Side Mirror ~ Stuck after Reversing
06-14-07, 09:37 PM
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My mirrors have been returning to a different position after switching from reverse to drive. I'll be cruising down the road and notice that I can no longer see the lanes behind me, just more of the sky. Kind of like the mirrors are no longer calibrated very well. They still move up and down fine, just not in the right amount.
06-15-07, 11:02 PM
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05-04-08, 01:41 PM
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my driver side mirror just got stuck in the down position. I hate bringing the car to the dealer, they always seem to dent or scratch my car. Also, I'm also afraid that the same issues will occur even after being replaced. Lastly, I have the clear bra material on my side view mirrors. If they replace the entire assembly I will have one mirror with the clear and the other without.
05-04-08, 03:10 PM
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I had the same issue, and I took it in to my local stealership and they swapped it out. The weird thing is, that they don't take it appart and try to replace the motor. They actually replaced the whole mirror and housing, so I guess they had my color just sitting around in stock and put it on. I was worried about this idea b/c of color matching/fading but it looked great. You really couldn't tell at all, and it was all covered under my waranty.
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05-05-08, 07:26 AM
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I took it in this morning and the dealer ordered both a new driver and passenger side mirror. The service counselor indicated about 5-10% of the GS models they see have issues where the motors get slightly stuck. Until I get the new mirrors she said to slightly tap on the housing while trying to position the mirror UP. I did what she said and it worked.
The electric motor and drive gear system may have over extended to the point where the motor does not have enough initial torque to move the mirror to the opposite direction due to the positioning of the gears. Anyways, it's minor!
Actually, having the mirror replaced with the exact same assembly will just mean the likelyhood of re-occurance is high. I'm thinking about not even getting the mirrors replaced and just turning off the automatic tilt.
The electric motor and drive gear system may have over extended to the point where the motor does not have enough initial torque to move the mirror to the opposite direction due to the positioning of the gears. Anyways, it's minor!
Actually, having the mirror replaced with the exact same assembly will just mean the likelyhood of re-occurance is high. I'm thinking about not even getting the mirrors replaced and just turning off the automatic tilt.
05-05-08, 10:50 AM
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I took it in this morning and the dealer ordered both a new driver and passenger side mirror. The service counselor indicated about 5-10% of the GS models they see have issues where the motors get slightly stuck. Until I get the new mirrors she said to slightly tap on the housing while trying to position the mirror UP. I did what she said and it worked.
The electric motor and drive gear system may have over extended to the point where the motor does not have enough initial torque to move the mirror to the opposite direction due to the positioning of the gears. Anyways, it's minor!
Actually, having the mirror replaced with the exact same assembly will just mean the likelyhood of re-occurance is high. I'm thinking about not even getting the mirrors replaced and just turning off the automatic tilt.
The electric motor and drive gear system may have over extended to the point where the motor does not have enough initial torque to move the mirror to the opposite direction due to the positioning of the gears. Anyways, it's minor!
Actually, having the mirror replaced with the exact same assembly will just mean the likelyhood of re-occurance is high. I'm thinking about not even getting the mirrors replaced and just turning off the automatic tilt.
05-05-08, 02:34 PM
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05-05-08, 02:49 PM
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Both of my mirrors have been tempermental, particularly the driver's side. Then the driver's side would not move side to side and was stuck for 2 wks. I finally took it in and they replaced it. Prior to that, my mirrors never stayed in their proper position. It's really nice to be able to get in the car and start driving with the mirrors right where I left them.
05-11-08, 01:11 PM
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Same thing just happened to me this morning. Does anybody think the new ones they replace your old mirrors with have been manufactured differently to alleviate this problem?
