Went to put down the window in my 380 and the rear drivers side window dropped inside the car.
Opened her up to have a looksy and the cable has dislodged and the regulator is fooked. :( lucky its under warranty but now my window is stuck down. I have to wait till tuesday now for my booking. :(

Went to put down the window in my 380 and the rear drivers side window dropped inside the car.
Opened her up to have a looksy and the cable has dislodged and the regulator is fooked. :( lucky its under warranty but now my window is stuck down. I have to wait till tuesday now for my booking. :(

Welcome to the club. Seems a regular occurance:beer:

This is scary... this hasn't happened to me (...yet?).

This is scary... this hasn't happened to me (...yet?).

Xmas 2007 Drivers side rear / Xmas 2008 Pass side rear / 3 weeks ago Drivers side rear again.
Yes Grub it is only a matter of time. Good thing is i have always just dropped into a dealer and it has been replaced within a couple of hours

Yes I've read of all the exploits here. I guess I will add my own adventures when and if this happens to me too.

I so dont use the back windows!

Sunroof FTW

I will crap my dacks if this happens to me only 1 year left of warranty

carry a plastic sheet and a roll of duct tape in the boot? :)

Happened to me only two weeks after I bought the car. Passenger side rear window just stopped working. Luckily it was fully up at the time. Fixed under warranty the next day. Apparently due to a very dodgy batch of Chinese window regulators.

KJ.

I so dont use the back windows!

Sunroof FTW

I will crap my dacks if this happens to me only 1 year left of warranty

Mine hardly get used either. The last one just dropped, other times is when they are being used.

sucks :( Now i have to go into that place were they wont give me a loan car. I have to wait for there mechanics to **** about with it. Would it void its warranty if I open up the door and place something in there to hold the window up.?

From post so far it is only a matter of time for me aswell,being that window racing is so much fun with kids in the back(only until I lock them out ),then missus complains (because due to a stupid design) ,it locks front passenger out also. Got till 2012 for mine to stuffup and still be covered thank goodness.

Mmm common occurrence mine too. Just b4 holidays too!! Fixed no question under warranty

hahaha...guess what my car got put in on sat for.....rear passenger window. Shame tho they didnt have the parts in stock, made me come down two weeks ago to "inspect" it but failed to mention that to me as i was expecting it to be fixed when i came back. two weeks later got the window fixed and the sway bar links. :D

window now works and there is no more knocks coming from the front suspension.

What was everyone else's waiting time for the window to be fixed and did they inspect it first before ordering the parts?

Now I play russian roulette with the windows everyday, winding them down and up once each. They still gotta be used, and if they're gonna break there's nothing I can do to prevent it (apart from never using them). Maybe I could ask them to check them at next service, before they break?

hahaha...guess what my car got put in on sat for.....rear passenger window. Shame tho they didnt have the parts in stock, made me come down two weeks ago to "inspect" it but failed to mention that to me as i was expecting it to be fixed when i came back. two weeks later got the window fixed and the sway bar links. :D

window now works and there is no more knocks coming from the front suspension.

What was everyone else's waiting time for the window to be fixed and did they inspect it first before ordering the parts?

Yup Inspected it first then said come back in 5 days.
They did manage to close it up and shove a screw somewhere to keep it up while I waited to get it fixed.

Yup Inspected it first then said come back in 5 days.
They did manage to close it up and shove a screw somewhere to keep it up while I waited to get it fixed.

Well that would have been nice...they sent me off with nothing. Had to tape the window up which has now permanently stuck to the window :(

Now I play russian roulette with the windows everyday, winding them down and up once each. They still gotta be used, and if they're gonna break there's nothing I can do to prevent it (apart from never using them). Maybe I could ask them to check them at next service, before they break?
I asked the dealership to check my two front windows as there was a slight buzzy noise when the window was almost fully wound down. The back windows were very quiet. I was told that it was just different mechanisms in the fronts to give a different noise.

I asked the dealership to check my two front windows as there was a slight buzzy noise when the window was almost fully wound down. The back windows were very quiet. I was told that it was just different mechanisms in the fronts to give a different noise.

So you were told there are different motors(?) in front to back, yeah? 'Cos it seems all the breaking window winders are rear passenger. I don't recall any fronts playing up.
I run all mine up and day each day, just once (no window racing for me thanks) to see if any difference occurs in travel time, noise, etc. All perfect, smooth and quiet so far.

So you were told there are different motors(?) in front to back, yeah? 'Cos it seems all the breaking window winders are rear passenger. I don't recall any fronts playing up.
I run all mine up and day each day, just once (no window racing for me thanks) to see if any difference occurs in travel time, noise, etc. All perfect, smooth and quiet so far.
Sorry- not sure if it was the motor, had all sorts of things going through my head with about 7 things i was asking them about. They just told me that the little noise there is, is normal. I am suspicious though. The back windows are very quiet.

I work at a dealer and the RHF, LHF, RHR are all just about changed daily. if your not under warranty, it should be about $150 a reg with motor

We need to get a broken one to find out what actually goes wrong.

We need to get a broken one to find out what actually goes wrong.

I had a look at mine and what had happened was the bracket that held the cable to the window mount had snapped off. It appeared that after a feeble attempt to repair the bracket to get me going again, the cable is simply under too much pressure for the design. We tried to reconnect it but there is no way a human could get the tension in the cable to stretch it enough to connect it. So, i have come to the conclusion that the machine that made the assembly simply had the tension too tight for the design. :D

I had a look at mine and what had happened was the bracket that held the cable to the window mount had snapped off. It appeared that after a feeble attempt to repair the bracket to get me going again, the cable is simply under too much pressure for the design. We tried to reconnect it but there is no way a human could get the tension in the cable to stretch it enough to connect it. So, i have come to the conclusion that the machine that made the assembly simply had the tension too tight for the design. :D


thanks for that.

Obviously long term it will need to be redesigned to mitigate our out of warranty costs.

guess what I have joined the club

so going to give mitsi a call in the morning

guess what I have joined the club

so going to give mitsi a call in the morning

i joined it first, mine went on boxing day so had to wait until today with a rear window down! worst part i was in esperance on holidays (750kms from home) so had to drive home with window cardboarded up, looked so dodgy, and more than a little embarassing!
then they didnt even have the parts at the dealer so cant get it fixed till thursday. fml

yeah have to wait til tomorrow to get it looked at

rang around the dealers close to me and most are out of the parts needed

Not happy but what can you do

Motor on my back passenger side died about 2 weeks after I bought mine last year. Took it in the next day and had it replaced under warranty.

