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the drivers window gets used the most and usually the switch needs replacing but once in a while the motor is bad. ==another answer== You don't say if the window will eventually go all the way down or not, or if you have the same problem with it going back up. My '96 passenger window works about the same way, although it seems to go down a little further with one "hit" of the switch than it does up. When I try to put it up, it moves about 1/4 inch or less, then stops. If I wait for a minute or two, it will go up another 1/4 inch. (or less) My answer is to not use the window. However, I've read somewhere online, that the motor has a thermal switch inside which kills power to the window if the motor gets hot. The suggestion was to make sure that there was nothing binding the window inside the door panel, or to make sure that there was no window tinting material wrinkled and binding. The binding would cause the motor to overheat. Failing that, they suggested replacing the motor.

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Q: Why does the driver side window only go down approximately half an inch then stop but the passenger side is problem free on a 1996 Sunfire GT?
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