Hi I have a 99 legacy wagn 3oth AE. I bought the car knowing the sunroof had issues. Now I am going to try and fix it. Here's the deal. The sunroof seems to be stuck on the front passnger side of the roof. When I hit the up and down button only the drivers side goes up and when I hit the open and close buttons only the drivers side moves. When it moves it only moves a little bit because the other side is not moving. I have not taken it apart or even taken the switch cover off. I have noticed that the back rail will slide forward and the roof will pop up a little bit on the passenger side. Hopefully someone knows a solution that does not include ripping the whole thing apart. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi I have a 99 legacy wagn 3oth AE. I bought the car knowing the sunroof had issues. Now I am going to try and fix it. Here's the deal. The sunroof seems to be stuck on the front passnger side of the roof. When I hit the up and down button only the drivers side goes up and when I hit the open and close buttons only the drivers side moves. When it moves it only moves a little bit because the other side is not moving. I have not taken it apart or even taken the switch cover off. I have noticed that the back rail will slide forward and the roof will pop up a little bit on the passenger side. Hopefully someone knows a solution that does not include ripping the whole thing apart. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

The sunroof assembly (some people call it a "sunroof cassette" because it's a complete assembly that unbolts from the vehicle roof panel) will probably need to be removed for repair. The headliner inside the vehicle will have to be removed to access it. Once the headliner is down, you MAY see the problem with the sunroof, but the "cassette assembly" is actually pretty easy to remove once the headliner is down. Personally I find interior trim work one hell of a lot easier than, for instance, removing an engine for a headgasket job, but if auto trim work is not your forte, you should consider getting a local auto trim shop to look at the sunroof. I suspect there's a broken or disconnected "tilt link" (for lack of a better term)---that's the link arm on both sides of the roof that enables it to tilt up for ventilation