The rear latch in the actuator that hold the window closed, stopped working. It will not hold the window closed. I ended up spraying it with WD-40 to lube it. It was a temporary fix and recurred quite often. The last time it happened, after lubing it and slamming the window shut repeatedly, I got it to hold the window in place, I then super glued the button on the dashboard for the actuator for fear of mistakenly hitting the button and not being able to close my rear window ever again.
What I Hate about this part is the plastic peice. The actuator still works correctly but the blue plastic moving the metal bars in the rear door has broke. Now they want $80 for the whole part. Why use plastic on something that does alot of moving and is submitted to below 0 temps in my state. My best friends 2004 Chevy's blazer did the same thing but she had $$$. Trying to find a used part without the plastic broken is nigh on immpossible. Someone send me one !
One day my rear gate window stopped working...I could hear the actuator still going off, but it would not release the window. How do I fix this?! Is there a trick to getting the trim off of the inside of the gate to be able to get to the actual mechanics of this gate latch?
Closing rear hatch/gate one day and heard funny little noise like something rattleling. Like tiny plastic. When trying to open gate window by pushing release button, it was stuck shut. I could still hear the actuator firing. I left it for some time then out of frustration, I disassembled the rear hatch (which is not easy and involves some mild cursing) and found a little blue clip attached to the actuator had snapped. I went to the junk yard for a replacement part.
The drivers side door controls for the passenger window and the rear passenger window does not work at all... this is a huge pain in the ass since I have kids and they forget to roll up windows.
- Mel S.,
Stafford, VA, US
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A week after I purchased the vehicle I had to return it to the dealer to have the motor replaced in the drivers side window. It was making an awful sound. This was covered under warranty.
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The rear latch in the actuator that hold the window closed, stopped working. It will not hold the window closed. I ended up spraying it with WD-40 to lube it. It was a temporary fix and recurred quite often. The last time it happened, after lubing it and slamming the window shut repeatedly, I got it to hold the window in place, I then super glued the button on the dashboard for the actuator for fear of mistakenly hitting the button and not being able to close my rear window ever again.
- Tony R., Endicott, NY, US