I just found out that the sunroof has an auto open/close option...

 

^LOL! Read your owners manual guys!

 

Yes!!!! This JUST happened to me right now.. Wooooo thank you google lol. Thanks guys you just saved me a trip to the dealer.

And saved me the time of having to create another thread lol

 

^And thank you for searching before creating that new thread.

 

Brilliant! Just had it happen to me tonight and didn't know about the fix until finding this thread. THANK YOU so much! *ends panicking*

 

Short version: Sunroof won't close (really a Sunroof won't open situation)
Fix: Place sunroof selector **** in the auto setting and hold for about 30 seconds as it goes through a open and close sequence (tilt up, close, slide back, close) that should fix it.

Long Version: Car was left in the ignition on setting (two pushes of the start button with out pushing the brake pedal) Drained the battery it had 5 volts when i checked it with the volt meter. After charging the battery I went to the gym and tried to open the sunroof trying to use the auto open function (using the **** in until it starts to slide back) the sunroof moved so i let go. I notice it stopped moving so I held the **** in again. The sunroof went the tilt setting. At this point I was like WTF is happening. All I wanted to do at this point was close it. So I thought I had a problem were the sunroof would not close. I would hold the auto button and I could here the motor make noise. Thought I needed a new motor. What really happened was when I held the button in the auto setting I was running what some call it the "sync function". Kind of the same one you run when you set up your windows to work in auto again after disconnecting the battery. Well when I would release the **** it would stop the sync. So I really had a fail to open sunroof problem. After holding the sunroof **** in auto for about 30 seconds as it goes through a open and close sequence (tilt up, close, slide back, close) that should fix it. Hopes it helps.

I've gotten so much help from this site. It has save me Thousands of $$$.

 

Brilliant! My Sunroof would not completely close. I only use the auto button to open or close the sunroof. Suddenly, today it would start to close then just before it would reach the fully closed position it would automatically re-open. I was like WTF?!?! I looked in the gutter to see if anything was obstructing the glass.. nope... nada. I tried twisting the **** and also no luck. I remembered my trusty clublexus friends and after a quick search and 10 second hold of the auto button got me back to normal. THANKS GUYS!!! Tomorrow is going to be a rainy day and I don't know what I would have done.

 

My sunroof used to do this on occasion but now it does it every time I open the sunroof..

Anyone have a resolution?

 

Thank you! for this thread.

 

I pressed the auto button for 10 seconds and it closed by it self ! Definitely very happy !!
Thanks guys for the info !

 

Yes, I'm getting the same issue now. It will reset, but will revert back to not closing the next time I use it. Any ideas?

 

Travelling 500 KMS from my dealer and sunroof won't close. Kept going 3/4 then back open
Toyota dealership maybe can squeeze me in on Monday if I call
Today is Saturday. And my car is full of crap from the poplar trees and I don't relish driving home with this problem in the rain.

Thanks for the help. Took a few tries but eventually it reset an I was able to force it to close. Still not 100% as it tilts open at end of close function but got it closed and we're happy!

 

Few post the year of car but I'm guessing the controls got updated along the way since this thread began.
2013....

 

hey, just wondering if u ever got the motor replaced and if it was working afterwards? Please let me know!

 

exactly what I was gonna say... it resets the computer