Unless you drive a vintage car or your car is a particularly old model, chances are that your car has electric windows that require electrical power to make them function. This is particularly good news because the old crank handles that we used to wind windows up and down were pretty annoying and prone to malfunction the longer you held onto your car. Of course technology has a downside. Occasionally it goes wrong. The electric motor in your car can fail and you can be left with a window or windows that you can’t open or close. Let’s go through all the causes of failing power windows.