Window problems

[misfitwife]

FYI....

Opened my door the other day and my window didn't drop. Neither window on the driver's side would work. Of course, at the dealership the next day, it worked fine! However, the DC rep was there and there is a Tech Bulletin for window and top problems. Apparently, the window controls also tie into the top control. There was a problem with some of the early PT converts and the computer mechanism needs to be "flashed" to correct the problem. If it continues to be a problem, they will replace the mechanism, but the flashing needs to be tried first. Hope this helps someone else!

[turbozak]

Yes I had the same problem , the battery died, and I needed to jump start the car.
When I went to open the windows the windows where not working and the power top would not come down. The smart windows got a glitch, no you may not need to go to the dealer for them to reset it.
This is what I did with some experimenting.
1) First charge your battery in the car,
2) disconnect the battery lead to the battery
3) while waiting 5 minutes clean your terminals on battery
4) check your fluids, tire pressure and filter Just for the heck of it
5) reconnect terminals on your battery
6) get in car and gently close the door, the window as you know will be up to high, but this will trick your smart windows to think its in normal position with the door close
7) start your car and hopefully it as booted up to normal.
I did find the first time I did disconnect the battery for a few seconds , this did not work,
it did not clear the memory out of the system.
The other thing was the when I waited 5 minutes the radio station memory was not lost.
Don't rush it,
Good luck and please give me some feed back.
When connecting the battery make sure the doors are closed..

[andymather]

Turbozak totally rules!

It was bad enough when a leak took out the AC. I've been saving up to fix it. Thank god it's a convertible.

Then I left the lights on, and suddenly the windows and top were stuck in the "up" position. I've been suffering for three weeks in up to 96 degree heat in a rolling sauna.

This is the third time I've seached on-line for a solution, and the first I had heard of this fix. I grabbed an adjustable wrench and ran outside to try it. Ten minutes later, I'm in airflow heaven.

Thanks again, Turbozak, may you live a thousand years!