Door window gaps different.

Last night driving home I noticed some creaking noises, as we all know the sound in this car travels so they could be from anywhere; what sounds like it’s coming from the corner of the windshield or the A-pillar might actually be coming from above the door or the B-pillar. But I just walked around my car and noticed that the gap between the driver side window and the rear quarter glass is rather large, so I double checked the other side and it looks much narrower. My window drops and raises when I open the door as expected, so I’m truly wondering what the problem might be. Anybody else seen this? I thought the LCI/2 F5xes were noted for their panel alignment and QC (but this is something I never noticed).

Driver side:




Passenger side:

 

When I grasp the window pane on the driver side there is play, it can move up about a quarter inch at the front, and correspondingly towards the upper aft by about the same amount, the fulcrum seemingly somewhere near the middle. There’s no such play on the passenger side.

 

What the hell

 

The gap wasn’t there before. I guess I’m going back to my crappy dealership. Only thing I can think is that something came loose in the window mechanism.

 

The fact that I can get the window pane to jiggle at least confirms some of the creaking I’m hearing on rougher roads.

 

Well, I certainly want the uneven gap to get sorted, whether or not it’s causing noises. As I said, I’m fond of the car and I’ve been over it and over it in five months of ownership, this misalignment wasn’t present until now.

 

I called Diane, my service advisor, and got her VM. It says she’s on vacation until the 16th, and to please call her colleague Jerry at such-and-such extension… So I called back and got Jerry’s VM, and it says he’s on vacation until the 23rd, and to please call his colleague Diane.

 

I’m not sure I understand. When I click my windows down, they both disappear. Are you saying that it stops a quarter inch short of disappearing? And a second press gets it to drop the last quarter inch?

 

I may question some of the design choices which led to some interesting (or puzzling/questionable) engineering solutions, but this little F56 is far and away the most solidly-built car I’ve driven or owned, including multiple Hondas, Toyotas, and Subarus (and a whole swack of Eurotrash).

 

Isn’t there an easy reset, something like holding it down for 30 seconds and then holding it all the way up for 30 seconds? That’s how I do it in the Subaru.