Auto-Up/Down and Passenger Window Not Working

[GregV]

And searching the forums saves me yet another call/trip to the dealership

[violentknight]

i had this issue this morning , ive had my frs for less then a week , this morning it was very cold an my windows were frozen once i got inside and started the car , the AUTO lights on the buttons were flashing , the p/s window did nothing at all , once the cars heater warmed up an the d/s window worked it would only work if i held the button, the auto feature would not work at all , after work everything seems to be working fine other then now my d/s window squeels like crazy

[Urka]

Seems like the cold whether has been playing a factor. Seen two frs's come in for the same concern. All they both needed was reinitization of the auto function. I believe it could be caused by the windows themselves being frozen to the seals; and when you attempt to roll down the window they're not defrosted yet, the window motor/actuator draws too much current and somehow looses memory or resets itself. Another thought is when you open your doors, the windows are supposed to drop a little to clear the upper seals, maybe similar cause could be from when you open your door in the morning. Definitely keeping an eye out for a definite cause for you guys.

Update: I was blindly reminded these vehicles are equipped with jam protection. Window motor ecu senses jam, stops everything. I am just confused why it looses parameters, and needing further initialization. Ecu logic

[Justin.b]

Originally Posted by Stu baru

Update: So I get a call from the dealership after they spoke with Subaru. Get this, Subaru is claiming that they're getting a fair amount of calls on this issue and they all come from owners with tinted windows, and their explanation is that there's a small amount of metal in the tint that's causing the auto window program to crash. After I stopped laughing, I asked why it's only happened to me twice when we had a freeze after a rain while my windows have been tinted for months. They couldn't answer that one, but did say that the word from Subaru seemed "odd". They're going to talk with the regional rep when he's in next week and let me know what he says. Classic.

So the metal in the door and the rest of the car doesn't bother it, but the tiny amount of invisible filings in window tint is enough to confuse it?

-Justin

[Chillyairplane]

Has this happened to anyone on their trunk? I opened it just fine with the keyfob this morning... and when i got to work the button no longer worked.. i have to manually open my trunk with the key. It was about 27 this morning..

It doesnt even beep or respond or anything.

[GregV]

Originally Posted by Chillyairplane

Has this happened to anyone on their trunk? I opened it just fine with the keyfob this morning... and when i got to work the button no longer worked.. i have to manually open my trunk with the key. It was about 27 this morning..

It doesnt even beep or respond or anything.

Maybe you accidentally activated the valet feature? Check the button in the trunk.

[Chillyairplane]

Ha! Something in my trunk must have hit that! I didnt even know it existed. Thank you!

[chanomatik]

That happened to me. I had no idea there was such a dumb button until I took it to the dealer as part of a list of things I wanted them to do and check. Even after that I didn't check for the button's location myself until yesterday after I got my cargo tray. Now that I see where it is, the button is even dumber than what I previously believed it to be.

[31katys]

Originally Posted by jesperswe

My windows does this every friggin morning now when it's cold. But after a reset they work again, but i've stopped doing that to since they'll just stop working again next morning....

I do NOT have tinted windows either. It's just a shitty mechanism...

I don't either! That's a load of crap! Motors not strong enough maybe?? Mine was frozen shut and I had to force the door open. Even after scraping the ice it was still sticking and I got stuck in the car! I took it to Toyota but they of course said everything was working normally and when I asked them what I'm supposed to do when I can't get into the car they told me they didn't know, but to try getting de-icer. Grrrrrreat....

[baadshah]

dont have tint and have the same problem here. driver side doesnt fully roll up after shutting door and passenger side doesnt work.. its very annoying after you spend so much money on such a car

[n8dog11914]

Quick Question:

Has this happened to anyone when the temperatures were NOT below approximately 40 Degrees F?

[NYC BRZ]

I tried the reset and it didn't work. My passenger window will go down using the pass side switch but not the main driver side one. I DO NOT have tints so Subies claims are BS. Also like others mentioned I was getting a whistling because the windows won't go up all the way. This is so annoying! Going in to the dealer Tuesday.

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[WRXGuy1]

Originally Posted by NYC BRZ

I tried the reset and it didn't work. My passenger window will go down using the pass side switch but not the main driver side one. I DO NOT have tints so Subies claims are BS. Also like others mentioned I was getting a whistling because the windows won't go up all the way. This is so annoying! Going in to the dealer Tuesday.

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Don't go to the dealer, it's an easy fix.

If the passenger side window won't go up/down by the controls on the drivers side, but goes up/down from the passenger side, then with the car on hold the passenger side button down until it clicks, then hold it until it goes up and clicks. If you can't hear the click (I never could), just hold it for a few seconds after it stops in both directions. Now the controls on the driver side should work.

It doesn't seem to matter if the car is running or not, as I've done this at a stop light from the drivers seat by reaching over to the passenger controls.

[NYC BRZ]

Originally Posted by WRXGuy1

Don't go to the dealer, it's an easy fix.

If the passenger side window won't go up/down by the controls on the drivers side, but goes up/down from the passenger side, then with the car on hold the passenger side button down until it clicks, then hold it until it goes up and clicks. If you can't hear the click (I never could), just hold it for a few seconds after it stops in both directions. Now the controls on the driver side should work.

It doesn't seem to matter if the car is running or not, as I've done this at a stop light from the drivers seat by reaching over to the passenger controls.

Alright ill give it a try. Thanks!