How to fix the rattle noise in your sunroof

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I have a mercedes e250 with a sunroof and it appears I haven't been the only one to have a rattle CREAKING noise coming the sunroof when I drive. In this video I'm going to show you how we fixed it in our car and if your sound is similar in your car this solution generally will fix it too.

[@Maxkil]

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[@kotaboy32]

You guys Rock! I take my e350 off road a little to much...... Just ordered the tools and looking forward to not hearing that creaking noise any longer. Thank YOU!!!

[@Maxkil]

Feels great when noise is gone

[@paulleysway]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve contemplated on doing this myself, after a month of getting fed up with the noise; I’ve done it. Took about two hours, but got the job done. The Mercedes’ dealership quoted $1,400 for the fix. I did it with trim removal tools which costed $30. Thank you so much for the detailed info!

[@EDZsrt8]

Dealers Mech wanted to charge me 890 dollars to just remove the headliner and said he couldn't guarantee me if he could fix. I searched forums and for videos. Found one!!! Yours..... Awesome job, fixed my problem in less than 2 hours. Thanks so much for the video. This is really a common problem for all there panoramic roofs. You Would think that would be apart of one of their service intervals. And the fact that the Mech has no clue of what it might be, that's an issue. Thanks again saved me 880 dollars. 10 dollars for orange loc tite.

[@kevinrust]

Audi Q7 CREAKING: Thank you for this video as I was trying to fix my Audi Q7's creaking sunroof. My issue didn't require to pull it all down. My creaking was caused the friction in between the front & rear panel on the panoramic sun roof. There are 8 screws, 4 on each side on the railing underneath the back panel glass. MY FIX: I retracted the front panel w/ the button to relieve pressure between the two panels, then loosened the 8 screws using the star shaped bit, then with my hand I pushed up on the back panel (there is a 1/4" or so the panel can move up and down w/ screw adjustments), retightened the screws, and lowered the front panel back into the closed position. This fixed the annoying creaking. THANK YOU! CONCEPT: You are creating pressure between two points of contacts (front & rear panel of sun roof). If those contacts are loose and flex, they will rub and create noise. Tightening that contact stops the movement and any creaking. MY RESEARCH: I looked everywhere for a solution - lubing the rubber seal all around the glass (didn't work), installing felt tape on the plastic clasps on the sun roof railing (didn't try to do this one) & lubed the rubber foot that presses down on the wind screen at the front of the sun roof (didn't work), removing the wind screen (didn't try). This was a $525 bill at Audi, which I didn't proceed with. I wanted to post my experience fixing my creaking in my Audi Q7 here too, since solutions were so limited. Thank you again for posting this. It was crazy to read all the unsolved issues with the sun roof and how many times I read a dealership replaced the sunroof outright.

[@Maxkil]

Happy it helped you and thanks for posting your additional helpful information for others. Have a great day

[@rajguru3548]

I have a q7 and the headliner / sunroof is creaking crazy !! Once I apply a little pressure it instantly goes away with my hand. Any help.

[@kevinrust]

@@rajguru3548Did the instructions above not help your squeaky sun roof? It has a detailed explanation on how I fixed my Q7

[@MusTaFa-ku9es]

Just fixed my roof after watching this video. I have been sufferring from this sound for a long time. Didn't even think I could do it but 50 minutes after walla. You are a legend man!

[@Maxkil]

Great job!

[@jamesgilbertson9393]

You guys are legends. My sunroof has creaked for ages and Mercedes quoted a ridiculous amount while my normal service technician didn’t even want to try to fix it. $50 in tools and 1 hour later… fixed! Thanks.

[@Maxkil]

Awesome man. Glad it helped you. Very happy to know..!