I've had all four window winders die, including one that has failed twice. Grr!

The common failure is that the glass just... drops. Fixed under warranty each time, but it's getting annoying.

Its funny when you can walk in to a dealer and tell them exactly what is wrong with it

The service advisor tried to argue with me that it wouldbe more complicated thatn what it was LOL

I had different guy give me back my motor LOL

Love the window SOX left car in driveway for 2 days and no one would have known

Ive had my DS rear window replaced, the windscreen (Funny Story!) and now my DS front window wont go up or down.
It's relay clicks, but the window dont move.

The funny story about the windscreen.
We had an annoying vibration / rattle in the cabin, so I reported it to the Mitsu dealer and they booked it in to be looked at.
I drop the car off and explain that it could be caused not only when driving along the roads but when you turned the sound system up.
So, they look into it and at 5pm when I arrive to pickup my car, its sitting there without the interior mirror AND a broken windscreen!
It turns out the the tech (Not a mechanic) who looked at the car (at 4:30pm!) had decided that it was the interior mirror and had attempted to remove it from the screen with a yank!
This got the mirror off the sreen and also took with it a large chunk of the interior glass layer of the laminated windscreen!
(How the hell he managed it, god only knows!)

So, now they had to replace the windscreen under warranty as well as the mirror!
It took 2 weeks to get a new windscreen and 6 weeks for the mirror..................

At the allotted time, these items were duly fitted and guess what?


The rattle / vibration was still there!

(It turns out it is the lid on the sunglass holder in the roof that was rattling...........It took me 30 seconds to fix it......myself!)

Damn RR window broke today, it got stuck halfway down, according to the missus. Then dropped into the door....

yep the motors ***d

Damn RR window broke today, it got stuck halfway down, according to the missus. Then dropped into the door....
Welcome to the club

How many members could join the "windows haven't broken yet" club? Seems to be less and less everyday.

The service centre I went to apparently did 4 windows today.

First post here! Only got my 380 a month ago, woke up this morning and looked out the window at it and noticed the back driver side window was down. Went outside to look and it wouldn't go back up. Called the dealership they checked they had the part in stock and are fixing it up now.

Welcome to AMC and owning a 380

gee...........weird thing is i ve seen this post before and not bothered,but thought,why not...and read it ,and low and behold,i am too a member of the broken window regulator club...ha...without even knowing it.

Thing is ,the day i was looking at the car,the dealer said the window wouldnt go all the way up,yeah,so it was due for a service,so i thought i will get it looked at then,but before i got to the dealer,it failed completely and dropped,and natch,wouldnt come up,so when i took the car in and job was done in half an hour....they must have a stockpile of them ....lol...

my rear left window smashed due to the regulator stuffing on the 23rd of December, booked in to get fixed on the 19th of January. Heaps crap timing cause there are about 6 public holidays over Christmas

Just thought to ask, was anyone using their window when it broke? Or did it just drop and break by itself when it was closed? What do the dealer service guys say and do to assure it never happens again? Or does it happen again?

I hit a bump

i was just driving along :S

my wife just lowered the rear passenger window and thats where it stayed

mine just broke when i tried to put it up

I roid raged and slammed the door after trying to put the head rest trim on.

mine gets fixed tomorow:woot:

I closed the drivers door and the rear drivers side rear went down...
Rear passenger side went down doing about 80 kmph......scared the poop out of me!

My rear drivers went "twang" the other day. Just winding it down. Seems quite a common problem. Second window to do it to me.

Our third window went pop yesterday. Thats the drivers, drivers rear and passenger rear all buggered for us.

Just waiting on the passenger window now and I'll have the full set! It's a good job the car is still under warranty.

Cheers

J

Bugger jimmy have you got it booked in??

Haven't had any broken windows in our 380's yet.

I tested all the windows today just to exercise them.

Yeah, Mitsi's fixed it straight away. They must keep a stockpile of the right parts out the back, hahahaha

Can anyone get their hands on a failed one so we can cut it apart and see what actually failed?

Can anyone get their hands on a failed one so we can cut it apart and see what actually failed?

My passenger side rear motor broke on Friday night a week ago while on my way to an engagement party. While raising the window the steel cable jumped off the tracks of the pulley wheel inside the regulator, and wound itself around the pulley wheel tight, jamming the stupid thing.

So all dressed up I pulled my door apart in the parking lot of a bowling club using a mini maglight for light, and after pulling the regulator apart and extracting the cable, I was able to raise the window and hold the closed by clamping the cable to the power window track using a g-clamp I fortunately had in the car.

No problems booking it in under warranty, but still waiting for a time to attend to get it replaced, as they are apparently having difficulty getting the new reg (in far too high demand no doubt).

I can post photos of the busted reg if you'd like? But it pretty much looks like the inside of any power window regulator, except that the plastic pulley wheel is all chewed up where the cable jumped the tracks and jammed inside it.

please post the photo....

Here they are. I cant post attachments for some reason, so linkies:

The inside of the busted Regulator, with the metal cover off (http://home.exetel.com.au/apwebspace/IMG_6656.JPG)

Close up of the chewed pulley wheel (http://home.exetel.com.au/apwebspace/IMG_6657.JPG)

My poor door (for the sympathy vote) (http://home.exetel.com.au/apwebspace/IMG_6652.JPG)

Great pics
Answers a lot of questions

and now my DS front window wont go up or down.
It's relay clicks, but the window dont move.


I have had it twice happen to me on the DS front window, It happened to me tonight when I got in and tried to open the window.......nothing. Same as last time it just wouldn't go, then like magic(after about 4 hours and being in and out the car about 2 to 3 times) it just started working again. It happened exactly the same as last time. I will get it looked at next service. Hopefully they can figure it out!

How many members could join the "windows haven't broken yet" club? Seems to be less and less everyday.

I'm in this club still, touch wood. Will try all my windows tomorrow.

I'm in this club still, touch wood. Will try all my windows tomorrow.

I'm one of the few in the club too!:doubt::doubt::doubt:

Got a good hold of the dining room table right now (biggest piece of wood I could find!!!)

just lost my windows :( can add that to the list with the stupid hail damage

havent had any probs yet. time to go hug some trees i think.

Far too much wood touching in this thread for my liking. Its a little offputting :naughty:

My left rear window just drop dead yesterday, manage to pull it up and stick it with duct tape...... damn...

