Why won't my notification bar pull down?

[Markus Ankasa]

notification bar won't pull down

My Samsung note 3 notification bar won't pull down

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: notification bar won't pull down

Welcome to Android Central! Did this suddenly start happening after installing an app? Does the touchscreen otherwise work normally? Does it register any taps near the top of the screen? The digitizer might have failed.