Sunroof problems!, Please help! Options

[str8thugginit4ya]

So when I usually drive my car, I usually have the sunroof tilted up. The other day I went to tilt it up as usual and the motor started to wind, but all I heard was a loud grinding noise. No movement of the sunroof at all. I tried sliding the sunroof back but when I pushed that button, it tilted up. Once it tilted all the way up, the motor started to make the grinding noise again until I released the slide button. I thought that the motor must have been going bad. I just want to make sure that it is the motor that has gone wrong before I shell out for another one. Also, sometimes when I press the tilt button, nothing happens. I'm 90% sure that the motor is shot, but I thought I'd ask the 6GC pro's just to confirm. If anyone could help me out, please do.


-Thanks for your time, Ryan

[SwissFerdi]

I'd still take off your headliner and poke around. I'm fairly certain that my sunroof isn't OEM, which is why it might be installed differently. I think the OEM Toyota system allows you to take off your headliner.

And no worries mang.

Another possibility is that both of our tracks are somehow messed up. My motor does work because it can push the sunroof up (and down as well, with a bit of help), so it could also be that the glass is getting stuck somewhere. I've poked around there as well but I can't see anything that could cause it to get stuck.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jun 18, 2010 - 9:56 AM