Window malfunction..

[chow]

Yesteryday i posted about hitting my key and lowering both the windows during a rainy day. My car was full of water, which i dried out and did the best i could do.

This morning.. It started to snow. I got a call from campus police (im on residence) and they told me that my windows were open. I run to my car and find everything in the car frozen over, snow everywhre.. now covered in ice. I couldnt even drive it, the seats were iced over, the shifter had snow on the boot and etc. I called the tow company, got it towed and now need advice as to what to do. P.S Everything was snowed in, i had to break into my car by dethawing the ice on the inside of the car to unlock it. Also, snow/ice has accumulated in the vents of the car, which im scared will damage the car in the future from the inside out.

What will nissan offer me? If needed, how do i get replacements for everything?Anyhelp will be good.. thanks.

I will post pictures up of it soon..

[generic808]

Whoa!! That's crazy, and scary. Are you sure you're hitting the buttons or is there some kind of malfunction. My trunk kept on opening by itself without me hitting the button. How do I know? Because I was standing right next to my car, key dangling in hand, and the trunk acuator kept on clicking over by itself. I took it to the dealership and the reprogrammed the remote. You should look into that.

Sorry to hear about the mishap.

[bembol]

Sorry to hear as well.

You and prlwhitecoupe continues to have problems with your Coupes.

Good luck with it.

[rjdmmfl1]

So, I beleive ALL OF US have the function on our remotes to lower the windows by pressing and holding down the unlock button... that's sad to hear though , wish i could offer some useful advice

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Unless this is a malfunction where the windows just lower themselves on their own, you really need to be careful where you place the iKey and need to keep it away from other things that can accidentally push the buttons.

[chow]

Heres an update..

So i got the car towed into the dealer, dropped it off and let them take a look. They call me back a few hours later and tell me nothings wrong with it.

It felt like i was punched in the face.

I know 100000% that it was not me who activated the key, i keep the key in my right jacket pocket, which i have always done. (I've had it in the same pocket for 2 months now, since the time of ownership) 2 days in a row it happend, the first day it was raining realllll hard, so when i found out i blamed myself. I cleaned the car , dried it and etc.This morning i get a call, and am told that my windows are down yet again, and since it happend the day before i was EXTRA cautious about pushing the button. Also, my place of residence is at least a 10 minute walk with buildings in the way. There is NO way the key works from that range, even then.. what are the chances that my key fob is pressed DOWN for 7 SECONDS while i walk when there is NOTHING in my pocket???I carry NOTHING in my right pocket except for my key, there is NOOOOO way i touch the key. It seems to happen randomly.

Anyways to continue the dealership story.

They called me and told me that they couldnt duplicate the incident, which is beleviable. So i told them to keep the car inside for another day to see waht happens. If the windows dont come down tonight inside the dealership, i get my A/C back with water/ice damage EVERYWHERE. I am so angry that this has happened, and that it is such a whacky incident, windows coming down during first snowfall? wtf?

ahhhhh, i dont know what to do. If they do find out that its an electrical problem, that still doesnt solve anything.. the damage is done.

My car has 3000 KM on it, new born baby. This should not happen.

blahhhhhhhhh.

Anyways thanks for reading my rant, i hope you all hope that my car ****s up again inside the dealership so i can get warantee coverages instead of it coming out of my own EMPTY pockets

[bembol]

Which dealership? I hope they are honest enough to tell you if the Windows/FOB are defective.

Did you tell them about the first time it happened with the rain? They might use that against you.

Good luck with your Coupe, I hope they cover it.

[jdshift]

Sorry to hear about the misfortune, hope all works out for the best.

[chow]

I told them everything, how will they use the time it opened durijng the rain agaisnt me?

I assume that enforces the case.. Well i hope this goes good tomorow morning.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

I told them everything, how will they use the time it opened durijng the rain agaisnt me?

I assume that enforces the case.. Well i hope this goes good tomorow morning.

If they are really mean, they might say that you should have told them the first time, and that negligence caused the 2nd accident.

[LegendRacer]

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE KEY? ... WHY?

DRIVE OR GET SOMEONE TO DRIVE U TO THE DEALER SHIP AT NIGHT and PRESS THE UNLOCK BOTTON AND TRY TO SCROLL UR WINDOWS DOWN!!! EVEN IF ITS NOT DOWN!!!

im sure hte garage is not that big, and the range if u stand right at the garage door u can open it!! if u do it, they will definetly have to do something for u, since they will believe there is something wrong

just my lil advice, if u really want ur damages fixed without using ur own money

[mikemart]

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE KEY? ... WHY?

