Acura and Honda Power Window Problems

After you have a major repairs that require to disconnect the battery, you may notice your Acura or Honda power window problems. Although you can open and close the windows by pressing or pulling the buttons, AUTO UP and AUTO DOWN features don’t work.

AUTO DOWN is the feature that pressing the button firmly down opens the windows all the way. And AUTO UP is the feature that pulling the button firmly back closes the window all the way so you don’t have to keep pressing or pulling the button.

If you experience this problem, all you need is reset the power window control unit. Here is the procedure.

1) Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
2) Move the driver’s (or the front passenger’s) window all the way down by using the driver’s window DOWN switch.
3) Open the driver’s door.
Note: Steps 4 to 7 must be done within 5 seconds of each other.
4) Turn the ignition switch OFF.
5) Push and hold the driver’s (or the front passenger’s) window DOWN switch.
6) Turn the ignition switch ON (II).
7) Release the driver’s (or the front passenger’s) window DOWN switch.
8) Repeat steps 4 to 7 three more times.
9) Wait 1 second.
10) Confirm AUTO UP and AUTO DOWN do not work. If AUTO UP and DOWN work, go back to step 1.
11) Move the driver’s (or the front passenger’s) window all the way down by using the drivers (or the front passenger’s) window DOWN switch.
12) Pull up and hold the driver’s (or the front passenger’s) window UP switch until the window reaches the fully closed position, then continue to hold the switch for 1 second.
13) Confirm that the power window control unit is reset by using the driver’s (or the front passenger’s) window AUTO UP and AUTO DOWN functions.

If the window still does not work in AUTO, repeat the procedures several times, paying close attention to the 5 second time limit between steps.

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If you go to the dealer to fix this problem, you may be charged for half an hour labor cost. This procedure is written on the owner’s manual. This is a good example that the owner’s manual is somehow neglected but actually it’s a great source of information about your very own vehicle.

And, it’s the common procedure among Acura and Honda vehicles with AUTO UP/DOWN features.

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