Moonroof Rattle?

[pjh]

The moonroof on my 2003 vibe rattles when I go over bumps. Anyone had this, or know how to fix it?

[ehoff121]

First thing I'd do is a visual inspection of the channel. Open the window all the way and then look from above for any debris.I found two mystery rubber pieces in my '05, about 1/4" long by 1/8" thick(rectangular) and they rattled around...

[pjh]

Ok, after a bit of a closer inspection it seems the rattle is coming from just in front of the moon roof, above where the sun visor sits. If I push up on the ceiling in that area the noise goes away. Maybe I need to take down the ceiling in that area, or just try to shove some foam in there from the moon roof?

[Chango]

Mine only does it when the visor is open and the moon roof closed. If I open the roof it goes away. If I close the visor it goes away.

[pjh]

Unfortunately, this is the configuration in which I drive 95% of the time.

[the_sarge]

I had the same thing. I have my headliner out right now working on a moonroof leak. I found one of the mounting nuts on the moonroof assembly itself loose. I never would have found it without taking the headliner down though. That's not too hard a job, there's a post on here telling how to do it step by step.

[pjh]

Thanks, I'll have to get around to looking into that soon.