I do a lot of country driving & I have had the driver side window die three times.
When I pulled the door cover off the first time I found that one of the clips on the Aluminum cover had come loose from the black plastic cover.
I guess this allowed the pulley wheel to move which allowed the cable jump out of its runner & mess things up.

The second time it happened the same thing had occurred but on a different clip.

The third time it occurred, once again the exact same thing had happened. I think the dealer was considering about making special section in the workshop just to replace my window motors.

So after the third motor I was fed up.
So I pulled the door apart and watched what was going on when the windows went up & down.
The only thing I could see was that when the window was lifted up the Aluminum cover seemed to flex slightly.
So here is what I did and I have not had one singe problem in over a year now.
http://i42.tinypic.com/23utqq8.jpg
1) I found a nylon spacer about the thickness of two 20 cent pieces, but a little larger in diameter and stuck it to the outside center of the Aluminum cover with silastic.
2) Then I put two good quality (the white ones like the Cops use seem to be stronger) Zip-ties crossed over the spacer sitting on or as close to the two smaller Aluminum clips as possible.
3) You will need pointy nosed pliers to get them tight so they put pressure on the spacer.
4)Then just put a couple of drops of silastic on them so they stick in place to the housing for security & trim up the leftovers.It looks neat & tidy too.

It has worked for me & it might work for some of you as well, plus it is not too hard to do.
EDIT: I don't know why but my motor was not exactly the same as this one in the picture you posted but the fix should work the same for this one I would think.

I was about to pick up my 2005 Vr-x from dealer today which I bought on Friday. The dealer rings me up and tells me that regulator is gone and that I can pick up the car in two days after they fix it....damn I was looking forward to it all weekend...but obviously this is common problem and I guess I am better off having it fixed now (before delivery).

I do a lot of country driving & I have had the driver side window die three times.
When I pulled the door cover off the first time I found that one of the clips on the Aluminum cover had come loose from the black plastic cover.
I guess this allowed the pulley wheel to move which allowed the cable jump out of its runner & mess things up.

The second time it happened the same thing had occurred but on a different clip.

The third time it occurred, once again the exact same thing had happened. I think the dealer was considering about making special section in the workshop just to replace my window motors.

So after the third motor I was fed up.
So I pulled the door apart and watched what was going on when the windows went up & down.
The only thing I could see was that when the window was lifted up the Aluminum cover seemed to flex slightly.
So here is what I did and I have not had one singe problem in over a year now.
http://i42.tinypic.com/23utqq8.jpg
1) I found a nylon spacer about the thickness of two 20 cent pieces, but a little larger in diameter and stuck it to the outside center of the Aluminum cover with silastic.
2) Then I put two good quality (the white ones like the Cops use seem to be stronger) Zip-ties crossed over the spacer sitting on or as close to the two smaller Aluminum clips as possible.
3) You will need pointy nosed pliers to get them tight so they put pressure on the spacer.
4)Then just put a couple of drops of silastic on them so they stick in place to the housing for security & trim up the leftovers.It looks neat & tidy too.

It has worked for me & it might work for some of you as well, plus it is not too hard to do.
EDIT: I don't know why but my motor was not exactly the same as this one in the picture you posted but the fix should work the same for this one I would think.


Great work mate, this should be moved to the encyclopaedia thread.

ARGHHHHHH! You rotten buggers!:tantrum:

My drivers window failed yesterday!

if you hadn't started this thread it wouldn't have happened!

:rocket:

Now you've done it!

My driver's side rear failed two weeks after I bought the car (18 months ago), fixed under warranty, no probs since, but one of the other three windows is bound to fail any second now.

KJ.

We have pretty much all had the same problem,do you remember all the problems with the TJ,well it seems that mitsu got the same people to do the regulators for the 380 and unlike the TJ a clip aint gonna fix it,the new replacement regs are GALANT and made in the USA,bullet proof,i have been told.

We have pretty much all had the same problem,do you remember all the problems with the TJ,well it seems that mitsu got the same people to do the regulators for the 380 and unlike the TJ a clip aint gonna fix it,the new replacement regs are GALANT and made in the USA,bullet proof,i have been told.

So a repaired window won't break again? I'd hope not.

I must be about the only 380 owner now who hasn't had a problem ........ sits waiting for his windows to fall into the doors :kb:

my windows still work... although I try not to use them, mostly thanks to this thread.

I hand signal through the sunroof!

I must be about the only 380 owner now who hasn't had a problem ........ sits waiting for his windows to fall into the doors :kb:

You and me both Fooz.

I havnt had an issue...yet! lol

You and me both Fooz.

Now we know the secret!

Get a Series 5 Sprintex S/C fitted, hey presto no window regulator problems!

KJ.

Now we know the secret!

Get a Series 5 Sprintex S/C fitted, hey presto no window regulator problems!

KJ.

Thats it the secrets out of the bag!! We have both plumbed boost into the regulators to hold the windows up :eek2:

I must be about the only 380 owner now who hasn't had a problem ........ sits waiting for his windows to fall into the doors :kb:

Mine still working fine too.

I must be about the only 380 owner now who hasn't had a problem ........ sits waiting for his windows to fall into the doors :kb:

You can add me to the list of problem free windows.

Finally got my rear passenger side reg fixed today. Kinda sad. I was just getting used to looking at my door without the door trim attached, and g-clamp sticking out of it.
On Monday night my front passenger window refused to wind down. By Tuesday morning the problem had magically fixed itself and thus nothing could be done on warranty. I guess I'll just wait for that one to go BANG too.

I just hope my other 3 fail while still under warranty so I can get a full set of nice shiny US Galant regs instead of the flawed ones (some of?) the 380s seem to have.

But now I have 4 working windows and a fully functional tiptronic, so I'm happy again.

Mitsubishi should do a recall and fix them all up.

One good thing in this thread...it looks like Mitsubishi are doing the right thing and fixing them as they occur?

Mitsubishi should do a recall and fix them all up.

Well, not really.
Fords have always been notorious for power windows - particularly the switches. They've never done a recall.
Looks like Mitsi's supplier has let them down.

But this seems to be the only common and regular issue with the car.

Hi guys I'm fairly new on the forums, anyway I have a broken RHF regulator on my TL magna, and I have found it so difficult to find parts for it. I don't really think aftermarket regulators exist for the Mitsubishi cars we have in Oz. I have seen kits for heaps of cars overseas where you can buy just the parts that break (plastic replacement spindle, cable, etc.) for around $50, and supposedly they are better them the OEM parts which were under-engineered in the first place. To cut a long post a bit shorter, I was thinking there might be a market for getting some of these kits made up for 380s and magnas. Would there be much interest in this?

