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I checked last night, it seems to be the outer door handle not dropping it.
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Hi Guys
As above, twice I have come back to my car when its been locked for some time and found the window half open.
Any clues as to what could be causing this?
Stay safe
best
Edward
Re: 996 Windows opening involuntarily when locked
What's the battery like ? voltage etc
Windows drop when battery drops low (happened to me) with alarm going off at the same time.
Hi All,
This has evolved (in the sense it stopped then has started up again but differently!).
Now when I shut the passenger door the window doesn't drop and the glass is left outside of the rubber guide, I only noticed as it sounded very loud and windy driving along the motorway!
This points to the microswitch I gather, question is do I need to replace both door's microswitch or just the one in the passenger door?
The locks etc were playing up and red light on the dash etc which I gather is all linked.
Best Edward
There's two micro switches which drop the window 10mm in each door. One on the exterior handle and one on the interior.
Which handle isn't dropping the window when pulled?
I've replaced both. Inner is harder to source.
You mentioned it was half way down when you came back to the car. Do you mean really half way down, or just in the 'drop' position for entry?
I ask because random operation of the windows (and other weirdness) is mentioned in JMG Porsche's fault diagnosis of the security computer. This computer is under the passenger seat and is very prone to water damage.
Thank you, it was far enough down for a toerag to put their hand in and nick my (old) satnav out of the glove box thing in the door! Fair play to them to be honest, I could never get it to work anyway!
The main thing now is the fact its not always locking properly and often has red light on the dash on in the centre console.
Sounds like I need one or two microswitches, the outer one is definitely not working, not sure re inner, need to check
If the inner ones works, then it should just be the outer handle sensor. Not that expensive, about £30 from memory.
Easy to do with the door card off.
Mine was actually disconnected, which I presume someone had done as something to do with the inner handle sensor being properly broken. I replaced it anyway, but still have the original as a spare.
