Hi everyone, new to the board, having an issue with my 2005 limited edition roadster. About 20k miles. I've owned the car for about 2 years now.

About a week or so ago I went to take my car out since we finally got some nice weather in IL and I noticed that the switch that puts the top down is blinking red. When I unlatch the top the windows go down just fine, however the top will not go back. I took it to the local dealership and they told me it was due to bad circuits being out of sync. Basically, they explained it to me that 2 of the circuits think the top is up while 1 of them thinks its down. They are going to charge me 1600-3000 dollars to repair the damage.

I don't know a lot about cars, but I am trying to educate myself which is why I came here in hopes someone can either confirm or debunk what the dealership is telling me. I am a little upset because I was talked into buying an extended warranty about 2 years ago from the same dealership only to find out it won't cover this issue. Now, I realize that is my fault for not clearly understand the terms, but I can't help but feel like I may be being taken advantage of here. I've been "creeping" through this board for about 45 minutes and although I've seen quite a few posts regarding top issues none of them mentioned this as a fix so it also has raised a bit of a flag.

When I mentioned to the dealership that I may not have it fixed right away (being still winter and all, and on the verge of purchasing a new house) and instead fix around may/june, they were very upset and told me that if I drive around with a known electrical issue, it would void the rest of the warranty and if anything else would go wrong in that period I would be held responsible.

So, my questions are, is this a common issue with the roadsters that I am just not uncovering? Am I being overcharged? Should I take to a couple other dealerships and get estimates/assessments done since this isn't covered by the extended warranty?

Any and all advice regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated as I am just heartsick over the idea of paying so much but more heartsick over the idea of not being able to use my baby come summertime.