Electric window switch - is it faulty?

[Galgo]

My driver's window switch is behaving oddly and I don't know whether this is a fault or not?

If my window is open, let's say I pull the switch up to use the one-touch close feature (I think that's what it's called).

Anyway, it starts to close the window and then puts it back down again. The only way I can close my window is to hold the switch up slightly for a second. And then I can pull the switch up fully for the window to close itself the rest of the way.

Is this normal behaviour or is there something wrong?

Thanks.

 

[freddofrog]

no idea what's causing that, but it's not normal

 

[Dave_G]

Sounds like it is meeting some kind of resistance and is therefore opening the window to prevent trapping a child's head/arm etc. Possibly just needs a bit of lubrication.

 

[Galgo]

Thanks guys. Is it fairly straightforward to get the door card off to check what's going on?

 

[edgeoftime]

Scrape all the muck off the closure rubbers.

 

[F6HAD]

Yes it's the anti trap feature. As Jon has said clean out the rubber seals and I would apply a slight film of petroleum jelly to help guide the glass along the rubber seal.

 

[Galgo]

Thanks, I'll give that a go and let you know how I get on!

 

[shab_the_man]

Silicone spray works a treat on this. Done it on mine for precaution

 

[flexa]

I find my wind deflectors cause this just on drivers door, not all the time

 

[bogdic]

Mine does the same now and again. When it does, I need to turn off the engine for the window to close. Probably there is too much friction between window and rubber seal. I'll try Silicone spray myself.

 

[JimmerJDM]

Mine does this sometimes when the window is all the way down,but it goes up when I tap the window up a tiny bit at a time. Il have to scrapes out the runners I think.

 

[Simon2354]

So mine not the only one that does this then? Least I know how to fix it

 

[adam123]

Mine did it when I first bought it but then stopped on its own. Not much help I know