Windows go down by themselves when car is off!?!?

Dasmoofler · 12-16-2020, 04:12 PM

Car is at the dealer now and they seem stumped. They've never heard of this before. Several days after having the wheel lock thingy replaced the windows will go down by themselves as if the unlock button on the FOB is being held down. Doesn't do it all the time, and may take an hour or so after being turned off to do it.

Any ideas?

SouthArk370Z · 12-16-2020, 10:31 PM

First thing I'd try is the window reset procedure. If that didn't fix it, I'd try cleaning the fob.

Dasmoofler · 12-18-2020, 08:08 PM

I don't want to speak too soon and jinx myself, but that is exactly what I told the dealer (Gordie Boucher in Greenfield, WI) to do. When I picked the car up they charged me $160! I won't go into the discussion here, but you can google them an see my review. Of course I am not assuming it's actually fixed. I have never encountered a service guy that so flat out lied straight your face. Kind of like pissin' down your back and tell you it's rain.

Dasmoofler · 01-11-2021, 03:55 PM

Well, they didn't fix it. Did the window reset. No help. It's not predictable either. So I sold it to Carvana and bought an old beater just to get me to and from work. After having the Lotus Elise from 2005 to 2010 any car after that just seemed like a big bloated pig.

JARblue · 01-11-2021, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dasmoofler

Well, they didn't fix it. Did the window reset. No help. It's not predictable either. So I sold it to Carvana and bought an old beater just to get me to and from work. After having the Lotus Elise from 2005 to 2010 any car after that just seemed like a big bloated pig.

lol the Z is definitely a bloated pig of a sports car. But compared to a Lotus it's more like a bloated hippo

Rusty · 01-11-2021, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dasmoofler

Well, they didn't fix it. Did the window reset. No help. It's not predictable either. So I sold it to Carvana and bought an old beater just to get me to and from work. After having the Lotus Elise from 2005 to 2010 any car after that just seemed like a big bloated pig.

Any car after a Lotus IS a bloated pig.

12-16-2020, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dasmoofler Base Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Southeast WI Posts: 8 Drives: 2011 370Z Automatic Rep Power: 7	Windows go down by themselves when car is off!?!? Car is at the dealer now and they seem stumped. They've never heard of this before. Several days after having the wheel lock thingy replaced the windows will go down by themselves as if the unlock button on the FOB is being held down. Doesn't do it all the time, and may take an hour or so after being turned off to do it. Any ideas?

12-16-2020, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	First thing I'd try is the window reset procedure. If that didn't fix it, I'd try cleaning the fob. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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12-18-2020, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dasmoofler Base Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Southeast WI Posts: 8 Drives: 2011 370Z Automatic Rep Power: 7	I don't want to speak too soon and jinx myself, but that is exactly what I told the dealer (Gordie Boucher in Greenfield, WI) to do. When I picked the car up they charged me $160! I won't go into the discussion here, but you can google them an see my review. Of course I am not assuming it's actually fixed. I have never encountered a service guy that so flat out lied straight your face. Kind of like pissin' down your back and tell you it's rain.

01-11-2021, 03:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dasmoofler Base Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Southeast WI Posts: 8 Drives: 2011 370Z Automatic Rep Power: 7	Well, they didn't fix it. Did the window reset. No help. It's not predictable either. So I sold it to Carvana and bought an old beater just to get me to and from work. After having the Lotus Elise from 2005 to 2010 any car after that just seemed like a big bloated pig.