is there a way to remove the facia for the rear sunroof switch in order to access the motor? the rave is pretty vague about this and online searches, at least for me, have not been helpful.

 

Yep, just pry off the panel the switches are clipped into.

 

i was not able to pry off the facia. instead, i removed the sunroof edge trim at the headliner, pulled the headliner panel down, wedged it in place, and tightened up the offending sunroof motor screws with a T20 bit. rear sunroof now closes properly.

 

For future reference, the rear fascia is not removable by prying, there are nuts securing it to the headliner and a single screw securing it to the roof. There is an access cover in the fascia, pull that out, push the rear sunroof switch out from the back by reaching in behind the switch from the access cover. With a flashlight you can see the screw inside the switch hole. Once that is loose you can remove the sunroof trim strip from the headliner and pry the headliner down and get to the sunroof motor screws with a 1/4 drive ratchet and bit holder.

 

Oh oh, sorry I read it too quickly and thought OP meant the fascia that has the front and rear sunroof switches.