I have a 2005 Sequoia and the rear window won't roll down. I tried operating from the hatch, dash and key fob, as well as made sure the windows were unlocked. Anyone else have a problem with their rear window? Looks like a trip to the dealer.
Mine went dead on warranty so they fixed it the first time. I continue to have periodic problems, especially if the car is dirty. It must not have a very stong motor because if I clean it up, it starts working again. It seems to stop working at the most inconvenient times.
My 2005 Sequoia had the same problem. Dealer recommended replacing the motor and the ECU, which would have cost me $1000 including labour and taxes.
Thanks to the instructions in this forum thread, I removed the bracket and spring and everything works like a peach. Took me half an hour and saved me $1000.
I have a friend with an 02 Sequoia and her rear window has not been working for over a year. Thanks to Andy4, post 22 of this thread, I fixed it easily today in about 30 minutes. You do it like this, and for free!
Raise lift gate
use a putty knife or similar to lift up top trim above window
do same for each side trim
remove screw holding strap on
use small scredriver to lift bottom corner of tail gate cover
slide putty knife in where you see clip and pry up
repeat with putty knife at each clip (8 I think total)
tailgate cover trim is now just held on at window, strike bottom to force it up and out of window
Remove electrical connectors to items on black metal window panel
Remove clips holding wire harnes by pushing in hidden clip on each end and pulling out on harness
Remove screws from panel then take it off (see TSB post)
Remove spring, 2 bolts, and then the 2 metal piece the bolts went to, one on the outside and the one you unscrewed the bolts from
Try the window now, I bet it works!
Replace all panels, wiring and trim
This is much easier than it sounds. Don't be scared off by the TSB. Once uncovered, you don't do anything except remove the spring and bolts and 2 metal pieces. Very easy.
Bought a 2005 Sequoia last week. back window was dead and wiper didn't work. read a bunch of posts. the one above along with the TSB are the most helpful. opened up the back, removed the spring, two bolts and two metal pieces. my wife sat in front and tried to move the window down. i tapped the motor and started working. put everything back together and works fine now. so nice not to have to pay to get it fixed...
one thing i'd note is that i couldn't figure out how to disconnect the electrical wires. they didn't come apart easily and i didn't want to break them, so i ended up leaving everything connected and instead let the metal plate hang from the back door (using a temporary zip tie that i rigged up - very simple) while i did the work. otherwise worked like a charm!
Joined the forum to get info on mounting bushings for the rack & pinion steering assembly because toyota makes you buy the whole rack if the bushings go bad. Found bushings (better than OEM) at Wheelers Off-Road for 25 bucks and started looking into the rear window not working problem I have had on my 02 Sequoia since new. The dealer replaced the motor and ECU twice under warranty and when it went bad the third time I decided not to pay for it myself. I went onto some other forums a few years ago and the best advice I could find was replace the motor with one from a 4 Runner or slam the door hard until the window starts working again. I tried the latter a few times and it worked pretty good for a couple of years. About 6 months ago it stopped working altogether and my attempts at slamming the door were no longer fruitful. Guess what, armed with the TSB and the instructions above I fixed it in ten minutes and threw the 5 "extra" parts (clearly designed to rip off toyota customers) into the woods. Don't replace the motor and don't replace the ECU. Just remove these parts and Viola it will work!!! I didn't even disconnect the battery or connectors nor remove the smaller panel on the pasenger side. I just hung the large black cover from the wires and removed the pieces.
I've done the TSB and removed the spring and various parts and all worked VERY well for while. Recently it stopped working again. Upon removing everything I found the the window was being held up on a decent amount of pressure. After removing the bolts holding the motor assembly to the door, the motor unit would not budge. I found by forcing the gears to "unmesh" I was able to relieve the pressure on the window and all worked well. The window was not even (I had moved only one sides tooth). I moved the gear back so that the window was level and all has been well.
I will probably post this separately, but for this with working windows, when it closes, does it exert enough pressure on the window/door that the entire door "flexes" when it closes tightly? I am thinking that the problem may be (at least on mine) that the window is closing so tightly that the pressure on the gear / regulator is to great for the motor to start things moving. Need to figure out where/how the ECU knows the window is closed.
