Power windows feel so ordinary today that it is easy to assume they arrived with late twentieth century luxury sedans. In reality, the idea of raising glass with something other than a crank reaches ...

Power windows feel like a modern convenience, but their origins go back far earlier than most drivers realize, including some ...

The simple act of pressing a car’s power-window button and having the window roll up brings quite a few components into play. If the window does not roll up, it likely means there’s a problem with one ...

While plenty of mechanical issues can render your car unusable for a while, there are lots of other problems that can go unaddressed if you're pressed for time or money. A malfunctioning climate ...

Caring for your car windows sometimes requires more than simply keeping them clean. Back then, older cars needed their windows to be cranked by hand in order to open and close. Nowadays, practically ...

The advent of power windows was once the kind of luxury amenity that was worth bragging about, but the way we raise and lower them could change completely in the near future—at least, if a new patent ...

Did you know that in 2010, power window switch designs were federally governed to minimize strangulations and other injuries caused by unintentional activation of the window switch? Neither did I, but ...