obusnizzle

judging by how hard the average complain all idiot slams their door, sure doesnt help the problem.

ATOM

what?

obusnizzle

*sigh*........the problem is at the driver side door....now the door is quite large, has a fairly strong latch, and using simple physics, the door is heavy and gains more velocity the further out from its axis as it is shut. The average moron slings the door closed, which isnt necessary. Excess vibration exacerbates a mildly faulty regulator, causing an outright failure.

ATOM

that could be a helping factor, also i will agree with you that some of the parts that ford uses aren't the best quality...

obusnizzle

i never said anything about the quality of parts.

ATOM

no, i did. reason these motors are hit and miss is because of bad lots coming from the maker...probably somewhere in china

obusnizzle

have you ever taken one apart? the problem isnt the regulator in the motor, its the grease. Plastic regulators are made of nylon based plastic, its plastic because of safety reasons. They will stop under resistance, a metal one will not cease operation. That being said, the regulator and bearings require a long life grease...its a petrochemical, like all things, petrochemicals have a way of breaking down plastics. combine heat, vibation(mostly unnecessary or excessive door slamming), and an open forum to complain and place blame on anything and you have your problem. Having read the complaints on the website, its just a bitchfest propagated by uninformed consumers and people willing to place blame who spend more time pointing fingers at a brand and think they are getting bent over by a service writer.

ATOM

yea i have taken them apart before, my fiance had a chevy tracker and somehow the regulator stuck and i was lucky enough to be driving it when it happened and the best part was....chevy didn't wanna pay for it, but after enough bitching they did

obusnizzle

same thing happened to my bird.....all it needed was the $3 nylon rollers and 45min of my time.

ATOM

yea not a warm feeling when you look over and see the passenger door panel on fire as you driving it....but that's the price we pay for luxury