Notices
996 Forum 1999-2005
Sponsored by:

My car.... its Possessed! power window issue

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 07-21-2012, 08:08 PM
  #1  
Shark Attack
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
 
Shark Attack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern Utah
Posts: 11,012
Received 65 Likes on 34 Posts
Default My car.... its Possessed! power window issue

99/ C2
I have had this happen before and I don't understand why it happens.
I was washing the car, I was washing under the door handle, you know how the window drops about 3CM when you open the door, as I was washing the handle the window was going up and down, it was very confused.

but then the window dropped about 30CM and stayed open.
Key was not in the ignition, anyone know why it did this?

Thanks
Kyle
Old 07-21-2012, 09:04 PM
  #2  
Ericginpa
Banned
 
Ericginpa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Northeastern Pa
Posts: 471
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

That is weird. Maybe water got into the micro switch. Enough of it might make window operate longer than the prescribed amount of time?
Old 07-21-2012, 10:16 PM
  #3  
996_North
Drifting
 
996_North's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cambridge, ON
Posts: 2,056
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts
Default

Have you tried putting the key in the door lock turning and holding to the left for a few seconds (this will make both windows go down). Mine did something similar and I found this seemed to reset it somehow.
Old 07-22-2012, 12:00 AM
  #4  
Dennis C
Rocky Mountain High
Rennlist Member
 
Dennis C's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Colorado
Posts: 17,421
Received 1,444 Likes on 900 Posts
Default

Sounds like water in the microswitch to me.

FWIW, my window drops about 3MM, not 3CM when I pull the door handle.
Old 07-22-2012, 10:00 AM
  #5  
SWK6Cup
 
SWK6Cup's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Posts: 1,997
Likes: 0
Received 37 Likes on 30 Posts
Default

Is the micor switch the same thing as the sensor? My friend with a newer Cayman had the same issue. The he couldn't lock his car becuase the window would not go up the whole way. Zfor him it was a sensor. Hope that helps.



Quick Reply: My car.... its Possessed! power window issue



All times are GMT -3. The time now is 09:22 PM.