The standard all CZcams mechanics should aspire to. A problem that’s been plaguing my friend for a month solved by a 4 minute CZcams video where the solution was EXACTLY what needed to be done with clear instructions. 10/10 would watch next time something breaks but isn’t really broken.
Had an issue this morning opened shade and it would only close half way. I didn’t know what was going on. Googled and this CZcams video presented itself and boom. Worked. Thanks.
Thank u so much i just bought this car and i thought i was gonna have to spend alot of money fixing this and it only took watching ur video. Thank u very much for sharing❤❤❤
I must thank you so damn much for this step by step video ❤😅 I’ve been having my sunroof shade stocked for MONTHS now & I wasn’t able to figure it out 😊😅 thank you again and please keep making this content ❤❤
Are you kidding me?? Been driving my 16' like that since I bought it 6 mo ago and that beating sun's been driving me nuts these hot summer months..Your a blessing brother. Thank you!
WOW!! I'm so happy right now. It worked for my 2015 Explorer!! I was so frustrated for months and months and with heading into summer I needed it closed. Thank you so so much for taking the time to publish this video.
THANK YOU!!!! I just bought a 2019 & the dealer replaced the battery prior to me picking it up & my darn sunshade would pop open every time I tried to close it! This worked like a charm!
This playlist was perfect in helping me replace my motors and stop the problem from happening again (snip the drain line exit). I bought the A-Premium off amazon, and although it fits and works for the slide, it won't tilt and therefore and it won't program. I think I recall the creator, or other, mentioning that MotorCraft (OEM: MM-1038) is a better motor that IS PROGRAMABLE. Any other brands you know of that can be used AND programmed? Thanks in advance
Someone commented here and claimed that they bought a motor from AutoZone I think it was, and even though it was supposedly an aftermarket motor it had the OEM sticker on it
This procedure did work, but after i went to open it again it would only close halfway. My sunroof is also not working. I checked with a meter and have 12V for operation of slide but only 9V for operation of tilt and sunroof.
I have a question I have recently purchased a 2016 explorer with dual moon roofs just like this one in the video and I’m wondering is the rear (back moon roof) suppose to open like the glass slide and be fully open ???
Is it necessary to have both motors working in order for either to work. Swapped shade motor with roof motor. Ran the initialization and went as shown in other video. The roof motor was burned up. After initialization the sunroof still doesn’t work but I only have the sun roof motor installed.
@@kevinpadgett2563 they both have to be hooked up, they don't necessarily have to operate. Generally the way I diagnose whether the sunroof motor is bad is if the shade works but the sunroof will not work at all. But both need to be plugged in
Hey man. Mine fully cycles after resetting it, but the moment I open it half way and try to close it, the issue repeats itself. Any idea on the issue? It’s a pain to have to reset it every single time I open the moonroof.
@@SealofPerfection thanks. I tested the motor with ground wire and it was moving fully back and half way as It was initially working or, is there another motor to move it from the half way to the full?? On the diagram showing only 2 motor. One for the glass and one motor works for the shade. The glass did not open at all but I don't care about that tho. Still need more settings???
@@grandpanero7284 If the shade motor works, but the glass doesn't then the glass motor is bad, and it's almost always due to the water leak caused by the sunroof drains. I have videos for both fixing the leak and replacing the motor.
@@DirtyDave7 okay the shade stops halfway because the shade motor thinks that the glass is not fully closed. So most likely you have a bad sunroof motor due to the water leak
Thank You for this video… I have replaced both sunshade and window motors, fuse, and just now, the switch. Still nothing. Any idea what this could be? I appreciate your videos.
That's strange. Did you use Ford motors or aftermarket? I've heard of quite a few aftermarket motors that would not initialize. What was the initial reason that you replaced all of that?
Mine got stuck half way open, and stayed that way for several months before I finally looked up this video. I got it to close, and it performed exactly as described in the video all the way up until the very end. Can’t get it to fully function. It just goes back to being half open. I haven’t opened the glass since this problem began around a year ago. Because it was warm today I attempted to open it, and that isn’t opening either. So I think I have a much bigger problem
Motor might be bad. The sunroof drains get blocked and the water spills into the motor. It has to be replaced to fix it totally, assuming that's what is wrong.
