sunroof jams

[will]

My 2006 Solara Sport Cp.sunroof will not open, I can get it to open about one inch, then it stops. You can see that on the drivers side that it hangs up a second after you push the open botton. The tilt up and down works fine. I took it to Toyota and they said they would need to drop the headliner and that it would take some time to do that. I said OK! and when I dropped off the car it was inside less than a 1/2 hour and the service tech said it would need cables, track, and a new motor costing $2500. They never pulled the headline all the wanted was my $100.00 and said they knew I would not want to spend $2500.
My question and where I need help is, How do you remove the headline to check the track? What is my problem, I know I'am not the first one with this problem--where do I start.

I just got this Solara in June with 48K so problems with Solara are new to me--NEED HELP

[Black Bob]

Make sure the sunroof is calibrated. Usually if the battery was disconnected due to previous work on the car all the windows and sunroof need the spacing calibrated. (Check here: http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/skyvisions/2008-10-31_164904_04_sienna7.pdf) Also, check to see visually if there's a bug, twig, nickel, etc in the track (i.e. getting a mirror and checking the back and sides with the panel popped up). If the sunroof encounters any resistance/obstruction it will back off it's intended direction (built in safety feature). If no blockage start with the cheapest possible fix first--WD40 sprayed along the rails. Try those two first and respond back.

And I just gotta say a lil' somethin' about the people working at this dealership of yours--they deserve to be shot in the nuts with a loaded .410 Taurus Judge with shredder rounds....unless they were on some pretty bad crystal meth then I would say have pity and just pistol-whip and jackboot them. To tell a customer it costs $2500 to replace a sunroof is uncalled for--don't go back there. Getting a power sunroof installed is roughly under $1500 at most ripoff shops, let alone one replaced. I'm having a hard time believing you need a motor AND new tracks--getting one fixed will definitely, definitely not cost you $2500. Your symptom does not sound like a blown motor at all (or else it wouldn't even travel an inch or pop-up or do so with alotta noise). I highly suggest that if the problem can't be solved by the two methods above that you seek a second opinion from an independent shop that installs them.

[will]

Make sure the sunroof is calibrated. Usually if the battery was disconnected due to previous work on the car all the windows and sunroof need the spacing calibrated. (Check here: http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/skyvisions/2008-10-31_164904_04_sienna7.pdf) Also, check to see visually if there's a bug, twig, nickel, etc in the track (i.e. getting a mirror and checking the back and sides with the panel popped up). If the sunroof encounters any resistance/obstruction it will back off it's intended direction (built in safety feature). If no blockage start with the cheapest possible fix first--WD40 sprayed along the rails. Try those two first and respond back.

And I just gotta say a lil' somethin' about the people working at this dealership of yours--they deserve to be shot in the nuts with a loaded .410 Taurus Judge with shredder rounds....unless they were on some pretty bad crystal meth then I would say have pity and just pistol-whip and jackboot them. To tell a customer it costs $2500 to replace a sunroof is uncalled for--don't go back there. Getting a power sunroof installed is roughly under $1500 at most ripoff shops, let alone one replaced. I'm having a hard time believing you need a motor AND new tracks--getting one fixed will definitely, definitely not cost you $2500. Your symptom does not sound like a blown motor at all (or else it wouldn't even travel an inch or pop-up or do so with alotta noise). I highly suggest that if the problem can't be solved by the two methods above that you seek a second opinion from an independent shop that installs them.

I forgot to add that the dealer unpluged the power to the switch so I am dead in the water. I need to drop the headline to connect the power and check the cables. The service tech said they were bad and if one broke I would not be able to close the roof. Thanks Guy! I need the help and glad so far for the information Will

[NightRider]

I second black bobs post. Man that stealership you went sucks ass!