Do you guys think I should have my drivers side window checked out? It was only 15*this morning for a low, 22* when I drove the truck and tried opening the window ("gerrrr....... "). All the other windows would open just fine.

 

when the window thaws, roll it down and apply some armor-all or similar to the window rubber. that will prevent the window from freezing to the seals. doesnt hurt to do it to the door seals as well.

 

the only reason it should freeze is of course if it snowed or rained and became ice overnight. No reason for a window to just freeze because its cold. Ive been in -30 degrees and opened my window with no snow on it.

Its easy enough to have it looked at

 

Stroke,

I am not too far away from you. We did have snow recently and it iis of course melting so moisture must have got between the rubber seal and window. Why did the other 3 windows open fine? It did this one other time and I can not remember if we had moisture the day before. The only reason why I asked to see if I should get it checked out is because when it happen the first time I took it a muffler shop to get my turndown tip put on and the owner drove my truck on the ramp and commented on the window saying " its not that cold out, you better have Dodge fix that".

 

I had all four of my windows freeze shut last week!
I will have to try that armorall trick.

 

my drivers side seals wear more quickly and therefore are rougher due to opening and closing that one much more often than the others, including the doors.

 

I am really not a big fan of armorall. My Dad put some on the dash of his 69' Ford F-250 and a few days went by and it was cracking the dash. It probably had to do with the dash being so old and dry that once it got moisture from the armorall it soaked it up and then dried it out again.

 

armor-all or similar. yours is an 06, not a 69. wouldnt think that it is dried out and prone to cracking already.


take it in, they'll fix you up.

 

True, true, very true. What about a silacone spray? I did a search on this subject before posting and someone said to spray silacone on the seal.

 

Silicone is a great rubber lube/protectant. I spray it on my commuter cars CV boots to keep them ply-able. I also spray it on the door seal's, but I did not think to use it on the window seal to keep it from freezing.

 

My drivers window freezes all the time. PITA

 

I use Silicone spray all the time to lube window channels and seals. Works great.

 

This is correct, I am not sure why but something in the mix eating at the compounds in the weather stripping with the Armorall
a lot of guys have had problems with dash crack as well as door trim pieces etc. cracking or pealing does'nt matter the age of the car. I myself have not used it since the 80s.
Silicone for weather stripping.

 

Did you wash it the day before? If you wash it in sub-zero weather, roll the windows down a bit and dry the tops off. I drive with the windows slightly down after washing as well. Defroster on full tilt until I get home. (Spray lock deicer in the locking gas cap key hole as well.)