Not at the moment as all 380s are still under warranty and when they do break mitsi are upgrading them to the galant ones maybe just bite the bullet and visit your local dealer

Not at the moment as all 380s are still under warranty and when they do break mitsi are upgrading them to the galant ones maybe just bite the bullet and visit your local dealer

Yeah i've already bought another one to put in. My concern is that it might fail again! Mine isn't under warranty

Window was fixed today and it was the motor burnt out not the regulator. They replaced both under warranty.

I've had so much trouble with windows in my 380. It's an 05 vrx. The driver's side front got stuck wound up, we found out while we were in a maccas drive thru. Wasn't awkward at all... Then the rear driver's side stuck down, then the driver's side failed again and smashed my window inside the door. Rear passenger side was next. The only window not to break is the front passenger side. *fingers crossed*

I havnt had an issue...yet! lol

Well, guess what? My rear drivers side window had this problem occur today!

Sorry... i have chosen to delete this post.

in case anyone interested... I'm now part of the 380 window problems club (or whatever we're calling it). My rear drivers side window kicked the bucket this morning. Taking it into Mitsubishi early tomorrow hopefully get it all sorted. the only problem is when I drove back home (just then) the window had completely disappeared! Heres to hoping that it sunk back inside and isn't somewhere on the Ipswich motorway!

My S3 still going strong, woo hoo. for now...

If thats not tempting fate I dont know what is LOL
My S3 still going strong, woo hoo. for now...

I would touch some wood next time I'm near some.....lol.....

Sorry... i have chosen to delete this post.

I'll temp fate.......six 380's in our family now and not a single broken window at all.

But...all series 3 only....

Makes sense.

AFAIK all Series 1 and most Series 2 had cheap crappy Chinese window regulators fitted, then near the end of Series 2 manufacture MMAL switched to much higher quality US sourced regulators (off the US Galant).

All warranty replacements of failed Chinese regulators are with these US regulators.

KJ.

Thanks kj. Was just wondering that.

Anyone have a problem second time around after US regulator was fitted?

Well my Chinese regulator lasted 120K, not bad for Wun Hung LO brand :D

I assumed it was mostly S3 that was having the problems, although no collective information was gathered. Mine's a late S1 and no problems so far, with ~65K on the odo. I don't use the windows a lot (99% of the time no passengers), but I do open and close them all about once a week. No KerPlonk yet.

I've now locked mine except for drivers haha

the drivers window was gone within a month of buying the car, had 26,000km on the clock and its a series three, no more problems yet though!

mines a 2005 and i've had the rear drivers window just go bang while driving. I drove straight back to the dealer 10minutes after it happened and they fixed it while I waited.

Series 1 380 with 50,000kms - rear passenger window dropped today with a clunk when trying to raise it.... A pain in the ass.

My condolences. Still under warrenty I hope

My condolences. Still under warrenty I hope

yeah - built dec 2005 but not registered until sep 2006. So a little longer to go.

6x 380's here and still not one broken mechanism.

6x 380's here and still not one broken mechanism.

Lucky Bugger but I said mine was fine and then 'BAM'

6x 380's here and still not one broken mechanism.Maybe you never use them??

Maybe you never use them??


nope

only one sits idle...a couple get quite a workout...up to 70-80000 k's

nope

only one sits idle...a couple get quite a workout...up to 70-80000 k's

I meant the 'windows'

Nice to bring an old thread back to the top of the list.
I had a similar problem to this today, which I don't recall reading of anybody else experiencing before...
I got into my car today after work to go home, and went to wind the driver-side window down a few inches, as you do, and nothing happened. I checked the other windows - all fine. Driver window still closed, but wouldn't budge. Then I noticed the little switch (on door handle) makes a tiny click a moment after you release the switch. So I figure the fault is somewhere behind that switch, and not with the window winder mechanism (as per thread).
Went straight to my dealer on the way home to report it (still under warranty - just), and have it booked tomorrow afternoon. They want it for 2 hours to check.
At least the glass didn't fall down in the door, so not too bad.
Anyone else had this happen before?

If anyone's interested, I got the window fixed today. It was the window regulator, not the switch (as I thought). It took them 2.5 hours to fix up and pull out the old one and then put a new one in. I mentioned the reported window drops on the forums here, and the mechanic said mostly the front windows jam in one position while the rears fall down. So I guess that makes me the newest member of the "My Window Just F*%ked Up" club. At least it didn't cost me anything.

My rear passenger window fell down, bit scary driving along at 110km's, wakes you up and gets the heart going.
Now i have a the engine warning light on it seems that one of the sensor died.
still undrer warranty thank god.
Besides that love the car

Welcome to 'the club'

Series 1 VRX and a 4-year old who LOVES to play with the power windows. Nothing broken yet.

Series 1 VRX and a 4-year old who LOVES to play with the power windows. Nothing broken yet.
If thats not tempting fate I dont know what is. Grab some wood.

I think its just a matter of luck as to whether they break or not. There doesn't seem to be any other foolproof factors involved that I've read of. They break sooner or later, or don't (yet). I can't even say "at least lightning won't strike twice" 'cos some people have had 2 collapsed windows already. Some maybe just grab tight some wood (tree-type wood that is).

My rear drivers side window fell down into the door recently which surprised me considering the window would be lucky to get used once every 3 months. Took it to Mitsubishi only to be told I was out of warranty by 1 week and would have to pay for the part (about $120) & another $120 for an hours labour. I politely asked if they could cover it considering it was a known fault with most 380's which they had already told me, it was only one week out of warranty, I had been getting the car serviced by them and its only done 55000kms. To cut a long story short, Mitsubishi would pay for the part but the Mitsubishi dealer would not shout me an hours labour. I had a chat to the service manager and he said they are only a Mitsubishi franchise who are running a business and could not afford to give away an hours free labour. Anyway, got the window fixed, paid for the labour and got a customer feedback call a few days later asking if I was happy with the service. I explained I wasnt happy considering it was only a week out of warranty and the only reason I had taken the car to them for servicing was in case I encountered a boderline warranty issue like this I would get favourable consideration. She said I was absolutely correct in thinking that and would take it to the Dealer Principal and get back to me.....that was about 3 weeks ago and I havent heard another thing from them. They have now lost my business forever for one hours labour which they would have probably recouped at my upcoming 60k service.

