I'm up in Alaska and had a problem with my driver's side power window this morning, probably related to the cold weather (-25 degrees farenheit).
Anyway, I rolled it down to show my badge where I work and the window would not roll back up. Upon lowering it, is was slow.......real slow. Went back up about an inch and froze. I could get it to go back down, but would barely come up at all. So, after I parked, I was lucky enough to assist it all the way up by pulling it while hitting the switch. Lesson learned.....when it's -25 outside, don't lower the window.
Still, I don't think the window should have failed. The passenger's side was also a little slow, but nowhere near as bad as the driver's side.
I have never performed any kind of lube to the windows. I saw in the forum that silicone spray helps to keep the windows lubed, but I don't know where to apply it. Any help?
When I had trouble with my driver's window (nowhere near coldness) The dealer service guy said that lubing the "run channel" was a normal maint. item. What he was talking about is the channel that runs on either side of the window.
OK. This weekend I'll kick the wife's car out of the garage and pull in the Ody to use some silicone spray on those run channels after they warm up a little. I'll post the results.
I'm up in Alaska and had a problem with my driver's side power window this morning, probably related to the cold weather (-25 degrees farenheit).
Anyway, I rolled it down to show my badge where I work and the window would not roll back up. Upon lowering it, is was slow.......real slow. Went back up about an inch and froze. I could get it to go back down, but would barely come up at all. So, after I parked, I was lucky enough to assist it all the way up by pulling it while hitting the switch. Lesson learned.....when it's -25 outside, don't lower the window.
Still, I don't think the window should have failed. The passenger's side was also a little slow, but nowhere near as bad as the driver's side.
I have never performed any kind of lube to the windows. I saw in the forum that silicone spray helps to keep the windows lubed, but I don't know where to apply it. Any help?
It was plum cold yesterday... -18 at my work when I left in the morning. My '05 windows didn't do much better - they usually freeze up completely anyway, but that just silences the rattling from my drivers' door window, so it's a blessing & a curse My boss lives in Wasilla and said it was -35 to -30 on his commute into town.
For the rest of you reading, these aren't typical temperatures for Anchorage (Fairbanks and the interior, yes, and much much colder), but in Anchorage usually it'll be between 10 and 20 above this time of year. It can and does get very cold at times - or it'll warm up and get into the 40's and our snow will melt, depending on if we get the pacific winds we call Chinooks, then it'll get cold and freeze again and make a mess of everything. We're right on the inlet, with water all around, and bounded by mountains to the east, so the weather can be fickle.
Well I sprayed silicone spray all over the place! The rubber tracks, entire inner perimeter of the window seal, and even the entire inner and outer surfaces of the glass. Silicone spray actually cleans the glass very well.
I waited about 10 minutes for the excess to dry after wiping off with a cloth and presto.................window zips right up without any effort at all.
Of course, it was only around +10 degrees F today, but still a major improvement. If we get crazy cold again, I'll repost with another update.
Appears that silicone is the cure. Thanks for the advice!
Hi. I have the same problem with my 2002 driver's side window when it gets cold here in N.J. Where is this run channel exactly...where would I spray the silicone or graphite??? Thanks!
Mary
The run channels are the rubber guide slots that are in the inner perimeter of the window frame. Spray silicone spray directly in the slot and immediately wipe the excess with a rag.
Also, spray silicone spray on the inner and outer rubber squeegees on the bottom edge, again wiping the excess.
Finally, as I said before, I applied silicone spray directly to the glass surface on the inside and outside. Polished it off with the rag and it left the window very slick and crystal clear.
I did not spray anything down into the door cavity; not sure what components are exposed/electrical connections, so I played it safe and avoided spraying that area.
Worked great for me....no problems for a couple of months now.
I would not recommend the use of graphite. Stay with the silicone spray.
By the way folks, EricD is a Honda service manager. he knows of what he speaks. My run channel got so bad from never being lubed I had to have it replaced. The rubber got all deformed and the window would whistle when closed.
I recently had this issue with my 06 Odyssey when it got cold out. After doing some research, I came across this thread. I used the silicone spray and it fixed the problem, plus my driver's side window now goes up and down much faster. Thanks for the suggestions on this thread!