Originally posted by bellami:
The window was making a grinding type noise for about a week, but working. Today it stuck in the down position of course--it's been raining for a week and forecasted for another 4 days!



I had the same problem on my car for months. I thought that something had fallen down into the window assembly and was grinding as the window went up and down. I was wrong! I found out that the window regulator was shot.

A grinding noise usually means that either the plastic wheel that the window regulator cable runs on (at the top of the door) has disintegrated, and/or the plastic channel where the cable enters the window regulator engine has disintegrated. If either of these has happened, then you will need to replace the window regulator.

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FYI: You can get the window regulator cheaper online. I got one for about $130.

96 Contour SE Duratec V6 24-valve 2.5L ATX 108,000 mi. Replaced: crankshaft w/ DMD, EGR valve (clogged), EVR, DPFE, PCV valve, evap emissions hose & tube (cracked), window regulator (broken), LH & RH PCV tubes, UIM gasket (leak), ignition coil