Ford Focus: Power Window Problems - Rear Doors

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:26:13 -0700, Matt Mead
<net> wrote:

:>This summer the right rear power window went out on our '00 Wagon.
:>Mechanical problem. A plastic part of the regulator assembly broke,
:>allowing the cable that actually lifts and lowers the window to jam.
:>(I haven't yet fixed it, but I had to cut the cable to get the window
:>up and I've got a pair of Vice Grips holding the window in the up
:>position.)
:>
:>The other day my wife commented that when one of her carpooling
:>teacher friends used the left rear window, it was making some scary
:>noises. I'm thinking the same thing might be happening to it.
:>
:>Is this common? Anybody else have experiences?
:>
:>Matt
:>00 Focus Wagon

That sounds familiar. I had the same failure on an '02 ZX5 that was
about a year old. One rear window regulator broke. I had it replaced
under warranty and 3 days later the other one went out. This was also
replaced under warranty. When the car was a little over 2 years old I
sold it to my brother so I could buy an '04 SVT Focus. Just before
the original 3 year warranty was up the driver's window regulator
broke so he got that done under warranty also. So far it's been
almost a year now and he hasn't had any more of that kind of problem.
He's been a bit nervous about the passenger's side but it hasn't gone
yet. My SVTF is around a year and a half old now and "knock on wood"
I haven't had a single problem with it.

So I don't know how common it is since your case and mine are the only
two I've ever heard of. We've got a local Focus club that has quite a
few members and, as far as I know, none of them have ever had that
problem either.

In any case, good luck.

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