My advice to anyone with a 380 which is nearing the end of their warranty would be wind the windows up & down constantly until they fail so you get it fixed under warranty and dont get stuck paying for it like I did a week too late.

now that really sucks Blue

Hmmmm I haven't broken any of mine yet & warranty expires in August. Better start winding up & down lol

Has anyone worked out if this is a batch thing & it maybe was fixed in later models??

Yeah that's the only reason I've been bringing mine to the dealer, for that kind of extra consideration in a tight bind. Nice to know they don't give f&%k.
I've got a good mechanic friend who'll be getting my car services as soon as it falls out of warranty.

Mine hasn't dyed yet. Hopefully the previous owner got it replaced before.................

fingers crosssed......

Yeah that's the only reason I've been bringing mine to the dealer, for that kind of extra consideration in a tight bind. Nice to know they don't give f&%k.
I've got a good mechanic friend who'll be getting my car services as soon as it falls out of warranty.
I am with you on that. Since its now out of warranty I may as well do the service myself.

Fooz, not sure if its been fixed on later models but when I first rang the dealer about the problem she said just about every 380 they service has had the problem. I suppose if you were keen you could look back thru this thread at all the members that have had the problem and see what series they have??

I am with you on that. Since its now out of warranty I may as well do the service myself.

Fooz, not sure if its been fixed on later models but when I first rang the dealer about the problem she said just about every 380 they service has had the problem. I suppose if you were keen you could look back thru this thread at all the members that have had the problem and see what series they have??
I'll start it off then. Series 1. Passenger rear replaced

Maybe I could simulate the problem on all 4 windows somehow & claim before warranty expires lol ...... sounds like it's inevitable ....

I had DS rear series 1

Hmmmm I haven't broken any of mine yet & warranty expires in August. Better start winding up & down lol

Has anyone worked out if this is a batch thing & it maybe was fixed in later models??

Someone told me years ago that most OEM 380 window regulators are cheap Chinese junk, and when they are replaced under warranty the dealers use US made Galant regulators.
And some time during Series 2 or Series 3 production MMAL switched to using mainly the US sourced regulators, but still stuck some Chinese ones in, so you take pot luck with what's fitted to your 380.
Can't substantiate this, could just be a rumour, but it sounds right.

Drivers side rear,Series 2

So far they are all rears, anyone have any front problems?


Someone told me years ago that most OEM 380 window regulators are cheap Chinese junk, and when they are replaced under warranty the dealers use US made Galant regulators.
And some time during Series 2 or Series 3 production MMAL switched to using mainly the US sourced regulators, but still stuck some Chinese ones in, so you take pot luck with what's fitted to your 380.
Can't substantiate this, could just be a rumour, but it sounds right.

Hopefully I got the good ones then??

Someone told me years ago that most OEM 380 window regulators are cheap Chinese junk, and when they are replaced under warranty the dealers use US made Galant regulators.
And some time during Series 2 or Series 3 production MMAL switched to using mainly the US sourced regulators, but still stuck some Chinese ones in, so you take pot luck with what's fitted to your 380.
Can't substantiate this, could just be a rumour, but it sounds right.
Yeah that rings a bell with me too. And I remember someone posted pictures of what their regulator did when it went Fubar, and what the difference is between the cheap ones and the Galant ones are.

So far they are all rears, anyone have any front problems?
I just recently had a front (driver) window jam shut, wouldn't respond to the switch. When fixed, the guy said it was the regulator and that apparently fronts jam shut whereas rears fall down.

This should have been a recall if it is that widespread!

This should have been a recall if it is that widespread!
Exactly what I thought!!! I wasnt sure though if they only do a recall if it relates to the safety of the vehicle???

Mines a series 1 , rear drivers side fell down. For me now its just a matter of time until the rear passenger side goes too.

Not too worried, mine has full warranty til 2014

OH well I just joined the club. Rear driver window went down today. Series 3 SX. Hopefully my dealer will fix it while I wait on Wednesday as I need the car for Thursday.. Bummer it had to go on a long long weekend.

That's when they go always on a long weekend, mine was @ Chrissy

So you suffer from murphy's law too. :-)

mine was boxing day before last... 800kms from home with me due to depart on the 27th and the local dealer wasnt reopening till after new year = drive home with cardboard taped into the hole :P

Mine was over easter last year on way back from Riverland with Grandson in back seat with gutrot. Wind noise was horrendous. Amazing

Maybe mitsubishi should offer a new accessory - a 380 rear window emergency insert for use on public holidays (or when you really need a window) :-)

i have now joined the broken regulator club :)

had my left/rear window down a little bit today , went to put it up and just a bang and everything stopped..
still went down , but wouldn't go up again....
pulled the trim off , unbolted the glass from the carrier , and held the glass up with a block of wood...

Not good mate, hasn't happened to me yet.. ps, sweet rims.

This seems to be the window that fails most?
Lets do a survey

Welcome to the club BradGT. See you also had it fail when the dealer will be closed.
I dropped my car off early Wednesday morning this week and they had it ready to collect early that afternoon. Luckily they had the part in stock and handy.
Chrisv, you've got me worried if it is the passenger rear that fails most as mine was the driver rear.
cheers

I dont roll down the rear windows much (ever,) but I tried yesterday when I was cleaning the interior and neither of them would go down... The motors aren't working at all as far as I could tell (no noises.) :(

I dont roll down the rear windows much (ever,) but I tried yesterday when I was cleaning the interior and neither of them would go down... The motors aren't working at all as far as I could tell (no noises.) :(
Like you, the rear windows in my car rarely get used but that didnt stop the rear drivers side from failing. Just waiting now for the passenger side to go.....

I dont roll down the rear windows much (ever,) but I tried yesterday when I was cleaning the interior and neither of them would go down... The motors aren't working at all as far as I could tell (no noises.) :(

Check they are not on 'lock'. Drivers side will still work though

Check they are not on 'lock'. Drivers side will still work though

Nope, I'm not that dumb lol.

Front passenger works fine, so does the drivers. Neither of the rears will do anything from the main switch or the individual door switch.

This seems to be the window that fails most?
Lets do a survey

My black VRX failed on the drivers rear, got that fixed under warranty the next day, like most, happened when the dealers were closed and it started to rain lol

My GT drivers window was stuck up and wouldnt go down, warranty also.

