Chrysler Town and Country - Window Regulator Replacement
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- Chrysler Town and Country window regulator replacement. Easy to follow step by step instructions.
2008-2016 Chrysler Town and Country window regulators are all similar in their design.
Tools you will need:
3/8 Drive Ratchet
10mm Socket
Torx 25 driver
Torx 30 3/8 Drive Socket
Plastic Trim Stick
Pro tip: The electric motor on the regulator rarely needs to be replaced. To determine if the motor is still good, try rolling the window up and down and listen for the motor to turn off and on. If it makes noise and the window is not rolling up or down, the regulator is broken. If you don't hear anything, further diagnosis is required. Check fuses and the window switch for good power and ground. - Авто та транспорт
Your ability to work with one hand is astounding. LOL I'm in the middle of this and I need four hands.
Haha! Thank you!!!! You are the first to notice! It’s not easy
The key is inserting the glass into latch if you are patience enough this video will be Very helpful thanks a million
Did this myself took about 3 hours. Struggled with latch wires. Be careful got cut on door metal as it was sharp, watch the mirror wire as it can get in your way when installing the inside plastic and have to be careful about stripping screws in the plastic. Great video
Thank you for posting this video, it helped me out a lot. Ended up taking me about 3 hours to do this, but most of that time was fiddling with the door panel itself and not the regulator. Also, that last part with the 'use your imagination' was no joke. What a nightmare to get disconnected then reconnected.
How did you do it?
@@marvinplaysagame Honestly I don't remember the process.
Finally. Found a video where someone takes off the big black plastic backing. I'm installing sound dampening material for the sub system and I wanted to make sure it wasnt too difficult to open all that up. Thanks for the video dude.
Thank you for the great feedback! I used to be a Chrysler master technician, feel free to reach out anytime if you have questions! And I hope you are subscribed :)
Do you know of any reason that they keep failing.. I'm about to put the 3rd one in less than 3 years
It all comes down to cost in production. These mechanisms are made pretty cheaply. Plastic pulleys and lift plates, thin metal. That being said, i used to have this special grease when I worked at a dealer to lube the cables. It helped a lot. Also, if yours keeps failing, take a close look at your window run channels. Move your glass up and down by hand to see if there is extra resistance in the window travel that could cause extra stress on the regulator.
@@NotATechShow I usually apply a silicone spray to the rails and seals around the door to reduce that resistance. Haven't tried grease on the cables. I'll search for the proper type.
Thank you for your response.
Helpful video. Thanks man
I’ve never dealt with a door that had so much in depth to repair it.
Glad I could help! They aren’t too bad, just a lot of wires, lol
there are better videos on this repair
We just did this... it was easier to reattach the lock rods high, than at the latch. There are two of them.
Thanks for the video
Thanks, great video very helpful.
My regulator now needs replaced. Im chosing dorman brand. I heard my cable making noise so im assuming my motor is still ok. I can hear the motor. I had to use double side tape to keep my window up until i can fix it. I now have to clean the sticky off my window though. I wish i had known a better way to keep the window up without taking anything apart. I'm not a fan of replacing the regulators but it beats paying a mechanic or dealership. Thanks for the video. I will refer back to this video once the part gets here.
Thank you so much. The "use your imagination" part threw me for a while, but I finally got it. Honestly it's hard to describe, let alone film that particular section. You really helped me out!
How did you do it?
Great video
The best
Very helpful, Thanks.
Finished this job in a little over three hours (including buying the part) thanks to your help! Thank you 🙏
nice work! thank you for watching! thats not a bad time either. a professional doing this repair would be paid 1.5 - 2 hours of labor.
Agreed, great video, but the "use your imagination" push rods are difficult.
I bought a whole new door panel, and the part which holds the door lock onto the main panel was separated!
Taking this off makes it easier to reconnect the door lock push rods, as once connected you just clip it back in with some force onto the main panel.
Also to clip back the window into the white runners, I had the window suction cupped to the top.
I temporarily reconnected all wiring, and used the window button upwards, which forces the clips up into the window.
