martylemoo

Ok,
Sunroof works exactly as it should ie raises and lowers and releases but when i lock the car the sunroof opens and when i drive down the road the roof opens. Anyone know why it would do this and how do i fix? I promise this is my last sunroof post if i cannot get it to work after this then i will definately be giving in and going manual. Also anyone want some manual catches as i have a couple of sets!!
thanks
Martyn

scottz

I'll buy some manual latches from you.

Antonio951

you mean like the sunroof opens when you hit a certain speed? If thats the case then one of the latches is not latched to the roof. Mine was like that and i have new gears for it but have not changed it yet.

MHT

do you mean that the roof is actually open at those times, or that you can manually open the roof, push it up? If it's the latter, the problem is that the arms are not stopping in the right place, they should not be fully retracted when you close the roof, they should stop in a position to lock the roof closed. Check the microswitches in the rear of the car, make sure the mounting bracket for the switches is not broken or bent, set the switches to turn off the motor just as the arms reach the uppermost point on the ramp in the roof.

TheMAXX

I have an 84 and as I understand the sunroof mechanism is a little different in the newer cars. I found on mine if I move the adjustment too far towards the back of the hatch area, then the arms retract all the way to the release position. So my question to you is when you close the roof and then push up on it is it locked in place? Or is it loose? Does it only go to the release position? If it is intermittently releasing then it should be a miner adjustment at the sunroof motor assembly in the rear hatch area. If it is always going to the released position then it is just a little bit more of an adjustment of the same thing.