# 1989 Volvo 240 window won’t go up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo, 240\
**Created:** [May 20, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682 "2018-05-20T00:26:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![King39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@King39](https://community.cartalk.com/u/King39)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682/1 "2018-05-20T00:26:41Z")

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the front window on the driver side will not go up

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682/2 "2018-05-20T16:27:40Z")

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Manual or power window?

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682/3 "2018-05-22T17:54:33Z")

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If it’s a power window, the motor, switch or wiring through the door could be bad.

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682/4 "2018-05-23T04:42:10Z")

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If it’s a power window, does it make any sound at all when you push the button?

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**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-volvo-240-window-won-t-go-up/117682/5 "2018-05-23T07:46:00Z")

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Check first the switch if it is faulty before you start digging into the motor/regulator.