I have a 98 v6. Last year all of a sudden both my windows stopped working and wouldnt go up. I let it sit and they would work intermittently. Sometimes they would both go down fine but wouldnt go back up. So I went and replaced both window motors and it seemed to fix the problem. Well, Now the problem is back & Im not happy about this.

Any help on whats causing this intermittent then nothing window problem?

Any solutions to this problem?

Next time I get a camaro, its going to have crank windows

 

does the passenger side not working with either switch?

 

It seems that the passenger side switch works...Although it didnt wanna go up but finally got it to go after a few seconds...This is my daily driver, even in the winter so I dont wanna get caught with the windows down even alittle bit, So i dont wanna push my luck to far.

Im soooo

 

I would guess bad motors again were did they come from?

 

Im pretty sure they came from the dealer...Someone suggested there might be a short. Is this possible?

 

i use to have that problem too when it rained a bit or snowed my windows sometimes would not go up must be because of the weather getting in the mechanism and when i bought the car they where both recently fixed, but it only happened once in a while for me. I have a different question whenever i put my window down and then back up it leaves these line marks from the rubber seal that holds the window together can i solve this problem by taking off the door panels and aligning the windows again?

 

I've had some issues with my windows too, and here's what I found:

1) the previous owner did a poor job installing the motors which caused them to operate at an angle, and this eventually caused them to intermittently bind up and later fail completely;
2) the previous owner had motors from Autozone, which is always a big no-no...I am currently using new (not reman) motors from NAPA which definitely are more powerful than the Autozone ones I replaced;
3) Lubing up the window rollers and guides with a general moly grease helped, especially since my rollers are somewhat bad and some of them aren't rolling at all anymore;
4) The rivets that hold the window regulator to the inner door panel have a habit of coming loose, causing the entire assembly to shift and putting unnecessary stress on the window mechanism; 3 of the 4 rivets can be replaced relatively easily with short bolts;
5) the window switches themselves have a tendency to break internally and go bad. They aren't terribly expensive from the dealer (~$20) and I would experiment with this if one of the switches tends to work better than the other;
6) The electrical connections between the switch and the harness can become corroded and cause a low voltage from reaching the motor. I used battery electrolyte on a q-tip and electrical cleaner to remove the corrosion, which has helped. You could try hooking +12v directly to the motor and seeing if it moves properly - if so, you probably just have a dirty connection. (I would probably try this first to see if its an electrical or mechanical issue)

Our camaros obviously have a less than stellar window and door design - But after doing the above my windows have worked relatively well for about a year and counting.