Originally Posted By: The_Eric
Originally Posted By: HerrStig
How many times did she try to open it when it was frozen? My 15 year old 300K Camry has had no window problems, and sees at least two ups and two downs evey day.
Well pin a rose on your nose... Sometimes [censored] just happens. When I worked at a different shop (around 2010), we were changing oil on a 2005 or 2006 F-150 and as force of habit, we rolled the window down (again because things happen, especially with power locks- don't ask). When we were done, another guy went to roll it up and POP! The regulator broke.
What makes this so interesting is the truck had an honest 3000 miles on it! The guy just never drove it, kept it in his garage all the time and NEVER saw the snow. It was primped, pampered and babied like no other... and still the regulator broke. No abuse, no extenuating circumstances.
The Toyota regulator unit is very reliable. Every so often someone manages to break one. I own FOUR Camrys including a 2008, never lost a window regulator. You know what you can do with the rose. One sure way to break the unit is to try to move a frozen window. Yes there are safeguards, no they're not perfect.