[@ronlange4772]

I have the same model of MB and yes this cracking noise was driving me crazy as well…kind of like all the emission sensors! Thanks for the insight and confidence to do the same fix. Cheers from Toronto

[@miloskeylargo]

Thanks for the help that shit has been annoying me for two years

[@tonybohling1858]

You saved me with this video. Thank you!! My e63 has been doing this once I moved to the city and got worse and worse. Took it to dealer and they quoted me $1600 but now I’m gonna do it myself cause your video was very detailed and thorough. Thank you!!!!

[@alkiurisalvarez8712]

Hey how did it work out for you ?

[@Maxkil]

Glad it helped!

[@nealadams6826]

Thanks. I have just purchased a 2018 Camry SL which has this issue. Watching your vid helps a lot

[@idreamofm3841]

Sweet video, dude. Thanks very much. I first tried a limited exposure of the torx bolts in that center piece but ended up visualizing too far forward and tightened down another bracket with 10mm bolts. Came back to the project later in the afternoon and did the entire headliner as you showed and did find a loose size 27 torx bolt on the driver side, front. Interesting that a few of the torx bolts were tinged blue which I assume means a prior owner had the same problem and used blue thread locker on ~3 torx bolts. Voila! No rattle after living with it for 2 years!

[@julien8852]

Fixed my E-350 yesterday. Thank you guys for this🔥🔥🔥

[@Maxkil]

I'm glad it helped you! thanks

[@albertseo1115]

I broke the airbag tag but everything done in an hour. Thanks a lot!

[@Maxkil]

Glad it helped!

[@Mackmazoe]

Appreciate you for that🙏🏾

[@matthewswift1959]

Thanks so much for this video. my E class was doing same LOUD crack when driving on undulating road or pulling on and off driveway. Very disappointing from Mercedes. But you men are great! Followed the video. Now got rid of my problem. Thanks for doing this video! 💪🏻

[@Maxkil]

Yeah, feels so good once its gone... Glad we could help....

[@elidonkorciu9756]

Thanks a lot mate for showing in this video how to eliminate the noise on the panoramic sunroof. The only difference with me is that I check your video and I ripped the car off myself and fixed it myself so I learn something new Thanks a lot mate again,very helpful video👏🏼👏🏼

[@Maxkil]

I'm very happy it helped you!

[@soniacarusi2560]

Fantastic clip. We had the same issue with our eClass, we managed to contact Max who put us in touch with Drew. Now we have no more noise. FYI Drew is located in Coopers Plains Brisbane. Highly recommended.

[@Maxkil]

Hi Sonia makes me very glad my video made a positive impact i know the amazing feeling once that noise disappears

[@syedhamza6195]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge

[@ethanwong6518]

Thank you, really helpful, problem solved.

[@daniancu4069]

Thanks a lot guys for this video. It helped me a lot, the car in question was a ML W166 with the same problem. Everything is resolved

[@Maxkil]

Awesome work! Glad it helped you.

[@stagnite2]

Good work. My Audi sunroof has creaked on and off for years. I’ll check out those screws are tight.

[@giosayah]

Thank you man, such a useful video i had slightly different popping and clunking sound coming from my panoramic roof in my ML 350 2015 but the process wasalmost identical. Popping sound is gone. Cheers ✌️

[@Maxkil]

No problemo, we got a call from one of our viewers with the same problem this week and he brought his Mercedes to us and we fixed it. 🔆

[@RexNathanChan]

@@Maxkil you'll have to start charging...

[@Maxkil]

@@RexNathanChan hehe, I'm happy to help..

[@weaverdreams]

Guys I fixed mine in 10 minutes. It’s just the two screws on the sides. Pop it up and use an Allen wrench to tighten it in after pushing the roof up into place. put the covers back on the sides, done!

[@JFBond-zs8xf]

Becky Weaver two months ago made an interesting comment. In her case just like in yours, it was only the two screws on the sides that were loose, i.e. the front most screws on the left and right hand side. For me yesterday, the same thing. So I'll try her 10-minute trick next time (hopefully not soon), pop up the side and use an Allen wrench to tighten it in after pushing the roof up into place, put the covers back on the sides, done!

