"R. P." <r_pol12gar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8oJzd.566577$wV.9111@attbi_s54...
> I've noticed for some time now that the driver side window has been rather
> slow to close and often showed hesitancy while moving up. Lowering the
> window has never been the problem. Today I got to a point where I could
> not close the window more than half way up after I entered a parking
> garage. Naturally I could not leave the car parked that way, so I left
> the garage immediately and headed home on the freeway. About half way home
> I tried to close the window and to my surprise it did slowly close. Now
> I'm afraid to touch the power button on that window as I rather have it
> stuck in closed than in open position till I can get it fixed.
>
> I wonder how many of you have experienced this kind of power window
> problem on this or other Honda models and if there is a common cause for
> most of them that I myself could hopefully fix. I'm afraid that if I take
> it to a Honda dealer or other shop they might charge me a new servo kit
> when perhaps all that was needed was some cleaning and grease job.
>
> I do have the official Honda service manual for this model but when I
> looked at all the electric stuff there behind the door panel that I could
> possibly screw up during the disassembly and reassembly, I am pretty
> hesitant doing the job myself unless I hear some reassuring experiences
> from you guys who've done the job yourself. I am also not keen getting
> some special purpose tools just for a one-time job like this.
>
> Thanks for relating any experiences you might have about this subject,
> Rudy
IIRC, this is a common problem that is addressed by spraying the
weatherstrip channels with silicone lubricant spray.

Mike