Hey guys,

Firstly, thank you so much for the help that this forum has already provided me with! It has been a wealth of information. However, I have a problem now which I can't find an answer to.

I have a 318i (1992), and just today, my driver's side window has stopped working. All of the others are working fine, as is the sunroof. I have checked that all the wires under the switch are connected, and tried another switch that I know works, but everything there seems fine. I also took off the door trim, and checked for any loose wires there, but again, I found nothing.

If anyone could offer some suggestions as to what else this could be, it would be much appreciated!

I put my windows up, went into a shop, came back out and went to put them down, and the driver's one didn't go down. I can't think of anything thing that would have caused it. I did have the console apart last night, but like I said, I have checked all the wires, and everything is fine AND it was working fine this morning.

Thanks in advance,
Scott.

Could be a failure of the motor. A bit of checking with a voltmeter or test light will tell if power is being applied to the motor and thus whether it is at fault.

Thanks a lot for the reply.

Where exactly is the motor located, and where on it should I check it with a volt meter?

Regards.

i got a motor regulator for sale. that;s the tipical problem with the E36

Is it making any clicking, grinding, or other noise? Or just completely dead? If completely dead try checking your fuses.

It's making no noise at all, and never did. I just used an AMP meter and there is power at both the switch, and the motor. Also, it is ONLY the driver"s window.

Thanks for the replies!

If there is power going to the motor and the motor is not responding, then the motor is bad and needs to be replaced.

Hmm that's what I thought. Are they easy enough to replace in the E36? (318i). I am thinking it will be cheaper to get it from a wreckers and do it myself....

got a 94 318, had the drivers window stuck down, hit switch small movement, up or down. turns out brushes were stuck. if you don't have the knowledge to split the motor, a new 1 is $164 from bav.com. but that said, my 94 has 130k, brushes were fine. cleaned the armeture, and away we went. forgot to mention had help from dear old dad.