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Three window regulators on my 2000 Hyundai Elantra are not working and I am unable to roll them up and down. The rear passenger side window slides down when I am driving. Approximately a year ago. I had the drivers side regulator replaced and it's broke again. They don't seem to last. In order for me to put the windows up I have to hold the switch and the window. I have hurt my hands countless times already..it hurts alot!! please help me concerning the window regulators on these cars. Each window cost alot to fix and I have 3 broken now. After researching the web, II have found many people have experienced the same problems that I am experiencing regarding the windows and I am hoping for a recall because it is a major problem. I hope you can help and am looking forward to your response concerning this matter. Thank you in advance.
No events lead to failure, it is just happening while parked, driving down the road. It has failed in all 4 window of the car. The first window was under warranty and the window regulator was placed. The remaining 3 windows are still broken until $1000 is available for repair.
I bought this car new for my daughter and she first had trouble with the window regulators within the first year of owning the car. The regulators have been replaced in all 4 windows and needs replaced in three windows now (all happened within days of each other). Windows will not roll up or down nor will they stay up.
2000 Hyundai Elantra - new------------7/05 w/ 17,923 mileage on the car. I needed to replace the motor on the pass. Front window & both back windows. It is now 12/07 and I need to replace the same motors in all 3 windows, my car now has 29,420 mileage on the car. The window that I would use the most is the drivers front, is just fine.
Windows regulators failing - so far this has happened three times on this car, twice on the front drivers side - once under warranty and once at my expense. The rear window comes down at will and we are going to have to glue it up.
- Gainesville, FL, USA
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During the past 18 months, all four windows in my 2000 Hyundai Elantra has had the window regulator go bad and required replacement. These windows were engineered to fail. The total cost to replace them was near $1500. Because of the failure, the rear window rolled down during a rainstorm here in Florida. My reaction nearly caused an accident.
The regulator device broke in three of my automatic windows since I've owned the car. During the time the windows were broken the glass was stuck in the open position, providing a red flag for anyone wishing to steal my car or its contents. Currently my 3rd window is broken and the dealership won't look at it for a few days so I have to hope no one finds out it is broken in the mean time.
Two power windows have failed. The first time, the driver's window fell while driving, startling the driver, almost causing a rear-end collision. The second time, the rear window had fallen while the vehicle was unoccupied, which could have caused the theft of the vehicle and/or its components. Both parts were fixed at owner's cost of $140 each, plus labor. *
Two back windows and one front window failed to operate over a six month period (electric windows). The windows would fall down and would not stay up. The motor and regulator had to be replaced in the back windows and the regulator in the front window at a cost over $1100. The car is only six years old.
I am the only one who drives my car. I don't have a family. My car is only 4 1/2 yrs old and the passenger window motor broke. Within two weeks the driver side window broke. I hardly use them. I'm an air conditioner girl. This is ridiculous! I had to rip apart the door and push up the window. They are wedged shut with cardboard. I'm praying no one notices and breaks in and steals my car.
I was at a carwash when I attempted to roll up the front power window on my drivers side when the window did not respond. Now my back window does not roll up. My vehicle also stalls and is not able tbe diagnosed.
Nar 2/10/2003. The vehicle required transmission replacement after only 32,000 miles. When the vehicle was service at 29,566 the mechanic noted that oil was in the transmission and therefore they would not honor the warranty. The consumer had the repairs done by a independent mechanic who found that the bearing on the transfershaft was falling apart, burning the transmission fluid which caused the brown color. The left front window would not roll up.
While backing into the driveway, the vehicle accelerated backward into the garage. Also the left front window was inoperative, the dealer adjusted the window track.
Our drivers side window would not go up or down a few months ago, the dealer replaced the window motor. Now, our passenger side window is doing the same thing...it will not raise or lower. We will have to take more time off from work to get this fixed. This is at least our seventh warranty repair since we purchased the car.
Power window regulator went out on passenger side, driver side, and rear passenger side within three months of each other. Dealer replaced rear driver side with the last window regulator replacement.
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- Riverview, FL, USA