Nissan 350Z Window Problem

Made a short video demonstrating the horrible plague of evil broken window motors for the 350Z.

Personally, I find it quite annoying and the price of a repair from where I am (approximately 900$) is just too much (thus my broken window).

I tried removing the door panel to get to the window motor, submerge it in WD40, polish it, clean it, and such but the fix barely lasted a week or two so not really in the mood to go through all that again!

Anyways, for any new owners of a 350Z wondering what their window is up to, maybe this vid can help you get an idea ;)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Nissan
• 350Z
• Window
• Problem
• Broken
• Slow
• Stuck
• Evil
• Motor
• Sandok
• Sandok13

[1993habsalltheway]

my 350z does the same thing... but on the driver side. Do i have to change the motor :(

[Sandok13]

@1993habsalltheway You can try two things... Either undo the door panel and take the window motor out and clean it / oil it. I did this and the solution worked... For one week, however some people do this and the "fix" lasts months if not more.

Otherwise, gotta change the window motor. You can do it yourself, it's very easy (if you want to save a few bucks).

[chinhido350z1]

Same here. My drivers side window doesn't go up. I have to bang the side of the arm rest a few times to get the slow motor to turn and raise the drivers window. I thought it was just the switch because it kept clickng. My new "Master/Main Window Switch" came in today from courtesyparst nissan. I Installed the Master Switch it and fixed the door seal when closed on the roadster. It did not however fix the problem. The motor is just to weak.

[Sandok13]

Ya, banging the door was only a temporary solution.

Eventually, the motor will die and you will hate Nissan :-(

However, ever since I installed my own window motor (very easy job), both driver and passenger windows have been perfect!

[Bad3ACE]

@Sandok13 I have the same problem on my driver side door very slow and sometimes does not respond at all. What kind of motor are we looking for the window and where do you buy that motor?

[Sandok13]

@Bad3ACE Your are looking, technically, for any window motor... But having the official Nissan Window Motor is best. I searched various online websites to that ship car parts to find the window. I can find the exact link if you want, but any major online store that ships car parts should have it...

[MonteLSV6]

Here's your problem of a very tedious inspection:

You have a cat in your door panel, the window rolls up and down, thus making the kitty purr. Remove the cat to fix your problem.

[addictedtopussy69]

i have the same problem for both drive and passenger side window for my 350z. Replaced both motors with cardone remanufactured and they both went out again and had it replaced under warranty. The 3rd motor in the car is going out again on both sides. i was told it might be the window regulator which might be bad causing the motor to work harder. I'm not sure right now as well. They said the arm sometimes get bent making the motor work harder burning it out.

[ground545]

@bobster when you take the motor apart clean the bushes and electromagnetic coil with fine sand paper then dielectric grease on important contact parts, this way you shouldnt have that problem again, worked on my Z!

[bobster]

@Sandok13 Yes! That is totally right! I fixed mine, cleaned the brushes in the motor and it worked fine for 2 week then again the same problem! =( new motor, thatz the only solution if u want the full fix!

[camcuber]

mine doesn't even go down.

[hell00fficer]

not talkin shit but sounds like your pretty rough on the buttons as well i.e. constantly being on/off the switch real quick....not so good for the motors in general

[1TB0T]

I've got the "click but no go" on the driver side (RHS on Aus Version) and mine is an 08 Roadster. It works one day, and then not the next. Ironic that we have to trust Nissans "VDC" electronics to save our lives on every corner, but we can't trust those same electrics to wind up a window. Mines going in under warrenty

[EdisH13]

haha something like that happend to me a couple days ago on my passenger window but mine can not close now i didnt get the problem fixed yet but i will soon

[tibbz82]

poor electrical contact! the slow growl is due to insufficient continuity. open the door, take the motor out & apart, and clean out the window motor brushes.