I can hear the motor running but window isn't moving. rear window won't go up

Posted this earlier...similar problem..


First do you hear it trying to work, is it like a "clack, clack, clack" sound? or you hear the motor running smoothly? You will need to remove the door panel and take a look behind the plastic water seal to see whats going on, it is either going to be the regulator ( part the motor is attached to...cable broke)/damaged or more likely the nylon bushings inside the motor itself, they run like 10 bucks on Amazon. If you take the motor out of the regulator assembly be careful not to let the cable system come apart/unwind( use nylon ties while motor is out to hold in place). The motor itself is straight forward open/replace worn/falling apart nylon bushings/relube/reassemble. The tricky part is not screwing up the regulator assembly...depends on your skills.

You can remove the door handles and power window switches and the screws in the door pad and push up on the pad and it will come out of the track and then you can see the motor and replace the part yourself. Hope this helps.

Listen to hear if the motor is trying to run if so you window gear is bad. If not you need to check the switch

if you can hear the motors its probabley the glass come of the runner or the wire has snaped remove the rear door card and have a look its should be easy to tell if its snaped or not get some one to press the button and watch how it works either replace wire or put glass back on runner hope this helps ivan

Most probably motor. Have someone push button while u hold ear to inside door and listen for motor to try and run.

Most time shot in dark as most will not make noise but sometimes you will hear a click letting you know that power is at least getting to motor.

I know this question is old, but I am responding so others with the same problem can see. I wired the Rear Window Motor Park Signal wire and the Rear Window Motor Speed Signal wire together and it completely bypassed the rear wiper motor. Now the window goes up and down. This doesn't fix the rear wiper motor, but you will be able to have access to it now that the window is out of the way

I made and album to show.

http://imgur.com/a/q3vww

replace the window regulator the cable prob. broke

You definatly have water inside the car. Pull the carpet back in the front and rear checking for water leaks. The only way frost can develope inside a vehicle is the presents of moisture.
The other possibility is your HVAC drain is plugged and water has built up inside the heater motor area. Have the drain checked and cleaned.

you should be able to here if motor is working/or foulded up in there tracks...

Sounds like the windshield wiper motor needs to be replaced. The gear inside may be stripped so you'll hear it running but it won't do anything. I've had that happen with the rear wiper motor. Hope that helps.