Side mirrors
 

Hey Guys and Gals,

When I put the car in reverse the passenger side mirror automatically points down to show the curb. But when I put it the car in drive the mirror stays in the down position. I have to manually (with the mirror remote on the drivers door ) readjust it. Anyone come across this problem ? Any fixes ? Thanks

Take off the cover. Clean contacts and lube the mechanism.

Second the above. There's a good walk through on the procedure floating around here somewhere. If you're not overly familiar with how the mirror assembly comes apart I'd highly reccomend at least giving it a quick read!

Thanks everyone. I found the write up but it shows accessing the motor by removing the mirror. I don't think it will be difficult to access the motors because my mirror cover is loose. What is the proper way to secure the cover. Does it just snap on ? I've tried but it still comes loose with little pressure. Maybe there is a clip or something I'm missing. Nothing seems to be broken on the cover or the frame.



Thanks again

Our '01 also does that on occasion, for no apparent reason...

Before you dig into the mirror itself, I would try moving the mirror select button from left to right, back and forth a couple times, with car on and doing some backing and forward driving motion. Ours always 'comes back to its senses' after that simple procedure.

I keep mirror select button set so right mirror does not dip, when in reverse, and find the mirror dip situ only happens a couple times of year, usually when using my CEO's set of keys, fwiw. These cars have minds of their own, on occasion. :D

If that doesn't cure it, go to the fix it step.
GL, mD