2015-20 F-150-350 Sunroof Initialization

How to: Initialize, reset or reprogram a 2015-20 F-150's-350's Vista Sunroof
NOTE: If your sunroof is broken or making a popping/snapping noise, THIS WON'T FIX IT.
It's likely your guide arms are broken, and you should watch the video below, do that repair, and THEN come back to this one.
If yours is stuck open, this MIGHT get it closed, but the odds aren't great. This is for reprogramming the motor after a repair, or after maybe a battery change or just a glitch.

This also works on the same year F-250's and 350's. It also reprograms the shade as well.
Here is a link to my repair video for these new Vista Roofs

Other helpful videos for this issue:
How to replace your upper guide arms if they are broken:

How to remove your glass to inspect the carnage:

How to tell if your upper guide arms are broken:

How to tell if you need the entire track and not just the arms:

How to manually align your lower guides if they're out of sync:

How to lube the seal to prevent excess strain on the guide arms:

How to fix a rattle/squeak/creak when driving:

[mikef]

Thank You!
Just fixed my 2020 Ford Edge ST sunroof. They were going to charge me damn near thousands to fix this at the dealership. They wanted $700 just to diagnose and look into it, then charge who knows what to actually fix it. It stopped working just after I came out of my warranty at 36k miles and I was bummed. Your the man!

[nickfishing]

watching this in september of 2024 and i just want to say thank you this fixed my sunroof shade from having a slight gap when i close it

[lanehart]

I think I can talk for all the people that don’t want to spend 2k fixing the sunroof and we have this guy on YouTube teaching us how to do it. U a life saver man; if I know where u at, I’d invite u to a full course meal cause maaaan u just helped me fixed my sunroof. Thank u thank u so much !!

[DirectorRobb]

Four years after you posted this, I'm folowing your every instruction. Worked like a charm. Thank you!

[kerrylogan]

Thank you so much for the great information and demonstrations. Two local Ford Dealerships said that nothing was wrong with the rails. I ordered the replacement and both old rails were broken. I had found a plastic piece that caused the sunroof to jam and had been having a problem with leaks. Now it works as designed and advertised. Thank you once again!

[dmoran]

Lol I asked 3 different dealers and 2 techs and they said it’s just a pain in the butt and gotta tear it apart or deal with the 1 inch gap in my shade cover. So a year later I found this and now my visor shuts all the way Thank you!

[michaelrankin]

You just saved me over $600 dollars. My dealership replaced the tracks under warrenty but the sun shade would only shut half way so I was afraid to try the sunroof for fear it would get stuck open. Took it back and they saud "their diagnostics" say it has a faulty switch in the overhead console. Cost for new console was over $600 plus installation. I took the console apart and all looked good to me. Then remembered I saw your video a while back so I gave it a try. Majically the "fault switch" came back to life and all is good with the sunroof and sunshade. Thanks

[shawnmccormick]

Thank you for this video!! I replaced the broken arms on my wife's 2018 expedition yesterday. I followed all of your steps to align and reprogram. Back to new! Total cost was $164.

[Renotactics]

This worked for my 2018 f250 that had a gap on the sun shade. Just saved me a trip to the dealer. Thank you so very much.

[CrimsonTideJosh]

Just bought a 2017 and my sunroof would almost close and then open. After searching for quite a while, I found this video. It fixed my problem. Thank you so very much!

[Roland_finds]

You my good sir are a blessing! Watched a few of your videos to replace the guides and the cable as mine were all broken up and this was the final step and to my surprise it works flawlessly! You have saved me so much money that I need in times like these! I hope you and your family have nothing but good health and fortune! Thank you kindly!!👏🏻👏🏻

[joshuamendia]

I want to thank you for the video. I work at a Ford dealership and have watched your video at least 4 times 😂. Every time I do a vista roof once I’m done I come to watch the video. I’ve shared it with everyone in the shop and even a couple customers

[ThePackDad]

Tried the same steps reading them but it didn’t click till your video. Just returned from our first camping trip with our first F350 and having the one touch available for the next trip already has a smile on my face. Thank you.

[jamesclark]

Thank you for your insight. I was almost ready to take my vehicle to my mechanic to check out why my sunroof wouldn't close, but after doing exactly what you said in your video, my sunroof now working the way it should be. Thank you again!

[ryanfreudenrich]

Thank you for posting this video! We have been driving around with our sunshade open half way because it would not close. This resolved our issue and now we don’t have the sun glaring in anymore!

[andresblanchard]

Thank you! It worked pretty good. Mine was stuck and didnt open at all, after this procedure, it started working prefectly, I repeated the process several times and worked all time. Thank you once again!

[FarmAccount-wb]

tHANK YOU! Sunroof vent was stuck in the open position and it kept raining. Dealership wanted to give me an appointment a week out and I was running out with a tarp. Tried one of your sequences and nothing happened, but the one on this video closed it, my only goal for now. Thanks again.

[motorsporthobby]

You're a lifesaver! Just got my truck back from the dealership because they wanted to charge me $2, 600. I've been watching your videos and I'm already on track (pun intended)!

[bartschile]

Thank you so much. I had my truck into the dealership for tailgate actuator recall (open while going down the road, harness repair). After taking 3 weeks to schedule so they had the parts, they kept it a week to repair. Upon pickup, they informed me the actuator was weak and needs to be replaced soon ($300). Now it didn’t open at all. I got so frustrated, I ordered the tailgate actuator myself and 20 minute install and now it works. On the drive home, I noticed the moonroof was open halfway. It wouldn’t close, only open all the way and back to halfway. Also sunroof didn’t vent or open. I was so irritated with Edwards Ford in Wahalla, SC. I called to tell them and they could get to it in a week on Thursday. I dropped off 8 am on Thursday and they explained could be a long job because headliner would have to come out, etc. I stopped by Friday afternoon to get a tool I left in the truck and they haven’t even touched it. I left with the truck unrepaired. I found your video 2 days later and it was so informative and it worked like a charm. Thank you. Thank you. What weasels at the dealership.

[ReddieMiller]

After a battery change, the one touch was not working.. Watched your video, and reprogrammed following your steps. It works perfectly once again. Thank you for posting this!