Usually the motor, I fixed mine by soldering a small wire between the resistor. Works like a charme for the last 5 years.
I agree that an used oem motor might be better than a cheap new one.
Are the rear and front motors the same?

 

Motors on the same side are the same, at least according to the vendors I've looked at.

What do you mean by soldering a wire between the resistor ? What resistor. That's shorting out the resistor. More current to the motor ?

 

You should just get a used one out of a self service yard or junkyard. If it's shorting out, I would look into the fuse as a culprit for the failed motor. Or trace back the harness to see if there's a break.

 

Well, it sounds like some debris may be caught in the mechanism. You should pull the door panel and look inside before you buy any parts.

 

I used to follow a link I found 6 years ago and it worked flawless.

"quote" (credit to john wheeler)

I just repaired a 1999 Corolla (160,000 miles) window regulator with the same problem. I checked the motor commutator windings for shorts and the motor was OK. The brushes were still good. The motor is built like a clock - extremely well made with almost no indication of wear. Bench testing showed that the motor would not rotate once it had been run for a few seconds.
Elsewhere on the Internet someone mentioned a PTC Thermistor. This was exactly what was causing the problem. This is a special type of resistor "in series" with the motor that increases resistance when hot. It prevents the motor from drawing much current when stalled at the top or bottom of the window travel or in event of a jam, etc. The thermistor doesn't look like a standard "Radio Shack" part. By pulling off the motor top the magnets and commutator pull out. The PTC Thermistor is the two large copper plates separated by a silver looking material about 0.001" thick that are in series with one of the brushes. To fix, short out the thermistor. I tested with a small clip of copper wire. I made a permanent fix by soldering a jumper from one plate to another. During assembly, don't break the brushes.


I did not see any difference in behavior of the window motor except it works like before. The auto function works as well.

Here's a picture of the plates inside the motor.
https://imgur.com/a/DTqsdqd

 

so were the Toyota PTC thermisters bad?

and if you buy a new motor does it NOT have the troublesome PTC part?

and why are so many of the problem windows on the front passenger side? that window on my car get almost no use,

 

Yes the PTC Thermistor was bad. I don't know if a new motor would fail after some time too, so far only my driver side window motor failed and it's the most used one in my car.

 

Fixed. I ended up pulling the motor from the left passenger side & swapping it into the driver side. I did take the original motor apart.
It was dirty. I cleaned it & also tried shorting out the PTC resistor & directy connect it to the battery. Nothing. I did notice the brushes
getting badly mangled. Almost like it was trying to move & got gouged. I'll have to check the armature for opens & shorts. I still like
to fix the original motor.

Putting it all back together wasn't too bad. The window has to be bolted to the regulator first & then it's just a matter of moving everything
until the bolt holes align. This is my first window job. I also cleaned the door panel while it was out. It got so clean I even cleaned the back
side as well.

 

Went to the junkyard & got a left rear passenger Denso window motor for $13. Swapped it in & all my windows work. I found lubricating the regulator
track that the plastic rollers run in makes a big difference in how easy the regulator expands & contracts. Reduce the work load on the motor by a lot.
I highly recommend it.

The passenger window regulator works slightly differently & installation was a bitch. Finally realized that raising the window all the way up ( used a piece
of wood to hold it there ) & then sliding the regulator roller into the track & then moving the regulator around until the 4 holes lined up was the
way to install everything.

In summary, I think getting a left rear passenger Denso motor from a junkyard is a better choice than buying a new brand X window motor to fix a
bad driver's side bad motor.