He only "messed" with the top because it refused to go up and down on command - a common issue, but nothing to panic over. MOST of the time, the fix is not too involved or expensive - PROVIDED you don't have water in a wheel well or leaking cylinder(s).

In extreme cases, people just raise and lower the top manually and forget about fixing the system.

I've had a few instances in owning three of these cars where the top refused to move. One was the famous divider switch, one was a jammed and not-completely-closed trunklid. The last time, it was a dying battery; the airbad module was destroyed at the same time. No issues since I changed the battery, but now I need an airbag module.