sunroof issues 2002 Maxima SE 6spd

[DetroitJazzMan]

wanting to enjoy the sunshine today pushed the sunroof switch and all it will do is tilt and not slide. can anyone suggest where I should start to diagnose this problem??? thanks Jazz

[audtatious]

Slide the slider all the way forward and make sure it is all the way closed. You may have to use the manual switch and hold it down all the way to close as well. Then everything will work OK

I had a similar problem and it ended up being that I did not have it closed all the way (altho it was sealed).

[Mike G]

wanting to enjoy the sunshine today pushed the sunroof switch and all it will do is tilt and not slide. can anyone suggest where I should start to diagnose this problem??? thanks Jazz

So you were trying to open the roof completely up, all it would do is tilt the back of the glass panel down and not move back to expose the sky, right?

--Mike

[DetroitJazzMan]

correct. it will filp up at the back, however, will not slide open

[Mike G]

correct. it will filp up at the back, however, will not slide open

I will have to take a look. My 01 drops down in the back, they slides into the roof. Not to be dissrespectful as I am not familiar with the 02, but are you sure you are using the right switch. On mine, one opens the suroof, like for venting (rear of glass up and down only) and one completely opens the roof (glass down and back as well as forward and up to close).

--Mike

[acidjake75]

I will have to take a look. My 01 drops down in the back, they slides into the roof. Not to be dissrespectful as I am not familiar with the 02, but are you sure you are using the right switch. On mine, one opens the suroof, like for venting (rear of glass up and down only) and one completely opens the roof (glass down and back as well as forward and up to close).

--Mike

Mines an 00 and I have two switches as well. Didnt know 5th gen and 5.5 gen were that different (other than the engine of course)

[LA02MAX]

You just need to reset it...all you do is hold the tilt closed button for a couple seconds and you'll hear it reset. Then all is well. It's in your owner's manual. If you ever unplug your battery or anything like that you're supposed to reset the sunroof.

[LA02MAX]

Mines an 00 and I have two switches as well. Didnt know 5th gen and 5.5 gen were that different (other than the engine of course)

Yeah ya'll are pretty different. My mom had a 5th gen and hers auto opened by pressing a button but you had to hold it to close. With the 5.5 gen, it's just a slider switch and you put the switch wherever you want the sunroof to be (all the way back, closed, etc.). So basically we have an auto open and close sunroof

[audtatious]

Similar to what I said. Mine was "stuck" where it would only pop the back up, similar to his problem. He should hold the manual-close button for more than 2 seconds and I will bet the actuator that pops up the glass will start to slide forward into the 100% closed position. At that point it will start working again.

[DetroitJazzMan]

thanks guy's Fresh Air Again!!!!! Jazz