By john amante on Sunday, May 13, 2001 - 08:46 pm: Edit

I have a 96 SE7 with the dual factory sunroofs. a couple of months ago the rear sunroof just stopped working. neither switch does anything. it doesn't make any noise or move at all. any help would be great. I cant seem to find anything obviously wrong. thanks.

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Sunday, May 13, 2001 - 09:04 pm: Edit

You have the rear roof defeat button in the right position (I know its a dumb question but it happens)


Kyle

By john amante on Monday, May 14, 2001 - 09:21 am: Edit

yes they are both in the right position.

By Eric N on Monday, May 14, 2001 - 09:31 am: Edit

Sounds like the rear sunroof motor died.. But, I could be wrong.

By Mike on Monday, May 14, 2001 - 09:33 am: Edit

I have a 97 SE7 and had the same problem. At first, I thought the defeat switch was in the wrong position, but nothing happened when I changed it and tried to open it.
There is a allen bolt under a small cover right in front of the sunroof. I opened the cover and then manually opened the sunroof and lightly lubed the tracks. Then the sunroof seemed to work fine, although sometime it still sticks if not used for a while. If that doesn't work, a fuse might be the problem. I'm not sure if the rear and front sunroof are on the same circuit though. Maybe someone else knows.

By john amante on Monday, May 14, 2001 - 06:09 pm: Edit

i tried the allen bolt and it was completely frozen. i cant think how to get at the motor or the tracks. any ideas short of dismantling the entire interior?

By Mike on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - 04:40 pm: Edit

If it's only been a couple of months, the allen bolt should be able to move. Maybe try using an allen wrench socket with a rachet to break it loose. I'm sure that if the motor is still ok, it's just cutting out.