Hopefully you are still around to help here…I have a 2013 Explorer sunroof motor that burned out. Replaced the motor and tried calibrating. Wasn’t working then noticed the guide rails were uneven making the sunroof crooked. I removed the glass to take a closer look but seems like I need the motor to spin the opposite way to even then out…if that makes sense. Any ideas to try?
Did they get that way when you had the motor loose? If so, do this: Drop the motor a bit so the gear is disengaged from the cables. Then line up the guides. They will move independently when the gear isn't in place. Tighten the motor, and perform the initialization again. Hopefully the track itself isn't broken.
This is a great video. I am hearing a clicking from either side of the same overhead console. Do you think a reset like this would work or are they shot?
@@SealofPerfection Last time I tried both went back but none came forward till I shut engine off then back on. Have not tried it since bc I have no garage to keep it under.
It might, but a lot of the times on these if that's the case the motor has gone bad due to a water leak. I have a video on how to fix the water leak and how to replace the motor
After completing the initialization/reset, my shade fully opened and fully closed after reset. When I open it again after the reset, I can still only get it to close half way and my glass will not open or tilt. Anybody have any ideas?
The glass motor went bad. Most likely due to a water leak from the sunroof drains. And the shade won't close more than halfway because the glass is just shy of being fully closed
Generally if the shade moves but the glass doesn't, the motor is bad due to water intrusion from clogged sunroof drains. I have videos on how to repair all of that. And I'm sorry that CZcams didn't notify me of your comments or I would have responded faster. Only reason I see them now is I went to the video manually and saw them.
Please forgive me if this is a dumb question, but is the motor that controls this the same motor that controls the tilt of the sunroof? I asked because my sunroof is stuck Open and I can't close it no matter how many times I push the tilt button. But the shade can be programmed and it works fine. Is that common? Is there a way to reprogram the tilt functioning of the sunroof? Thanks!
The panorama and sunroof shades in my explorer are stuck open. I have the same button console. No matter how long I hold the button down nothing happens. I can hear a click in the sunroof area when I press the shade button but that's it
Just put two new motors in my 2013. The sunroof moved as well as the sunscreen. Now the sunroof doesn’t work again and the sunscreen only goes passed the moon roof about 6 inches and stops. The reset procedure doesn’t work.
@@SealofPerfection one is aftermarket the other is factory. I got the sunroof to tilt a couple times but only in the reset procedure. Does it once and then won’t do it again. Until I try the cycle over.
@@jwfabworks3141 I've seen quite a few folks have trouble getting the aftermarket motors to initialize. Plus, factory and aftermarket is a bad combo as well. If you have the old factory motors, I'd put your new factory one in the sunroof glass spot, and the old one in for the shade, and see if the glass will initialize then. You don't even need to install the shade motor, just plug it in.
I’m going to pull it all back apart tomorrow and see what I can figure out. That sunscreen will close fully. Hit the button and it will stop half way. Hit it again and it slides about 6 inches passed the moonroof and stops. I may stop it there before I pull it apart then pull the motor out and try to manually open the screen all the way up.
That means your sunroof motor is probably bad. I have a linked video in the description of how to repair the leak. The sunroof drains get stopped up and the water spills into the motor and kills it. I also have a video on how to replace the motor
Sounds like the motor is bad. All the circuitry and "module" stuff is inside the motor. If it won't retain that initialization, its "memory" might be bad.
@@user-rt2hc6gb2x Depends on your switch setup. Look at these, and use the one that has the same buttons as yours does czcams.com/video/4FFyIHxwSA8/video.html
@@SealofPerfection Yes. that is why I was resetting it. The old motor was filled with water. I took the new one and sprayed T-9 waterproofing along the edges. Once it dries it creates a wax seal.
@@fogit4668 you need to clear the sunroof drains. That's where the water is coming from. And if it's an aftermarket motor, the programming is a little sketchy on those.
The standard all CZcams mechanics should aspire to. A problem that’s been plaguing my friend for a month solved by a 4 minute CZcams video where the solution was EXACTLY what needed to be done with clear instructions. 10/10 would watch next time something breaks but isn’t really broken.
Had an issue this morning opened shade and it would only close half way. I didn’t know what was going on. Googled and this CZcams video presented itself and boom. Worked. Thanks.
