Window problem
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Window problem
Hello, I have a 2008 corvette base and I am having a problem with my windows, my drivers side window will open and close but the passenger side window won’t go down or up and the door won’t open from the inside or the outside but the door does un latch with the lever inside but since the window won’t move the door can’t clear and open all the way, I tried disconnecting the battery and nothing worked, I was wondering if anyone has some idea of what’s happening.
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Hello, I have a 2008 corvette base and I am having a problem with my windows, my drivers side window will open and close but the passenger side window won’t go down or up and the door won’t open from the inside or the outside but the door does un latch with the lever inside but since the window won’t move the door can’t clear and open all the way, I tried disconnecting the battery and nothing worked, I was wondering if anyone has some idea of what’s happening.
Melting Slicks
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From: Mead Wash
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Mead Wash
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Resetting the window indexing
With the engine running and the window down, close the car door. Raise the window and hold the up switch an extra 3 seconds. Release. Without lowering the window, hold the up switch again for 3 seconds. Release. Done. Don't forget the other window.
This will need to be done to both windows every time the car battery is disconnected, then reconnected, or when a new battery is installed in the car.
Last edited by Vette_DD; Dec 22, 2019 at 09:56 PM.
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I never read the manual on indexing, the service manager at the dealer where i got my 08 new showed me the way to do it...1-put in ACC mode with door closed roll window up and hold for three seconds then roll window down and hold for three seconds..and i have done it that way at least 50 times and it works.....There is always more then one way do do something.
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
I never read the manual on indexing, the service manager at the dealer where i got my 08 new showed me the way to do it...1-put in ACC mode with door closed roll window up and hold for three seconds then roll window down and hold for three seconds..and i have done it that way at least 50 times and it works.....There is always more then one way do do something.
The first paragraph of my post was just a quote of information in the owner's manual.
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Burning Brakes
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Weak battery...read on...
Just happened to me a month ago...Window wouldnt get away from itself...so I re-indexed windows...fixed the issue...
ha.
...then 10 minutes later, 2 miles away from home, in town...the car wouldnt start...it cranked about 5 seconds and the engine sounded like the end of the world
, including the dash lighting up like Christmas...while I kept telling myself...it's the battery, it's the battery.
Think...think...Ahhh...Maybe NAPA would deliver the battery. My local NAPA manager...who always calls me by name for years.....actually came to me and delivered the new battery
.
Then the car started up smooth as silk, but the voltmeter wouldnt move...oh no...no...oh well...I can change out the alternator...but then I realized I was looking at the gas gauge...phew!
The next day, I removed the battery connectors and sanded them....dont forget that!
Just happened to me a month ago...Window wouldnt get away from itself...so I re-indexed windows...fixed the issue...
ha....then 10 minutes later, 2 miles away from home, in town...the car wouldnt start...it cranked about 5 seconds and the engine sounded like the end of the world
, including the dash lighting up like Christmas...while I kept telling myself...it's the battery, it's the battery.Think...think...Ahhh...Maybe NAPA would deliver the battery. My local NAPA manager...who always calls me by name for years.....actually came to me and delivered the new battery
.Then the car started up smooth as silk, but the voltmeter wouldnt move...oh no...no...oh well...I can change out the alternator...but then I realized I was looking at the gas gauge...phew!
The next day, I removed the battery connectors and sanded them....dont forget that!
Last edited by joliett; Dec 24, 2019 at 12:24 AM.