[@weaverdreams]

@@JFBond-zs8xf woo hoo! Dealer told me they needed to replace the entire seal it was gonna be $1200, ha ha

[@lperryma]

@@weaverdreams what do you mean by pop it up? Which model are you working with? Thanks!

[@weaverdreams]

@@lperryma I am working with a Lexus HS 250 hybrid. It pops up and it also rolls all the way back. So I just pop it up and those little fan things on either side can be just removed simply. Then you’ll see 4 screws (Allen wrench.) Two on each side. Its the two in the front. Just push the sunroof up and go ahead and tighten it and that solves your problem.

[@NOBSBOURBON]

Man, I’m going to do this myself now. Thanks for the comprehensive review. After the known issues with this and the known issues with the backup cameras I will never own another Mercedes again!

[@Maxkil]

go for it - you can do it!!

[@NOBSBOURBON]

@@Maxkil Took on the task, took maybe 2 hours and no more annoying creak!!!! Thanks much!!!

[@Maxkil]

Awesome work man.... Better than going to dealer thats for sure.

[@ad166bt]

One of the best yt videos i have seen about this issue. I'm going through this in my w166 ML but I cannot source locally the blue loctite only the green which is the hardest one. Instead of coverinf the entire threads can I use the green loctite and apply only 1-2 drops on the threads? Thanks!

[@kalthami2225]

ضبطت معي👍

[@michellemg4348]

I need a friend like him 😩

[@elia9410]

Can you tell me the size of scraw you use to tide the screw

[@ewindolango7476]

My 2011 Lexus IS250 has a very similar rattle and I've been trying to work out where it's coming from for a while. Tried replacing the weatherstrip which seemed to solve the issue for a lot of people but unfortunately didnt for me. Will probably have to drop the headliner and tighten the bolts to the rails etc like you did. If anyone has any experience with this car pls let me know

[@terrywright841]

I'd try this first, much simpler and worked for me - see below: Had this problem and it progressively got a little worse over time. Quite irritating really but luckily its a really easy fix. Open sun roof and with warm soapy water clean: 1) All edges of glass, remove any algae from under edges of glass 2) Wipe down areas where the glass meets the roof, again remove any algae 3) Wipe down all rubber seals that meet the glass 4) allow all to dry 5) Spay SILICONE LUBRICATING SPRAY onto a dry cloth and wipe all the rubber seals using a liberal amount of spray - really work it into the seals and ensure you do this all the way around This resolves the issue completely, I suggest whilst doing this and you have the SILICONE LUBRICATING SPRAY at hand, that you do the same with all door seals. This improves the seals and quietens the car interior and should lengthen the life of the seals..

[@lovegel]

형님 감사합니다

[@thomasnichols3950]

Having a very similar issue with a VW. Think the fix is the same?

[@JFBond-zs8xf]

Thanks a lot Max and Drew for saving me $1400 and showing me how to eliminate the pano roof rattle from hell. Becky Weaver two months ago made an interesting comment. In her case just like in yours, it was only the two screws on the sides that were loose, i.e. the front most screws on the left and right hand side. For me yesterday, the same thing. So I'll try her 10-minute trick next time (hopefully not soon), pop up the side and use an Allen wrench to tighten it in after pushing the roof up into place, put the covers back on the sides, done!

[@weaverdreams]

Glad I could help! This is the only video on KZbin that even remotely tries to tackle this in a simple way! All the other ones want you to replace the seal. Of course it stops rattling after they put it back in because they screwed it back in correctly. Little did they know all they had to do was push the sunroof up & tighten the front two screws lol!

