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Ford Focus Rear window won't stay up.?
I have an 02 focus and the rear passagenger window will not stay up. I have read that it could be a regulator issue. I removed the panel, etc. and can see the problem. I see a hanging cable with a blue painted spring hanging around. I see the white clip that holds the window in place to the slider thing. The white clip appears to have 2 fasteners on each side to hold it to the slide assembly. only 1 fastener remains and some plastic parts are at the bottom of the door. It also appears that the channel sheared which kept the blue spring/cable to the fasterner. Ie, the spring cannot be secured to the clip. Motor works fine, the window just wont stay up.
Question: Can I buy a replacement white plastic fastener (junk yard or not). What is it called? Connect it to the slider, insert the springs/cables and save myself from buying a regulator?
8 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Your window regulator needs to be replaced. On that particular car, the regulator and window motor are serviced as an entire assembly. Go to your local Ford dealer parts department to price one out. They are actually pretty reasonable in price for what you get, if I recall correctly.
- lobosLv 45 years ago
Does sound like a window music challenge. As before pronounced, eliminate the door panel (when you're unfamiliar with this, go searching the perimeters and in route of the bottom. There are frequently plastic fasteners that ought to both be became with a screwdriver or have the centers pushed in to launch). intently eliminate those and the door handles & the different portion of the door trim that ought to really be bumped off. The door panel itself might want to then come off with little difficulty. with assistance from doing this, in case you could isolate the section which could be damaged, take it to Ford or Autozone and get a change. it could be a truly effortless procedure to do. My different problem is that if both truly a type of autos reveal this problem, what else is incorrect on those autos which will bypass out and value a small fortune?
- 1 decade ago
you can buy the parts for sure at the ford dealer in their parts department. Not service. it will cost alot if you take it to the dealer to be repaired. also if you think you can not fix it yourself, try a body shop. they also repair this stuff from accidents and stuff. take the broken parts with you to the parts house or dealer and then you will for sure get the right parts you need. it sounds like you need just the white clips though you may have to buy the mechanism. sounds like your motor is fine.
- Ricky J.Lv 61 decade ago
You can get the parts at a boneyard but you'd be better off going to the Ford parts counter. They can help you identify what you need as well as give you installation tips. Also, the quality will be there as you don't want to have to monkey with this again in future.
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- 1 decade ago
The cable that pulls the window up and down is attached by a flimsy plastic piece, you may need another one
Source(s): Rear window fails to roll down sometimes. Doesn't matter if you are using rear lid car key to activate the window, or the center console toggle. Wiggling the reaer window wiper seemed to sometimes trigger the window to work, but I suspect this was coincidence, and finally decided to go after the main circuit board (described on this page) to attempt to replace the relay switches. I had decided this was not a failed motor, because when it worked, well, it worked fine. Solution: Replace the relay switches! Main circuit is located right next to left-hand storage box near rear of cargo area. NOTE: all orientations are based on you standing at the tailgate looking into the cargo area. To get this you have to: Remove carpet hold-down kick strip at back near fold down lid. Unscrew little seatbelt holder clip on side of car near top of rear left-hand seat. Unbolt left-hand side seatbelt holder bracket where it attaches near top of roof. Now you can remove the whole side panel. It's held on with about 10 pop clips. Pull out the left-hand side storage box. It's held in place with two pop clips on top (may not be salvagable based on their design). Now you should see the main circuit board box (black, with aluminum bracket). Unbolt the two bolts to pull out for easy access. Unplug the wiring harness from the main circuit board. Two black tabs on the black box lift to open one side of the black box, allowing you to slide out the circuit board. Mine was a gen-2 design board, and I included a picture of it. The four black boxes on this circuit board are the relay switches. I ended up replacing them all. Go to Radio Shack and get: A desoldering iron (the one-hand operation unit that has the orange pump bulb on it), a soldering iron (30 watt), and 4 of these relays: # 275-005A They are blue, slightly bigger than the Toyota ones, and are exact match pin pattern! Use desoldering iron to remove solder from the 4 relays. Tricks: Hold board upside down (relays pointing up) so solder when molten runs down away from the circuit board. Once solder removed, take a watch screwdriver and push the pins left and right to break the little solder that remains, then pop out. Take your time, it will require a little fussing. Put new relays in, solder them. As always, be careful. This solder job is relatively easy even for novices. Reassemble balck box, plug it in, make sure things work. Put your car pieces back together. - Anonymous1 decade ago
its a dealer item.. go to pts dept..They have schematic on computer..point to the parts you need..or have service manager come look..he should be able to help you get the prts you need...I have always had good luk with dealers getting info ..pick their brains...i do Duck tape DOH..