Thank to the forum this has been much less of a headache as an inconvenience.
My rear window motor is dead as well. What year 4 runner is that from? And, yeah, does that motor strain at all. It's my wife's car and she uses that window constantly.
my rear window does the same thing on my 2005 sequioa but i did replace my battery in october i wander if that has something do with it if anyonee has any answers let me know
Hi, I have a 2004 Sequoia and my rear window became stuck in the up position only one month after we bought it two years ago. At that time, the dealer that we bought it from was kind enough to repair the motor at their cost (~$450). Now, two years later, the rear power window has again failed! After reviewing the numerous posts on this, I printed out copies of the Toyota Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) related to this issue (Posted by Andy4 on 06-03-2007, 06:00 PM) and then simply removed the spring, spring hook, backing plate and two screws, then tried it and it didn't work - with the hatch up. When I closed the hatch and tried it, it worked like a champ!!! This took me less than 1 hr to do. I'm now back in business, and this saved a hefty mechanic's bill! Thanks everyone for the info and TundraSolutions for this forum!
-Mark-
Last edited by SequoiaMark; 07-25-2009 at 02:14 PM.
Thank goodness for this web site and sites like it!!!
Mike Erdman Toyota on Merritt Island in Florida told me I would need a new rear window motor at $300 plus labor. I decided I would live with window not working as I very rarely used it anyway. After reading various posts on this subject and finding the following Toyota Service Bulletin (http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/sk...840_01_seq.pdf) I went home and removed the metal stopper as outlined on item 14 of the bulletin. I also "tapped" the motor for good measure and disconnected and reconnected wiring harness. Nothing happened until I re-secured the metal panel back to the door and then the window started working. I suspect it was the metal stopper that was the solution and I also suspect the circuit might be grounded by the metal panel and that is why it only started working after I got it all back in place. Repair only took about 30 mins and it cost ZERO!!!
I have fixed several items on my 2002 Sequoia myself thanks to this site... For example; the rear door handle that broke, blown front door speakers and the bulb for the "drive" signal on the dash. These are all items that appear to be common issues on this car and things that can be repaired for a fraction of the cost from a dealer if you are somewhat "handy" and prepared to fix yourself.
2003 Sequoia Limited - 110,000 miles / 177,000 kms - just purchased vehicle yesterday - rear window was would not go right away. From inside switch held for 10 sec maybe and finally went - previous owner had 3 years and really didn't use it they said. The FOB will take down -but not up..
Hoping some some use with it will get the cobwebs out - will try and reset as mentioned by JohnnyRock
I have a 2005 Sequoia and the rear window won't roll down. I tried operating from the hatch, dash and key fob, as well as made sure the windows were unlocked. Anyone else have a problem with their rear window? Looks like a trip to the dealer.
I have an '02 Sequoia and the same thing happened to me. The window stopped working as well as all the outlets. I figured that it was the fuse so I changed it out, no help. Then I went to a higher amp fuse and still nothing worked. Over the last year my left-rear turn signal had been blinking furiously on the dash and was not working on the outside. I went out and purchased a new bulb and when I removed the lens and bulb it looked just fine! So I re-installed the old bulb and the turn-signal worked perfectly. This happened about 3 times over the course of 9 months. Finally I went ahead and installed the new bulb I had purchased even though the old one still worked. AND miracle of miracles the rear-window started working again and all my outlets too...go figure. So instead of a very expensive trip to the dealer try replacing the driver-side rear bulb or heck even all the turn-signal bulbs (very cheap @ $2 each) and see if that fixes the window problem.
My rear window had become intermittant some time ago and then quit working all together. Then, I had the dreaded rear hatch release hande break. I now had no way to get in the back of my vehicle. Short story: I finally tried the tsb listed while I was replacing the broken handle and the window now works. I am not sure why it now works but it does. Knock on wood.
Great forum and thanks to the many members who take the time to make it a great resource.
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