wtf? my sunroof has a mind of its own.
03-02-2013, 11:53 PM
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wtf? my sunroof has a mind of its own. So....yeah. i have not touched the damn thing in months. All of the sudden when i shut off the car it props open to vent position. Switch still in closed. Tonight i ran it through its cycle and for a few times it would not close. Long story short i got it to close, and will be pulling he fuse for it first thing in the AM. Anyone else have this happen to them? I cannot wait to rip that heavy (useless) POS out of there one day.
03-03-2013, 09:11 AM
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try this
Procedure:
# Hold in the **** and turn it clockwise.
# Wait a few seconds
# Then while still holding it in, turn it all the way counter-clockwise.
# When you put it back to the "neutral" position it will move a little (coming from the tilt to the closed position).
# From that point on it should work perfectly.
Procedure:
# Hold in the **** and turn it clockwise.
# Wait a few seconds
# Then while still holding it in, turn it all the way counter-clockwise.
# When you put it back to the "neutral" position it will move a little (coming from the tilt to the closed position).
# From that point on it should work perfectly.
03-03-2013, 12:15 PM
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iirc, it's a bad switch. I've heard about it before.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1190854-907310
rock auto has it for 30 bucks, if it's the control module/relay, here's one on ebay for 35 bucks. My guess it that it's the control module, TBH.
you also cannot rule out a bad body control module, or even a weak/dying battery. does it behave normally when the car is running? also, try putting the car on a charger to eliminate electrical woes. weak voltage causes cars to do some weird stuff.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1190854-907310
rock auto has it for 30 bucks, if it's the control module/relay, here's one on ebay for 35 bucks. My guess it that it's the control module, TBH.
you also cannot rule out a bad body control module, or even a weak/dying battery. does it behave normally when the car is running? also, try putting the car on a charger to eliminate electrical woes. weak voltage causes cars to do some weird stuff.
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03-04-2013, 06:55 AM
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You can take the switch apart and clean it and it will fix it. Mine did this so I bought another switch and it too started the same thing after a while. I pulled it apart, cleaned it, lubed it lightly and stuck it back together and no more weird stuff. It's a little tricky to put back together because of the detent ball but its doable.
03-04-2013, 07:07 AM
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iirc, it's a bad switch. I've heard about it before.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1190854-907310
rock auto has it for 30 bucks, if it's the control module/relay, here's one on ebay for 35 bucks. My guess it that it's the control module, TBH.
you also cannot rule out a bad body control module, or even a weak/dying battery. does it behave normally when the car is running? also, try putting the car on a charger to eliminate electrical woes. weak voltage causes cars to do some weird stuff.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1190854-907310
rock auto has it for 30 bucks, if it's the control module/relay, here's one on ebay for 35 bucks. My guess it that it's the control module, TBH.
you also cannot rule out a bad body control module, or even a weak/dying battery. does it behave normally when the car is running? also, try putting the car on a charger to eliminate electrical woes. weak voltage causes cars to do some weird stuff.
try this
Procedure:
# Hold in the **** and turn it clockwise.
# Wait a few seconds
# Then while still holding it in, turn it all the way counter-clockwise.
# When you put it back to the "neutral" position it will move a little (coming from the tilt to the closed position).
# From that point on it should work perfectly.
Procedure:
# Hold in the **** and turn it clockwise.
# Wait a few seconds
# Then while still holding it in, turn it all the way counter-clockwise.
# When you put it back to the "neutral" position it will move a little (coming from the tilt to the closed position).
# From that point on it should work perfectly.
You can take the switch apart and clean it and it will fix it. Mine did this so I bought another switch and it too started the same thing after a while. I pulled it apart, cleaned it, lubed it lightly and stuck it back together and no more weird stuff. It's a little tricky to put back together because of the detent ball but its doable.
