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Windows drop upon door opening but would not raise on door closing

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Old 01-04-2023, 08:19 PM
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This window non-raise condition is happening on both sides. Is this caused by a module fault? How can this condition be fixed? TIA.
 
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retrain the windows. Turn key on, hold passenger window switch down, the window drops, keep holding the switch until you hear a click, raise window up and hold switch down until you hear that click. Repeat with driver's side. Positions have been retaught.

This will be required every time the battery dies or is disconnected.
 
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Originally Posted by jrnsr
retrain the windows. Turn key on, hold passenger window switch down, the window drops, keep holding the switch until you hear a click, raise window up and hold switch down until you hear that click. Repeat with driver's side. Positions have been retaught.

This will be required every time the battery dies or is disconnected.
Be careful before doing this if it is raining and the car lives outdoors. If it is a low battery that is causing the problem, you could end up with lowered windows and no way to raise them.

Ask me how I know.
 
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Originally Posted by Pristine97XK8Convertible
This window non-raise condition is happening on both sides. Is this caused by a module fault? How can this condition be fixed? TIA.
1) how old is your battery ?

2) are you keeping the car on a battery tender whenever the car is not being driven overnight or longer ?

Using a quality battery tender such as CTEK, NOCO Genius, or Delran Battery Tender +, is the only way I know of to banish electrical gremlins successfully.

if re-setting the window memory does not work in the long run think about using a battery tender.

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Originally Posted by jrnsr
retrain the windows. Turn key on, hold passenger window switch down, the window drops, keep holding the switch until you hear a click, raise window up and hold switch down until you hear that click. Repeat with driver's side. Positions have been retaught.

This will be required every time the battery dies or is disconnected.
Thank you so very much jrsnr

I disconnected the battery before going on a month-long vacation. I remembered I had to re-enter the Radio Security Code to reactivate the radio. but have totally forgotten that I also need to retrain the windows.

Windows worked like a charm after retraining.
 

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I have to retrain my passenger side window every couple of weeks for some reason. I use mine as a daily and the battery is fairly new. Ive had to do it since I bought the car about 4 years ago. Not really an issue until I "think it'll work" and open the passenger door to put stuff in my glovebox, or on the odd occasion I have a passenger. The drivers side has never skipped a beat. So i try to remember to reset the passengers every once in a while smh.
 
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^^ Could be that the microswitch in your passenger door latch assembly has degraded more than the one in your driver door latch assembly. The factory microswitches are flimsy and delicate whereas the aftermarket ones are usually much more robust. My replacement microswitches came from mouser.com back in 2018....
 
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Sounds like a weak Battery!

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Old 01-12-2023, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by bcprice36
Sounds like a weak Battery!
I replaced my battery a year or so ago thinking that since it was older it might be getting weak, even though it tested fine, and it still does it with the new battery, which i have tested a couple of times and it always reads as great, as does my charging system. Im leaning more towards the micro switch
 
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