Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 1597

23 - 12 BODY
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
SYMPTOM
Sunroof motor inoperative.
Audible whine when switch is depressed,
sunroof does not operate.
Sunroof opens, but does not close.
Sunroof vents, but does not open.
Sunroof does not vent
Sunroof vents and opens but does not
close
Sunroof water leak.
Wind noise from sunroof.
Glass panel hangs up or snaps between
vent and open.
Rattles from open sunroof while driving
Rattles from closed sunroof while driving
REMOVAL
(1) Remove headlining until the sunroof drive
motor (10) can be accessed.
(2) If the drive motor is to be reused, cycle the
sunroof to the full forward position.
(3) Disconnect wire harness connector from motor.
(4) Remove the three screws attaching drive motor
to sunroof module bracket.
(5) Separate drive motor (10) from bracket.
INSTALLATION
(1) With the aid of a helper, hold the sunroof glass
panel in the closed position and engage the drive
motor (10) into the sunroof drive cables.
(2) Install screws holding drive motor to bracket.
(3) Connect wire harness to drive motor.
(4) Install headlining.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Contaminated or corroded slides and channels.
• Binding cable or linkage.
• Faulty circuit ground.
• Faulty power circuit to sunroof drive motor.
• Faulty sunroof drive motor.
• Faulty sunroof motor connector.
• Faulty motor drive clutch.
• Binding linkage.
• Faulty sunroof motor connections.
• Binding linkage.
• Faulty circuit.
• Faulty switch.
• Binding linkage.
• Faulty circuit.
• Faulty switch.
• Binding cable.
• Faulty circuit.
• Faulty switch.
• Binding linkage.
• Faulty circuit.
• Faulty switch.
• Drain tubes clogged or kinked.
• Glass panel improperly adjusted.
• Faulty glass panel seal.
• Front of glass panel too high or rear too low.
• Glass panel not centered in opening.
• Faulty glass panel seal.
• Glass panel improperly adjusted.
• Glass panel seal has inconsistent compression.
• Loose attaching hardware.
• Weak springs on wind deflector.
• Sunshade out of the track.
• Loose attaching hardware.
• Wind deflector contacting glass panel or drain trough.
• Sunshade out of the track.
SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR
REMOVAL
(1) Open sunroof to full open position.
(2) Pull one end of wind deflector flap out of the
wind deflector beam (13).
(3) Release corner piece locking tab and separate
corner piece from wind deflector beam.
(4) Rotate corner piece outboard to release tab
from roof flange.
(5) Rotate corner piece to a vertical position and
pull it up through hole in guide (5).
(6) Repeat for other corner piece.
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