Sunroof question

[cademonster]

I am aware that sunroofs can commonly fail on 100 series. Mine does not work, however, when I press the sunroof buttons it sounds like it is attempting to open. Is there any hope mine could work again without tearing out the whole headliner?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I don't think it's common at all. That said, you would need to peel back the headliner to get a look at what's going on. Guessing since you're North it's corrosion on the cables possibly.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

As @Trunk Monkey said, it’s likely that the cables are corroded. However, your drains also could be clogged and allowed water to get to the motor, damaging it. To avoid dropping the headliner, you can remove 4 screws on each side of the sunroof and lift the glass out. This would allow you to inspect what the problem is before going to a full disassembly (dropping headliner, pulling sunroof frame out, etc.).

 

[robvincep]

I have this exact same issue. Bought mine this summer in the desert in California drove it out to nyc. It stopped working after the big snow storms in February. Any updates?

 

[onemudder]

[ *** I posted this to someone with a similar issue but might help here]
Hi I have a 2006 LC with a similar issue. It works but gets stuck the final 1 inch.

Have never seen
you might want to try to buy a gallon of Evapo Rust on Amazon. Plug the drain holes and flood the sunroof tray.
You might find it dissolves the rust in an hour or so. Then lube it like crazy.

Make sure you it doesn’t leak into your cabin, but if it does I think it’s water soluble.

It maybe worth the $15 or for sure you will find a use for the rest. It is reusable!
Good luck.