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I have a 99 Saturn SL2. The sunroof stopped working a number of years ago and, unknown to me, it was stopped not totally closed. So during heavy rains water was overflowing the internal gutters. Because of this the headliner got wet and has been damaged. The cloth is starting to sag a little in the front by the windshield. Also, over the winter the passenger side visor had frozen to the liner. Not realizing this, I pulled it down and it ripped the cloth so that now there is a small strip of cloth hanging down.
I found a certified Saturn service center (difficult to do these days) for this issue as well as a couple of others. They're the ones who discovered that the roof isn't completely closed.
They gave me a couple of solutions. I can have them permanently caulk the sunroof so that it won't leak but can NEVER be repaired, or I can have the sunroof repaired, which would involve removing the headliner. Whether or not they actually fix the sunroof would depend on what they find when they remove the headliner. It could be a simple electrical issue, which would be relatively inexpensive to fix, or it could be a $1000 repair job. If it's the $1000 repair I'll just have them permanently seal it instead.
I've heard horror stories about how, once you remove or replace the headliner, it's never the same and won't stay up properly. So I'm leary of having them mess with it. On the other hand, it's already coming loose and since I'm putting money into some other repairs, and it only has 76,000 miles on it, I plan to keep it for at least a few more years. That means that I'll likely have to deal with the headliner at some point anyway. I prefer not to do ugly fixes like thumbtacks.
So, thoughts? Should I have them pull the headliner to check the sunroof, and should I have them replace it? The other issue, of course, is that they're still checking to see if they can even get a replacement headliner.
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