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I live in Mesa AZ and often leave my sunroof in the angled "vent" position when the big heat arrives. This year, I apparently left it open too long while parked under a tree that drops a lot of "stuff". That's just a guess though. Yesterday when I went to close the thing, the motor whined for a few seconds; and then the glass finally dropped from its open position. But it went beyond where it's supposed to stop (i.e. flush with the roof). I got it to slide open, cleaned out the tracks as well as I could, and found that a couple of small rubber pieces had fallen out of the mechanism. They look like spacers of some sort. I got it to slide most of the way shut with the motor, pushed it the rest of the way and closed the interior panel. So now it's stuck about an inch below the roof line in the rear. The front part is in its normal closed position. It now no longer moves correctly in either of its functions - sliding or angle venting. I can live without an operating sunroof if I have to, but I can't ignore the gap in the top of the car. It doesn't rain often here, but when it does, it can be a doozy! Is there a way to wrangle it into a fully closed position without doing any permanent damage? I haven't tried to force anything yet.
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Sunroofs are notorious for this type of problem. There's just too many moving parts. If I were trying to get it shut, I would get access to the motor and see if it has a mechanical over ride so you can get it closed. If not, then drop the motor down to disengage the motor and manually close the roof. This can be difficult if the guides or cables are broken, so I suggest you have an experienced Hyundai tech look at this. They can probably tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix it, or they will be able to put it in the closed position and lock it there.
I'm handier around the house than I am around the car, but I think I can at least locate the motor to see if I can do anything from there. Thanks for the response..!