About 3 years ago I posted about erratic roof behavior. No one had an answer, but now that there are more owners & experience, it's time to try again!
Symptoms:
- On chilly mornings (60-70 degrees) roof will sometimes not open. The workaround I found is work the switch until the trunk opens. When the roof won't disengage, release & sit back. Try again in two min., usually works.
- On chilly closings, roof will sometimes NOT close. This one is the pain. Scenario is usually that I leave in warm weather & arrive in cool weather (60 degrees). Normally an evening situation. When you go to close the roof, the trunk opens, but the roof will not lift. It just goes thunk-thunk-thunk; the flap won't lift. Worst of all, the trunk will NOT go down. Everything is stuck in that state. I tried my sit-and-wait technique and cannot conclusively say that it works because the wait is in the order of 10-15 min instead of 2 for an open. I have on two occasions done a manual close (big hassle). One trick that worked once was to use the Allen wrench to open the hydraulic valve on the pump & close it right away. Need to repeat to really say that it does or does not work.
What gives? I took it to the dealer and they could not repeat it. They gave me the "you're making it up" line and blew me off.
It this a fluid issue? A switch issue? I don't mind the failure to open, but when I fear opening it for the chance of not being able to close it (and having the trunk stuck open) -- it's a shame. This is absolutely related to cold. This would never happen in 70+ degree weather.
Symptoms:
- On chilly mornings (60-70 degrees) roof will sometimes not open. The workaround I found is work the switch until the trunk opens. When the roof won't disengage, release & sit back. Try again in two min., usually works.
- On chilly closings, roof will sometimes NOT close. This one is the pain. Scenario is usually that I leave in warm weather & arrive in cool weather (60 degrees). Normally an evening situation. When you go to close the roof, the trunk opens, but the roof will not lift. It just goes thunk-thunk-thunk; the flap won't lift. Worst of all, the trunk will NOT go down. Everything is stuck in that state. I tried my sit-and-wait technique and cannot conclusively say that it works because the wait is in the order of 10-15 min instead of 2 for an open. I have on two occasions done a manual close (big hassle). One trick that worked once was to use the Allen wrench to open the hydraulic valve on the pump & close it right away. Need to repeat to really say that it does or does not work.
What gives? I took it to the dealer and they could not repeat it. They gave me the "you're making it up" line and blew me off.
It this a fluid issue? A switch issue? I don't mind the failure to open, but when I fear opening it for the chance of not being able to close it (and having the trunk stuck open) -- it's a shame. This is absolutely related to cold. This would never happen in 70+ degree weather.
