Q: My passenger window will not go up.

asked by on January 11, 2017

My passenger side window will only go up half way. I hear a noise when i press the button, so I'm assuming it's is the regulator that is broken but I was wondering if it was possible if there was a different problem other than the regulator. Could it still be the motor if I hear the sound? Thanks!

My car has 97000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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