I've got a 2013 Explorer XLT and the the Tilt and Slide buttons do not respond, the sun shade responds but will only go half way so only the rear portion has shade, when pressing close again after the half way point it does not respond to pressing close again but it will open back up uncovering the back half. I have checked fuse 38 under the steering column and fuse 8 in the engine compartment. I feel like it's something simple but have no idea what it could be. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey Memres, I went through some moonroof adventures last year with my 2013 limited. Turns out there are two drain holes in the front down inside the track area, and one large one at the rear on the passenger side.
These drain the water out that apparently naturally comes in because the glass isn't completely sealed like you would think. That water that builds up when the drains are plugged with crud runs down inside the waterproof headliner and can kill the motors.
The two front drains (one driver side one passenger) need to be "rodded out" occasionally, same for the passenger side rear. I was able to shove a piece of wire down them, attach the wire to my drill gun and spin it, then used compressed air and a rigged nozzle to blow air down them. I saw the water and crap shooting out behind each front tire.
You can see the rear drain when you open the trunk, look up on the passenger side near the top of the channel the gate seats into and there is a black fitting with a hole in it.
My glass stuck open one day as it was threatening rain, ended up pulling the front interior of the headliner down enough to get to the motors, if I recall I had to remove the front pillars to get enough clearance, its a real pain.
I rigged up a couple of wires to the battery to actuate the motor itself, because the little control board inside the motor assembly was non responsive.
Ended up buying a motor from amazon despite people saying they had problems with it performing the same as OEM. I had problems with the new motor.
Doing it over, I would spring for the more expensive OEM motor. They are the same motors for the glass and the shade.