nckreeves

ok, point taken. is there any signs of when the timing belt is about to go or does it just snap and then your f-ed? but on the topic of my window endevor i have pulled off both the driver side door pannel and the door pannel of the window infected, checked the connectors, none of which were dirty or corroded. disconnected then reconnected and it has not solved the problem. is it any possibility it could be the relay?

Damn hollywood and their pretentious vail of ignorance!

Thanks to all that lent their support! will keep you updated on my progress and let you know what turns up. Keep the advice comming. any thoughts or ideas are greatly appreciated. Nick

if the both switches have trouble rolling up the window, do you not believe the problem would derive from the motor contact at the window in question or do you think if the master control switch contact is dirty enough it would cause the individual switch to loose electrical current and be defective as well?

i have the 2.5 engine. says no timing belt due till 100k. am i mistaken?

Okay, will give that a go. thanks!

Hello, My name is Nick and I have a 98 subaru outback. It is in good condition with less than 60k and has been in 0 accidents. I, by no means am a mechanic but do own the Haynes Manual and can handle routine maintenance. However, my driver side rear window is becoming tempermental if that is possible. Anyone that can provide some constructive advice would be greatlly appreciated. My problem is: Driver side rear power window will roll down from both the master and individual control switches but will not roll up from either. Only after several minutes of messing with the switches do I actaully get the window to activate and roll up. The problem seems gradual. meaning the window used to roll up from the individual and not the master leaving me to believe the problem was isolated. now it has extreme difficulty rolling up from either. But when it does finally catch and activate the window shows no sign of struggle to roll up leaving me to believe the motor is fine and there is no bunching. My deduction is that it may be a relay, regulator, circuit breaker or some type of electrical problem Any suggestions snd/or advice???