Raise the roof(WTF?!)

[Aceventura9586]

So I'm driving along starting this summer and I'm hearing this pop in my roof as I drive. It occurs as I turn then happens again when I straighten out. At first I thought it was just just body flex, but then it got worse, so I decided to have it checked the same time I had my sunroof adjusted last week. Turns out this same problem occurred in a new corolla just recently as well. During the manufacturing of the car a couple of the welds on the roof were done apparently a little messy, and those welds are near some other welds. So what's happening is that when I turn the body flexes a little bit then the welds get caught on each other, then when I straighten out they pop apart again. Just thought I'd post this and let you all know in case you have the same sound. It will sound like a metallic "ting", kinda like something bounced off your roof. Or I compared it to the metal sound that's made when an engine is cooling down. So it's nothing safety hazardous, just nagging, and they said I would have to drop the car off for a day or two and they would have to rip the headliner off, possibly the sunroof and drive around watching and listening for the sound to fix the welds.

[Pawel062]

damn that sucks. prob a machine that wasn't adjusted right. hand built ftw!

BTW ace. check out the link in my sig and let me know if u coming lol.

[Ae86works]

this is what my local dealer is doing to my 09 se...though i dont think its the knocking noise im hearing, will find out next monday...i only hear it when im turning

[Aceventura9586]

Originally Posted by Ae86works

this is what my local dealer is doing to my 09 se...though i dont think its the knocking noise im hearing, will find out next monday...i only hear it when im turning

That's probably the same thing that i'm having. It happens when I turn and when I finish the turn and straighten back out.

[glenn14]

Originally Posted by Aceventura9586

So I'm driving along starting this summer and I'm hearing this pop in my roof as I drive. It occurs as I turn then happens again when I straighten out. At first I thought it was just just body flex, but then it got worse, so I decided to have it checked the same time I had my sunroof adjusted last week. Turns out this same problem occurred in a new corolla just recently as well. During the manufacturing of the car a couple of the welds on the roof were done apparently a little messy, and those welds are near some other welds. So what's happening is that when I turn the body flexes a little bit then the welds get caught on each other, then when I straighten out they pop apart again. Just thought I'd post this and let you all know in case you have the same sound. It will sound like a metallic "ting", kinda like something bounced off your roof. Or I compared it to the metal sound that's made when an engine is cooling down. So it's nothing safety hazardous, just nagging, and they said I would have to drop the car off for a day or two and they would have to rip the headliner off, possibly the sunroof and drive around watching and listening for the sound to fix the welds.

I am going through the samething, when I back out of my driveway it has a slight slope at the end and while turning my steering wheel to the left I'll
hear the popping noise in my moonroof.. its definatly caused by body flex, also mine rattles in the track while open all of the way back. I can move my glass pannel up and down about an 8th inch. I am going to the Dealer
on Wednesday 7/28.
Here is a link to my thread.
Going to the dlr next week for moonroof rattle


Glenn