May 21, 2011
Rear window malady here too. Solution was the 5 second up/down described in response by "getakey" member. THANK YOU!

Note: Had battery replacement months ago, but hadn't tried rear windows (Winter).

Saved a 50 mi RT to dealer, probably $.

 

ahh man thanks to this post. i could finally fix this problem ..had this problem for a couple of days now and i was pissed so i decided to google it and this came..thanks guys i appreciate it!!!

 

Thanks for posting a year after joining! Welcome to AZ and glad you got this problem solved. It's very common with the RL.

 

Thanks! Your suggestion easily solved the problem.

 

Thank you for finding this thread and not starting a new one!

 

Just a few weeks ago there was a snowstorm in new york. While i was removing the snow from my car some of the snow ended up window on my power window switches. i tried to remove the snow as quickly as i could but some snow got in there. Ever since then my rear windows wont go down when i use the driver side window switch . i tried pressing the window lock button but the windows still wont go down. i have an appointment on wednesday to acura but im not sure it it would be covered under warranty....please help

 

Search "window reset". Something about holding the button down for 5 seconds after it goes all the way down, and then 5 secs after it goes all the way up will reset it. Other than that, there is a service manual in the garage with a Power Windows.pdf that could help you troubleshoot.

 

Do the windows go down if you use the rear switches?

 

Try resetting them. You may have locked them when trying to remove the snow

 

when i use the back power window switches the windows go down but the driver side one won't

 

you just need to do a reset. happen before

To reset the EACH problem window, do these steps from the individual window control, NOT the driver's master control panel:

Press and hold the button to roll each problem window all the way down, then hold for 5 seconds after the window is down. Let go of the button. Press and hold the button to put the window the whole way up then hold for 5 seconds after the window is up. your windows should now be reset and can be controlled from the drivers window controls.

 

How do you do a reset if the window won't go down?

 

The OP said the window goes down at every door, just not from the drivers control. The passenger doors is where you do the reset

 

"when i use the back power window switches the windows go down but the driver side one won't" is the quote from the OP. I assumed that the drivers side meant left side. So the first half of the sentence says one thing that is contradicted by the second half.
Maybe an unambiguous statement is necessary to help diagnose the alluded issue?

 

^Agreed, but this is his original statement that tells it all.

 

If the rear switch can still open and close the window, but not the main switch, it means the driver's main switch is bad due to snow falling on it and killing it.

 

Thanks everybody for all your input . You guys saved me a trip to the dealership the back windows work now . i did the reset and it worked like a charm. Thanks again

 

Well...I've only had my car for about 2 months and I've already encountered a problem. My auto down seems to have stopped working. Any idea what could be causing this? I'm guessing I will have to take it to Acura but I just wanted to get some input.

 

did u try checking the fuse?

 

Have you tried resetting the controls? There are instructions to do so on this site. Here they are:

Press and hold the button to put the window the whole way down, then hold for 5 seconds after the window is down.
Let go of the button.
Press and hold the button to put the window the whole way up then hold for 5 seconds after the window is up.

 

Surprisingly it started working again without the reset. It is odd but I guess I will reset it if I encounter the problem again. Thanks for the tips guys.

 

Hey guys ,
I recently noticed my rear power windows were not working from my drivers switch but when push the actual button on the rear doors it works, i thought it was a window lock issue until today when my passenger window switch also stopped working!. Now only my drivers window works out of the 4 switches on the drivers control , anyone else experienced this issue?

 

a lot of previous threads on this
just follow the instructions for the "reset" in this thread

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=839352

 

WOW, that was easy , Sorry i should have searched first , Thanks alot!

 

Worked like a charm after pulley install dr rear window quit at master switch! All is well!

 

+1

 

A thousand thanks my friend! I thought I was going to have to go to the dealer to get this fixed. I had replaced my battery, and I could not control the front passenger window of my 2007 MDX with the driver's controls, but it would operate from the passenger door. The auto-down feature for that window had also stopped working, and also I was no longer able to roll all the windows down with the remote key. I had been trying to reboot it with the driver's window switch, when the answer was to use the passenger's window switch. Now everything works!!! Thanks again, man!

Scott

 

Thank you so much, I was just so frustrated because my windows weren't working!!!! I was about to drive it off of a cliff

 

I too had this problem but little did I know the act of investigating that it didn't work fixed it! LOL!

I apparently fixed it when I went to investigate why I could not roll down the passenger window but the passenger could. At first I thought it was a short. So I rolled it down ... then rolled it back up - then it worked again! Now I see why. LOL!

 

Thank this really works and I just sign on as a member after this advice.
Thanks again.

 

It's amazing how good the owners manual is.

 

Would LOVE for this to work to CLOSE all windows Do any of the newer RL's, mines 08 work like this? Would be nice to open home door and close all windows before I go to bed !!!

 

Nope, closing doesn't work, but IIRC you can turn the key and hold in the driver door lock and it'll close them all. Just can't use the FOB.

 

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Hold the key after locking to close.

 

good find thanks, But i'd still rather just open house door and hit CLOSE the F'in WIndows Please

 

So my windows been working fine until one day I go to open passenger windows with the driver controls and they don't respond, if I reach over to each individual window and push down, they will open. I check fuse box and all the related fuses and they are fine. Just wondering if anyone ran into this problem before and of there is some trick to get this working or some fuses that I don't know about...thanks

 

Yes this is a common issue and easy to fix. I believe you need to make the window go all the way down and hold for 10 seconds, then all the way up and hold for 10 more. Something like that anyways. You can search for "Window reset" if you don't want to rely on my shoddy memory.

 

EDIT: Reading back over this, I don't think all of these steps are necessary. IanVS is right. First try this:
1) Hold window button down until 5 seconds after the window is all the way down.
2) Hold window button up until 5 seconds after the window is all the way up.

 

You guys nailed it! I had tint installed for the driver and passenger front windows and the company must have run the battery all the way down during the process. When I picked up my 2008 MDX, I had to reset many of the program features.

The big problem was the passenger window wouldn't roll down from the driver position. I had no clue how to fix the problem and didn't want to deal with another auto shop or dealership. Enter AcuraZine... The knowledge of this site has made my MDX purchase much easier. I simply followed the instructions of fellow members (hold window button down for 5 seconds down and and up) and BOOM! fixed.

Thanks for the help guys.
Now if we could only find someone to start making the front lower aluminum trim for the 2007+ MDXs again.

 

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