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I have tried to look for links about this and similar issues with windows, as I seem to remember some comments, but I could not find them.

My 997 C4S has a boot lid that opens itself. No issues about me pressing the wrong button on the fob or lifting the button in the door sill- I have been ultra-careful just to ensure its not me.

Anyone else?

Derek
 
ORIGINAL: Derek A

I have tried to look for links about this and similar issues with windows, as I seem to remember some comments, but I could not find them.

My 997 C4S has a boot lid that opens itself. No issues about me pressing the wrong button on the fob or lifting the button in the door sill- I have been ultra-careful just to ensure its not me.

Anyone else?

Derek
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Hmmmmm..............

I've never had this problem when leaving the car during the day, but have ocassionally opened the garage to find the front boot open. I had convinced myself that I'd inadvertently pressed the button on the key fob .......

Please let me know if the OPC has any info about these being a known issue!

Sidicks
 
My '69 911 does this, it is pretty common with the older cars, youd've think theyd've fixed it in 40 years!
 
Mine has opened once whilst stood near the car. I assumed that the release button on the key had been activated by mistake in my pocket.
 
I've had similar problems with both the boot (or should that be bonnet) and to a lesser extent the windows. Not a problem if the car is parked up safely overnight in the garage, but a major problem when it has occured in a public car park during the day. I believe it is solely down to my accidently activitating one of the buttons on the key fob when putting into my pocket. Easy solution is to hold the key in your hand until at least 100 metres away from the car (when parking away from home - makes you look a real poseur) or treat extremely carefully when at home (where I have developed a habit of double and triple checking the car is still securely locked before going to bed).

Keith
 
ORIGINAL: keithpms

I've had similar problems with both the boot (or should that be bonnet) and to a lesser extent the windows. Not a problem if the car is parked up safely overnight in the garage, but a major problem when it has occured in a public car park during the day. I believe it is solely down to my accidently activitating one of the buttons on the key fob when putting into my pocket. Easy solution is to hold the key in your hand until at least 100 metres away from the car (when parking away from home - makes you look a real poseur) or treat extremely carefully when at home (where I have developed a habit of double and triple checking the car is still securely locked before going to bed).

Keith
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Yes, that's been my solution as well. Anything to make sure it wasn't me that accidentally triggered the boot to open!!

Sidicks
 
Derek,

I wonder if this is connected with the window drop phenomenon that some of us 997 owners have reported in the forum. There are also several entries on the Cayman forum so it's not only us! See "What's the cure for the window drop phenomenon?" - 3/4/2006.   Anyway, in that case too, it has been suggested that accidentally touching the key might be the cause. But several owners including me doubt that. I've had mine looked at by OPC Sheffield but when I left the car there, it wouldn't 'perform' the fault when hooked up to their computer for a couple of days.

One thing you might try is locking the car the old way - i.e actually inserrting the key into the door and turning! Some Cayman reports say this helps. I'm locking my 997 C2S that way now and so far no window drop, but it was always sporadic and rare anyhow!

Good luck,

Robert
 
The key fobs are incredibly sensitive with this car and even the pressure of bending over with the key in your trouser pocket is enough to open the car sometimes.

Just be acutely aware of this and you should not have a problem I think.

Yves
 
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The key fobs are incredibly sensitive with this car and even the pressure of bending over with the key in your trouser pocket is enough to open the car sometimes.
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Gentlemen, just take it as a compliment. [;)]
 
Gentlemen, just take it as a compliment. [;)]
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So you reckon the reason my boot opens is because I'm so well endowed.....??

I doubt my wife would agree with you, but I'm happy to use this as the reason for now!!

Sidicks
 
Gentleman,

Lets move on/back to the query- Carry On films don't normally feature Porsches, as far as I am aware! That doesn't make them anything other than hilarious (in parts), I know. [;)]

I am in the bizarre position of being able to answer my query myself.

I reported the fault to my OPC (Swindon). I checked with them that they had no such faults reported to them from HO- they hadn't. They took the car in on an emergency basis last Thursday.

It transpires that they ARE aware of a HO report about this fault/these faults- I cannot be specific about whether it is one or the other or both. Anyway, some new/different data needed to be put into the car's computer and all should be well.

So far, albeit only 4 days layer, this is so.[:)]

There was the suggestion by them that the windows issue was a possible flat battery and I think that it is this fault/solution that has appeared on previous threads. However, my car is driven often enough for this not to be likely to be the case with me. And there was no further suggestion after my visit to them.

I am disappointed to find that, having specifically asked and been told that there wasn't, that there was, in fact, some info from HO about this problem. I am sure I remember being told that the kit in the car was so whizzy that it could receive a text from HO about such problems. Whilst it is true to say that I have no interest in texting anyone via my car's satnav kit (just use the phone freehand), so I cannot be sure that it hasn't received such a text and I am just too dim to know, I feel a little let down as it took 4 1/2 hours out of my day to fix a minor, yet obviously extremely important, fault that wasn't my, er, fault. I thought 77K got one a better car.

Anyway, if you still have a problem, stop thinking its your big knob and get your car into your OPC!

Take care,

Derek

 
Derek

If you're 100% convinced that it's not my big knob causing the problem, then I'll book the car in............Do you have any more details / fault reference etc so that the OPC are clear what the problem is, and what they can do to fix it ?

Thanks

Sidicks
 
Sidicks

I obviously cannot speak for your knob (if its that big it could presumably speak for itself), but Porsche are aware of the problem.

Oh, and they do not know the fix because mine did it again today! Back to the OPC next week.

I shall be asking for a full written explanation of what OPCs know, have been informed and intend to do to fix it and will post as soon as I get it.

Derek
 
Maybe a possible cure is to reprogram the ECU boot lid release hold time delay from 2 secs to say 4 secs. Might make normal operation a little tedious but reduce accidental activation?
 
ORIGINAL: Geoff997

Maybe a possible cure is to reprogram the ECU boot lid release hold time delay from 2 secs to say 4 secs. Might make normal operation a little tedious but reduce accidental activation?
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That does sound like a suitable solution - I wonder if it is possible for the dealer to do this ?

Sidicks
 
ORIGINAL: Alan Woods

My '69 911 does this, it is pretty common with the older cars, youd've think theyd've fixed it in 40 years!
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Alan it's VERY easy to fix early cars with problems with this I sorted out how to do this and fix it for good. See www.ddk-online.com as I posted how to fix it there.
 
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