This makes a couple of loud clicks, then its fitted!
Take photos of door card before dismantling, it will help you refit wiring!
All sorted and cost me £44 for part bought on Ebay and three hours 👍
Great thank you, I do my self easy and fast
It better than paying a shop a few hundred!
Good video, yet my frustration with the cables continues to prevent me from fixing the door.
Watched a hundred of these videos and not one has addressed the cables themselves. I ordered a replacement kit, which came with the two rails with the pulley wheels and two cables, each meeting at the motor, one actually is attached to the spool in the motor.
I hooked those two up as in the video. But what is the third cable running diagonally? Is it attached to the window clips? Does it run over a wheel? What's it for? I did not receive that cable in my order.
It's the only thing keeping this door laying on plywood on a pair of horses in the shed and not back in my wife's van. If I don't get this fixed soon I may as well put a cot in this shed.
Thank you.
this happened to my dodge with 10k miles on it!!! POS......great video, repair guy wanted 400$ with the regulator and motor- durman but got 1 yr warranty, dealer wanted 500$ so this couldv helpe dme!!! thanks
Professional!
Use your imagination on the outside handle rods. Very helpful…
Yikes it looks difficult. I have done many door panels with ease but the rest seems so daunting.
Should I grease the cables at all? I replaced my window regulator about 6 months ago or so and this one just broke. I'm not sure if it was just a cheap autozone part or if there was something I needed to do like grease the cables
You shouldn’t have to grease the cables on this one. It is not really a stress point. It could be that you got a bad part. Cheap regulators typically don’t last extremely long. Also, you need to check the run channels that the glass rides on. If it is hard to move the glass up and down by hand, you need to either grease the channels with some lithium grease or replace them. If the glass is loose and wobbles in the run channels, replace them.
Hey bro I appreciate that I am a technician at mclarty Daniel chevalet here in Springs Dale Arkansas my name is ray
Donald Windows cool glad I could help. I was a Tech for 9 years at a Chrysler dealer. These caravans/town and country’s were my bread and butter
Why do they keep breaking only one way to install the regulator could the motor be causing to keep messing up 3rd one just failed after working great for about 6 months this time. Help I've had it with this thing.
This is a common issue with plastic pulleys and liftplate assemblies. There are other factors that could be contributing to it but the Motor is likely not the cause. Check to see if your glass slides easily up and down the window track with it detached from the regulator. If it's hard to move or has resistance, you may have a bent window track or your old window seals. Also check to see if the window tips when going up and down Or is loose in the window track. If it wobbles, it will break prematurely.
Still have a problem!!! HELP
Thank you, got it done but now my it goes back down if I try and shut it up all the way and on the auto up feature. PLEASE HELP.
I suggest you do a learn procedure. Press and hold the window down button for 5 seconds past when the window is all the way down. Then do the same holding the window up for 5 seconds after it stops.
Saw that your cables were mangled. Are new ones included with the window regulator, or do I need to buy those separately?
The new regulator comes with new cables. The electric motor is sold separately but rarely needs to be replaced.
@@NotATechShow Great. Thanks!
@@NotATechShow Thanks! I was wondering if I should buy a regulator with a new motor.
Idid this but for some reason when I put the window all the way up automatically it goes down half way any idea why that would happen ?
I’m having the same problem
In your video, What part of the regulator actually failed? The window looked like it was still secured to those 2 white nylon tabs.
The cables and pulleys came apart. Cables jammed up in the motor.
How do I tell what regulator to get? Went to the parts store and they asked if it was a 2 prong or 6.
If you have already taken the door panel off you can look at the electrical connector to see if it has 2 pins or 6. I think you might be able to also tell if you have basic window up down or if you have auto up and down. More prongs more features? Haha. You can also call the dealer with your vin number and look it up that way
How did you move the glass up????
Take door panel off then reach inside the hole and grab the glass and pull up on it.
Any tips for reconnecting those 2 rods? Hubs and I have been working for over 6 hrs trying to get them connected😬🤬
Same
Yeah that was conveniently glossed over like it was no big deal but that is the hardest part!
