January 5, 20206 yr First time posting and have no idea if anyone is out there, here it goes. I've had my 2003 Forester 2.5X for about 3 years. About a year ago the driver side front window would stop working for a while, and then start working for a while. It was always a surprise when it started working. It did this for about 4 months and now it is totally dead. I don;t remember it slowing down just working totally or not working at all! I am thinking it is the motor but I don't know if intermittent function is indicative of anything. Any insight would be much appreciated! Cheers and happy driving!
January 8, 20206 yr Wotcha and welcome - As it did not gradually fail but worked intermittently this sounds more electrical to me - pull the door panel, check the switch connections and cables going through the door plus connections to the motor. A 12v supply directly to the motor connections will rule the motor out and a multi meter or 12v light on a wire to earth on one side of the switch with a 12v live to the other side will tell you if the switch is faulty. The same 'flying lead' (with light) connected between the 12v supply and a bare metal connection to the car (door frame etc) will tell you if you have a 12v supply in place
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