Stevo'99

My windows are starting to screw up. About half of the time they do not automatically lower slightly when I open the door and then the glass is too high to close the door without it banging into the rain channel at the top of the window. I find myself closing the door by pushing the upper rear corner of the glass so it won't hit the rain channel or if getting in, I lower the window manually before closing the door. What a pain in the rear!

Any insight into this problem? Anyone else had this happen? My wife's '03 Boxster S has started doing this on the pass. side only. Please help!

wross996tt

I'm not sure...but I think you can reset them. I believe you put them all the way down and hold the button in the down position (or it might be the up postition). Give it a shot. You could always disconnect the battery for say 15 minutes and then try again.

Loren

Try re-teaching the window.
1. Press and hold button until the window is all the way up - then hold 10 seconds.
2. Do the same to bring the windows down - again hold for 10 seconds.
3. Test the the one-push open and close.

If that does not do it then it sounds like you have a bad microswitch in the door handle. When you lift the handle the window should drop about 1/2 inch.

Stevo'99

Thanks! I'll give it a try with the "re-teaching". It does seem to screw up intermittenly, so I suspect it may be a bad switch. Thanks again for the help.

nycebo

Perhaps you're battery is on the fritz as well? In my old Boxster when my car battery was getting a bit weak before finally dying, the window behavior was as you described.

Stevo'99

Battery seems to be fine. I'll keep playing with the controls to see if it will correct itself.

Patric F.

If the motor makes a sound like it is trying to drop the window, but it just does not drop enough, you need a new window regulator. What happens is that the regulator cables get stretched and sloppy and when the motor tries to move the window 1/2", it just takes up the slop. The window will work fine otherwise. If the reset fails to fix the problem, I would almost bet that it is just as I described. The part is about $160.00 through one of the Rennlist sponsors. Hope the reset fixes yuour problem though. Good Luck.