Leaking Sunroof, More Ford Woes
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Duh! Why would anyone want a hole in their roof?
I would think a reputable body shop will have it fixed in an hour or two. That's what I would try next.
I’ve heard the 2020’s have horrible build quality. Does anyone know if that carried over to the 2021’s and newer?
I usually buy the aluminum hvac duct sealing tape. Lately, there’s a new variant that looks like a Mylar-filmed plastic. It’s got great adhesive. One pass of that around the perimeter and it won’t leak.
my Lexus has a nasty sunroof rattle which has plagued many toyota and Lexus models. The fix is to apply shin-etsu grease on the channel gasket around the whole glass piece, about once a year it seems. Idk why they can’t get that right. It sounds like loose strut towers when it gets going.
my Lexus has a nasty sunroof rattle which has plagued many toyota and Lexus models. The fix is to apply shin-etsu grease on the channel gasket around the whole glass piece, about once a year it seems. Idk why they can’t get that right. It sounds like loose strut towers when it gets going.
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Every car the wife gets she insists that it have the sun/moon roof. They are a total waste for me as we never open them.
We must have married sisters.
My wife opens them all the time and then I sunburn the top of my bald head and get yelled at that I’m going to get cancer. How about we don’t have a sunroof? Crazy, I know.
Not going to speak for anyone else, but our 21 xlt is at 30k miles with zero issues to date. With winter tires, it is by far the best winter driving machine we've owned to date.
I have never had a problem with a sunroof. Our Jeep has one and the Corvette has the removable clear targa top. I like to see the sun showing through a tinted sunroof. If I had to spend $2000 to repair a leaky sunroof I would do the silicone trick and forget about such an expensive repair. I guess I must be one of the lucky ones with sunroofs.
Wife has a 2017 Explorer with a sunroof. It gets used as much as you can in NJ. It leaked because the drains got plugged with debris after a year or two. I cleaned them out carefully and it worked for a while and had to be cleaned again. Also it appears that water was coming in through the mounting holes of the fake factory roof rails. There was a recall done on them, not for the leaking. Knock on wood, there hasn't been any leaks recently. But I will clean the drains out to hopefully prevent the leaks. She had a 2005 Explorer with a sunroof, which I still drive, that she never had any problems with leaking. That sunroof was last opened in October of 2016, I dislike sunroofs and haven't opened it since I started driving it.
The only time the moonroof on the LS is ever opened is to vent hot air before entering. If you hold the unlock button down or insert the key into the door, turn to unlock and hold it there, all the windows and roof panel will open until the key/button is released.
When the Lumina was in Texas, my wife would always open the roof panel....and run the AC. Kind of like a co-worker and his Boxter - top down and AC full blast.
When the Lumina was in Texas, my wife would always open the roof panel....and run the AC. Kind of like a co-worker and his Boxter - top down and AC full blast.
I’ve also had quite a few with sunroofs, none leaked but I don’t like them and will avoid if at all possible. VW moonroofs are especially problematic as are many of the larger ones.
The particular Ford in question is just a turd. It happens, I’ve had one or two myself.
The particular Ford in question is just a turd. It happens, I’ve had one or two myself.
Ladies and gentlemen and those who are not, on with the story and on with the plot. I won't add any commentary about this.
The Explorer is finally back home after an absence of about three weeks. The first time to the shop for the cam phasers was about the same period. So the vehicle spent a month and a half in the shop during the last six or seven months. The repair was ~$2700 total. My son paid 40% of that. To Ford's credit they honored their promise to share the cost.
Here is the work order;
The Explorer is finally back home after an absence of about three weeks. The first time to the shop for the cam phasers was about the same period. So the vehicle spent a month and a half in the shop during the last six or seven months. The repair was ~$2700 total. My son paid 40% of that. To Ford's credit they honored their promise to share the cost.
Here is the work order;
How about permanently caulking it closed?
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