Mine now operates exactly as yours. What I was trying to say (poorly), is that if the rubber stop isn't in the track, the sunshade can go further forward then its designed to. When this happens, the shade doesn't get pushed back with the glass, and it ends up on the wrong side. The only thing in thi...

Thankfully, with all your help, the situation has been resolved. I will post the solution for anyone who experiences it in the future, and my thoughts to how it occurred in the first place. I believe that the purpose of the rubber piece which I found in the drain, is to prevent the sunscreen from go...

I spent some time yesterday trying to do it the "easy" way. I removed the trim around the sunroof, removed the dome light and was able to contort my body with my hand facing up, put my arm between the headliner and roof and feel what needs to be done. It is a two person job this way and it...

Excellent call. The sunshade is on the wrong side of the equation. Simply wiggling isn't working. Is there anything in the manual that might be helpful? Maybe take out the domelight, so I can stick my hand back there?

One more piece of information that may/may not help. I found this part in the front right drain hole. The m&m is for size reference and luckily it wasn't found in the area. It is made of rubber.

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Ok, point taken. It is a 2003, and my in-laws owned it before me, and I can't say it has ever been opened recently, before this. Since it opens and closed (just not all the way), I am thinking your "out of time" is the most likely cause. If you have a picture on how to remove the headliner...

My son and his friend were out in my Vibe and did something to the sunroof and now it doesn't close all the way. From the open position (which isn't completely open), it closes half way to the stop point, and when I hit close a second time, it goes until about 3 inches from the end, starts to lift u...