@@rontariogreene great to hear. Keep an eye on that sunroof operation. The motor might be about to fail
Thank u so much i just bought this car and i thought i was gonna have to spend alot of money fixing this and it only took watching ur video. Thank u very much for sharing❤❤❤
This really worked! I was about to pull the headliner down but didn’t have to after I saw your video, it did worked thank you sir!!!
I must thank you so damn much for this step by step video ❤😅 I’ve been having my sunroof shade stocked for MONTHS now & I wasn’t able to figure it out 😊😅 thank you again and please keep making this content ❤❤
Are you kidding me?? Been driving my 16' like that since I bought it 6 mo ago and that beating sun's been driving me nuts these hot summer months..Your a blessing brother. Thank you!
Thanks man , I'm still going to get it checked out. I'll never get another sunroof vehicle. More problems than good
WOW!! I'm so happy right now. It worked for my 2015 Explorer!! I was so frustrated for months and months and with heading into summer I needed it closed. Thank you so so much for taking the time to publish this video.
Worked on our 2011, be patient when waiting for the slide to go back, it will. Took us 2 trys 🤟
THANK YOU!!!! I just bought a 2019 & the dealer replaced the battery prior to me picking it up & my darn sunshade would pop open every time I tried to close it! This worked like a charm!
Fck YEAHH !!! Man U just fixed my problem right now 03/01/2024 @ 9:01 pm. Was about to pay someone big money , also replaced the motor before this
Thank you so much man been driving without the sun visor in the front forever
It worked!! My sun shade was stuck half open and now it's fully closed. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad it helped
How you did it exactly?
Dude!!! Thank you sooooo much!! Life-saver man. Truly
Dude,THANK YOU!!!! I tried everything. Hit the subscribe button and notifications.
THANK YOU!!! I had this happen to me yesterday morning and didn't know what to do. I came across your video and IT WORKED!!! Thank you so much🥰
Thank you, it worked for a 2016.
Thank god this works 🤞🏽
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! The last pull it's all the way closed I'm sooooooo happy you made my day
Put some tape over the switch so nobody opens it again. It probably needs a motor due to water intrusion.
Thank you very much it worked on mine🙏
This playlist was perfect in helping me replace my motors and stop the problem from happening again (snip the drain line exit). I bought the A-Premium off amazon, and although it fits and works for the slide, it won't tilt and therefore and it won't program. I think I recall the creator, or other, mentioning that MotorCraft (OEM: MM-1038) is a better motor that IS PROGRAMABLE. Any other brands you know of that can be used AND programmed? Thanks in advance
Someone commented here and claimed that they bought a motor from AutoZone I think it was, and even though it was supposedly an aftermarket motor it had the OEM sticker on it
You're great , thank you for your help.
thank you it helped me
Glad to hear it
Man you the best thanks bro 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks this is what I needed!
Perfect……thank you!
This procedure did work, but after i went to open it again it would only close halfway. My sunroof is also not working. I checked with a meter and have 12V for operation of slide but only 9V for operation of tilt and sunroof.
@@davisthompson3710 your motor is probably going bad due to a water leak. Very common
Very helpful video, thanks!
I have a question I have recently purchased a 2016 explorer with dual moon roofs just like this one in the video and I’m wondering is the rear (back moon roof) suppose to open like the glass slide and be fully open ???
No the back glass is fixed and does not move
Is it necessary to have both motors working in order for either to work. Swapped shade motor with roof motor. Ran the initialization and went as shown in other video. The roof motor was burned up. After initialization the sunroof still doesn’t work but I only have the sun roof motor installed.
@@kevinpadgett2563 they both have to be hooked up, they don't necessarily have to operate. Generally the way I diagnose whether the sunroof motor is bad is if the shade works but the sunroof will not work at all.
But both need to be plugged in
Hey man. Mine fully cycles after resetting it, but the moment I open it half way and try to close it, the issue repeats itself. Any idea on the issue? It’s a pain to have to reset it every single time I open the moonroof.