[@shayneb7311]

I own a C63S with a pano roof creak that is driving me to distraction. Obviously I wanted to attempt the quick fix before going for the more complicated route. Forgive me,but which covers do you remove? and do you physically have to push the roof up? or open it up? any help would be greatly appreciated

[@weaverdreams]

@@shayneb7311 Open the pop-up roof. Do you see those two panels on each side that cover the bolts on the inside? Just slide those out and it’s the two screws on the either side of the front. There’s four and usually you have to use an Allen wrench. Yes you would move the roof up; put your fingers on the glass and push it up and then tighten the 2 bolts. Voila! It’s about a five minute job

[@weaverdreams]

Maybe somebody could help me with another issue. I have a 2010 Lexus HS 250 hybrid with only 110 K miles. Regular maintenance but they said the oil was dirty after only 2K miles and there was an engine noise and the check engine light. They think I have to replace the timing chain. A lot of money. So far they replace the camshaft position sensor, the oil control valve, and the timing chain tensioner. But the noise is still there. What do you think?

[@shayneb7311]

@@weaverdreams thanks so much for your reply. Looking forward to giving it a go this weekend. Much appreciated

[@damirzanne]

Lord Jesus, you have to take half of the Benz apart to tighten up two screws 😢

[@christopherrowell3777]

Mine has a crack back left when I come on and off drive no rattle more of a crunching noise when i come off and on the drive do you think this would be the issues

[@Maxkil]

Yep sounds like it 100% is it gets progressively worse. That's it.

[@christopherrowell3777]

@@Maxkil thanks you guys make it look so easy my e220 got taken in for subframe rot and I asked them to take a look and they couldn’t get to the bottom of it 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@snoopysweet1]

Can anyone fix this issue in Sydney?

[@1ponkara]

What is name of instrument used to tighten the screws?

[@Maxkil]

i think it was a torx bit

[@studmud01]

Mate the bloke who did this does he happen to be in Melbourne? Also do you reckon it's much different in coupe 2 door e350?

[@Maxkil]

Hey, no in Brisbane, yeah it would be the same.

[@markj9544]

Wish these manufactures would just make a solid roof and add a sunroof as an option. I never even open mine up.

[@Maxkil]

I like it. Though Mercedes should recall them

[@stagnite2]

After several irritating years and a lot of searching, I dropped the headliner of my 2014 Audi A4 B8 Avant and tightened up the torx bolts. No more creak. It looked like the threadlock was in the wrong position on the bolts!

[@darrenpickard6775]

Wondering if that will work on a sq5 roof that rattles like a bugger…

[@almac03]

I have the rattle in the front, its a bar that sounds like it tapping something.

[@darvinbarrios4599]

Did you fix it? Mines making a noise when I go in a pothole 😭

[@almac03]

@@darvinbarrios4599 I have not, I guess this spring I will make an attempt

[@RegoTVs]

what size torx screw is it?

[@Maxkil]

I can't remember

[@RexNathanChan]

Get a cheap set off Aliexpress and you'll be covered

[@thadeuscaldwell]

Did this permanently fix the problem

[@Maxkil]

Yes it did! You have a rattle 🫣

[@grider8344]

Piggy Riddel, 😂

[@Maxkil]

The footy player hey... Lol, who you think that's me

[@AS-pq3hu]

have the same noise in my Audi Q 5 and it took me a year to figure out the source

[@dajbuchaziooom]

Is it helps in your q5 ? I have the same crackling

[@dsinghr]

I have this problem with my Audi q5 which is just 3500 km and 2022 model. I am never buying a car with sunroof again ever

[@Maxkil]

That's what I said. Until I fixed it

[@allall2315]

Good video, but the best way to fix any issues with the panoramic roof is to visit specialist and do that for You. The risk to do that on Your own is to over tide the bolts and readjust the position on the top glass and make it worse 😊

[@saladbreath607]

Oof.

[@Gold63Beast]

Car feels like a Rolls Royce till that darn squeak starts. 😡

[@deathstar_22]

It’s so annoying. I think the sunroof is the worst thing that was ever invented in a car

[@Maxkil]

Don't worry it's an easy fix