I am having similar issues with mine - a 2005, 3.0, auto, usual amenities. It is garage kept ('cept for a day here or there) and has about 34k miles on the odometer. Never had a problem dropping the top in the past, but this week it quit on us.
Engine running, in park, foot on the brake, and press/hold the button - red light illuminates, door windows lower, after the slight pause the locks disengage, the roof raises up slightly, and you hear the pump running. The top will pull away from the roof about 1.5"-2" and then pump shuts down. It doesn't sound as if it is grinding to a halt or binding up in any way - rather is it an immediate shut down like it is losing the power to operate. I checked the micro switches in the trunk and they are in the position they need to be - but I am hesitant to even think they may be the culprit as it attempts to come down in the first place.
No orange light comes on and you can continue holding the button in and nothing starts back up. Once you let go of the button the red light will start flashing. After the frustration simmers down a little I push the other button to close the roof and it will raise back up tight against the windshield seal, the locks engage, and all is well.
What might be the problem? I don't think the drains are clogged (leading to corroded pumps/motors/etc) and there is definitely power getting to everything. But power seems to be dropping off somewhere. Any ideas???
Engine running, in park, foot on the brake, and press/hold the button - red light illuminates, door windows lower, after the slight pause the locks disengage, the roof raises up slightly, and you hear the pump running. The top will pull away from the roof about 1.5"-2" and then pump shuts down. It doesn't sound as if it is grinding to a halt or binding up in any way - rather is it an immediate shut down like it is losing the power to operate. I checked the micro switches in the trunk and they are in the position they need to be - but I am hesitant to even think they may be the culprit as it attempts to come down in the first place.
No orange light comes on and you can continue holding the button in and nothing starts back up. Once you let go of the button the red light will start flashing. After the frustration simmers down a little I push the other button to close the roof and it will raise back up tight against the windshield seal, the locks engage, and all is well.
What might be the problem? I don't think the drains are clogged (leading to corroded pumps/motors/etc) and there is definitely power getting to everything. But power seems to be dropping off somewhere. Any ideas???