What's wrong with my sunroof

[Roger Chatfield 0]

Evening all,

 

I've known since I got my Storm that there was a problem with the sunroof so today I built up enough courage to give it a go.

 

Now it tilts fine however when I try to open it problems start.

If press the open button the roof panel moves back about 5mm and then stops, if I press the button again it does the same, moves another 5mm and stops, I can keep pushing the button and get the roof open but in 5mm step ( I've only opened it a third), the same happens when I close it but in reverse, it will close but in 5mm steps.

 

Anyone have any clue what's wrong?

 

Rog.

[Jim 2]

New motor needed. Mine was doing the exact same thing! Get a motor off a breaker, and I reckon you'll be back in business :)

[Harrier 1]

Sounds similar to the problem mine had too,I stripped mine all out only to find it was just the motor at fault. I replaced it with a mk3 golf motor which looks a little different but works fine & much easier to get hold of.

[robrado974 1]

Mines the same Rog , as Jim and Harrier have said , a new motor should sort it mate .

[Roger Chatfield 0]

Nice one, cheers fellas, so how hard is it to remove the motor, is it a head lining down job?

 

Rog.

[GlosterOx 0]

From memory Roger it is interior light out then the panel that covers the assy (2 screws?) - Very simple.

 

Ian.

[loepan 11]

yeah no need to take head lining out, just take off light cover panel and its a forward enough swap, mine turned out not to be the motor and after much frustration with it, I thought, who needs a sunroof?

[Jim 2]

As has been said Rog, dead easy - 10-15 minute job tops, and the only tool you need to accomplish it is the screwdriver in the factory toolkit :)

[robrado974 1]

Don't forget to have a look at the search about syncing the motor , you may have to do this .

Rob

[Jamie 1]

Had exactly the same problem - tried 3 motors and two switch panels before I gave up and ended up swapping the cassette for a MKIII Golf one. Been fine ever since.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

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Yep. Changing the motor is band aiding the problem. The motor is struggling because the plastic feet of the 'water plate guides' (VW terminology) are binding in the cassette channels.

 

A more permanent cure is strip it right down, replace the water plate guides and reassemble with silicon sliding mechanism grease......or stick a MK3 one in.

 

All Passat and & Corrado roofs go the same way. The Golf doesn't do it as much for some reason.