Moonroof Problem!

I ran in to a huge problem. I usually always tilt my moonroof to give that sport look and sometimes leave it tilted throughout the night or throughout class for several hours. Well during that period of time it has rained, and rained hard sometimes. I get into my car one day and close the roof so it is not tilted or retracted. I hit the button to retract it, and it just moved barely. It will not fully retract. And now it will not tilt either. To make matters worse. I noticed that when the roof is "closed" one side is sticking up higher than the other side. I know that sounds weird or confusing but I'll provide pictures tomorrow after work. I have no idea how this happened, but Im assuming the rain dried up around the weatherstripping and now it's sticking? Any insight on this problem will be very appreciated.

i really have no idea but i wonder if the rain dried up some of the grease. if you're having problems with the switch maybe some wires have corroded. i dunno tho sense the sunroof motor is all the way in the back at the middle.

theres a circle thing on the back side of the ceiling on the rear seats, u can crank it to close the sunroof if it doesnt close properly

I always leave my moonroof titled and never had any problems

kn0x47 said:

i really have no idea but i wonder if the rain dried up some of the grease.

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I was thinking it might be something like that, so I bought DW40 and sprayed it all around inside trying to lubricate something and nothing worked..

GreddyAccord99 said:

I was thinking it might be something like that, so I bought DW40 and sprayed it all around inside trying to lubricate something and nothing worked..

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You actually have to use something like white lithium grease, something thick. If it doesn't move at all now, its probably either a) a short somewhere or b) the motor died.

Maybe the wind blew something into the track of your moonroof? A stick? An acorn?

This could be a physical obstruction.

Also, when you hit the switch can you hear the motor turning? In my Prelude, 92 Accord, and 2000 Accord, when you reach the fully closed position, or fully opened position, the electric motor will start to whine as the load is increased and the glass cannot move anymore.

This could be an electrical problem, if the motor whines then you know that the electrical system is probably working properly. If not, then an electrical problem may exist anywhere in the circuit.

There may be a cable that is seized, not just the tracks that need greasing, or even worse one of the cables may have detached. This would be my bet because you are saying that the glass closure is asymmetrical, or tilted.

98ExAccordwv said:

You actually have to use something like white lithium grease, something thick. If it doesn't move at all now, its probably either a) a short somewhere or b) the motor died.

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+1 on this.....I had the same problem had to swap mine out from another coupe

Whenever I hit the button to retract it, it retracts just a little, and if I hold down the button, you feel the car surge and hear a "click" like the roof is trying and barely budging each time it tries. Ive managed to tilt the roof but I have to push the roof up and even after doing so, you would still be able to tell that it is lopsided. Im going to take a couple pictures real quick.

Ok, this is how it looks when it is closed (the right side sticks up)



Same scenario except different angle and closer:



This is how it looks when it is trying to retract



Trying to tilt the roof results in a slight budge, and the glass was way too hot to push it up, but Im sure you all have an idea at least.