LexieToo

Hey ya'll! Bought my 2004 Lexi RX330 in June 2014 with 96k (now has 105k - I drive a lot). It is beautiful and I love it! However, I am NOT in love with the sunroof that is currently stuck open. It's been making a weird noise upon opening (think bag of chips crackly) for the past few weeks. Yesterday was gorgeous weather in TX, so it was open most of the day. Come time to put her to bed, the sunroof would not close. Making a horrible grindy/clicky noise and closes about 4 inches then stops... then it starts to open again. Weird! There's nothing I can see in the tracks that is stopping it. The passenger side looks like it would close, but the drivers side looks like it is stuck. Tried to take the sunroof motor out, but there is a metal bracket in the way. Besides the fact that I wouldn't have any idea what to do with the motor once I had it out... Is there any way to manually close the sunroof? Any ideas what could be wrong with my little green girl? While I love the sunroof being open, it's still super hot in TX! Thanks for any help.

gundy

Try spraying some WD-40 on the tracks and any gears/movable parts that you can reach. You may also want to try closing the sunroof a different way other than with the sunroof controls. On the driver side door, use your key to lock the doors (turn left) then turn the key left again and hold it. This feature closes any windows and the sunroof if they are open (this works to open the windows and sunroof when operated in the opposite direction, i.e., turning the key to the right). I know this works if the sunroof is slid open but don't know if it will work when just tilted open. Good luck!