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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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My Power folding mirrors on my '07 Tahoe are giving me all sorts of problems. Everytime I press the button to fold them in they just buzz as if they are trying to close but they don't even budge. Also, I have that funtion engaged where the mirrors tilt downward when I am reversing and now when I reverse the mirrors just buzz and click and dont tilt downward, and if they happen to tilt downward which is rare, the mirrors get stuck in that position and don't move back to the regular position. Has anyone had this problem? I was thinking about replacing the window motors but I was hoping it would be more of a simple fix.

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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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There might be a clutch that's slipping that's making the buzz/click noise. Have you tried to push on the mirror while putting in reverse?
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 8:04 AM
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No I have not tried that. I'm not sure how fragile the motor gears are so I'm kinda afraid to do irreversible damage to it but I guess I can't do any worse than they already are....
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 4:39 PM
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You said "mirrors", does that mean that both of the mirrors are exhibiting the same problem folding or is it just one of them?
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 8:28 AM
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Both mirrors are exhibiting similar problems. However, the passenger mirror is still capable of folding in (most of the time) where as the driver side gets stuck and wont fold in and then the driver side mirror will still tilt downward when i put it in reverse where as the passenger mirror gets stuck.
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2008 2x4 LTZ L/S mirror not folding in or out. Help
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 1:01 PM
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Originally Posted by m1240macv@gmail.com
2008 2x4 LTZ L/S mirror not folding in or out. Help
m1240macv@gmail.com,

I'm sorry you are experiencing this issue with your vehicle. Are they making a noise or are they completely inoperative?

Louis
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