Ford Repair: Moon Roof wont close, screw head, drive cables

Question
I have a 2005 Ford Escape and my moon roof will not close & I do not hear any noise.

Answer
Barbara,

I assume this is a stock sunroof unit and not dealer installed after the car was built.
Check the fuse to make sure it is good. If the fuse is good,the switch or the sunroof motor could be the problem if the sunroof is not jammed by the sun shade or crossover track.
As with any motorized sunroof unit,you would have to locate the sunroof unit motor. This could be found under the headliner you are looking at. This would mean you may have to drop the headliner you are looking at in order to see the motor that drives the sunroof.
Once you find the motor,on the face side you are looking at you might find a recessed nut or screw that is part of the motor
housing. Most of the time this has a torque type head on this screw. It may be exposed that you can see it,or there may be a sticker hiding it.
If you found that,you would have to get the appropriate type/size torque bit,usually held by you with a 1/4" socket and ratchet and turn this screw clockwise or counter clockwise. This will move the drive cables in the sunroof unit to the open or closed position.
Keep in mind to use the right sized torque bit, you don't want to strip the screw head, and give it some muscle when turning your ratchet as the cables are a little stiff to move manually.
Being a 2005 model year,you should still be close enough to your base warranty 3/36, that any Ford dealership should able to at least look at it with little or no charge to you.

Feel free to send me a picture or two of the sunroof unit/motor if you have any questions.(Drewyoung@auto-water-leaks.com)
I will try to answer them for you if I can.