side mirrors not folding in. what to do?

[Gman7togo]

side mirrors not folding in. what to do?

 

[EdP]

side mirrors not folding in. what to do?

First thing I would do is check the settings on the mirror switches. Easy to bump them accidently and turn that feature off.
Folding/Unfolding the side view
mirror
The side view mirror can be folded or
unfolded by pressing the switch
when:
Left (1) : The mirror will unfold.
Right (2) : The mirror will fold.
Center (AUTO) :
The mirror will fold or unfold automatically
as follows:
- The door is locked or unlocked by
the smart key.
- The door is locked or unlocked by the
button on the outside door handle.

 

[Ragnar]

Honestly I’ve gotten to the point I don’t worry about whether they fold in anymore....

 

[skipgen]

Honestly I’ve gotten to the point I don’t worry about whether they fold in anymore....

I try not to use mine... because of the little plastic gears inside inevitably will go Bye-Bye!

 

[Ragnar]

Yah, kinda surprising that they use such crappy cheap plastic gears on mirrors that are supposed to fold up every time you enter or exit your vehicle. Perticulary on a car costing in the $50,000 range.
I have H.O model trains with gears better than these mirrors have.
that have lasted for years , gears that have hundreds of hours of constant running time on them.

 

[skipgen]

Yah, kinda surprising that they use such crappy cheap plastic gears on mirrors that are supposed to fold up every time you enter or exit your vehicle. Perticulary on a car costing in the $50,000 range.
I have H.O model trains with gears better than these mirrors have.
that have lasted for years , gears that have hundreds of hours of constant running time on them.

I was kinda surprised that even the fuel door was plastic - just like the wife's Kia Soul!

 

[alanbones]

Honestly I’ve gotten to the point I don’t worry about whether they fold in anymore....

But it really gives me the confidence from a distance that i locked the doors.

 

[CeaselessHavel]

I try not to use mine... because of the little plastic gears inside inevitably will go Bye-Bye!

Yeah, but you can replace them with metal gears. I just fixed my driver side gears today. Took longer than expected, but I could probably do it in 30 minutes if I had to do it again.

 

[glennk]

Think that is bad, they use the same plastic gears for opening and closing the blend doors. When those break, off comes the dashboard.

 

[bigpapa0825]

Yeah, but you can replace them with metal gears. I just fixed my driver side gears today. Took longer than expected, but I could probably do it in 30 minutes if I had to do it again.

How did u do that? Where did u get the parts? I really wanna fix mine. Help please.

______________________________

Help support this site so it can continue supporting you!

 

[CeaselessHavel]

How did u do that? Where did u get the parts? I really wanna fix mine. Help please.

Replacement Gear
How-To video

You'll also want to get some grease to put onto the gear before you close it back up. Took me maybe 1.5 hours to do, but I could get it done in 30 minutes now.

 

[kakerlak]

Giving this the old necro-bump. New car finally got here. Passenger mirror doesn't seem to want to unfold with either the switch or center/auto setting. Is there something stupid I'm doing wrong, or should they both fold/unfold together? The drivers side does, passenger doesn't.

 

[joegr]

Giving this the old necro-bump. New car finally got here. Passenger mirror doesn't seem to want to unfold with either the switch or center/auto setting. Is there something stupid I'm doing wrong, or should they both fold/unfold together? The drivers side does, passenger doesn't.

I don't know of any way to fold them separately, short of forcing them by hand. It sounds like a fault/defect to me.

 

[kakerlak]

I don't know of any way to fold them separately, short of forcing them by hand. It sounds like a fault/defect to me.

That was gonna be my next question -- is there a way to manually unfold it?

 

[joegr]

That was gonna be my next question -- is there a way to manually unfold it?

My wife had a Kia that had the same auto folding mirrors, and she forgot to fold them before a car wash once, and it knocked one closed. It scared me, but it actually didn't do any damage, and the auto folding still worked correctly after that. Due to that, I ASSUME, that it is okay to force them by hand.

 

[kakerlak]

My wife had a Kia that had the same auto folding mirrors, and she forgot to fold them before a car wash once, and it knocked one closed. It scared me, but it actually didn't do any damage, and the auto folding still worked correctly after that. Due to that, I ASSUME, that it is okay to force them by hand.

I'd wondered if there was like an Allan wrench hole in the bottom or something to manually wind it out. Need step is to try some (gentle) manual persuasion. I have the feeling, coming from 2000s era cars, that this car will have a bit of a learning curve, lol.

 

[joegr]

I'd wondered if there was like an Allan wrench hole in the bottom or something to manually wind it out. Need step is to try some (gentle) manual persuasion. I have the feeling, coming from 2000s era cars, that this car will have a bit of a learning curve, lol.

I think that the thread below says the most about what is known about these mirrors.

How to: Genesis sedan Power mirror gear replacement

So I had to change out my mirror gear and figured I would do a write up on it since it seems to be a fairly common issue as these cars age. This is for those experiencing the clicking when trying to fold/unfold power mirrors. I tried my best to get as many pictures as possible, admittedly I did...

genesisowners.com

 

[skipgen]

I think that the thread below says the most about what is known about these mirrors.

How to: Genesis sedan Power mirror gear replacement

So I had to change out my mirror gear and figured I would do a write up on it since it seems to be a fairly common issue as these cars age. This is for those experiencing the clicking when trying to fold/unfold power mirrors. I tried my best to get as many pictures as possible, admittedly I did...

genesisowners.com

This is the most likely culprit and I suspect that's what's wrong with mine - although my driver's side mirror does something totally weird...

Moves normally but when it gets to the closed postion, the motor keeps running until I cut off the power.... Seems if the gear is totally stripped, it would stay stationary and just make a bunch of noise.

 

[kakerlak]

This is the most likely culprit and I suspect that's what's wrong with mine - although my driver's side mirror does something totally weird...

Moves normally but when it gets to the closed postion, the motor keeps running until I cut off the power.... Seems if the gear is totally stripped, it would stay stationary and just make a bunch of noise.

I went out and flopped the mirror back open by hand -- did not take any force to do. But you could hear the motor spinning, like you described. No crunching gears, just the sound of a little electric motor whirring.

Guess it's lucky I opted for a warranty at the last minute.

 

[SparkysGV60]

Replacement Gear
How-To video

You'll also want to get some grease to put onto the gear before you close it back up. Took me maybe 1.5 hours to do, but I could get it done in 30 minutes now.

That is so awesome to share your experience and skill with everyone…thanks so much.