Sunroof leaking

[sinjin]

I have a 07 Tahoe LTZ and I noticed the other day while it was raining that the sunroof was leaking. It's not much of a leak. When I feel around the back edge of the sunroof where the seal is my fingers get wet. I took it to the dealer to get it checked out and they said it was normal. Now I'm no expert on these newer sunroofs. But I didn't think that any water was supposed to get in to the vehicle. I was wondering if anyone here has had the same issue.

note: the sunroof is closed when I see the water.

If anyone has any advise to offer I would appriciate it.


Thanks

 

[wmgood64]

yeah if it's getting in there is it getting in between the panels??? RUST???

 

[Conor]

I would take it to another dealer and ask to speak with the service manager. How in the fu*k would a leaking sunroof be normal. I have the exact same 07 LTZ and that would drive me crazy.

 

[sinjin]

yeah if it's getting in there is it getting in between the panels??? RUST???

That's what I'm wondering too.

---------- Post added at 08:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 PM ----------

I would take it to another dealer and ask to speak with the service manager. How in the fu*k would a leaking sunroof be normal. I have the exact same 07 LTZ and that would drive me crazy.

Exactly... I'll more than likely be taking it to another dealer.

 

[Modded]

Yeah go to another dealer, the one you went to is just lazy and plain stupid to call that normal!

 

[sinjin]

Yeah go to another dealer, the one you went to is just lazy and plain stupid to call that normal!

I agree. I'm gona call GM corp to see what they say about it too. I'm sure they would be glad to hear that one of the dealers isn't living up to GM standards, especially since dealers are getting closed down for less these days.

 

[Harry Seaward]

Wait...wait...wait... If I'm reading you right, it is normal. The sunroof leaks. The seal is not watertight. What does happen though is there's a metal trough around the sunroof that catches the drips, and channels them down out of the roof and dumps it on the ground. You shouldn't have any water on the headliner or interior though. I've seen aftermarket sunroofs with a large unsightly rubber gasket around them. That's because they don't have the runoff troughs in them so they have to make them watertight. The OEM sunroof isn't like that. Open the sunroof, and poke your head thru the opening. YOu'll see the troughs I'm talking about. BTW, I have a Mazda 3 which also drips in heavy rain.

 

[wmgood64]

What you sayin that something might be in the troughs directing the water into the vehicle????

 

[sinjin]

Wait...wait...wait... If I'm reading you right, it is normal. The sunroof leaks. The seal is not watertight. What does happen though is there's a metal trough around the sunroof that catches the drips, and channels them down out of the roof and dumps it on the ground. You shouldn't have any water on the headliner or interior though. I've seen aftermarket sunroofs with a large unsightly rubber gasket around them. That's because they don't have the runoff troughs in them so they have to make them watertight. The OEM sunroof isn't like that. Open the sunroof, and poke your head thru the opening. YOu'll see the troughs I'm talking about. BTW, I have a Mazda 3 which also drips in heavy rain.

The dealer told me it was normal. I was just trying to get a feel from the other guys on the forum to see if they have had the same happen with their sunroof. Personaly I don't think any type of sunroof should leak. As to the drip channels, I thought those were to catch any run off when opening the roof after it had rained. At any rate I'm just trying to see what other folks have to say about it. Thanks

---------- Post added at 04:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------

What you sayin that something might be in the troughs directing the water into the vehicle????

Correct, if the trough is blocked the water will run off in to the vehicle. This isn't the case with mine.

 

[wmgood64]

I agree they should be water tight!

 

[zalph]

drain lines

either the drains are clogged or there is a leak from somewhere else that you are misdiagnosing as a sunroof leak. my service station blew out the lines once and they said there was some muck in there. the problem is that they can also mess up the lines by blowing them out -- they may disconnect or something. if that happens, my local dealer says you're screwed because you have to cut into the vehicle's metal to reattach them. also, there is a thread on this site that says a leak can be caused by a crack in cover to the cabin filter. i haven't figured that one out yet because i thought that was interior, under the glove box. anyway, my tahoe leaks onto the passenger side floor and sometimes into the overhead center console. drives me crazy.

 

[wheatswake]

mine leaks and dealer says it is supposed to (asked three different service guys at different times).there are drain channels and they made sure they were cleared. i thought i was BS too but thats how it is supposed to work. as long as there is no real leak in headliner i now think its all good.

 

[CREETO]

mine leaks slightly only when driving through the high pressure wash rack, and only a tiny bit of water. nothing to make a fuss over.

 

[BogeyBoy82]

I had an 01 tahoe. Sunroof leaked. Then I had an 05 Escalade EXT. Sunroof Leaked. Then I got an 08 tahoe for the wife. Refused to let her get the sunroof b/c of leaking issues. Now she's dying to have one so I'm sure the aftermarket will leak just as bad lol. GM sunroof = issues

 

[sanddperformance]

I think any gm dealer can do warranty on any brand that is gm now. I would take it to a cadillac dealer. They seem to do better work for me then the local chevy dealer