Front windows roll up/down slowly

[csprinkle]

Hello,

 

My front windows, especially on the driver's side, roll up/down very slowly. When it gets cooler outside, to maybe 30-40f range, sometimes the windows won't move at all unless I push or pull the top of the glass myself. I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with it but I can only assume the window motor is on it's last leg. I do notice that the rubber lining on the bottom of the window on the outside is being dragged with the window, so when I roll the window down, the rubber track starts peeling into the door cavity. Apologies if my description doesn't make any sense, I would add a photo but a family member drove my car out today.

 

Is this something that would be relatively easy to fix or should I just let it be? I'm not too interested in having to take the door apart for the windows because frankly I don't like them being wide open anyway, but it gets annoying at entry gates/drive thru windows.

[Slartibartfast]

Does sound like the motor's on its way out, but you might get a little more life out of it by making its job easier. Roll the window all the way down and lube up the channels that the window slides in with silicone spray. Use the straw to get it down in there. Try not to get it on the rest of the window. Spray some of the same on a paper towel and wipe it into that bottom seal that's catching. I would also clean the glass, on the off chance there's something on the glass that's helping it catch on the seal.

 

You want the spray that dries. The dry stuff doesn't pick up dirt the way wet lubes do.