Problem with Power Window after Battery Dying

Wiseguy709 · 03-25-2017, 02:59 PM

Hey folks

Not sure if this is the right discussion group, but anyway, I bought a 2008 135i in the fall that is going to be my summer car, and I haven't really driven it yet. It's stored in my garage and over the past couple of weeks I installed a DCI and JB4 and put in new spark plugs. I learned a week ago that the battery had died and wouldn't hold a charge. I replaced the battery today with an OEM from BMW with the same specifications.

Everything has been great since I replaced the battery except for one thing: you know how the windows dip down half an inch or so when you open the door and rises again after you close the door? Well the driver's door stopped doing that. The passenger door still does it but the driver's door has stopped. I am positive that this worked in the fall when I parked the car. The power window button still functions just fine, but that one feature has ceased.

Any ideas on what the issue could be or how to fix it? The door still opens and closes Ok, but the window rubs the top of the door jam a bit, and I'm sure that after a while this will cause issues. Thanks.

Cheers,
Marshall

Wiseguy709 · 03-25-2017, 03:25 PM

I found this article and I was very happy that it seemed to work!

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247984

I was so happy and appreciative as the fix seemed to work when I was in the car. I got out, closed the door, and the auto-up-and-down feature had stopped working again... and now the power window on the driver's side does not work at all, and the window is permanently up! HALP!

ianc · 03-25-2017, 10:37 PM

Fuse?

ianc

Wiseguy709 · 03-26-2017, 07:51 AM

It actually started working again and is working perfectly.

I'm going to attribute this to dead-battery/new-battery general electrical gremlins and hope it doesn't come back.

Stewy_604 · 03-27-2017, 05:55 PM

Gremlins...ahhhhhh! Glad it sorted itself out.

Tommm · 03-31-2017, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiseguy709

It actually started working again and is working perfectly.

I'm going to attribute this to dead-battery/new-battery general electrical gremlins and hope it doesn't come back.

If you never take the car into the light the gremlins shouldn't rear their ugly head.

03-25-2017, 02:59 PM	#1
Wiseguy709 New Member 3 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada iTrader: (0)	Problem with Power Window after Battery Dying Hey folks Not sure if this is the right discussion group, but anyway, I bought a 2008 135i in the fall that is going to be my summer car, and I haven't really driven it yet. It's stored in my garage and over the past couple of weeks I installed a DCI and JB4 and put in new spark plugs. I learned a week ago that the battery had died and wouldn't hold a charge. I replaced the battery today with an OEM from BMW with the same specifications. Everything has been great since I replaced the battery except for one thing: you know how the windows dip down half an inch or so when you open the door and rises again after you close the door? Well the driver's door stopped doing that. The passenger door still does it but the driver's door has stopped. I am positive that this worked in the fall when I parked the car. The power window button still functions just fine, but that one feature has ceased. Any ideas on what the issue could be or how to fix it? The door still opens and closes Ok, but the window rubs the top of the door jam a bit, and I'm sure that after a while this will cause issues. Thanks. Cheers, Marshall
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Wiseguy709 New Member 3 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada iTrader: (0)	I found this article and I was very happy that it seemed to work! http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247984 I was so happy and appreciative as the fix seemed to work when I was in the car. I got out, closed the door, and the auto-up-and-down feature had stopped working again... and now the power window on the driver's side does not work at all, and the window is permanently up! HALP!
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ianc Ex '87 Carrera 246 Rep 1,259 Posts Drives: '10 TiAg 6MT 135i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Redwood Shores, California iTrader: (0)	Fuse? ianc
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Wiseguy709 New Member 3 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada iTrader: (0)	It actually started working again and is working perfectly. I'm going to attribute this to dead-battery/new-battery general electrical gremlins and hope it doesn't come back.
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Stewy_604 First Lieutenant 77 Rep 310 Posts Drives: 2011 E82 135i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Vancouver, B.C. iTrader: (0)	Gremlins...ahhhhhh! Glad it sorted itself out. __________________ 2011 BMW 135i M Sport Space Grey - BMS JB4, VRSF 3.5" catless DP, Berk exhaust, BMS intake, ER CP, Eibach Pro-Kit, H&R spacers, black kidneys, Blacklines, LUX angel eyes 2014 BMW X5 xDrive 35d M Sport Mineral White - MPBK w/ F85 rotors & Carbotech pads, ACS Springs/Links, iND reflector deletes, iND black roundels, MP black kidneys, M50D grille inserts 2007 Suzuki GSX-R 750 - too much to list
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