98 Taurus window motor

[randallbohler]

The passenger side window quit working today, but luckily its was rolled all the way up. All the other windows work fine by there own switch and by the override switch on the drivers side door. I've checked the wiring as best I could on the passenger side door and it looked good. I went ahead and pulled the motor from the door and plan on getting another one i guess. Has anyone had problems like this and how faulty it fords window motors.

[shorod]

Have you checked for power to the motor? If you have a test light or multimeter, I'd suggest you verify power is getting to the motor before pulling the motor. However, since you've already pulled it, you may want to make sure power is there before investing in a new motor.

-Rod

[way2old]

You could use 2 jumper wires and connect it to the battery to see if the motor will run. Reverse the wires and the motor should run the other direction. If it moves both ways, check for current at motor plug as shorod suggested. I would check the current first, but since you have the motor out, you may as well test it too.