Drivers window going down when trying to close it

[denz1968]

Bit of a random problem. I have noticed sometimes if I have had the drivers window open about 2 inches, that when i try to close it, the window goes to the fully open position.
I need to test to see if it happens at different levels of open.

Is this a known issue? Something I have to put up with, or is there a workaround.

Thanks

 

[Drive Wayne]

Mine does a similar thing, I always have mine open an inch, 'cos I like it like that! When I come to close/lock up it's 50/50 wether it goes up or down! Is it something to do with the wind deflectors? There have been occasions when I have left the van with the window down!

 

[denz1968]

Mine does a similar thing, I always have mine open an inch, 'cos I like it like that! When I come to close/lock up it's 50/50 wether it goes up or down! Is it something to do with the wind deflectors? There have been occasions when I have left the van with the window down!

I don’t have deflectors fitted - yet.

 

[Drive Wayne]

I don’t have deflectors fitted - yet.

Let's hope the collective wisdom intervenes!

 

[Dundee_Kev]

Try giving the window runners a good spray with silicone lubricant. If the window motor detects any tightness, the anti trap kicks in and pops the window back down

 

[Pauly]

What he said ^^^^

 

[Drive Wayne]

Try giving the window runners a good spray with silicone lubricant. If the window motor detects any tightness, the anti trap kicks in and pops the window back down

Many thanks Kev and Pauly, I'll give that a go...

 

[Dundee_Kev]

I don’t have deflectors fitted - yet.

When you do get them fitted, leave the window up overnight so that the window seals shape themselves to the new shape. Otherwise you may be back to the same scenario of the windows popping back down

 

[denz1968]

When you do get them fitted, leave the window up overnight so that the window seals shape themselves to the new shape. Otherwise you may be back to the same scenario of the windows popping back down

Thanks for the tip

 

[denz1968]

Try giving the window runners a good spray with silicone lubricant. If the window motor detects any tightness, the anti trap kicks in and pops the window back down

Will have to get some ordered

 

[Bav]

Bit of a random problem. I have noticed sometimes if I have had the drivers window open about 2 inches, that when i try to close it, the window goes to the fully open position.
I need to test to see if it happens at different levels of open.

Is this a known issue? Something I have to put up with, or is there a workaround.

Thanks

I had a similar problem (with a car, not the van), but, unlike your situation, it was consistent in its behaviour. Turned out to be due to the battery having being disconnected for some work and the window positioning needed to be reset?!

 

[gibbd001]

Thanks for the tip

I have an issue with the window gonig the wrong direction as well. Not worked out why. Has anyone got to the bottom of it?

As a heads up to anyone wanting to fit wind deflectors, I had an extreme issue last night when fitting them where the window got stuck in the up position and the motor was in the bottom position. Suddenly the window dropped all the way into the door off the runners

 

[whodat]

Had I read your post before fitting the wind deflectors, I would have held off. As it is - all ok here.
Hope you get that sorted out cheaply. At least it didn't happen the other way round where the window motor pushes the window up too far.
Good luck.