Motor might be bad. All the circuitry is inside the motor if it will not stay programmed that is probably the issue
Thanks. Pls what if it won't move at all?? Initially it was moving and always stopped half way but after removing the switch it doesn't longer moving
The motor is probably bad due to a water leak from the sunroof drains
@@SealofPerfection thanks. I tested the motor with ground wire and it was moving fully back and half way as It was initially working or, is there another motor to move it from the half way to the full?? On the diagram showing only 2 motor. One for the glass and one motor works for the shade. The glass did not open at all but I don't care about that tho. Still need more settings???
@@grandpanero7284 If the shade motor works, but the glass doesn't then the glass motor is bad, and it's almost always due to the water leak caused by the sunroof drains.
I have videos for both fixing the leak and replacing the motor.
See description for the reset/programming for the sunroof itself, and how to replace the sunroof motor.
I get my glass not working it was working my son I didn’t know what he did so what is happening
Your sunroof motor has probably failed due to a water leak xaused by the sunroof drains being stopped up
My sunshade is stuck closed How can I initiate it that way on a 2017 explorer
Just try the pull/release/pull of the button from that point and see if you can "trick" it into doing the procedure.
When programming I can get the front to close but it must not be saving the program. When I try to test it out still stops half way. Any ideas?
@@DirtyDave7 what stops halfway, the glass or the shade?
@SealofPerfection shade still stops half way. The glass doesn't move at all. But when in programming mode I'm able to get slide closed all the way
@@DirtyDave7 okay the shade stops halfway because the shade motor thinks that the glass is not fully closed.
So most likely you have a bad sunroof motor due to the water leak
Thank You for this video… I have replaced both sunshade and window motors, fuse, and just now, the switch. Still nothing. Any idea what this could be? I appreciate your videos.
That's strange. Did you use Ford motors or aftermarket? I've heard of quite a few aftermarket motors that would not initialize.
What was the initial reason that you replaced all of that?
Mine got stuck half way open, and stayed that way for several months before I finally looked up this video. I got it to close, and it performed exactly as described in the video all the way up until the very end. Can’t get it to fully function. It just goes back to being half open. I haven’t opened the glass since this problem began around a year ago. Because it was warm today I attempted to open it, and that isn’t opening either. So I think I have a much bigger problem
Motor might be bad. The sunroof drains get blocked and the water spills into the motor. It has to be replaced to fix it totally, assuming that's what is wrong.
@@SealofPerfection thanks
12:00 My moonroof headliner is stuck shut How do I initiate it?
@@johnweidman7914 you mean the shade? This procedure is for the shade. I also have one for the glass if that's your problem
Hopefully you are still around to help here…I have a 2013 Explorer sunroof motor that burned out. Replaced the motor and tried calibrating. Wasn’t working then noticed the guide rails were uneven making the sunroof crooked. I removed the glass to take a closer look but seems like I need the motor to spin the opposite way to even then out…if that makes sense. Any ideas to try?
Did they get that way when you had the motor loose?
If so, do this: Drop the motor a bit so the gear is disengaged from the cables.
Then line up the guides. They will move independently when the gear isn't in place.
Tighten the motor, and perform the initialization again. Hopefully the track itself isn't broken.
Big help! Thanks
This is a great video. I am hearing a clicking from either side of the same overhead console. Do you think a reset like this would work or are they shot?
It is possible. However, water intrusion does kill the sunroof motor quite frequently on these. Does the shade still work?
@@SealofPerfection Last time I tried both went back but none came forward till I shut engine off then back on. Have not tried it since bc I have no garage to keep it under.
Does this work if the glass part is stuck open?
It might, but a lot of the times on these if that's the case the motor has gone bad due to a water leak. I have a video on how to fix the water leak and how to replace the motor
After completing the initialization/reset, my shade fully opened and fully closed after reset. When I open it again after the reset, I can still only get it to close half way and my glass will not open or tilt. Anybody have any ideas?
The glass motor went bad. Most likely due to a water leak from the sunroof drains. And the shade won't close more than halfway because the glass is just shy of being fully closed
Got the screen closed but the sunroof still does not function
Same, replaced a blown fuse and only shade is half closing
@@juanpichardo303 does water leak in during rain?
Generally if the shade moves but the glass doesn't, the motor is bad due to water intrusion from clogged sunroof drains.
I have videos on how to repair all of that.
And I'm sorry that CZcams didn't notify me of your comments or I would have responded faster. Only reason I see them now is I went to the video manually and saw them.
