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Old 07-20-2010, 04:31 AM
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Sunroof opens (tilts up) by itself? Ideas?

Over the past few weeks I've found my '97 SR5 sunroof tilt is open when I didn't open it. I thought that I was crazy but twice yesterday, for no good reason, it tilted up on me in the middle of a drive.

Any ideas as to why this is happening (other than a ghost) and how to stop it (other than pulling the fuse)?
Old 07-20-2010, 05:20 AM
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It might be something as simple as the switch. Take it apart and take a look. Maybe grab a replacement out of a junker or other...
Old 07-20-2010, 05:59 AM
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More than likely there is a short or a loose wire somewhere. I would start at the switch and trace the wires from there. Is it a factory sunroof or aftermarket? If it is oem you should be able to find schematics online.
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It's the factory roof. I'll start with the switch, hopefully my search will end there. Thanks.
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Sounds like its a contact on the switch (bare or loose) causing this. Either that or you have fed the 4runner after midnight (old gremlin reference)...
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Actually, it was something with the internals causing the switch to depress it's own mechanism. We just moved things around just a bit and it's all good. Thx.
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