Q: Window malfunction

asked by on July 27, 2016

In the last couple of years, I had problems with the window on my van acting up. It happened several times including most recently. When it happened before, it got fixed by itself. The window on the passenger's side has started malfunctioning again. It just quit working. How can I fix this?

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