Please forgive me if this is a dumb question, but is the motor that controls this the same motor that controls the tilt of the sunroof? I asked because my sunroof is stuck Open and I can't close it no matter how many times I push the tilt button. But the shade can be programmed and it works fine. Is that common? Is there a way to reprogram the tilt functioning of the sunroof? Thanks!
It is the same motor. Most likely your motor is bad due to a water leak and water got in the motor and killed it.
how do you slide the shade before opening the sunroof? there are 3 overhead buttons on the upper console
There are two separate buttons, one for the shade and one for the sunroof. Usually the shade still works and the sunroof doesn't
The panorama and sunroof shades in my explorer are stuck open. I have the same button console. No matter how long I hold the button down nothing happens. I can hear a click in the sunroof area when I press the shade button but that's it
The shade doesn't even work?
Thanks a lot it working
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Thank you ❤
Siempre me funciona 🎉
Thank you.
Buen vidio lo logre
Gracias 😁 funciona
Mi tela de quemacocos está colgada de la parte trasera que podría ser ??
If the shade is hanging down, and you the the cloth power shade, then the shade itself is damage and likely will need to be replaced.
Just put two new motors in my 2013. The sunroof moved as well as the sunscreen. Now the sunroof doesn’t work again and the sunscreen only goes passed the moon roof about 6 inches and stops. The reset procedure doesn’t work.
Factory motors or aftermarket?
@@SealofPerfection one is aftermarket the other is factory. I got the sunroof to tilt a couple times but only in the reset procedure. Does it once and then won’t do it again. Until I try the cycle over.
@@jwfabworks3141 I've seen quite a few folks have trouble getting the aftermarket motors to initialize. Plus, factory and aftermarket is a bad combo as well.
If you have the old factory motors, I'd put your new factory one in the sunroof glass spot, and the old one in for the shade, and see if the glass will initialize then.
You don't even need to install the shade motor, just plug it in.
I’m going to pull it all back apart tomorrow and see what I can figure out. That sunscreen will close fully. Hit the button and it will stop half way. Hit it again and it slides about 6 inches passed the moonroof and stops. I may stop it there before I pull it apart then pull the motor out and try to manually open the screen all the way up.
Y para programar el de la ventanilla como es?
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Ive done this, it shuts all the way but then next time i go to do it I need to reset it all over again.
Motor might be going bad. All the circuitry and "programming" is inside of it.
@@SealofPerfection it started doing it after I took the fuses out to check them bc my glass wouldnt open. I probably messed something up lol
@@EDCExplained you most likely have a little bit of a water leak in the water is getting into the motor. That is very common
Mine wont work :( it rained and water went thru it😢
That means your sunroof motor is probably bad. I have a linked video in the description of how to repair the leak. The sunroof drains get stopped up and the water spills into the motor and kills it.
I also have a video on how to replace the motor
my roof does not open and does not close it could be a ford explorer 2011
If the shade works, then the sunroof motor is bad due to a water leak most likely
@@SealofPerfection oh I understand thank you very much for explaining I appreciate it
@@madellynbenitez4667 I have a video of in the description on how to replace the motor
On my 5th time and it still will not work after I turn it off.
Sounds like the motor is bad. All the circuitry and "module" stuff is inside the motor. If it won't retain that initialization, its "memory" might be bad.
@@SealofPerfection On the 6th try it started to work.
@@fogit4668 they are weird like that sometimes
Please....from MKX 2016....
Same thing as an edge. I have a video for it.
Link to video, please.))))
@@user-rt2hc6gb2x Depends on your switch setup. Look at these, and use the one that has the same buttons as yours does
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@@user-rt2hc6gb2x czcams.com/video/XkBBxSfuPHw/video.html
6th time I think it is working 🤔
Have you replaced the motor? If not, you may need one
@@SealofPerfection Yes. that is why I was resetting it. The old motor was filled with water. I took the new one and sprayed T-9 waterproofing along the edges. Once it dries it creates a wax seal.
@@fogit4668 you need to clear the sunroof drains. That's where the water is coming from. And if it's an aftermarket motor, the programming is a little sketchy on those.
@@SealofPerfection I purchased a Motorcraft motor. still trying to get the front drains to open the rear are flowing really well.
@@fogit4668 I've never seen the rear stopped up but once. It's always the front