BMW E39 rear window won't go up

mike66uk

mike66uk

mike66uk

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Hi all,
Problem with my E39 that I'm hoping some of the resident BMW experts might be able to help out with. I have a 2001 E39 and my rear off side window is stuck in the complete down/open position after I opened it earlier today.

All the other windows operate correctly but neither up button on the drivers controls or the door itself will make it go up. A bit of background info, for the last week or so it's been doing this but only with the drivers controls, I just had to use the up button on the door itself to operate it, but now that's dead too.

Having searched the internet prior to posting most complaints about this issue seem to result in requiring a new regulator (whatever that may be), but in most of those cases from what I can see they all hear a whirring noise when pushing the button, I hear nothing. I've not had a chance yet to get the door panel off yet but I'll have to work on it tomorrow.

Any ideas as to what might be wrong and how I go about fixing it?

Thanks for any help

(Hoping it doesn't rain tonight!)
 
If it's anything like my E36, you'll have to get the door card off and push the window up by hand if the motor/regulator is knackered.

I didn't think much went wrong with the regulator (the scissor arm mechanism), it's usually the motors that fail from memory (attached to the regulator)
 
Was going to say Regulator if it's like the E46... it has a metal slider with 2 metal cables that go up and down with the window... those high tension cables are held onto the metal slider with plastic so ofc, they break fairly commonly on E46's. But, as said, you'll hear various noises in the door panel...
 
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