2016, passenger window opening and closing by itself

[DeepImpactS550]

I have a 2016 3.7. Over the past few months I've noticed that the passenger side window randomly, sometimes repeatedly cracks itself open, and closed, as if I was opening/closing the door. The interior lights do not turn on as if it was a door sensor problem. At first I thought it stopped after I got out of the car, closed, and locked the door, once accessory power turned off. But yesterday I caught it doing it in the morning, with the car still locked.
While driving I have solved the problem by opening the window just far enough not to trigger the window.
If I open the passenger door, the bolts for the door latch, and the thin black metal arm that swivels open with the door are both rusted badly.

I'm wondering if either the window seal wasn't working properly and was letting water get down inside the door, or if the rust is secondary, and is a result of the window opening and closing during rain.

Is there a way, for now, to disable ONLY the passenger window. As you know, the window closes between the outer edge of the door, so I can't disable the drivers side.

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[wanted33]

As far as the rust there is a member here that got those same bolts replaced under warranty because his rusted also. The window is another anomaly all together. I can think of two things to try, but I'm not sure either will work. First, try re-indexing the window. The instructions for that is in the owners manual, and if they are like my other car it is an easy process. Second, you could unhook the positive battery cable for a short time (couple minutes at most would do it I would think), which will rest some crazy electric things like that. Of course after you re-hook her up you'll need to re-index both windows. I hope one of these work for you. Stuff like that can be quite aggravating. Good luck.

 

[GT Pony]

I put a new battery in my GT after having no battery hooked up for 3 days. Didn't have to re-index the windows.

 

[DeepImpactS550]

As far as the rust there is a member here that got those same bolts replaced under warranty because his rusted also. The window is another anomaly all together. I can think of two things to try, but I'm not sure either will work. First, try re-indexing the window. The instructions for that is in the owners manual, and if they are like my other car it is an easy process. Second, you could unhook the positive battery cable for a short time (couple minutes at most would do it I would think), which will rest some crazy electric things like that. Of course after you re-hook her up you'll need to re-index both windows. I hope one of these work for you. Stuff like that can be quite aggravating. Good luck.

I will have to dig out my owners manual. Any idea what section of the manual that would be in? I'm assuming re-indexing would normally only be needed if the window wasn't closing all the way. Mine definitely goes all the way up into the channel. Maybe it's going too far?

EDIT: Managed to find an online manual, searched for the word "index" and found nothing related to the windows. Closest thing I can find is the "anti bounce-back feature". It can be disabled. I'm wondering if that might solve it. The instructions are kind of cryptic though...

"Pull up the window switch and hold within two seconds of the window reaching the bounce-back position. The window will travel up with no bounce-back protection. The window will stop if you release the switch before the window is fully closed."

 

[16V6]

Having this exact problem with my 2016. Any solutions?

 

[Teddie]

I'm having the same annoying issue with my 2016 vert. I'm hoping to find a solution. No luck yet though. :( :(

 

[wanted33]

Well sir, after checking my OM it appears that there is no instructions on how to re-index the window of our Mustangs. Leading me to believe there is no need as GT Pony referenced. I'm just thinking out loud now, but could the window mechanism itself be misaligned causing the bounce back feature to kick in somehow. If I'm not mistaken there is a feature that runs the window completely down if some knucklehead somehow gets his big old dumb head caught between the window, and the door seal. An unrelated aside, I had to have the drivers window of the wife's '13 GT realigned as it was way off from the factory. The Tech removed the door panel, and aligned the entire window mechanism. It was quite an easy job. Good luck, I hope you find a fix

 

[GT Pony]

Try re-indexing your windows like shown in these videos. The door control module can get confused sometimes and needs to be reset. Seems all Fords are done this way. It's a simple process and can't hurt to try it out and see if it cure any problems.

 

[DeepImpactS550]

Try re-indexing your windows like shown in these videos. The door control module can get confused sometimes and needs to be reset. Seems all Fords are done this way. It's a simple process and can't hurt to try it out and see if it cure any problems.

None of these videos are what mine is doing. It literally drops from fully closed to the position it would drop to when i open the door, with the door closed. It does it over and over again randomly. I'm assuming mine is the same issue most of the replies in this thread are having also.

Unfortunately I let my warranty expire before getting it to the dealer, so I'm on my own with this one.

 

[GT Pony]

None of these videos are what mine, is doing. It literally drops from fully closed to the position it would drop to when i open the door, with the door closed. It does it over and over again randomly. I'm assuming mine is the same issue most of the replies in this thread are having also.

I'd try the re-indexing procedure anyway ... it's not going to hurt anything and takes a minute to do.

 

[Teddie]

Guys, I had a feeling that moisture/water got down on the motor or its connections. When I took it apart, I did indeed have a lot of water in the connector to the motor. I think I could have gotten away with just clearing out the water and water-proofing it, but since I had a new motor anyway, I went ahead and installed the new motor and water-proofed the connector. All is good, but if you have the opportunity to check for moisture in your connector before buying a brand new motor, then do it and save some money. Hope this helps someone.

 

[GT Pony]

Guys, I had a feeling that moisture/water got down on the motor or its connections. When I took it apart, I did indeed have a lot of water in the connector to the motor.

Is connector inside the door behind the door panel?

 

[Teddie]

Is connector inside the door behind the door panel?

GT Pony, it's the connector directly connected to the bottom of the window motor. If you pull your door panel off and remove the speaker you could probably pull the connector down off of the motor through the speaker hole. There was visibly pooled water in my connector. Let me know how it goes.

 

[DeepImpactS550]

I'd try the re-indexing procedure anyway ... it's not going to hurt anything and takes a minute to do.

I actually tried it long ago. Sometimes It'll seem to quiet down for a few hours after doing it, but comes right back.

Guys, I had a feeling that moisture/water got down on the motor or its connections. When I took it apart, I did indeed have a lot of water in the connector to the motor. I think I could have gotten away with just clearing out the water and water-proofing it, but since I had a new motor anyway, I went ahead and installed the new motor and water-proofed the connector. All is good, but if you have the opportunity to check for moisture in your connector before buying a brand new motor, then do it and save some money. Hope this helps someone.

So the big question is, where is the water coming from? If this is only limited to a few cars, there is a defect somewhere. I mean granted I'm in Florida, and probably get rain more than anywhere else. It actually seemed to start happening after we had a hurricane here. My passenger motor is already acting noticeably weaker (slower) than the drivers side. It's a matter of time before I'll have to replace it anyway. Something else interesting to note is that on the passenger side (ONLY), the door latch plate and the little swing arm at the front of the door are both badly rusted. Probably an indicator of water getting where it's not supposed to be.

GT Pony, it's the connector directly connected to the bottom of the window motor. If you pull your door panel off and remove the speaker you could probably pull the connector down off of the motor through the speaker hole. There was visibly pooled water in my connector. Let me know how it goes.

I have a habit of always permanently breaking something when taking door panels off. A LS1 camaro, and a 99 Mustang GT, so far, have proven that.

Was the removal pretty straight forward? Did you remove the speaker to get to your motor? Did the stereo sound ok afterward?

I'm thinking a couple sprays with an air compressor and some dielectric grease in the connector should solve the problem.

 

[GT Pony]

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