A friend just picked up a new 2004 vibe from a woman who said it leaked and would not attempt to open it. After we purchased the car, I wanted to open it to clear the drain lines and was sad to say even though the motor made some noise, nothing moved... even when I tried to help it up to the raised position
I removed the sunroof glass to clear the lines and was able to get the mechansim to operate... but very slowly. I have not seen this on my other vibes, but this roof may not have been opened for a long time.... not sure
I would appreciate all suggestions for how to and where to clean and lubricate this mechanism to make the roof slide easily. I am also concerned that there might be issues since it seems to labor just to move the roof with the glass removed.