But as ive read before, many people dont put their windows down at all cause they may not go back up. With many of the series I models running out of warranty by now, this is going to be an expensive excercise should regulators fail us from here on in.

Just to let you all know that I keep brand new revised regs on the shelf

I have sold so many regs it is not funny, most seem for some reason to be the rear right hand but the least the rear left hand windows. Regs are not all that expensive to purchase brand new and can be sent same day as payment.

Yep, I've had only one of my window regulators pack up, two weeks after I bought the car in Sept 2008, and it was the right rear.

Just to let you all know that I keep brand new revised regs on the shelf

I have sold so many regs it is not funny, most seem for some reason to be the rear right hand but the least the rear left hand windows. Regs are not all that expensive to purchase brand new and can be sent same day as payment.
So to purchase from you is it via PM or thru the Mits-Fix link? Mine is now out of warranty.

Just through fleabay store is easiest or if in vic can pickup as well

I have had the passenger rear window regulator changed today under warranty. It packed up just prior to Easter. The drivers rear was replaced 5 weeks earlier. Amazing they both went at a similar time. What is the chance that the fronts pack up. I have a series 2 GT.

called the dealer today, they said they will have the L/H rear regulator in for me at 1pm...
went to pick it up and pay for it , and the parts guy took me to the service counter where the guy checked the status of my warranty..
turns out i still had a few months remaining , so within 45 minutes the new regulator was supplied and fitted , free of charge..
the door trim was in the boot , and i unbolted the glass from the regulator and held it up with a block of wood....they put it all back together for me...
very impressed with the dealers service...

From my normal dealer i go to , they originally quoted me $102 for the part... for curiosity i called another mitsubishi dealer i have never been to , and they quoted me $132 and the part was in stock..
I'd certainly recommend people to check elsewhere for prices , rather than thinking online is the best place to purchase..
i've come across this alot when it comes to 380 parts..both genuine new parts and used from different dismantlers.

Nice to hear there are still some helpful dealers around. Read the holden and ford blogs and the major complaint is dealer service.

im currently looking for a brand new car for my wife, which the service department didn't know about. but after my experiances with their customer service every time i've been there , and today being warranty issues , i would have no issue in buying from that dealer...

Chris , thats right...i've heard/read stories about different company after sales customer service..it makes you think twice about buying from them..

To add another story, I'm thinking about writing a letter of appreciation to my dealer. Yes, that's right. They sold me a KE in '97 which they mostly serviced until I sold it and then the 380. Everytime I've gone somewhere else I've had nothing but issues. They are not the cheapest, but they are the most reliable, the most knowledgeable and the most flexible, allowing me to make modifications at will without restricting warranty. They allowed ChipTorque to take a car from them for testing and helped a customer source a SC.
All this from a Queensland dealer....who would've thought?

To add another story, I'm thinking about writing a letter of appreciation to my dealer. Yes, that's right. They sold me a KE in '97 which they mostly serviced until I sold it and then the 380. Everytime I've gone somewhere else I've had nothing but issues. They are not the cheapest, but they are the most reliable, the most knowledgeable and the most flexible, allowing me to make modifications at will without restricting warranty. They allowed ChipTorque to take a car from them for testing and helped a customer source a SC.
All this from a Queensland dealer....who would've thought?

You are lucky,
my dealer couldn't tell diff between a series II or 3 vrx when I went in and asked if they had a galant intake by any chance..

tasmania, explore the possibilities

You are so lucky. The only dealer in this area manages to put up a fight with all warranty issues and even when they try and fix a problem, seem to be unable to do so. I have had to pay someone else to fix warranty problems.

Suffice to say I dont take the car there anymore for service and hope nothing else ever goes wrong that is a warranty issue. I would also never buy a another Mitsubishi simply because they are the only agent around. I also tell lots of other people what they are like. Word of mouth is a powerful thing.

Steve

You beauty!!! its happened to my drivers window this time. A week before I'm due to sell it. FFS...

Drivers side rear failed on way home. 2 to go Bugga out of warranty

ooh i forgot to mention my rear passenger went the other week. now only my two front ones left to do :D

FFS this thread has me paranoid now. Touch wood this doesn't happen to me. Kiss wood this doesn't happen when it's raining or on a long weekend. I don't even know the state of my warranty, but if its a 5 yr warranty then my 08 VRX should still be covered.

FFS this thread has me paranoid now. Touch wood this doesn't happen to me. Kiss wood this doesn't happen when it's raining or on a long weekend. I don't even know the state of my warranty, but if its a 5 yr warranty then my 08 VRX should still be covered.
You should have remainder of original 5 year warranty, so yes still covered. My driver window went SNAFU too, but fortunately it was the opposite and was closed and wouldn't open.

FFS this thread has me paranoid now. Touch wood this doesn't happen to me. Kiss wood this doesn't happen when it's raining or on a long weekend. I don't even know the state of my warranty, but if its a 5 yr warranty then my 08 VRX should still be covered.


My first one failed down halfway back from the Riverland with my sick grandson in back seat. Wind noise was so bad at 100kph I had to open the sunroof.
After I get this one fixed I'm gonna lock them and never use them again. I'd hate the sunroof to packup, Shit! what am I saying???

My first one failed down halfway back from the Riverland with my sick grandson in back seat. Wind noise was so bad at 100kph I had to open the sunroof.
After I get this one fixed I'm gonna lock them and never use them again. I'd hate the sunroof to packup, Shit! what am I saying???

not as good as my first one... went on a boxing day while i was on holiday in esperance (800kms from perth) where the dealer wasnt open till after new year!
so i had to drive 700+ kms back home with a bit of cardboard taped into my rear window

You win

I am another victim of this my rear right passenger window just fell down soon as daughter touched button Know i also have plastic on window! Not happy Jan! I will go to dealership tomorrow still under warranty luckily.

My rear passenger side went on the 2nd December and my rear drivers side today! Was lucky with the first even though I was just out of warranty Mitsubishi covered it. Not going to be so lucky when I drop in on the way to work tomorrow. First one died when I had all the windows down an inch cause of the heat. It died and wouldn't close after winding them back up? Today was when I put all the windows down to let the heat out of the car and it died on the way down, never to return!! I rang and they have one in stock!!

Anyone had all 4 fail at the same time?
lol
First thing I'm doing when I buy a 380 is to check those bits to see if they are original or the updated version. lol

How to tell the difference though?

