Posted on 10/2/2026 by Agent009
Power windows have been around since the 1940s and are now standard on pretty much every new car, Slate Truck excepted. But this week GM was forced to recall nearly 30,000 Cadillacs because they’re replicating some dangerous habits of those early convenience features.
Though the first power windows used hydraulic power, by the 1950s automakers has switched to the electric lifts we now take for granted. But there’s one big difference between modern and classic power windows.