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SLVRSRFR · 10-17-2015, 06:15 PM

So the sub-zero temps are here. Not happy about it, but it is what it is.

Anyways, I drove my car through the entire winter last year, through that crazy cold snap and everything, with no issues.

This morning, the first sub-zero morning this year so far, my driver's window malfunctioned.

I unlocked the car, and opened the door. The window moved down as it normally does. Got in, and started the car to warm it up. Got out to have a smoke, closed the door behind me, and noticed the window did not go back up like it's supposed to.

Opened the door and noticed the power window buttons on the driver's door were blinking (the back-lighting). Tried the switch, and the driver's window moves up and down fine. Perfectly normal. However, I now have no control of the passenger window from the driver's door. Passenger window switch on passenger door works just fine.

Got in the car after my smoke, closed the door, window still did not go back up. However, I was able to put the window up using the switch so that I didn't freeze on my drive.

Stopped at Tim's before work, parked, turned the car off, opened the door, and the window retracted (moved down) as normal. However, I closed the door behind me, and the window remained down about 1/4 of an inch. It is not pulling itself back up to form the seal.

I purposely parked my car behind my dealership today because that gap is big enough to get a slim jim into to unlock the car. Normally I park off-site but didn't want to leave my car there all day with the window partially down, just in case. I work in Georgetown but you can never be too safe.

Keep in mind that this happened this morning when it was still very cold, but is this something that will fix itself once warm, or will I need to bring the car in to get looked at? Is it something that will keep happening as the temperatures continue to drop?

This worries me, as my bumper to bumper warranty expired in early August.

I've heard that this is a somewhat common issue, but have never experienced it and just want to know if there's anything I should do, or if I should bother taking it in at all. This surprised me considering, again, the car made it through the entire super-cold winter last year without doing this. This morning barely dipped below freezing and now it decides to rear it's ugly head.

I'm going to go have a smoke now and try it again to see if it is still doing it. *EDIT* tried it out and it's still doing it.

Thanks for any help or advice!

10-17-2015, 06:15 PM	#1
SLVRSRFR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT, 2007 WRX Wagon 5MT Location: Caledon, Ontario Posts: 1,332 Thanks: 582 Thanked 534 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Frozen window! What to do? So the sub-zero temps are here. Not happy about it, but it is what it is. Anyways, I drove my car through the entire winter last year, through that crazy cold snap and everything, with no issues. This morning, the first sub-zero morning this year so far, my driver's window malfunctioned. I unlocked the car, and opened the door. The window moved down as it normally does. Got in, and started the car to warm it up. Got out to have a smoke, closed the door behind me, and noticed the window did not go back up like it's supposed to. Opened the door and noticed the power window buttons on the driver's door were blinking (the back-lighting). Tried the switch, and the driver's window moves up and down fine. Perfectly normal. However, I now have no control of the passenger window from the driver's door. Passenger window switch on passenger door works just fine. Got in the car after my smoke, closed the door, window still did not go back up. However, I was able to put the window up using the switch so that I didn't freeze on my drive. Stopped at Tim's before work, parked, turned the car off, opened the door, and the window retracted (moved down) as normal. However, I closed the door behind me, and the window remained down about 1/4 of an inch. It is not pulling itself back up to form the seal. I purposely parked my car behind my dealership today because that gap is big enough to get a slim jim into to unlock the car. Normally I park off-site but didn't want to leave my car there all day with the window partially down, just in case. I work in Georgetown but you can never be too safe. Keep in mind that this happened this morning when it was still very cold, but is this something that will fix itself once warm, or will I need to bring the car in to get looked at? Is it something that will keep happening as the temperatures continue to drop? This worries me, as my bumper to bumper warranty expired in early August. I've heard that this is a somewhat common issue, but have never experienced it and just want to know if there's anything I should do, or if I should bother taking it in at all. This surprised me considering, again, the car made it through the entire super-cold winter last year without doing this. This morning barely dipped below freezing and now it decides to rear it's ugly head. I'm going to go have a smoke now and try it again to see if it is still doing it. EDIT tried it out and it's still doing it. Thanks for any help or advice! __________________ @bpennerz Last edited by SLVRSRFR; 10-17-2015 at 06:31 PM.