[05Sequoia928]

My 05 sequoia rear window randomly went down today and will not go back up. I took to the dealership and they want to charge 1.3k to fix. I asked if there was a way to just keep the window up and not worry about replacing the motor but they said it they really do not do that and it will cost almost as much in labor. Any suggestions would be great.

 

[cheapskate]

Sounds like your dealer is trying to screw you over. Wow, dealers never do that do they?
For $1300 try fixing it yourself, what do you have to lose?
Read through this. Its long and some of the links no longer work but still some good info here to get you started. Even if the motor is fried I have a hard time believing you couldnt find one for more than around $300, maybe less.

Sequoia rear window not working

I have a 2001 Sequoia and the rear (tailgate) power window has ceased working. It does not work with the remote or the dash switch. The owner's manual does not show a switch for the tailgate motor, nor was I able to find anything useful on the Toyota wiring diagrams posted in the technical part...

www.tundrasolutions.com

 

[mibro]

My 05 sequoia rear window randomly went down today and will not go back up. I took to the dealership and they want to charge 1.3k to fix. I asked if there was a way to just keep the window up and not worry about replacing the motor but they said it they really do not do that and it will cost almost as much in labor. Any suggestions would be great.

Where are you located?

I've had the tailgate apart half a dozen times on two different first gen Sequoias. It's not difficult to work on.

There's a simple hail mary play you can try first. If you can get any kind of grip on the top of the window with your fingertips or some kind of soft tool, pull the window up and shake it while an assistant presses the window up button on the dashboard.

Why? The motor gets stuck. Jiggling it just a little can move the commutator to a position where the motor runs.

 

[ranrushing]

This happened on my '06 a couple of times in 10yrs, first time at about 40K, next was probably towards 140k.

First time I pulled the inner door panel off and managed to spray some electronic contact cleaner on/around the motor, probably also disconnected cabling too. And this seemed to work, but I was always worried, because I could not get very close to the motor when spraying.

Next time I pulled the whole motor, not impossible, but not a walk in the park. And as I recall I did some minor disassembly of the motor to expose armature and other electrical innards and cleaned things up with electrical contact cleaner. Motor was very good after that and I felt much better about things. Note, my rear hatch had alot of moister inside which is what was likely affecting the motor and causing to fail.

Before you spend 1.3k, I for sure try one or both of these methods and next step would be to buy a new motor.

 

[ranrushing]

BTW - this post looks to be in a 1st gen tundra Intake/Exhaust Forced induction forum.

Moderator - feel free to delete this reply if you catch this and make edits.

 

[skaye]

My 05 sequoia rear window randomly went down today and will not go back up. I took to the dealership and they want to charge 1.3k to fix. I asked if there was a way to just keep the window up and not worry about replacing the motor but they said it they really do not do that and it will cost almost as much in labor. Any suggestions would be great.

I had my rear window break 2 times. You can buy the parts online and have someone remove the back panel and replace broken parts. It has always been the plastic parts that break. Buy the complete replacement package, all parts are less than $100. My dealer quoted me above 1000 as well.

 

[laserman]

My 05 sequoia rear window randomly went down today and will not go back up. I took to the dealership and they want to charge 1.3k to fix. I asked if there was a way to just keep the window up and not worry about replacing the motor but they said it they really do not do that and it will cost almost as much in labor. Any suggestions would be great.

Check the relay or the relay contacts for corrosion.