antenna won't retract

I got a 95 gxe and the antenna will not retract. This just started.

Can anyone help? What can I do?

I have a 93 GXE and when I bought it, it was already like that(the car is used)
even I don't know what causes the problem although I would love to know what I can do to fix it.
so we're in the same boat...

try to go under maxima.org, under forums, under search, and see what you come up with. I can't seem to get in this area of the site.

jus replace it, the motor is prob burnt out. go to some junkyards, and ya can prob find one for cheap

thats nice i dont even have an antenna, dont need it

If you hear the electric motor trying to retract it's a stripped antenna mast. If you don't hear the motor it could be a bad motor. You should be able to pick up an new one from ebay or buy a recycled one from www.car-part.com
There are instructions to replacing the mast all over the maxima.org forums.

thanks fellas for all the response, my antenna is stuck in the up position and I can hear the motor trying to pull it down, but it is not catching. I will check on ebay or go to a junk yard when it gets warmer outside. Until then will have to spray wash instead of going to a car wash.

Originally posted by bbrown
thanks fellas for all the response, my antenna is stuck in the up position and I can hear the motor trying to pull it down, but it is not catching. I will check on ebay or go to a junk yard when it gets warmer outside. Until then will have to spray wash instead of going to a car wash.

You could try some lubricant and a little force to manually slide the antenna down when turning off the radio but your symptoms confirm my initial suspicion of a broken mast. I had the exact same thing happen to me and I picked up a recycled mast from www.car-part.com for $20.

yeah I tried that several times and srayed it with some wd-40, still would not go down, I was afaid that I would break the thing after a while so I left it alone. I'll try that website you gave me. THANKS