Hey guys my sunroof gets power to the buttons(they light up) but nothing happens with the roof. I don't hear the motor try to turn, don't hear a screech or even a buzz from the electricity. I am going to go at it with a voltmeter in a lil bit. Just wondering if anyone had any experience with sunroofs and know where to check. I rather diagnos myself cause the guy at the electrical place would charge me 100 dollars even with the headliner off.

 

I had something like this happen to my Monte and just replaced the sunroof motor with a junk yard one. That was 3 years ago and it's worked ever since, plus it was cheap (no where near $100).

 

I guess i got lucky with My 5th gen....Ive not had 1 issue with my "Moon" roof....(knock on wood)on a 5th gen?

Curious if theres a difference between each model type...
Sun roof vs Moon roof?

 

Mine doesn't work worth a crap, gets stuck.

 

Put a little boogie on it....and see is that helps...

if mine did stick..I'd try useing some dry graphite in the tracks!

 

OK found out where the issue is with the voltmeter but i have no idea where to even find these or what it even is. My sunroof/moonroof (not sure what the diff is) is the 4 button where is has vent open close and asc buttons.

the issue is with this


power is going thru here


but not coming out here


and i dont know if this has anything to do with anything


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power in here
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doesn't come out here(one connects to motor and the other to grounding)
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dont know if this has anything to do with anything
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if anyone got any infor on this please share

 

anyone know what these are or where to find them? Its located right next to the motor and one of the outputs is a ground and the other is to the motor

 

I did some research on this last year to settle an argument and I found this.



The answer?

"Sunroof" is the generic term used to describe an operable panel in a vehicle roof which can let in light and/or air. "Moonroof" is a term created by Ford in the 70s, yet is now used generically to describe glass panel inbuilt electric sunroofs.
Hmmm, so all moonroofs are sunroofs, yet not all sunroofs are moonroofs? We found further clarification -- "sunroof" is the term originally used to describe a metal panel that would only allow light or air in when opened. A "moonroof," on the other hand, is a glass panel that can allow light in even when it is closed (provided, of course, you slide back that nifty fabric-covered panel to expose the glass).

True sunroofs, those made just of metal, appear to have gone the way of 8-tracks in automobiles, and these days, most "sunroofs" are really "moonroofs" -- panels of tempered glass, usually tinted, that tilt up to allow a flow of air, or slide back into the roof entirely, giving the car occupants a brief but tantalizing glimpse of life in a convertible.


Sixscarlo I'm not sure what that part is but maybe you could get it a junkyard.

 

Thanks Lou!
Now that you put it that way it makes perfect sense....
Daa makes me feel kinda silly haveing asked now lol

God I miss my 8 track player and reverb.....lmao