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HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down #2426988
01/01/18 11:32 AM
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Whitey Nocar Offline OP
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2017 Ram 2500.
There are no dealerships open today being New Year's Day.
I did spray the salt off the truck 20 minutes before putting my window down in 13 degree weather yesterday. Thought it just froze in place so I fashioned a heating devise out of a hair dryer and the crevasse tool on the vacuum. No luck.
There is a vey quiet single tick when I hit the switch, but no window motor sound at all. I looked for a window fuse but can only find front right door module fuse, all the other windows work.
Any ideas???

Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2426989
01/01/18 11:38 AM
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Only thing I would know to start with is get it inside and see what happens.

space heater blowing on door?


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Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2426991
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I would think there is continuity (fuse OK) cuz it clicks but I know that a starter relay can click with an open. I am WAG ing that each window does not have a seperate fuse so the others do work so I think it is being powered. What Flash said I would just get it inside somewhere.


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Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2426992
01/01/18 11:53 AM
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It may be an "anti-trap" feature on the motor causing it to drop out due to more than expected resistance at that motor position.

You may be able to find the initialization process [in the manual after replacing the battery?] Typically that allows the motor run at full torque...


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Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2426995
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Hmmm, thanks. I will dig through the manual. If anyone happens to know the initialization process off the top of their head, please feel free to chime in
Thanks

Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2426996
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Was thinking,,,,"possibly" pour some alcohol/de-icer like we use on air-lines-trucks.
but odds are it won`t get to where its stuck.

I had an issue like this with a sunroof 30 years ago. Found a indoor self/car wash stall. closed the door and waited............


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Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: 6bblFLASH] #2427022
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Did you bang on door panel with the side of your fist a little while holding button? Did that a few times at chev dealer, sort of the same as getting an in-tank fuel pump to run while hitting tank bottom.

Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2427164
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Put it in heated garage or shop for awhile before trying to use it any more twocents
If that is not possible start it up and cover that window really well with several layers of good insulation, blankets, large moving pads or something else that is good, and let it run for as long as it takes to unthaw that window with the heater on full blast up scope

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Re: HELP it's 4 degrees out and my Driver window is stuck down [Re: Whitey Nocar] #2427178
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Brought it to a friends heated garage for a couple hours with an additional torpedo heater aimed at the door. Melted all the ice off the truck but still won't go up. Something else's is the problem. I'm gonna drop it at the dealer in the morning.
Thanks for everyone's input. I'll let you know what it ends up being







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