One of my rear windows dropped out of warranty a few months ago. I don't really use the rear window much so I just manually lifted the window by hand (with the door cover popped half off) and zip tied the mechanism to the door frame. I then disconnected the power window switch in the door.

It has stayed in the closed position for months now without a problem.

So that is another option for people who either want a short term solution whilst they are getting parts, etc - or for people like me who can live without one window that doesn't work.

Must be a seasonal thing as I have sold 9 of the rear ones this week alone, all were sold over the long weekend on my fleabay store, I am almost out of the used ones and have had to make another order for rears lol

Before they fail, lock your windows and never wind them down. That's what I do lol only my drivers one had failed so far but it failed in the up position. Warranty covered back in 09 haven't had any dramas since. *touch wood*

Last one i put in was made in the USA.

I have a Series 3 SX. Drivers side front window is stuck up at the moment... It's going to Mitsubishi on Friday to be looked at.

Is simple fix generally on the fronts, remove the trim, give the end of the motor a tap and should come good, the DC motors tend to get stuck sometimes

thats what l do on mine while holding the button down worked fine since then

So are the front motors different to the rear?

Went to put down the window in my 380 and the rear drivers side window dropped inside the car.
Opened her up to have a looksy and the cable has dislodged and the regulator is fooked. :( lucky its under warranty but now my window is stuck down. I have to wait till tuesday now for my booking. :(

No mmal are completely aware of this fault some of the cables dislodge and wrap them selves round the window regulator , and the rears tend to open circuit the window motors , in an emergency situation cut the cable and use some cable ties wrap them around the centre pillar it wont void warranty i can tell you that , i used to work at a dealer .

Just got mine fixed this afternoon. So both rears replaced. Lyndoch Motors a top dealership. Replaced while I waited 45mins.

Drivers front failed on me yesterday. Ill give it a tap (hit smash etc) and see if it comes good, otherwise $164 from local Mitsu... damn... (2006, Series 2 GT)

How many members could join the "windows haven't broken yet" club? Seems to be less and less everyday.


I'll join the club :woot:

So... pulled my trim off yesterday, gave the motor a tap, and what do you know, the bastard works again! damn you gotta love when hitting sh!t fixes it!!!

Two weeks after getting mine the rear drivers window stayed down inside the door, now drivers window wont work but at least it is still up.......

So... pulled my trim off yesterday, gave the motor a tap, and what do you know, the bastard works again! damn you gotta love when hitting sh!t fixes it!!!

Fonzi........ HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Drivers front failed on me yesterday. Ill give it a tap (hit smash etc) and see if it comes good, otherwise $164 from local Mitsu... damn... (2006, Series 2 GT)

I love it when "Percussive Maintenance" works :)

At last the last one failed 2 weeks ago, yea and all under warranty me thinks im safe for at least 2 years touch wood:woot:

I work at a dealership and do these all the time. Window regs and the plastic piece on the bottom of the drivers seat where the seat switches are. We were told to keep all of our broken window regs and not too long ago MMAL asked for them all to be sent to them so i guess they must be doing something about it now.

Our GT is 5 years old now and no failed windows (just out of warranty). We seem like one of the few but it sounds like I'll end up being out of pocket for all of them eventually. Has anyone confirmed that the replacement ones are more hardy?

Steve

The parts lady here says shes pretty sure they are just 380 window regs still. I tried speaking to a high person at work about wat mmal is doing but no-one seems to know yet...

When I got my two fronts replaced around 18 months ago, I was told the replacement part was much better.

I think the guy said the 380 had stock cheap chinese plastic regulators to save on weight/cost.
The replacement ones are the stronger/more expensive metal from the states, as fitted to the US models.

He indicated the replacement ones would NEVER break. I guess it depends at what point MMAL went from doing warranty replacements with the plastic to the metal.

A class action to extend the warranty would be easy enough to organize.

Get a list of VIN numbers, contact consumer affairs and get an outcome.

the people, united, can never be defeated....:)

Trying to save time here.. My rear left window has dropped today, ( out of warranty) howmuch does the replacement cost and how long does it usually take?

Thanks in advance guys.

I have them listed in my eBay store and would be there usually by wednesday

What do I have to replace? the motor or the whole window? Can I do it myself? Thanks madmagna.

Just a tip for anyone that has this issue and can't get it fixed straight away. Take the door trim off and push glass all the way back up and wedge a piece of timber under the glass to Hold it up. You will have to trim the piece of timber to he right length. That way water and burglars can't get in the plastic bag window.

Once trim is off simply put a self tapping screw through the reg arm, won't fall out and no risk of damage lol

Well I've joined the club today :(. Took off the door trim and there was the tension cable dangling down.

Unluckily for me I couldn't get the window back up, thanks to Mal getting it replaced :thumbsup:

Just a tip for anyone that has this issue and can't get it fixed straight away. Take the door trim off and push glass all the way back up and wedge a piece of timber under the glass to Hold it up. You will have to trim the piece of timber to he right length. That way water and burglars can't get in the plastic bag window.


Hi just joined after seeing this thread. I have a 380 GT with rear window that went down today but failed to come back up. Is there instructions on how to remove the door paneling? I could only see a screw in the armrest well & the door handle. How do you get the rest off without damaging the paneling?

Remove handles etc & then from the bottom lever panel away from door bit by bit with your hands as clips let go. Then lift it as it clips over the top of the door also. Pretty easy really.

Remove handles etc & then from the bottom lever panel away from door bit by bit with your hands as clips let go. Then lift it as it clips over the top of the door also. Pretty easy really.

Will I need to replace the clips, or does it just clip back in after I have removed the panel?

No just use old clips, once you get it off it will all become obvious .....

No just use old clips, once you get it off it will all become obvious .....

If I can hear the motor running inside the door & it sounds like it could push the window up & down, but its like its let go of the window or something. Is there some sort of clamp that can break or come loose or something?

where is the cheapest replacement for a Right Hand Front window regulator for a Mitsubishi 380 I've done the rear in the past what a pain in the arse these things are Mitsubishi should be suppling them at cost

You are limited to either Mits, wreckers or myself.

I have both new and used ones

Thought I'd add my 380 to the list :)

Two degrees in Hobart this morning and my drivers side rear window dropped. That was a pleasant drive to work.

Dropped off at Mitsubishi dealer and was told "hope we have the parts otherwise we'll cable tie it shut" - okay, whatever keeps the rain out and the heat in I guess!

Four months of warranty left.

