Minivan Ghost window

Yep.

My mom's 4 door Dakota loses a window cable about every 8-10 months.

The guides are brittle plastic and don't weather well in humid FL, esp with the stress they are under.

I've tried three different manufacturers replacement including Mopar and (gasp) ac delco, and even one that proudly proclaims "new, improved design".

Same result.

I think if they made that guide out of nylon, or simply made the aluminum bar ends into the guide blocks and put on a nylon slide bushing, the issue would go away.

...but then they'd sell a LOT less $65 window cable assemblies.

...and no such luck on working without your inner wrists ending up looking like you've wrestled a bobcat. It feels like the entire first layer of skin gets abraded off.