My window glass is completely down in door, not sure what to do. Can anyone help please. Thanks
I got window up😁
How do you get the window up if it’s all the way down?
The answer is push up from the speaker hole
This is hard to do it
My window won’t stay up. I took panel off and it keeps just sliding down. How did you guys know it was the regulator?
The regulator is what holds the window up. A very common problem.
How would I tell if it is a 6 pin or 2 pin connector
I just got asked the same question by the parts guy. What answer did you get?
The easiest way to know which pin configuration your window switch has is primarily based on this:
6 pin connector is for both front windows with the auto up/down feature.
2 pin connector does not support this feature.
I have replaced 3 in the last year in half it works great for about 3-5 months then it pops and the cable gets all tangled up. It only goes on one way so I'm installing it correctly but I will use lock tight on the screwbs next time and I was wondering could the motor be making it mess up I have never replaced it. Terrible design!
my window goes up but it only goes down about 6 inches and stops
could be a problem with the regulator. of you can still hear the electric motoe making sounds when pressing the window switch, your regulator is likely broken. if no sound is audible, could be a problem with the motor, switch or wiring.
Thank you very much. Please tell me the replacement part number
Looks to easy. Lest go to se if I can replace by my self, at my town and country.
I found the two rods to be near impossible to remove, nd have no idea how a person is able to reconnect them. I have tried 'using my imagination" as mentioned in the video, Now could you just show how you did this ? I mean, I'll dabble in black magic to get this damn door back together....
I had the same issue but it's really simple once you figure it out. Just pull the yellow and white clips from the rods with your finger or with a screwdriver. To reconnect you'll have to fit the bent top of the rods into their slots then press the clips back on to the rods. The clips can rotate a full 360.
Where is the slot for the white connector rod? This is driving me nuts!
@@gavindrapp7077 The slot is actually right in the clip, on the axis where it rotates. Fit the rod in the slot then press the clip onto the rod.
Here is what I did for the "use your imagination" part and "putting the window back onto the regulator clips":
"use your imagination" - I left the panel on, stuck my arm through the smaller hole and you can feel a plastic clip holding the rod in at the very top, you can easily slide that clip off towards the right. It just slides off, then the rod will easily slide out of the hole. Same goes for the inner-smaller one. Putting them back on is a little more tricky, but I lined the inner-smaller one first, put the rod in the hole, then slid the plastic clip back on, then did the outer-bigger one last. You do have to use your imagination but once you get one off, its pretty easy to picture it.
"Window into Regulator Clips" - The window onto the white plastic clips on the regulator was a little more tricky for me. I was worried about breaking the window albeit you need a lot of force for that. Having a screwdriver slip and break the window is very possible as I almost did it taking the window off.
I hooked up the window switch, powered on the van and rolled the Regulator down about half-way so both clips were easily accessible through each hole in the panel, taped a small knob of electrical tape onto the end of my Flathead screwdriver and pushed the clip back with it, slid the window about half-way in, then did the same thing on the other side. Once both sides were about halfway in, I just pushed down on the window - gently, but firmly - and it slid in with no issues.
Took me about 1.5 Hours and NAPA had the part in stock, thankfully. I hope this helps someone.
Fact is this window system is a pitifully engineeered piece of crap. My Chysler only has 79000 miles and it is broke. Know what not to buy again though. Pure junk
Same here... I've replace 2 now on drivers door and we hardly roll the window down. 2001 escape still has all the original windows regulators and I roll it down everyday to badge into work
Those window regulators are not good in Chrysler vehicles. Jeep Liberty's from the late 2000s were the worst!
If the screws holding the tracks start to move, it is only a matter of time before the whole unit fails. Something as simple as a change in temps can wiggle the screws loose. Not to mention slamming the door. In the unit I replaced, the right side screws were both loose. To the point, I removed them with my hand. These are structural screws holding the tracks and the window. terrible design.
And nothing about exact changing and where threads go 😂. Unpredictably useless in some cases.
just have to "use your imagination"
lame