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Window windup!

Lancerlot

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Tony there has been a recall for this fault that involves replacing the motor, relay - even the window glass itself. Alan and I have both had problems with this. It's better now since replacements have been made but I believe Alan still suffers the same problem intermittently. It's all to do with the anti-jamming mechanism installed to prevent people having their arms cut off from a closing window. Suggest you return to your PC as they may need to carry out further adjustments. Regards, Clive.
 
Thanks Clive - yes they already replaced the window glass and motor so it's going back in Tony
 
I had a similar issue with my cabriolet which responded to having the glass runners lubricated with some silicone lubricant - see http://www.slidekamera.com/active-plus-4-plastic-and-rubber-care-p359.html Exeter OPC use it so assume your OPC might "give" you some
 
Slightly frustrating issue with my drivers side window
It occasionally stops half way when closing and then scrolls down to fully open. Raised the issue last year with OPC but they could not find a fault or fault code, advised me to video!
Few months ago I did video as it was happening regularly and sent to OPC.
Oh that's not right they said and duly took in car- ended up at OPC for two days as first they changed the window motor and then to my uprise changed the window itself saying they had come across this before

Picked up car at weekend and would you guess it same fault as before , plus the window does not close fully on the rear upper seal so the wind noise at 70mph [;)] cannot be drowned out by resulting to Guns and Roses on the IPod

Anyone else had this problem or suggest something OPC have missed/ should try ? car back in agin with them tomorrow
Thanks,
Tony
 
Hi, I have exactly the same problem, never does it when the car is moving, only idling. Be careful with the silicone lubricant, if they don't spray it correctly, it will neatly wipe itself on the glass every time you wind the window down then up - mines obviously had this done and the silicone is a right pain to clean off every (yes, every) time. I tried a newish 911 Turbo S 18 months ago and it did it too, Porsche just haven't rated something properly.
 
Yep, still an ongoing intermittent problem with mine. Usual thing though - it will never do it at the PC[:(] I have almost given up trying to get it sorted. Seems to do it more in cold(er) weather which, if it's the anti-trap mechanism, would make sense? Mine has had the silicone spray treatment as well as replacement glass etc.
 
Cured this same 'feature' in the wife's BMW 120i cab with some Pledge on the furry window track. Surprising that such minimal resistance should cause a problem, but it's been OK since.
 
Thanks all Note the caution on the silicone - feel I am going backwards as the window does not even shut properly after their first go but it's back at OPC today so will see
 
If you watch the window close from the outside - not easy if you are on your own (!) - then you will see that when it's about 2/3 the way closed the rear part moves outwards over the rubber on the door frame. My suspicion is that this is the point the anti trap is activated. However, why it is only ever the driver's side and never the passenger window is one of life's little mysteries. I'm sure you will keep us updated Tony!
 
ORIGINAL: waxman Slightly frustrating issue with my drivers side window It occasionally stops half way when closing and then scrolls down to fully open. Raised the issue last year with OPC but they could not find a fault or fault code, advised me to video! Few months ago I did video as it was happening regularly and sent to OPC. Oh that's not right they said and duly took in car- ended up at OPC for two days as first they changed the window motor and then to my uprise changed the window itself saying they had come across this before Picked up car at weekend and would you guess it same fault as before , plus the window does not close fully on the rear upper seal so the wind noise at 70mph [;)] cannot be drowned out by resulting to Guns and Roses on the IPod Anyone else had this problem or suggest something OPC have missed/ should try ? car back in agin with them tomorrow Thanks, Tony
Tony, this has started happening on my GTS. It's in for service in a few weeks so I'll be giving them an advance warning [:)]
 
Clewsey OPC said they are seeing this a lot now with 997 now they are getting old ( if 2011 is old Christ knows what that makes me[:(]) A thought before you book in - OPC acted quickly and no argument but as I said window did not shut properly after first attempt. Second time they now tell me they have changed motor and apparently only changed window on first visit which was not what they told first time on collection[8|] Any how, as Alan an others note the problem still seems to be intermittent and worse the window would not seal properly when I closed it at 60mph today and last weekend I shut both doors locked and put hose on car to wash only to realise that drivers window had remained open about 15 mm when locked= wet seat So it may not be worth going down the road of fixing if it only halts occasionally as OPC don't appear to be able to reliably fix ( which the cynical may say is a bit worrying for the bloke/ lady about to collect the dark blue 991 GT3 they had that day put the new replacement engine in- and I thought this was only being done at Reading) Tony
 
Hi Tony, Was thinking on the same lines as you about the fix. It's only intermittent and so is my driving of the car :) Today, it behaved itself. Sometimes, other issues can be created when they try to fix things like this. I've got another couple of weeks so I'll see how often it's occurring and will make a decision. Reading are worrying me slightly at the moment. I've lost my favourite aftersales person (Muriel) who was excellent and very attentive (as well as my favourite sales person). She will be sorely missed there. I'm also convinced the influence from Volkswagen is creeping in - anybody else noticed this? Because the OPCs are pushing 7+ year discounts on parts/labour for older cars, I think they are getting more business now and it's challenging OPCs to pass cars through more quickly and overworking the front/back office. I'm hoping not at the cost of mistakes or bad workmanship. Anyway, thanks for the heads-up on the situation. Hope your seat was ok also [:)] Cheers, Simon
 
Simon Good luck - PM me if you fancy a blast one Sunday morning over the summer Tony
 
I have a similar problem with the rear windows on my 997.2 cab. My OPC said "send me a video of the fault" which is annoying as it's intermittent and not usually replicable so recording it is a bit tricky - absent a handy time travel device - which I don't have. Fortunately on one occasion I got the fault to repeat and took some video. The line from the OPC now however is "it is most likely to be an adjustment that is needed to rectify the fault. If this is the case then he has said that it most definitely will not be covered under the warranty as it is a wear and tear item". Seems like I'll have to pay them to tinker about. I’ll monitor this thread to see if others resolve the issue.
 
ORIGINAL: henry997 I have a similar problem with the rear windows on my 997.2 cab. My OPC said "send me a video of the fault" which is annoying as it's intermittent and not usually replicable so recording it is a bit tricky - absent a handy time travel device - which I don't have. Fortunately on one occasion I got the fault to repeat and took some video. The line from the OPC now however is "it is most likely to be an adjustment that is needed to rectify the fault. If this is the case then he has said that it most definitely will not be covered under the warranty as it is a wear and tear item". Seems like I'll have to pay them to tinker about. I’ll monitor this thread to see if others resolve the issue.
I'm surprised, there have been quite a few owners here that have had the rear window issue and had it adjusted at no cost..[&:]
 
Ok, Like many others I have been suffering this window lift problem.[:mad:] So today I cleaned and polished the external window rubbers with furniture polish as previously mentioned idea. Amazing! now lift without hesitation every time.[:)]
 
Car had it's maiden service yesterday. Told them about the window as it'd happened more often. They managed to see the problem whilst there and did a reset on the one-touch operation bit of the mechanism. Anyway, they are telling me they've fixed it. So far no problems. Other than than, no dramas on the service and a nice Cayman S loaner for the day. Simon
 

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