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#80 of 109 Re: 2001 Cabrio with regular electrical issues [crappycabrio] by snookiedice

Jan 01, 2011 (6:05 pm)

Replying to: crappycabrio (Dec 30, 2010 1:46 pm)

#81 of 109 ALL 4 windows down at once - won't go up??? by studioe

Jan 26, 2011 (11:03 pm)

OK, I'll try and keep this simple. These are the events that resulted in my wife having to drive home 45 minutes in a snowstorm with all the windows of her 200 Cabrio down....
 
we store the car every year for the winter. So, the day of the big storm, I ask my wife to get an oil change, and fill up the tank. Well, the oil change came with a free car wash. It was 25 degrees and dropping as the Noreaster appraoched. After the change, and shopping (which ran late of course), my wife returned to the car to find the locks frozen (we have to use the key - no wireless unlock). She did get the trunk open and somehow managed to wiggle her way to the driver's seat. When she put the key in the ignition, the alarm went off, and wouldn't let her start the car until she turned it off. Well, the only way to tunr it off is to put the key in the drivers door (nice irony).
 
Finally (after 20 minutes of alarm), she I guess forced the key in the drivers door, and turned the alarm off. Releived, she got in the car, and put the key in the ignition. This time all the windows in the car - all at once - went down automatically. None of the buttons made any difference, and they could not be put back up.
 
Needless to say, it was a long ride home. The windows are still down. I haven't had a chance to mess with the fuses. Has anyone had this happen before? Sugegstions?
 
Thanks,
 
Eric

#82 of 109 Re: ALL 4 windows down at once - won't go up??? [studioe] by snookiedice

Jan 27, 2011 (2:30 pm)

Replying to: studioe (Jan 26, 2011 11:03 pm)
Hello , I also have a 2000 Cabrio . The same thing happened to me ,alarm going off and all windows down , the only difference was it happened in the summer and just hopped in and drove home with the windows down and alarm blarring ! LOL ...I just have to laugh now because these cars have so many very strange problems but I cant help but love the car .
Anyway I have had lock problems in the past so I dont lock it or use the key in the door now , since its been awhile Im not sure if you turn the key slightly to the left or if its the right ,dont turn all the way ...then the windows will go back up ! good luck to you !

#83 of 109 Re: ALL 4 windows down at once - won't go up??? [snookiedice] by moldak

Jan 27, 2011 (2:47 pm)

Replying to: snookiedice (Jan 27, 2011 2:30 pm)
I have a 99 Cabrio. Remember that when you open the driver's door and keep the key turned, all the doors open and ALL THE WINDOWS GO DOWN!
 
It seems to me that the switch inside the door that triggers all the windows to go down broke, got filled with water and shorted out, or something like that.
 
Not sure about the alarm, but seems as if opening the door with the proper key would turn off the alarm. If the switch was broken/frozen/waterlogged, it might not have recognized you opening the door with a key, but rather thought that you were opening the door without using the proper key and thus triggering the alarm.
 
Try taking off the door panel, finding the electronics behind the door switch. First unplug the switch, i think that should stop any signal from the switch to the "all windows down" trigger.

#84 of 109 Re: ALL 4 windows down at once - won't go up??? [moldak] by sab0782

Jan 27, 2011 (9:49 pm)

Replying to: moldak (Jan 27, 2011 2:47 pm)
My wife's 2002 had the same thing alarm going off driving down the road with windows down. Open the trunk and below the right turnsignal is a box encased in foam remove rubber bands and disconnect the wiring harness tro the box, this controls the alarm you can now put the windows up and drive but no alarm.

#85 of 109 About to give up by ranj

Mar 03, 2011 (12:27 pm)

2001 VW Cabrio. Coils keep burning up. Have had numerous codes over the past year from 'short to injectors' to the infamous P1582 (?) There is obviously some short problem leading to the coil, but can't seem to find a ground problem. I did notice last night, after it quit on a hill, that there is water running out. From where? Dunno. (And found that the back floorboard is soaked) Could this be causing a short that is throwing various codes and killing the coil? Just in case it is all connected....Cruise quit working, power windows are 'iffy', no electronic door lock (though I have heard that this has to do with the auxiliary vacuum pump in the trunk which is fried)
 
Pulling my hair out

#86 of 109 Power Window Rolls Itself Down by signman359

May 16, 2011 (9:37 am)

I have a problem with my driver's-side rear window. It likes to randomly roll itself down. What makes it worse is that (most of the time) when I try to roll it back up, it will go up until I let go of the switch, at which point it will usually roll itself back down immediately (whether it got all the way up first or not).
 
I'm hoping that perhaps it's a simple problem like a bad relay or something. Considering the power the motors probably draw, I would imagine that the window switch just controls a relay that powers the motor. Following this line of reasoning, I'm thinking that I could try swapping the relay for this window for that of another window and see if the problem follows the relay. Of course, this plan relies on a couple of assumptions that I am uncertain about.
 
1) The power window motors use relays
2) Each window has its own relay
 
If these are not accurate assumptions, could somebody please correct me and point me in the right direction?
 
If they are accurate, could somebody point me in the right direction for finding out which relays I should be messing with? I don't recall seeing any information in the car's manual regarding relays, just fuses.
 
Thanks in advance for any help anyone is able to provide.

#87 of 109 Re: Power Window Rolls Itself Down [signman359] by ribfalls

Jul 09, 2011 (6:48 am)

Replying to: signman359 (May 16, 2011 9:37 am)
I have the same exact problem with a 95 cabrio, only the right rear window.I don't believe there is any relays involved. there is heavier guage wires going to the motors ,RED & Brown. The switch activates the electronics in the motor assy I think the problem is the motor itself. I found them on the internet for about $120.00 rebuildt.Good luck.

#88 of 109 Re: Cabrio Electrical [burnet] by topless3

Jul 25, 2011 (9:00 pm)

Replying to: burnet (May 03, 2009 7:04 am)
Did you find a solution. I have very simular problem, head lights dont work only high beams if you hold lever and blower fan shuts off when you pull e brake

#89 of 109 Re: About to give up [ranj] by lilybet01

Nov 07, 2011 (6:25 am)

Replying to: ranj (Mar 03, 2011 12:27 pm)
I am having problems with the coil as well, were you able to find a fix? Thanks

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