# Sunroof wont work

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, cirrus\
**Created:** [September 24, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067 "2009-09-24T01:38:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Heather7SSAL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Heather7SSAL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Heather7SSAL)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067/1 "2009-09-24T01:38:04Z")

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any ideas how to get it shut?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067/2 "2009-09-24T02:07:01Z")

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Check the fuse first.

Many cars have a manual system to operate the sunroof in the event of electrical failure. Check the owner’s manual to see if your Cirrus has such a feature.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067/3 "2009-09-24T18:10:00Z")

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If it isn’t moving at all, check to see if the rocker switch is working.

If it keeps reversing itself, that would be the safety system activating. Clean the tracks.

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**Author:** ![donni51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@donni51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/donni51)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067/4 "2009-09-30T17:45:22Z")

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My sunroof motor is working but it sounds like the gears are just clicking. How do they repair these things on a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunroof-wont-work/37067/5 "2009-09-30T22:23:21Z")

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It sounds like you need to replace the entire sunroof assembly. They’re not made to accomodate major repairs.