Hi

I just returned from a trip and before i left i put my car in a parking lot where i payed for it to be waxed and washed and full sirvice and all that. I have a Sonata 2002 and when i got back i pop the trunk open put all my stuff in open the drivers door get in close the door and the driver side window falls in to the door. Well i try to close it but all i hear is some sound in the door and the window doesnt move at all so i had to stick a screwdriver in the door to hold it. Opened the door took the whole thing apart just to see that the wire that pulls the window up and down is cut in to half but the mechanisam that holds the window is still ok i think and i hear the motor turning when i try to close or open.

I would just like to know if replacing that wire is possible or do i have to replace the whole mechanisam for the window and if possible does anyone have any instructions how to do this.

I guess i will spend my day off tomorrow going to securitas and trying to charge them for the repair since when i left the car was in good condition and it all worked fine. Any help would be good thanks in advance :)

Well I can tell you that I've got the same problem.. Although mine happened cause I locked the keys in the car and squeezed my arm through the small window opening to unlock the door... it still worked fine till the next day when it stopped going back up.... That was last week, now the front window is doing it and I never even touched it! Anyways, the window motor can be detached from the cable dohicky I'm just having trouble finding out what its technical term is.. regulator(which I dont think is right) or window lift gear kit... If you find out what its called let me know....

i just had this happen to me and after pulling the door apart and doing some homework, the pulley system with the cable that cranks the window up and down is called the regulator.

the junkyards near me dont have one and the auto parts stores dont carry them at all. the dealership telle me that it is 85 plus tax for just the regulator.

since my problem is on the rear passenger side, im not going to bother spending that money; i would like to just prop it up. anybody have ideas, cause ive never done this...

hamiico, i hope you had some luck with that.