Rear power sunshade not working. Pretty common problem??

[colton14]

After a lot of time researching it seems the rear sunshade on a6/s6 malfunctioning is kind of common. Wondering if the rs6 is any different? When I first got my rs6 2 months ago I tried it and the motorized sunshade went up flawlessly. I then pressed the button to retract it and again flawlessly. After that one time seeing it work great, now every time I just hear a "click" when I press the button. I read people unpluging the switch to hopefully reset the relay but no luck. Also I tried pulling it a bit to make sure it wasn't catching the trim and also no luck. I would assume taking it in would be super expensive so I might just deal with it. I would really like to find this electrical gremlin because I know the system works! Arggghhhh, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

[lswing]

I always keep my fingers crossed when using it, only raised and thankfully lowered about 20 times....the whole hing/arm system seems like it could catch up easily, or slip a gear...

[colton14]

Ya in that case if I get it replaced who knows how long it will work. It seems it would be something minor because it is getting power with the click noise I am hearing. I wish I would have never seen it work that one time. I have hit the button about 100 plus times now and no luck. Anybody resolved this issue on there own??

[ThrillHouse]

Make sure that the rear deck is not pushed up at all. I had a small rattle and did some testing with a tshirt... Well it raised the deck too high and the shade got caught. Adjusted shirt and it was fine. I'd suggest pressing the deck down and hit the button

[colton14]

I will try that. So how do you tell if something is broken or the motor is bad? Does the clicking explain anything?

[colton14]

Can the summer heat in the trunk be the issue?