toddjb122
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A while ago I had to stop using the autodipping mirror feature (drop down when you put the car in reverse). I know it annoys some, but I liked the feature. The issue is the mirror seems to be running slower and slower like the internal mechanism needs some lubrication. Sooo, while it does eventually dip down, it then comes back up to the wrong spot requiring me to manually adjust every time.
My mechanic told me that my only option was to replace the entire mirror assembly, which probably was not worth it when I could just turn the feature off. So I did. Now...seemingly randomly, when I return to the car and start driving sometimes the mirror is pointed in or down. It doesn't do it every time. I always use the same key to open the car. I never see it go down...
...however, somewhere along the way it is moving and I don't notice it until I'm merging lanes and need to look into it! So, yeah, kind of annoying. Once I adjust it, I'm good for the trip.
My guess is that when I unlock/start the car, the mirror is returning to the memory setting associated with the key. Since the mirror sensor lost the ability to reliably return to position, sometimes it thinks it's good, and sometimes it falsely detects that we're in the wrong place, and it is time to move. That's just a guess.
Is there an easy fix I can try first to lube the inner workings of the mirror assembly? I'm not even sure how to get in there.
Thanks!
My mechanic told me that my only option was to replace the entire mirror assembly, which probably was not worth it when I could just turn the feature off. So I did. Now...seemingly randomly, when I return to the car and start driving sometimes the mirror is pointed in or down. It doesn't do it every time. I always use the same key to open the car. I never see it go down...
...however, somewhere along the way it is moving and I don't notice it until I'm merging lanes and need to look into it! So, yeah, kind of annoying. Once I adjust it, I'm good for the trip.
My guess is that when I unlock/start the car, the mirror is returning to the memory setting associated with the key. Since the mirror sensor lost the ability to reliably return to position, sometimes it thinks it's good, and sometimes it falsely detects that we're in the wrong place, and it is time to move. That's just a guess.
Is there an easy fix I can try first to lube the inner workings of the mirror assembly? I'm not even sure how to get in there.
Thanks!