DRIVE OR GET SOMEONE TO DRIVE U TO THE DEALER SHIP AT NIGHT and PRESS THE UNLOCK BOTTON AND TRY TO SCROLL UR WINDOWS DOWN!!! EVEN IF ITS NOT DOWN!!!

im sure hte garage is not that big, and the range if u stand right at the garage door u can open it!! if u do it, they will definetly have to do something for u, since they will believe there is something wrong

just my lil advice, if u really want ur damages fixed without using ur own money

[leif927]

DO YOU HAVE A SPARE KEY? ... WHY?

DRIVE OR GET SOMEONE TO DRIVE U TO THE DEALER SHIP AT NIGHT and PRESS THE UNLOCK BOTTON AND TRY TO SCROLL UR WINDOWS DOWN!!! EVEN IF ITS NOT DOWN!!!

im sure hte garage is not that big, and the range if u stand right at the garage door u can open it!! if u do it, they will definetly have to do something for u, since they will believe there is something wrong

just my lil advice, if u really want ur damages fixed without using ur own money

It's crazy enough that it just might work... Just watch out for cameras. If security catches you on cam, then it may all be for nothing. Gotta be about it. ^_^

[SHIFT_2.5S]

I don't know if its safe to really go that far. Then again, if they are being unfair about it, sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands. On the other hand, even if you do manage to roll down the windows, they can come in in the morning, roll them up, and say that the windows were never down to begin with. This can be a very long battle.

[chow]

Update!!

They found teh probelm!

This morning they walked into the garage and again, found my windows down. They are working to fix the problem as you read. But now it comes for me to argue for my interior.Im sure it doesnt look damaged, so what can i ask for in compensation?Could i demand for them to replace my seats etc?

P.S. How rare is it for a dealership to confess that its their fault and REPLACE your vehicle? Or buy back? Im guessing thats only in the MOST EXTREME cases..?

Im really thinking about taking this case far, because i dont want this car to break down in the future b/c of water damage somewhere. ( premature leather wear, premature everything .. etc)Anyways help would be good

[generic808]

It's a malfunctioning FOB. You need it reprogrammed. That's what kept happening to my trunk and since my key was reprogrammed, it never happened again.

They will never give you a new car or buy your car back. Just letting you know so you don't get your hopes up too high.

[chow]

They're replacing somthing within the engine bay..

[SHIFT_2.5S]

This sucks, chow. Hope you're car doesn't have too much damage that will haunt you in future years. Make sure they reprogram your fob like Eric said.

[hangtime23]

They're replacing somthing within the engine bay..

hey chow...I know this thread is close to a year old now, but just wondering, what ended up being the root cause of the problem, did they ever tell you?

just before I left for vacation this month, the same thing happened to my car, I woke up one morning to find the doors unlocked, and the windows rolled down...needless to say, I was pretty freaked out. Luckily for me it didn't rain overnight or anything.

At first I suspected foul play, but there were no scratches on the doors, and nothing was stolen, so I'm thinking there may be an issue with my fob, or the computer inside the car.

anyways, just wondering what I should do in this situation, it's a hard kind of situation for the dealer to reproduce right? but in your case, they were eventually able to reproduce it? What was the final resolution..?

[TrueFaith]

Unless this is a malfunction where the windows just lower themselves on their own, you really need to be careful where you place the iKey and need to keep it away from other things that can accidentally push the buttons.

If I don't take the fob out of my pocket while cleaning the windshield, the slight pressure of leaning on the car and reaching always sets off the horn button. For 2 weeks I thought the car had some sort of motion sensor until I figured out what I was doing. I would think the buttons could be inadvertantly activated very easily while in your pocket just from a fold of clothing. I've started carrying the fob in my breast pocket...just in case.

[hangtime23]

If I don't take the fob out of my pocket while cleaning the windshield, the slight pressure of leaning on the car and reaching always sets off the horn button. For 2 weeks I thought the car had some sort of motion sensor until I figured out what I was doing. I would think the buttons could be inadvertantly activated very easily while in your pocket just from a fold of clothing. I've started carrying the fob in my breast pocket...just in case.

hmm...good point, but the thing is, to roll down the windows using the keyfob, you gotta hold down the unlock button for like 5 seconds...I don't think that coulda happened accidentally, especially cuz I had the keyfob out of my pocket and sitting on a table overnight. I'm still kinda freaked out about this happening..