Sunroof Motor Noise at Albina Giese blog

Sunroof Motor Noise. The shade for the panoramic sunroof can also get stuck due to the rails getting damaged, or the cloth may start to sag, but those are minor issues and easier to fix compared to a sunroof motor going bad. So, you can rule out any part of the motor. Sunroof on my 2011 c300 awd w204 won't open or close and is stuck sort of closed with the back part lowered open. There’s binding, rattling, leaking, wind noise and worst of all, stuck open. What happens, is that the casing on the motor gets warped downwards, and the drive gear no longer sits high enough to mesh properly with 1 or both of the sunroof cable worm gears. When you try to press the open button, all you hear is noise. It started to open yesterday and lowered itself as normal before. I could push up on the headliner where it was making noise, but i could never get it to stop. Owners on chevyequinoxforum report sunroofs that get stuck halfway or make grinding noises, often requiring motor or track. I tried jamming folded sponges in areas that would not impede the sunroof. If you hear a clicking noise, that indicates the motor has both power and ground.

So, you can rule out any part of the motor. Sunroof on my 2011 c300 awd w204 won't open or close and is stuck sort of closed with the back part lowered open. What happens, is that the casing on the motor gets warped downwards, and the drive gear no longer sits high enough to mesh properly with 1 or both of the sunroof cable worm gears. When you try to press the open button, all you hear is noise. I tried jamming folded sponges in areas that would not impede the sunroof. There’s binding, rattling, leaking, wind noise and worst of all, stuck open. I could push up on the headliner where it was making noise, but i could never get it to stop. Owners on chevyequinoxforum report sunroofs that get stuck halfway or make grinding noises, often requiring motor or track. The shade for the panoramic sunroof can also get stuck due to the rails getting damaged, or the cloth may start to sag, but those are minor issues and easier to fix compared to a sunroof motor going bad. If you hear a clicking noise, that indicates the motor has both power and ground.

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Sunroof Motor Noise Owners on chevyequinoxforum report sunroofs that get stuck halfway or make grinding noises, often requiring motor or track. Sunroof on my 2011 c300 awd w204 won't open or close and is stuck sort of closed with the back part lowered open. When you try to press the open button, all you hear is noise. I tried jamming folded sponges in areas that would not impede the sunroof. I could push up on the headliner where it was making noise, but i could never get it to stop. So, you can rule out any part of the motor. What happens, is that the casing on the motor gets warped downwards, and the drive gear no longer sits high enough to mesh properly with 1 or both of the sunroof cable worm gears. If you hear a clicking noise, that indicates the motor has both power and ground. The shade for the panoramic sunroof can also get stuck due to the rails getting damaged, or the cloth may start to sag, but those are minor issues and easier to fix compared to a sunroof motor going bad. It started to open yesterday and lowered itself as normal before. There’s binding, rattling, leaking, wind noise and worst of all, stuck open. Owners on chevyequinoxforum report sunroofs that get stuck halfway or make grinding noises, often requiring motor or track.