This winter I’ve had repeated, intermittent issues with the power window in my Model 3's driver’s door not working properly or not working at all.
Sometimes the window doesn’t work at all -- in that it won’t lower/raise when opening/closing the door, and it won’t respond when using power window switch.
(The first few times this happened, it occurred around the same time as snow or freezing rain, so I assumed it was due to the window or power window mechanism freezing. But now it’s happened a few times subsequently when there’s been no precipitation for days and was working normally after the last precipitation, so I’m pretty sure it isn’t related to anything freezing.)
Other times, the window will respond to using the switch on the door, but the all-the-way up/down feature when you press the switch all the way down/up (past the first detent) does NOT work.
I searched on the forums for instances of this happening to other people and here I learned that this could be fixed by resetting the calibration of the power window (by holding the window switch all the way down and rolling the window all the way down and then continuing to hold down the switch for several seconds after that, and then doing the same thing and rolling all the way up). But this problem has resurfaced 3-4 times now, so the fix is only temporary.
One example: Yesterday I had the problem with the “all-the-way” feature not working in the morning, so I did the calibration reset in the afternoon and fixed it. But then later that evening the window stopped working altogether, and it still isn’t working today.
Also worth noting: Doing a scroll-wheel reset doesn’t fix it. And I’ve had no problems with any of the other windows -- just the driver’s.
Anyway... I just wanted to see if others have had similar issues before I reach out to Tesla service about it.
Sometimes the window doesn’t work at all -- in that it won’t lower/raise when opening/closing the door, and it won’t respond when using power window switch.
(The first few times this happened, it occurred around the same time as snow or freezing rain, so I assumed it was due to the window or power window mechanism freezing. But now it’s happened a few times subsequently when there’s been no precipitation for days and was working normally after the last precipitation, so I’m pretty sure it isn’t related to anything freezing.)
Other times, the window will respond to using the switch on the door, but the all-the-way up/down feature when you press the switch all the way down/up (past the first detent) does NOT work.
I searched on the forums for instances of this happening to other people and here I learned that this could be fixed by resetting the calibration of the power window (by holding the window switch all the way down and rolling the window all the way down and then continuing to hold down the switch for several seconds after that, and then doing the same thing and rolling all the way up). But this problem has resurfaced 3-4 times now, so the fix is only temporary.
One example: Yesterday I had the problem with the “all-the-way” feature not working in the morning, so I did the calibration reset in the afternoon and fixed it. But then later that evening the window stopped working altogether, and it still isn’t working today.
Also worth noting: Doing a scroll-wheel reset doesn’t fix it. And I’ve had no problems with any of the other windows -- just the driver’s.
Anyway... I just wanted to see if others have had similar issues before I reach out to Tesla service about it.
