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Hi guys,

Lately my passenger window has gotten tempremental. Sometimes it just doesn't work. The switch still click's, but the window just won't go down :blink:

Hasn't anyone else had this problem? Is it common? and more importantly, does anyone know how to fix it?

PS, it's a 350gt coupe

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reading from the american forums, it is a very common problem on the V35 / G35 cars

the window motor needs to be replaced. if you go to nissan and order one they will slug you one hefty bill (around $700)

i have seen them for sale on ebay oem genuine parts for much cheaper. i dont know if it is a problem with left / right had side as in america everything is switched?

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Thanks for that blistc. I thought it was the motor as i checked all the connection to it with the multimeter and it is receiving the signal. I'll have to get my hands on a new motor.

The thing is, if I do get it to open it will continue to work properly as long as I don't fully close it. Like I've been worried that if I open it it won't close, but that never happens. Does that still sound like it's the motor then?

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replace it BEFORE it quits. thye drop when you open/close the door so if it breaks then you will have a small gap to deal with.

the USDM window bits are the same. its the locks that are different.

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how much are they

the reason being, is that we could probably save $$$ on shipping, and being such a common problem i am a bit worried it might happen to me.

with your car only doing 22,000 kms and the motors failing, im worried because ive done double that amount of kms, but havent experienced that problem yet. and i put my windows down every time i get in the car

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how much are they

the reason being, is that we could probably save $$$ on shipping, and being such a common problem i am a bit worried it might happen to me.

with your car only doing 22,000 kms and the motors failing, im worried because ive done double that amount of kms, but havent experienced that problem yet. and i put my windows down every time i get in the car

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My Passenger side has just stated doing exactly the same thing. very temperamental! interested to know how much it is for a new motor. My car is still under warranty, and the window motor is on the list of defects that the warranty covers..so i might have to sit tight till it happens. My car has just clocked 40k too

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Found this on the net, will give it a shot tomorrow

We started having a problem with the driver side window on our 2004 G35 Coupe. It would roll down, but then wouldn't come back up unless you slammed the door a time or two. Went to the forums and saw that quite a few people have had the same problem. Noticed one in particular that said that you should regrease the regulator before the motor burned out. Well, when I finally went to fix ours, the motor appeared to be shot. It no longer would even go down. I took it apart with the idea of replacing the motor ($282) and possibly the regulator ($95). Before I did that, I took the motor off and hooked it up to a 12 volt power source. There are 6 pins in the connector, two on one side and four on the other. I applied 12 volts across the two on the one side, and the motor turned! Switching the leads, it turned the way. I put it back in the regulator and worked it up and down, no problem. No problem, at least until I let the regulator go all the way to one end, which left the cables tight, and the motor a little bound up. The motor would no longer function.

I took the motor off and then took it apart by removing the housing, which is held on by three small screws. I was very surprised at the amount of dirty grease that was present all around the brushes. I cleaned up the brushes and the surface of the commutator and put it back together. I put it in the regulator and let it bind a bit. No problem, it would come alive as soon as I applied voltage. I put it back in the car, remembering to reset the position sensor, as discussed in service bulletin ITB04-033, and now the window is working as it should.

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Good work, blitz boy.

I did a very similar thing to a seized motor on a R33 Side Mirror that wouldn't fold in...

It was never going to turn and was locked solid... still works now about 6 years later.

Where did you get a copy of the Service Bulletin and can they all be downloaded?

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Motor is shagged!!

should I order 80731-CD00A or 80731-CD001 ?? Is there a difference?

Pretty sure they are the same part. I had the same problem, cleaned the bushes of the motor, worked fine for a couple of months and then the same problem again (had read this on the internet that it was not worth cleaning them, because that is what happens, and sure enough it did). I was fortunate to be in the US on holidays, so bought the replacement from a Nissan Dealer.

Pretty annoying problem for a so-called luxury car, have not had a power window problem in any car for years, but it seems this is pretty common. Having said that though, there are people with older cars on forums that have had no trouble, so it seems to be a common problem, but not universal.

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