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So I was watching this video from Eric the Car guy. He says if you have an electrical problem and the car has had body work done to it, you should always check the repaired area for damage. He says you should look for broken wires, poorly attached grounds or wires that are pinched or appear to be damaged. He says that often times the wires break inside the insulation so even though the wire doesn't look broken, there is a bad connection.
That sort of sounds like your situation. Maybe one of the wires in your trunk area is damaged or loose, which is why you need to press the down button multiple times.
When I push the button the motor spins but nothing happens I even switched climate controls and it still does the same thing
as soon as I can try a buy a motor from aliga I just don't know how to raise my top to try to install it
I was having trouble with my top going up and down. I scanned it a couple of weeks ago and there were no codes, but when I tried the button, the top was working normal.
This weekend my top wasn't working and I scanned it with techstream again. It gave me a convertible top error code.
I think you should scan your car while the top isn't working and see if you get a code.
What is this motor? And is that an adjustment **** on top?
Update!!!!!
Got someone to try and listen to see where that whirring sound was coming from....
and the top opened!!! So while I had the top open it seems that the noise is coming from this little motor
That makes so much more sense than the package tray motor. It is located right in the middle of the fender, just like you thought.
I would consider buying an entire hinge instead. They are about the same price as a seperate motor and it is easier to replace the entire hinge than it is that one little motor. Just make sure the hinge is guaranteed.
Ok I'll buy the hinge put how hard is it to change the hinge?
any pictures on how to do it?
any advice would be greatly appreciated
thanks Darryl and everyone who gave me advice
Before I do all that though, I would wait until your top stops working and scan your car for top codes. Even though your motor might be making that noise, it might not be the only reason your top isn't working