I'm not too familiar with the overall layout of the broken part.

But what's stopping you from using crazy glue or some other bonding liquid from putting the plastic back together?

Of course this depends on the load on the plastic area.

 

Let me take a look, I am not Ford, but our product has shared engineering, and I have contact at local Ford.
Pictures = best, detailed and relative to confirm location.
I'll see what I can see.

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Not an uncommon problem. My old 07 Mariner did that same thing.

I finally fixed it by buying a set of replacement aluminum parts and installed those instead of the plastic. The kit wasn't cheap ($135) but it was a lot less expensive that replacing the whole frigging moonroof assembly, the only way you can fix it from Ford.

Otherwise, junkyard parts.

Bought the kit from http://www.tgautomotive.com/Ford_Escape ... p/ilas.htm

 

Ford is not entirely incorrect about a high bill ($4k though is high, I think our quote was $2,600). The problem is these sunroofs are not really serviceable and to do any work on them requires access to the entire frame which means, removing the headliner. At that point, it's usually better in the long run to just replace the whole contraption. You can't just replace the track assembly or the gears. Motor yes but again, for the amount of work it takes to even reach it, you may as well replace the entire contraption.

Junk yard as mentioned is probably best. If you are lucky, then the one part that was pointed out in the link above might work for you. TYpically though, if your sunroof is already messed up, it's beyond repair with just these simple items. I would consider those more of a preventative thing.

As reference, when we owned our 2006 Escape since new, here in Arizona, it had two sunroofs replaced under warranty and one that I replaced outside of warranty. When it broke a 4th time, we said forget it. We closed it and removed the fuse. Sold it like that in early 2019 to a second owner (daughter's friend) who continued to drive it without a functional sunroof until they totaled it in late 2020.

 

If it a broken mount, the mounts listed by project SHO mentioned might be the ticket.
Looks like the sunroof is serviced as an assembly.
The actual carriers are mounted to the cables, and are a bear to timed if ever.
That's why they don't break them out.
Jaguar used to service lower level components, and it was a sh*t show to ever get those right.

https://www.oemfordpart.com/v-2010-ford-escape--limited--3-0l-v6-flex/body--sunroof

 

When my sis purchased a new Probe, it did not have a sunroof, and she wanted one. They priced and sold the car as if it was so equipped, and had a local firm install a sunroof. It appeared to be the same one as was factory installed.
You may be able to find a local shop that does sunroof installs that has experience working on them, and could have some ingenious method of repair.
I do not know, and really don't want to learn about late model(???) sunroofs. I had one in a 1969 Cougar that was made in Germany, factory installed, and was a PITA, except when it worked. Found parts in a boneyard, and was able to R&R the drive cables and links, get it all timed, and back together without removing the headliner. I did not have fun.
tom

 

Not an uncommon problem. My old 07 Mariner did that same thing.

I finally fixed it by buying a set of replacement aluminum parts and installed those instead of the plastic. The kit wasn't cheap ($135) but it was a lot less expensive that replacing the whole frigging moonroof assembly, the only way you can fix it from Ford.

Otherwise, junkyard parts.

Bought the kit from http://www.tgautomotive.com/Ford_Escape ... p/ilas.htm

Thanks so much to all of you for the suggestions, and apologies it's been so long since I've reposted.

This piece is exactly what I saw broken on my moon roof. I'm going to remove the glass again, take pictures and upload them, and give ya'll an update.

I think ordering this part will likely be my course of action. Do you remember how difficult the install was for this part?

Thanks again for the great replies!

 

Do you remember how difficult the install was for this part?

Since it involved dropping the headliner first (lots of trim had to be removed) before dropping the whole sunroof module, it took the better part of a Saturday.

Wasn't hard, just tedious for the most part. Having a helper would have simplified some of the more awkward parts like handling the headliner and the module. Getting everything adjusted and re-synchronized took a few tries but I eventually got it.

 

Can you post the initialization procedure you used to reset ops once you re-installed everything? I used the same kit to repair our 2008 Mariner and the removal, clean up, and re-installation all while tedious, went well... I managed to get both sides in synch without much fuss, but reprogramming the timing module is proving to be a bear.... I was able to get it to initialize, but the location logic is off by a few inches (it thinks it's in the parked closed position when the glass is actually about 3 inches slid open.)

 

Welcome to the city, Cory

 

SECTION 501-17: Roof Opening Panel	2007 Escape/Mariner/Escape Hybrid/Mariner Hybrid Workshop Manual​
GENERAL PROCEDURES	Procedure revision date: 08/23/2007​

Motor Synchronization Printable View (79 KB)

NOTE: A new roof opening panel motor is already synchronized to the CLOSED roof opening panel glass position. If the roof opening panel motor has been operated while removed from the roof opening panel assembly, it will be necessary to carry out the following procedure to synchronize the roof opening panel motor to the CLOSED glass position.

1. Position the roof opening panel glass to the CLOSED position.
2. With the motor removed from the roof opening panel assembly, connect the roof opening panel motor and control switch electrical connectors.
3. Turn the key to the ON position.
4. Press and hold the control switch in the close direction until the motor comes to a complete stop and then release the control switch.
5. Press and hold the control switch in the open direction until the motor comes to a complete stop and then release the control switch. During this step, the gear should move 8 to 12 revolutions before coming to a stop.
6. Press and hold the control switch in the close direction until the motor comes to a complete stop and then release the control switch.
7. Install the roof opening panel motor. For additional information, refer to Roof Opening Panel Motor in this section.

 

Thanks. I knew it was a pretty old thread and was hoping you would still be notified of my reply.