`01 Outback LE Sunroof stopped working

[Bradley Walker]

Hello all,

This morning when I went to leave for work, I rolled my windows down and
went to open both power sunroofs. I noticed that the powerroof above the
driver/passenger seats would not raise up like it should. however the roof
above the back seat that slides back into the roof did open up fully without
a problem.

Once I had more time to look at it, I closed all of the sunroofs. Then I
pressed the button between the two ceiling lights to raise open the first
sunroof by pressing and holding the button once. During this, I could hear
the motor trying to open the sunroof, but it would not raise. I did decide
to push up on the glass roof, and it opened. However after 15 minutes or
so, it collapsed back down into the closed position. I tried pressing up on
the roof, but now everytime it collapses back down on it's self as soon as I
let go. It's as if something in there has lost the ability to latch the
glass in place or to connect the motor to the glass to actually raise it.

Does anyone here know about fixing something like this? I would like to get
in there and look at it, but all I can do is have someone hold the glass
roof up, while I peer in from behind it, but that doesn't really offer me
any solution. How would I remove that glass panel to be able to see what is
now causing it from raising up and staying up?

Bradley

 

[Dan]

I've had a similar thing happen to my WRX except it was for the driver side
window, it wouldn't go down or up anymore. When I took the door apart, a
screw that was holding the motor had fallen off and the thing holding the
window wasn't in its place anymore.

 

[Bradley Walker]

Now to figure out how to remove the glass for that sunroof so I can check
inside. The more I observe the windows behavior, I think it might be an
identical problem to the one you had.

 

[hippo]

Now to figure out how to remove the glass for that sunroof so I can check

inside. The more I observe the windows behavior, I think it might be an

identical problem to the one you had.

It's probably a whole lot easier once you remove the whole headlining ....
but you really didn't want to read that did you?

That's why I haven't got round to replacing the broken (and necessarily
removed) blind from my rear sunroof yet. Until I can summon up the energy
I've just tinted the glass so far! Good luck. Cheers

 

[Bradley Walker]

Actually I would love to figure out how to remove the whole headlining AND
do so without damaging anything so I can put it back. I'm weird, but I like
taking lots of time to learn something.

 

[B A R R Y]

I'm weird, but I like
taking lots of time to learn something.

You're not that weird!