Help! Rear sunroof stuck in tilt position!

x5pdx · #1 08-16-2009, 11:42 PM

Anyone know why my rear sunrrof is stuck? My front sunroof will tilt up and down, but the rear one is stuck open in tilt. The sunroof cover will go back and forth. My car is out of factory warranty. I do have extended warranty with Warranty Direct for major care only. I will have to check if the sunroof is covered. I've been reading some older posts and can only find some info on the sunroof cassette? Was this an ongoing problem? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

I have a 04 X5 4.4i. My cat converter went out in April and they replaced it for free under 80k emissions warranty. They also replaced some other sensor and said it was my one time "good faith" repair.

X5 Meister · #2 08-16-2009, 11:53 PM

Try getting your sunroof to completely open in the normal sliding manner. That might dislodge it from being stuck.

x5pdx · #3 08-17-2009, 12:40 AM

Can't, the rear sunroof won't go down from the tilt position, so the sunroof can't open to the back. The rear sunroof is in the open tilt position and it's dead!

jcm3 · #4 08-17-2009, 08:33 AM

I have the same issue and its at the dealer as we speak replacing the whole cassete. Front works fine but the rear is stuck in tilt. The had to order the cassette an am still in the loaner. Warranty is covering it..whew (as the cost was ~4200).

x5pdx · #5 08-17-2009, 05:02 PM

just checked with Warranty Direct. My major component extended coverage doesn't cover sunroofs... crap! Feels like I wasted $3k for nothing. I wonder if there's any hope with BMW? Anyone know if there was a TSB on this?

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Originally Posted by jcm3

I have the same issue and its at the dealer as we speak replacing the whole cassete. Front works fine but the rear is stuck in tilt. The had to order the cassette an am still in the loaner. Warranty is covering it..whew (as the cost was ~4200).

What year? model? mileage? on your car.

rmani · #6 08-17-2009, 05:20 PM

this happened to me on my m3 once. the weird thing is after the battery died and I recharged it and started it again it worked fine.

LightWerkz · #7 08-17-2009, 06:46 PM

hold down the sunroof button for like 30 seconds, this may reset it.

I had some issues with my sunroof and did this and it worked.

Not sure if its a proven reset, but thats what they do on the e90 and it works.

x5pdx · #8 08-17-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LightWerkz

hold down the sunroof button for like 30 seconds, this may reset it.

I had some issues with my sunroof and did this and it worked.

Not sure if its a proven reset, but thats what they do on the e90 and it works.

Didn't work.

TaMbALoLoNg · #9 08-17-2009, 07:59 PM

Did you try manually closing it at the front overhead compartment with the supplied allen wrench in the trunk?
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Paydirtdog · #10 08-17-2009, 08:37 PM

I agree with TaMbALoLoNg. Use the wrench supplied and also some manual "persuasion" in the form of your palm pushing on it might help.