Passenger window failure

[Ian Key]

I wound the front passenger window down as I set off to clear the window yesterday morning and it wouldn't wind back up again. Neither switch would work.

The fix was to stop the car, get out and lock it before getting back in and trying again. It worked and has continued to do so ever since.

I'm hoping it was just a one off but will keep you posted if it happens again.

 

[Pete G]

These cars do some strange things. We had our 12 volt battery changed a few weeks back. The shop used a small battery to keep the car alive while changing the battery. But after the battery change the mirrors stayed folded in. ( ZS EV gen 1)
We drove off and about 200 metres down the road the mirrors decided to fold out so that they could be used as normal. It only did that once and has been perfect ever since.
It seems that the cars tiny minds just get frazzled sometimes.
The wonders of driving around in a moving computer. Luckily they don't run on the Windows program we could really be in trouble then.

 

[Alb]

Crazy world where simple activity like opening a window requires a computer.

 

[5teep]

Possibly water temporarily shorting out a motor connection?

 

[Everest]

The wonders of driving around in a moving computer. Luckily they don't run on the Windows program we could really be in trouble then.

Crazy world where simple activity like opening a window requires a computer.

... which reminds me of an old joke... I'll post it over here...

Post in thread 'Joke thread'

Yesterday at 11:08 AM

Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry:
“If General Motors had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has,
we'd all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”

In response, GM issued a press release: “If General Motors had developed technology
like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the road for no...

• Everest

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[Pete G]

Possibly water temporarily shorting out a motor connection?

Bring back window winder handles!

 

[Ian Key]

Bring back window winder handles!

Or sliding windows as in the original Mini.

 

[MG Clive]

Or sliding windows as in the original Mini.

I remember them on the old Bedford van, they never failed.

 

[Weeble]

Or sliding windows as in the original Mini.

Or the quarterlight window...... early air conditioning.

 

[Lovemyev]

Or sliding windows as in the original Mini.

Arahhh ….. I remember them well @Ian Key .
Had them on my Mk1 Mini Cooper S which I fully restored.
I can still remember replacing the glass sliding runners in both of the doors, way back in the day.
I wish I still had it now, it would be worth a small fortune.
Strange when you consider they were priced at only £450 on the road when first released at the Earls Court motor show in London.
A replacement pattern front door costs that much now.
( I still have a OEM door for a Mk2-3 Mini hanging in my garage ).
I clearly remember they pulled off the sheet, to reveal the Mini to the motoring press and they all thought it was a joke at first, because of its small compact size.
Cars at that time were absolutely huge !.
Ford Zephyrs and Rover 100 etc.
I loved the classic Mini I have owned about 6 of them over the years.
They look so small on the road now though.

 

[Ian Key]

Arahhh ….. I remember them well @Ian Key .
Had them on my Mk1 Mini Cooper S which I fully restored.
I can still remember replacing the glass sliding runners in both of the doors, way back in the day.
I wish I still had it now, it would be worth a small fortune.
Strange when you consider they were priced at only £450 on the road when first released at the Earls Court motor show in London.
A replacement pattern front door costs that much now.
( I still have a OEM door for a Mk2-3 Mini hanging in my garage ).
I clearly remember they pulled off the sheet, to reveal the Mini to the motoring press and they all thought it was a joke at first, because of its small compact size.
Cars at that time were absolutely huge !.
Ford Zephyrs and Rover 100 etc.
I loved the classic Mini I have owned about 6 of them over the years.
They look so small on the road now though.

All the cars from that era look small now. I used to have an Austin Maxi which was a large car in the early 80's. I saw one a couple of years ago and it's tiny.

The MG4 is 248mm (9.7 inches) longer and 210mm (8.3 inches) wider than the Maxi. No wonder I have to breathe in down country lanes.

 

[German Paddy]

"All the cars from that era look small now. I used to have an Austin Maxi which was a large car in the early 80's. I saw one a couple of years ago and it's tiny."

Funny. I looked at a picture of me from the 80's and I was average built. Looking at the pic now, I look tiny.

 

[Everest]

The MG4 is 248mm (9.7 inches) longer and 210mm (8.3 inches) wider than the Maxi. No wonder I have to breathe in down country lanes.

And presumably your MGS5 is even bigger?

 

[Ian Key]

The MGS5 is 437mm (17 inches) longer than the Maxi and 223mm (8.8 inches) wider

 

[MG Clive]

The MGS5 is 437mm (17 inches) longer than the Maxi and 223mm (8.8 inches) wider

Geez, I remember when the Maxi was a big car.

 

[LenEV2016]

Geez, I remember when the Maxi was a big car.

I don't

 

[Weeble]

This has brought back memories of my step father used to have an Aunstin Princess (?) in the 70s. It had a rather distinctive wedge shape and was considered large in its day, also thirsty as hell as I recall.