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A sign of worn motor or gears, track loose it lubrications over years gear work harder, heat weaken plastic gears and tend to fail, common problems to all sunroof, beside getting it repair you can try to to put a little of grease on the track and open and close the sunroff cuple of time that may help some. sunroof it fairly complicated on all vechicle to fix and expensive.
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How do you manually close a sunroof in a Hyundai Santa Fe? Push the sunroof control lever forward in the direction of close (about 10 seconds) until the sunroof moves a little.Then, release the lever.
I had this issue and found the solution around, worth sharing and it takes 30 seconds:
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<li>Press the sunroof switch forward to move the sliding roof panel into the tilted position.</li>
<li>Release the sunroof switch.</li>
<li>Press and hold the sunroof switch forward until the sliding roof panel moves slightly. This may take 30 seconds or more.</li>
<li>Release the sunroof switch.</li>
<li>Immediately press and hold the sunroof switch in the forward position. The sliding roof panel will move down and rearward to the open position, and then forward into the closed position. Do not release the sunroof switch until the sliding roof panel has stopped completely.</i></li>
<li>Your sunroof panel should now be aligned.</li></span>
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tried the DIY service and repair manuals from a website and it actually helped me repair transmission problem in my jcb 3cx site-master. it wont move forward or reverse, engine is good both solenoids for forward and reverse work.
I don't have much technical knowledge but I just followed it step-wise, and works perfect! got it from www.reliable-store.comAll the best
check fuse and relay if good than possible motor ot track problem their should be a mechanical bypass that will let you close it if stuck open the following information is courtesy of monte carlo forum
To check the condition of your original sunroof guides:
Gl*** in closed position.
Locate & remove 3 torx bolts on each side of sunroof glass. Lift glass out of sunroof opening & set aside in a safe place.
Locate "J" shaped cover plate at front of sunroof track assembly. Remove 2 torx bolts from each cover plate.
Lift up bracket to remove.
Inspect the plastic guides on each side. The sunroof cables attach to guides on front outer corner. Inspect this area closely for damage.
Do not operate the sunroof with the J plates removed.
Troubleshooting:
If the sunroof guides are not broken & the glass is a uniform height along the rear edge your problem may be a stripped gear inside the motor. The motor has a manual override:
Get access to the motor by removing the map light/switch console or lowering the front of the headliner.
Insert a large standard screwdriver into the nylon bushing at the center of the motor hub. Push up & turn the screwdriver to manually move the sunroof glass. If the unit will fully open & close manually, you most likely only need a replacement motor.
If your sunroof is stuck in the open position follow these steps to get it closed:
Remove the glass.
Try to close the unit without the glass. Many times one side will still be operational and close correctly.
Try to slide the inoperable lift arm forward. If it moves, slide it forward until it stops.
You now need to slide the original plastic guide forward to lower the arm to the closed position. Using a standard screwdriver, push it forward. The lift arm should begin to lower.
If the lift arm will still not fully lower, remove the J plate as explained above, sometimes the sunroof cable will need to be lifted up to allow the guide to fully slide forward.
Should have addressed this when it started making those crunching grinding noises that I am sure it was making before it got stuck. hmmm..manual force is the only thing you can do now....try locating the motor drive....there is usually a manual disconnect so you can move the panel by hand....after disconnecting....forcing forward should be easier....sounds like one side is broken causing the bind.
does the sunshade open and close properly,you should only be able to move this when the sunroof is closed it should move freely back and forth,if it doesn't this part is causing the noise, its off its track
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