NHTSA Complaint #10286907 — 2002 BUICK LESABRE

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB 2008. IN NOVEMBER 2008, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW STARTED HAVING ISSUES GOING BACK UP AFTER BEING OPENED. IT WOULD GO ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP AND GET STUCK. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND FORCE THE WINDOW CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WINTER. THEN MORE RECENTLY(10/8/09), AS WEATHER STARTED GETTING COLD AGAIN, THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING. EXCEPT THIS TIME, THE WINDOW DOESN'T GO BACK UP AT ALL. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CAN BE DISTRACTING WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD. MY MAIN CONCERN IS GOING THROUGH TOLL BOOTHS IN MID WINTER, 20 DEGREE WEATHER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE MY WINDOW. THIS HAPPENED LAST WINTER AND I NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I WAS QUOTED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND THEREFORE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT. *TR