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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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power window problems

I noticed today that my passenger winow was pretty slow.I think my drivers is too---it was faster but not by much.

Anyone else have this problem? Any TSBs on this?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by avro206
I noticed today that my passenger winow was pretty slow.I think my drivers is too---it was faster but not by much.

Anyone else have this problem? Any TSBs on this?
nope mine are fine...

is it like super slow
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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my passenger window goes up slow also. i push the buttons at the same time and the drivers side goes up faster than the passenger. is anyones paint coming off of the plate where the automatic door locks are?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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i do the same thing, and the driver side is faster then the passenger side but not alot.. oh and the ****** top of my shift knob came off today when i was just drivin normally..just needed to vent a little bit there.. anyone else have this problem?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazypolak00
i do the same thing, and the driver side is faster then the passenger side but not alot.. oh and the ****** top of my shift knob came off today when i was just drivin normally..just needed to vent a little bit there.. anyone else have this problem?
The top of my **** knob came off before too, replaced and no problems since. And yeah...my passenger side window is WAY TOO ******* SLOW. GM should fix it...
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Ya mine does it too gonna se if i can fix that or get it fixed
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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every car is like that, gm, dodge, ford, ANY car, the passenger window is always slower than the driver side... new cars I mean.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by wdsoccer
my passenger window goes up slow also. i push the buttons at the same time and the drivers side goes up faster than the passenger. is anyones paint coming off of the plate where the automatic door locks are?
My paint is coming off of the plates too. On both the driver and passenger sides. The dealership ordered new ones for me, still waiting, but covered under warranty.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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Mine are pretty slow... and since my passenger side glass was replaced the stupid lock doesn't work. Like, I can lock it and the passenger can still roll down the window.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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It's not unusual to observe the driver PWR window to be slightly faster than the passenger side due to a significantly longer electrical circuit (and resulting voltage drops)

The driver's side window motor is driven DIRECTLY from the "Express Down" electronics within the drivers switch assembly. But the passenger circuit current must pass out the drivers switch , travel all the way over to the RF door motor, then all he way back to the drivers door switch in the door, and THEN to the ground circuit back in the passenger compartment under the drivers seat.

You may notice that the RF motor runs slightly faster from the passenger side switch as the circuit is about 1/2 as long.

PS> There are no current TSBs related the power windows on the Cobalt

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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DTM2188
My paint is coming off of the plates too. On both the driver and passenger sides. The dealership ordered new ones for me, still waiting, but covered under warranty.
Mine is chipping away as well, and Ive only had it for about 6 months with 10,000... but still, that paint shouldnt chip that fast...

and the windows are very annoying, but oh well
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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Mine does it too.

It kinda of annoying.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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I just got two new plates replaced on the driver and passanger side because the paint was chipping too .. .they now look good BUT now I have another problem!

Ok so I go to the dealer to pick my car up and find out that my drivers side window button wouldn't work. So they fixed that. ( Which makes me wonder why they didn't test all the windows before having me pick it up.. ) But in the process they screwed up my power locks on the drivers side.

They claimed it wasn't their fault but obviously it was since it worked before. Sooooo now they have to order some part for that. I am really ticked off. I mean obviously the doors lock and unlock by using the remote and when you shift it into park and drive, but this is rediculous! Hmm makes me think "if it ain't broke don't fix it" arghh
I still love my car though otherwise

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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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oh boo hoo... i dont even have power windows, so yea mine is slower than the driver side, but i dont have to streach across the car to do the drivers side like i do the passenger... lol im just messin w/ you guys, couldnt you swap out the motors w/ faster/stroger ones?
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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oh boo hoo... i dont even have power windows, so yea mine is slower than the driver side, but i dont have to streach across the car to do the drivers side like i do the passenger... lol im just messin w/ you guys, couldnt you swap out the motors w/ faster/stroger ones?
why bother? it's not like it takes 15 minutes more to go up... it's little less than 5 seconds appart.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by WopOnTour
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It's not unusual to observe the driver PWR window to be slightly faster than the passenger side due to a significantly longer electrical circuit (and resulting voltage drops)

The driver's side window motor is driven DIRECTLY from the "Express Down" electronics within the drivers switch assembly. But the passenger circuit current must pass out the drivers switch , travel all the way over to the RF door motor, then all he way back to the drivers door switch in the door, and THEN to the ground circuit back in the passenger compartment under the drivers seat.

You may notice that the RF motor runs slightly faster from the passenger side switch as the circuit is about 1/2 as long.

PS> There are no current TSBs related the power windows on the Cobalt

HTH
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Wop beat me to this...There are no TSB's out for this because what Wop said is EXACTLY right. This is a normal occurance...Next time you're in a car other than your own, and I mean any car with power windows, you'll find the same thing happening.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 03:34 AM
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The passenger side one goes so slow sometimes i think it wont close. one time the driver window made a popping noise when i went to put it up and i had to pull it up. it ended up popping off the track.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by avro206
I noticed today that my passenger winow was pretty slow.I think my drivers is too---it was faster but not by much.

Anyone else have this problem? Any TSBs on this?
theres a spray on the market you aare supposed to spray in and around the window jam when this happens it keeps the felt lubricated and keeps the windows operating at peak power without the friction
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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My Passanger Side is Half The speed of the driver side..
I am thinking of taking off the door skins and putting white greese in the tracks mabye that will loosen it all up a bit....
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mugencivicsi
My Passanger Side is Half The speed of the driver side..
I am thinking of taking off the door skins and putting white greese in the tracks mabye that will loosen it all up a bit....
the product im ferrering to is silicone based and it is a spray
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wdsoccer
my passenger window goes up slow also. i push the buttons at the same time and the drivers side goes up faster than the passenger. is anyones paint coming off of the plate where the automatic door locks are?
my windows are fine but yes my paint is coming off also..my friend which is a gurl has a cobalt and hers are fine..with all the rings and jewelry she wears u would figure hers would be
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 12:38 AM
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Yeah my passenger side window is extrmely slow as well, brought it to GM and there replacing the motor, along with the shifter chrome peice as that is coming off.
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