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Report: Power Window Motors May Fail From Overheating

Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Problem
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Model Years Affected: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Average Mileage: 123,533 mi (44,884 mi - 300,000 mi)

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A door window may move slowly or stop in mid travel due to a failing power window motor. The affected window may start working again after the motor cools off. Replacing the faulty window motor will commonly correct this concern.

  •  Rookie

    The car is 1989 and it's 300000km. I replaced the window motor with one from a "Pick and Pull". It was a very frustrating, difficult and long process. You have to take off the door paneling. There are rivets attaching the motors to the doors. You must use a motor from the same side of the car or it won't fit. I ended up just using cotter pins and zip ties to anchor them into place and the one I did like that 5 years ago is still working fine. Right now two of our four windows motors are broken. I must admit I have more knowledge and tools then I did 5 years ago when I did the first one but wow that first one made me mad...

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  •  Rookie

    I just got my 1989 Cutlass Cierra and the windows are not working. I openned the fiberglass portion of the door on the driver side. I just simply pushed the wires all the way in and all four windows worked perfectly. I was just a loose connection in my case.

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  • Visitor, 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, 97,021 mi

    Both the front passenger-side and rear passenger-side motors went bad with in a week of one another.

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  •  Rookie

    I can't let anyone roll windows down, because they don't have enough power to get themselves back up.

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  • JUST AS IT SAYS IN DESCRIPTION. THANKS FOR POSTING ALL THIS INFO ON THIS SITE. VERY HELPFUL!

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  •  Rookie

    Driver side window, no up/down.

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  • Visitor, 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, 70,000 mi

    Had my mechanic replace the motor, problem was fixed.

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  • Visitor, 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, 58,000 mi

    driver side window rolled down and now will not roll up. Looks like it needs a new motor.

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