My SVX tried to kill my dog

SubaSteevo · #1 10-12-2007, 05:16 PM

I took my dog for a ride and to see some friends. I leave the back window open a little for her to stick her head out. As we're coming home I go to put up my window and hit the back switch by accident. The back window starts going up AND DOESN'T STOP. I fiddled with the switch for what seemed like 5 minutes (but was probably about 10 seconds) then decide the only way to stop it was by force. So I pull over immediately and jump out of the car (well, I try to jump out, but I forget to take off the lap belt and get stuck). I tried my best to force the window down but nothing. Using my whole body I was able to bend the window away from the car just enough for her to squeeze her head out.

Both the dog and the car seem to be ok, but I'm still a bit shaken up

Myxalplyx · #2 10-12-2007, 05:21 PM

IceBlade · #3 10-12-2007, 05:23 PM

I'm glad your dog is okay but I must say that is a pretty interesting story lol.

Trevor · #4 10-12-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SubaSteevo

I took my dog for a ride and to see some friends. I leave the back window open a little for her to stick her head out. As we're coming home I go to put up my window and hit the back switch by accident. The back window starts going up AND DOESN'T STOP. I fiddled with the switch for what seemed like 5 minutes (but was probably about 10 seconds) then decide the only way to stop it was by force. So I pull over immediately and jump out of the car (well, I try to jump out, but I forget to take off the lap belt and get stuck). I tried my best to force the window down but nothing. Using my whole body I was able to bend the window away from the car just enough for her to squeeze her head out.

Both the dog and the car seem to be ok, but I'm still a bit shaken up

Not good at all.

I understood that this possibility was catered for, in that the motor would stall before severe pressure becomes involved. Please report further when you have sorted things out, as the issue should be vented.

Wikedjuggalo · #5 10-12-2007, 06:45 PM

Wow, Make me never wanna take my dog out in my car >.<

SubaSteevo · #6 10-12-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor

Not good at all.

I understood that this possibility was catered for, in that the motor would stall before severe pressure becomes involved. Please report further when you have sorted things out, as the issue should be vented.

Well the stalling motor may account for the reason why the switch would not respond to put the window back down, and she escaped relatively unscathed. The window seems to be functioning normal now.

As for the dog, she seems happy as can be. I'm sure it hurt a bit at the time, and probably scared the hell out of her (and me!), but there seems to be no sensitivity now and she ran over to her bowl for water as soon as we got in. Had she been smaller (she's a ~50lb pit mix and built like a rock), the story might have ended differently.

UPnorth362 · #7 10-12-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SubaSteevo

Well the stalling motor may account for the reason why the switch would not respond to put the window back down, and she escaped relatively unscathed. The window seems to be functioning normal now.

As for the dog, she seems happy as can be. I'm sure it hurt a bit at the time, and probably scared the hell out of her (and me!), but there seems to be no sensitivity now and she ran over to her bowl for water as soon as we got in. Had she been smaller (she's a ~50lb pit mix and built like a rock), the story might have ended differently.

Thats pretty funny, because my pit once did the same thing to me in my WRX. I stuck my head in the window that was partly up, and she stepped on the window switch made the window go up. Thankfully I was able to stop the window with my arm. Isnt that why the removed the auto windo up on the SVX?

AlcyoneDaze · #8 10-12-2007, 09:28 PM

thats awful...

jokingly i tell people the 92 SVX was the only car to have the auto-up feature... cuz people kept losing their hands and they did a recall...

AlcyoneDaze · #9 10-12-2007, 09:29 PM

so theres a bunch of one-handed original owners out there somewhere, who are very, very pissed at fuji heavy industries

SVeXy96 · #10 10-13-2007, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by AlcyoneDaze

thats awful...

jokingly i tell people the 92 SVX was the only car to have the auto-up feature... cuz people kept losing their hands and they did a recall...

Thats not true cause I have 2 1996s and they both the auto window up function...The rumor I heard was that it went up too fast...si maybe they slowed it down? I dunno when did other cars start being made with auto window up?

svxistentialist · #11 10-16-2007, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SubaSteevo

I took my dog for a ride and to see some friends. I leave the back window open a little for her to stick her head out. As we're coming home I go to put up my window and hit the back switch by accident. The back window starts going up AND DOESN'T STOP. I fiddled with the switch for what seemed like 5 minutes (but was probably about 10 seconds) then decide the only way to stop it was by force. So I pull over immediately and jump out of the car (well, I try to jump out, but I forget to take off the lap belt and get stuck). I tried my best to force the window down but nothing. Using my whole body I was able to bend the window away from the car just enough for her to squeeze her head out.

Both the dog and the car seem to be ok, but I'm still a bit shaken up

Sorry to hear this Steve, glad your dog is OK.

If your switch would not shut off the auto-up feature, then maybe you should replace the switch? This would be a very sorry tragedy if you had caught a young child's head in the window. Not a situation you would be happy about.

Joe

SubaSteevo · #12 10-16-2007, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by svxistentialist

Sorry to hear this Steve, glad your dog is OK.

If your switch would not shut off the auto-up feature, then maybe you should replace the switch? This would be a very sorry tragedy if you had caught a young child's head in the window. Not a situation you would be happy about.

Joe

Although there's been discussion about the auto-up, that wasn't the cause of this problem because it was the back window. They're not supposed to be auto-up

I think possessed vehicle is the most likely explanation.