Yesterday as I was rolling down my window it came off the track/weatherstripping. I'm able to roll the window about half way up before the glass pinches at the very front next to the side mirror. The glass ends up wedged between the weatherstripping it should be in between and the outside of the door. Mechanically, everything is fine (as verified by a mechanic) I just need to get the glass back in the weatherstripping. I was able to remove the interior panel, but don't know how to get access to the interior of the door to try to re-align the glass. Any advice would be apprecaited
Hello All, I managed to get this one fixed on my own, but thought I would upload some pictures I took along the way for anyone else who runs into the same problem. The screws/plastic plugs to remove: Better look at where the plastic plug is: A look at the inside of the driver's side door panel: Driver's side door interior: A closeup of where my repair happened (story below): So as you'll see in the last photo, the white arrow is pointing to a white plastic piece. It's hard to see in the photo, but this is where the glass meets the lifting/lowering device. There *should* be a small bolt that is screwed in place there to keep the glass from separating from the lifter. At some point, this unthreaded itself in my car. I ended up popping this all the way off the lifting device and realigning the glass in the weatherstripping. I slowly raised the window and it fed completely into the weatherstripping. At which point I used a telescoping wand with a magnet on the end to fish out the missing bolt from my door. With the window back in track I just screwed that bolt back into place (you can see the threads in photo 5) and reassembled my door. The shop estimated this to be a 50-75 dollar job, but I would say anyone can do it. The only tools I used were a philips screwdriver and that telescoping magnet. Good luck!
A little time in Fred's House of Pancakes and I'm up to 5. I'll be editing the original post to include photos, lookout!
I'm glad you posted these pictures, because I was thinking about taking my driver's side door apart to find the door-lock actuator. (as I mentioned in a different post, mine seems to be failing) and I was wondering where it is. However, looking at your pictures I still can't tell. Did you notice where that was?
You're going to have to excuse my ignorance - door lock actuator? Presumably this a mechanical piece after the physical switch? If you can point me in the right direction maybe it'll spark a memory.
It is the "motor" if you will, that handles the locking and unlocking of the door when you use the keyless entry or the power-door-lock switch.
Hi Gary, I just had this same trouble with my 2005 Prius drivers side window. It went down ok then went crooked on the way back up. I manhandled the window closed with the regulator up and keeping things from rattling. I got a $270 quote for repair that included a regulator replacement. Standard procedure to replace the regulator maybe? Based on yours and other posts, I think I might at least try to fix the bugger myself. Is there any way you could repost your pictures? Thanks!
Prius window regulators rarely fail. Usually problem is one of the two 10mm bolts come out that holds the glass to the regulator, or the plastic "clamps" at bottom of glass come off the glass. Check those first (after opening the door panel etc). By carefully running the window up/down it will line up with holes in the door to insert/tighten the bolts between regulator and glass "clamps".
