Window Problem during cold weather

[tom4bren]

Dang frozen water. Ruins everything.

[Ldub]

Dang frozen water. Ruins everything.

Well, except for "Happy Hour" ....

[tom4bren]

touche'

[Joe Isuzu]

I've noticed the same problem as well when it got colder in my area, the driver's side was a little slower but the passenger side was slow as molasses, I wondered if the rainguards I had installed were causing the problem but when it heated up later in the day they ran fine, I figured with 90k the regulators are likely on their way out at any point in the future and I just avoid opening the windows unnecessarily, besides it keeps the heat in when it's cold outside

[tysamigo]

I think I may have found the problem. Today as I touched up my yellow front door speaker covers, I noticed a mistake. I was out of Silicon Spray so I used White Lithium Grease instead to lubricate the seal/track for the windows....hmmmm.... it was crusty and all gunked up. I cleaned them very well with silicon spray and a towel and lubricated (this time with only silicon spray) and so far the problem has vanished.

Of course, I did this a couple of days ago and it hasn't been as cold, so the jury's still out but once I cleaned everything even in the warm weather it was a very noticeable difference of how fast the windows go up and down.