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I had the same issue on my daughter's 1999 996. The drivers side door would open only intermittently when the button is pushed. She said both keys did the same thing. She replaced the battery in both keys. Based on this and reading through the threads here I decided it must be the motor inside the door or the car CPU. I also noticed that the pass. side door did not unlock. I also found that it would work every time by pressing the key button hard and in a certain area. After looking at the DIY, in this thread, I decided it must be the key circuit board. After taking the circuit board out, I found that the rubber tip on the micro switch was gummy and partly deteriorated. This explained why the button required a hard push. It was easy to see what happened. The back of the button has a small star shape that pushes on the switch rubber tip and the two are not exactly in line. Over time this just acted to destroy the rubber. As a solution; to make up the difference between the button surface and the switch rubber surface I decided to place a thin plastic shim (approx. 0.016") in the area between the two. This also serves to distribute the force on the switch. The switch now works every time with a normal push force on the button. I would have not found this without the great information in the forum. PS I have not looked at her second key yet but expect to find the same issue.
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I have a 1999 996. In the past few weeks, the spoiler light go on when I reach approx. 65MPH and the spoiler extends. The normal function of this light is to go on when the car is first started and then go out. It not suppose to go on when the spoiler go up at speed. The manual indicate that this light will go on if the spoiler is not fully extended. I have checked this carefully and believe the spoiler is fully extended. I found a 996 Tailgate wiring diagram in this forum. There is a "Spoiler Switch Lifting" device shown. I believe this could be my problem. Can someone tell me where this device is located. Is it behind the spoiler panel? It seems to me that is where it would be to sense the spoiler extention travel.