Sun roof loose

[KJZ28]

Hey there my Camaro friends!
I was driving with my sunroof closed, sunroof shade open, and windows open, when I hit 55mph the wind buffeting made my closed sunroof start flapping up and down, scared me pretty good. I checked the 6 screws that can be accessed from inside the car, all were tight. Awhile back I started to notice it was rattling louder and louder when it was fully open. I can push on it with low-medium effort when closed and it moves up about 1/4-1/2 inch.


Any ideas what could be the problem?

[Rob Russell]

You could have a broken track if all of the screws are tighten down properly. Have you tried moving it at all without loosening any of the screws? Does it move?

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[KJZ28]

Originally Posted by Rob Russell

You could have a broken track if all of the screws are tighten down properly. Have you tried moving it at all without loosening any of the screws? Does it move?

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Thanks for your reply Rob,
I did check it without loosening the screws, it moves up and down. I never loosened the screws, I just checked to see if they were tight. How could the track have broken? I do use it a lot I guess, but nothing ever hit it.

[Rob Russell]

Originally Posted by KJZ28

Thanks for your reply Rob,
I did check it without loosening the screws, it moves up and down. I never loosened the screws, I just checked to see if they were tight. How could the track have broken? I do use it a lot I guess, but nothing ever hit it.

Cheap China plastic is the best way I can explain it lol. I work on automotive glass repairs and have seen plently of sunroofs in my 10 years of repairing them. If the glass isn't busted out from a rock, the tracks have given out. Dealerships or eBay should have them available for purchase. And if you know how to do the work it could be a 1-2 hour job, or done by your local Auto Glass repair shop but be prepared to pay a little bit of money for labor

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[KJZ28]

Originally Posted by Rob Russell

Cheap China plastic is the best way I can explain it lol. I work on automotive glass repairs and have seen plently of sunroofs in my 10 years of repairing them. If the glass isn't busted out from a rock, the tracks have given out. Dealerships or eBay should have them available for purchase. And if you know how to do the work it could be a 1-2 hour job, or done by your local Auto Glass repair shop but be prepared to pay a little bit of money for labor

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Rob,
Thank you so much for that information. Is there a way to inspect the track and look for where it is broken? 1-2 hour job seems decent. I would try and tackle it myself.

[Rob Russell]

Originally Posted by KJZ28

Rob,
Thank you so much for that information. Is there a way to inspect the track and look for where it is broken? 1-2 hour job seems decent. I would try and tackle it myself.

Disassemble your interior (side pillars, small sun visors, anything on the headliner, and let it gently come down so you don't tear it up) and you should get good access to observe all of your hardware in there

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[Rob Russell]

Also while you're taking apart the interior, clean your drain holes for the sunroof or you'll experience water build up pouring inside

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[KJZ28]

Thank you for all of your help Rob!

[Camaro2ss2010]

Mine does the same thing. The track wasn’t broken on mine. I would be interested to see if yours is.

[KJZ28]

Originally Posted by Camaro2ss2010

Mine does the same thing. The track wasn’t broken on mine. I would be interested to see if yours is.

I will be sure to post up in this thread after I inspect it. Should get to it later this week.

[KJZ28]

I looked at my sunroof. I didn't take headliner down as I did not see a need to. It is loose on one side, but I can't tell what is loose. If the track is broken I can't tell, as there is no visible cracks.

[Rob Russell]

Originally Posted by KJZ28

I looked at my sunroof. I didn't take headliner down as I did not see a need to. It is loose on one side, but I can't tell what is loose. If the track is broken I can't tell, as there is no visible cracks.

Check the glass and where it sits on the frame itself. Does it look uneven or off? It's kind of hard to diagnose without actually looking at anything.

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[KJZ28]

Originally Posted by Rob Russell

Check the glass and where it sits on the frame itself. Does it look uneven or off? It's kind of hard to diagnose without actually looking at anything.

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The glass and the frame look fine, the tracks look fine. When I shake it, its wiggling from where the sliders sit in the track.

[Rob Russell]

It's gotta be the track or another mechanism right there with it. If you look for the parts on gmpartsdirect under the sunroof it's parts 2 &9 I believe are what you would be looking for

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