My drivers windows stops working all the time (fully closed)... I just hold the button "Down" and slam the door closed and it works! LOL... Easy fix..

This happens to me aswell, Driver power window refuses to work whereas the rest works completely fine. It decides to work whenever it feels like it. ZZZZZ.

my 2007 es drivers window seized shut made some choice noises on way up last time rh rear lucky mines under warranty. What order do they usually die. As only warranty till end october.

Rhr is most common followed by rhf

They all fail. Useless things!

My 380 is back at the dealer for its very last warranty job - replacing yet another window regulator. This makes 6.

Even the replacements fail too? The replacements were supposed to be the good ones replacing the originals which were crap. That's really bad luck. Fortunately its only happened to me once.

Yes, the replacement ones fail. perhaps I was super unlucky - my dealer probably had a lot of stock of the bad ones.

Is there a how to on here guys on how to replace the regulators?

Just joined the club.... rear pass side.... wat a pain in the.... anyway very easy to remove and replace with the replacement part from mitsubishi ($134.25) never done it before took me ten minutes.
Tools required
Med sized flat blade/phillips screw drivers (door card removal)
10mm socket/ratchet or spanner

Job done.

Im wondering if lubricating periodicaly could help prolong failure...
Just a thought.

BANGA380

Just joined the club.... rear pass side.... wat a pain in the.... anyway very easy to remove and replace with the replacement part from mitsubishi ($134.25) never done it before took me ten minutes.
Tools required
Med sized flat blade/phillips screw drivers (door card removal)
10mm socket/ratchet or spanner

Job done.

Im wondering if lubricating periodicaly could help prolong failure...
Just a thought.

BANGA380

Well done (replacing it yourself that is, not having a failure!).

Dunno about regular lubing extending the failure time, maybe if the window slides easier the reg is less prone to conk?

Time for our resident font of mechanical wisdom (Mal) to chime in and answer this question.

Yeah with mine the regulator was ok... the cables had come off the spool and tangled causing to ends to pull out of the pladtic housing. I repaired the housing and bonded over the top using a steel putty, but the cables were too out of shape to spool properly so i just sourced the replacement from mitsubishi. ...it was pretty cheap actually. Thats why i questioned the lube, the spool mine wss dry were the replacement was really well coated...
Just a thought...

Matt

Banga380

Rang the Mitsubishi dealer with my second electric window problem, was asked if the car was a 380, I said 'yes', they said 'thought so, it's a common fault'. Went out to the car in the morning and found the RHRear window down, no broken glass so car wasn't interfered with so new what the problem was, got to work rang the dealer who couldn't fit me in for a week, got it done at another dealer same day, but charged like a wounded bull, car is 3mths out of warranty, last window was done under warranty. Good job it's a company car and gets fixed for free. Anyone want to buy it 2007 380, 82k on the clock.

Busted window #2 this morning. Passenger rear. Heard something snap when I closed it. Should have left it alone, but couldn't resist trying to open it again to see if it was dead or not, so it opened about an inch and stopped. At work I found some wide electrical tape and covered the top of the door and window opening. Luckily the seal was waterproof because we've had a heavy storm in Sydney today (not a drop inside). Booked it for Monday, dealer said they want it for most of the day so I gotta take a day off for that (though I know it won't take that long - oh well).

Busted regulator #3 now... At least they are relatively cheap and a DIY fix. Apart from the annoying regulators breaking - these are very reliable cars.

6.5 years of ownership and going nicely.

I haven't broken one yet, still. I keep wondering when it is going to happen.

The other day the front passenger window was not responding for a few minutes, but then it came good again.

Can you still get regulators from Mitsubishi, that the best place? If one died I would give it a go.

I haven't broken one yet, still. I keep wondering when it is going to happen.

The other day the front passenger window was not responding for a few minutes, but then it came good again.

Can you still get regulators from Mitsubishi, that the best place? If one died I would give it a go.

Yeah you can still get them brand new. Your front window not responding happened with mine too - it comes good and then stops. Eventually it fails completely.

What is the cause of it failing completely? I was thinking at the time, that whatever this was, it wasn't the regulator issue.....

What is the cause of it failing completely? I was thinking at the time, that whatever this was, it wasn't the regulator issue.....

I gather the motor just seizes. It stopped completely in May this year and I hit the motor with a hammer and it came good again. Now it is kaput permanently.

Ah, so you haven't fixed it yet, cool. Gotta look out for the motor....oh goody. :)

We have replaced 4 regulators over the three cars in our friends group.

And cleaned the carbon out of the reg motor for a fifth. Pull the metal casing off the motor and the rotor should come with it - pull the rotor out and brush it down with an old tooth brush, or alike, and then contact cleaner it. And the same in the exposed part of the motor.

Good luck :)

I've been buying them from a dealer in Los Angeles..the Galant parts are much more reliable.

Worst thing you can do is buy a second hand Aussie one.

I've been buying them from a dealer in Los Angeles..the Galant parts are much more reliable.


Link?

You can also get them from Rock Auto in the US, see here: http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?ck[year_1993]=true&ck[mkt_US]=true&ck[mkt_EU]=true&ck[mkt_CA]=true&ck[mkt_MX]=true&ck[viewcurrency]=AUD&ck[ID]=0&ck[idlist]=&ck[PHP_SESSION_ID]=8jdu1jlhkulkbh2ca7ddums5e4

Edit - second part of link didn't work.
Navigate to Mitsubishi, then 2006, then Galant, then 3.8 l V6, then Interior, then Window Regulator & Motor Assembly.

Don't all Aus dealers now sell the ones fitted to Galants, Made in Mexico regs ?. Last two i purchased from Klosters in Newcastle had Made in Mexico on them.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=3100083&cc=1432573&jnid=418&jpid=0

So far so good with mine only early days perhaps mine were already replaced
As a rule only the drivers window gets used in my car 10 times a week to get in and out the gate at work and maybe the odd drive through
Kids are banned from using the windows
I might start getting out of the car to swipe the gate to preserve my reg. lol

So far so good with mine only early days perhaps mine were already replaced
As a rule only the drivers window gets used in my car 10 times a week to get in and out the gate at work and maybe the odd drive through
Kids are banned from using the windows
I might start getting out of the car to swipe the gate to preserve my reg. lol

haha I use mine like 3 times a week

Don't all Aus dealers now sell the ones fitted to Galants, Made in Mexico regs ?. Last two i purchased from Klosters in Newcastle had Made in Mexico on them.

I got one recently and it had Made in USA on it.