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that's crazy. Subscribing for the fix in case it happens to me.

y_b_lamron

they said they replaced the whole motor.

chuquison

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this is comming from a person that knows about this topic trust me!!! I had my motor reset 3 times and its starting to do it again my opption is to replace the motor, as per nissan. I had it reset and it would last maybe 6 months before it acted up again!! i paid 75 bucks for them to reset. i get pissed cause you raise it and when you close the door it goes down on its own!! and last time this happend I went to a trip for three days left my car at the airpot and it didnt rain and it was down the whole time!!!!!!!!
nothing was stolen thank god!

davidv

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350Z windows are cursed.

cubu

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mine drops just enough to hear air, happens when i turn the music up too loud

Ed 718

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Sici do you happen to live in Amityville by any chance since I hear that place is haunted..

BigEquity

I had this problem too.... it happened to both the passenger and driver side windows .... within a few months of each other. Ater a few days of this happening the windows would not work at all. I had both motors replaced under warranty.

my2003z

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cursed z windows
sounds like the beginning of a bad motor, will proly need new motor eventually

NA&CH

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Happens to me also. When I just pull and release the switch it goes up and then comes down. I still have to get to nissan to that fixed along with tranny and other things...

918 Z

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my only issue is my friend can roll his windows up using the lock button.....i can only roll mine down. he has 05 and i have 03...should mine be able to roll up?

03TEZ

yes they should. i have an 03 too and mine rolls up and down with the key but for some reason mine don't roll up when i get in the car.

03TEZ

how much does a new window motor cost? anyone know?

roxtarinc

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i was test driving a z today and i noticed that when i put the window up using the "auto lock" it went up all the way and came back down to about 1/2 open.
is that a bad motor?

and whats the fix for it (link to thread hopefully)

its also got the pads by the knees (i think that means 04.5)

Ahsmo

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http://car-part.com/ I've had good luck with this website when I went hunting for Brembo brakes.

I talked to nissan about an update in motors. It seems that every year uses the same replacement motor.

That said, motors from different years should work just fine. A new motor from the stealership can not be cheap.

Jcolman

I bought a new motor at Autozone for about $160 but they refunded me $30 of that when I brought in the old motor for a core exchange. The new motor works perfectly and it only took about an hour to install.

Jcolman

Link to thread

https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance-and-repair/142013-window-motor-repair-replace-motor-brushes-3.html

note that this thread is for cleaning the window motor brushes which works...for a few weeks then the motor usually fails again. However, the pictures and instructions in this thread are very helpful for replacing the window motor.

Starchecker

Plus the good news is, Autozone has a lifetime warranty on the window motor, so $130 bucks and you are set for life.

Mine has just started the 1/3 rolldown feature too, but it happens immediately so I can catch it. I would freak if I came out to my car to find out it had rolled all the way down on it's own.

I guess I will never leave anything valuable in it again!