Click...Clack. Click...Clack..

[KMeloney]

Hey folks,

 

My driver's side window won't go down on my '02 Tahoe. All I get when I depress the button is a click-clack sound, like it's trying to do something, but nothing's happening. To me, it sounds like a solenoid trying to work -- but I don't know enough about the electronics to say exactly what's going on.

 

What I DO know is that the problem is NOT in the switch panel. I have Denali switch plates in my truck, but swapped in my original Tahoe panel only to have the same symptoms. So, looks like the problem is elsewhere.

 

Does this sound like an ELECTRICAL issue, or does it sound like a WINDOW MOTOR issue?

 

Thanks, folks!

 

-Kirk

[bobcat5544]

Most likely the window motor to the window regulator gears are broke, you will probably have to replace both of them in this case, but also look at the regulator cables make sure they are not binding

part #'s

88981019 $85.69 msrp

19120095 $133.30 msrp

[KMeloney]

Most likely the window motor to the window regulator gears are broke, you will probably have to replace both of them in this case, but also look at the regulator cables make sure they are not binding

part #'s

88981019  $85.69  msrp

19120095  $133.30  msrp

 

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Dangit. Hmmm... I'm taking it in tomorrow, so I should know for sure then. I was just hoping to arm myself with some knowledge first.

 

Incidentally, my driver's side window (this same window) was always the SLOWEST to go up. Do you think that the motor may have been crapping-out, and that it finally has? (Is the slowness a symptom of a window motor that's about to die altogether?)

 

Thanks!

 

-Kirk

[bobcat5544]

Most likely the window motor to the window regulator gears are broke, you will probably have to replace both of them in this case, but also look at the regulator cables make sure they are not binding

part #'s

88981019  $85.69   msrp

19120095  $133.30  msrp

 

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Dangit. Hmmm... I'm taking it in tomorrow, so I should know for sure then. I was just hoping to arm myself with some knowledge first.

 

Incidentally, my driver's side window (this same window) was always the SLOWEST to go up. Do you think that the motor may have been crapping-out, and that it finally has? (Is the slowness a symptom of a window motor that's about to die altogether?)

 

Thanks!

 

if you here noises from it, most likely what has happen is the window regulator cables started to bindup slowing the motor down, and instead of the window motor crapping out the gears broke very common problem

 

-Kirk

 

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[BOWTIE 3]

Hey folks,

 

My driver's side window won't go down on my '02 Tahoe.  All I get when I depress the button is a click-clack sound, like it's trying to do something, but nothing's happening.  To me, it sounds like a solenoid trying to work -- but I don't know enough about the electronics to say exactly what's going on.

 

What I DO know is that the problem is NOT in the switch panel.  I have Denali switch plates in my truck, but swapped in my original Tahoe panel only to have the same symptoms.  So, looks like the problem is elsewhere.

 

Does this sound like an ELECTRICAL issue, or does it sound like a WINDOW MOTOR issue? 

 

Thanks, folks!

 

-Kirk

 

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I just had to replace BOTH sides in my 2001 Silverado [ just 40,000 miles ]. The regulator/motor comes as one unit and is cable-operated. I ordered from 1aauto.com. 2 days by UPS. They have a Chinese-made regulator /motor for about $70.00 and a US-made one for $130.00. The US-made one is made by the same supplier that builds them for GM. I understand the Chinese part is real junk! The job takes about an hour per side and is sure a lot easier than the old sissor-design.