Repair shop broke other window regulator during repair? Or common cause?

trhoads66 · 02-11-2020, 11:31 PM

Hi, took my 2008 135i (50k miles) to repair shop in San Diego for window regulator repair when passenger side window became stuck/apparently broken. Repair completed today, was still in repair shop lot, got in car, went to roll windows up and down - and heard the driver side break (was already broken - but was working when I dropped car off) , leaving driver side window now broken and stuck in down position. This occurred at end of the day, so will talk to them more tomorrow. Could they have screwed up the repair and done something to mess up the driver side window/window regulator when they were repairing the passenger side's? Or is it a common problem that caused both sides to break a few days apart? Thanks!

m_thompson · 02-12-2020, 07:08 AM

It is a very common failure, so I would not blame it on the shop.

Tommm · 02-12-2020, 08:54 PM

I am trying to understand the logic of the OP. The shop took apart the passenger door, and broke the driver door? The shop fixed the broken passenger regulator and then the broken driver regulator broke/became more broken - was it jealous? Did the driver regulator want to stay with the passenger regulator for eternity in the trash bin?

Edrift · 02-13-2020, 03:45 AM

If the so didn't know what they were doing they might pulled apart the working door and inadvertently stuffed that one up too?

02-11-2020, 11:31 PM	#1
trhoads66 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Repair shop broke other window regulator during repair? Or common cause? Hi, took my 2008 135i (50k miles) to repair shop in San Diego for window regulator repair when passenger side window became stuck/apparently broken. Repair completed today, was still in repair shop lot, got in car, went to roll windows up and down - and heard the driver side break (was already broken - but was working when I dropped car off) , leaving driver side window now broken and stuck in down position. This occurred at end of the day, so will talk to them more tomorrow. Could they have screwed up the repair and done something to mess up the driver side window/window regulator when they were repairing the passenger side's? Or is it a common problem that caused both sides to break a few days apart? Thanks!
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m_thompson Major 133 Rep 1,416 Posts Drives: M-Sport 128i, 328xi, 3.0CS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New England, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 128i [0.00] 1972 3.0CS [10.00]	It is a very common failure, so I would not blame it on the shop. __________________ '09 128i - Black Sapphire Metallic\Coral Red\Glacier Silver\N51 DISA\6MT\Navigation\Premium\M-Sport\Heated seats\Xenon\Headlights\iPod\Smartphone\Euro Delivery
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Tommm Driven Crazy 190 Rep 505 Posts Drives: his wife nuts 128i 6m Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: The Mile High iTrader: (1)	I am trying to understand the logic of the OP. The shop took apart the passenger door, and broke the driver door? The shop fixed the broken passenger regulator and then the broken driver regulator broke/became more broken - was it jealous? Did the driver regulator want to stay with the passenger regulator for eternity in the trash bin? __________________ '08 128i 6M
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02-13-2020, 03:45 AM	#4
Edrift Private First Class 75 Rep 187 Posts Drives: BMW 135i E88 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Melbourne Australia iTrader: (0)	If the so didn't know what they were doing they might pulled apart the working door and inadvertently stuffed that one up too?
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