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| This morning I opened the roof window in what I call the "vent" position - the portion of the window toward the rear of the car is open.
Soon I decided that I wanted it in the slide-open position. Turned the switch, the window closed and then immediately opened again in the vent position. Now it won't close or change position no matter where I set the switch. It closes and then immediately opens again. Any hints to fix it so I don't have to go to the dealer and fight with him about giving me a loaner car while they try to fix mine - before it rains again! Thanks! |
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| Immediately after I posted this message I recalled there was an allen wrench to close a stuck window. Now the window is closed and when I try to open it, it does a shuffle, opening a bit and then closing - opposite of what I reported in my initial post. Therefore, my question now is: what's the problem, the switch? And, can anyone give me an estimate as to how much it might cost to repair the problem and how long it might take. I ask 'cause I know the dealer, as mentioned previously, will give me a hard time about getting a loaner. Therefore, if I know in advance approximate cost/length of time for repair I can know whether to agree to wait or to argue for a loaner. (Dealer is 35 miles from home and 12 miles from work place and totally inconvenient for anyone to pick me up/take me back.) |
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- Posted by usernameRulesSuck (My Page) on Sat, Jul 2, 05 at 22:57
| Who knows, could be a loose wire at the switch, could be a bad microswitch buried in the roof somewhere, and they'll have to tear down the whole interior just to get the headliner down so they can get to the microswitch..... |
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| But this is a warranty job, is it not ??, so even if it costs $$$$, and it could, it is VW's problem.. |
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| Most definitely the problem is VW's. I'm gun shy from dealing with Subaru on the issue of loaner cars for warranty repairs, however. Each time the car went it for a warrantied repair it was a huge fight to get a loaner. I recall once being at the Subaru dealership and there was an older woman in the waiting room in tears. She'd brought her week-old car due to a very loud rattle/knock and they had refused to give her a loaner. She was into her fourth hour of waiting for the repair to be completed. |
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