Step 2 raise the hood of the van and disconnect the negative battery cable with a wrench.
Toyota sliding door shutting hard.
The power sliding door can be operated when vehicles with power sliding doors.
Sliding door wont close till the end and would not lock properly.
It s a 2006 sienna with passenger power sliding door issues.
I believe it is a two stage door closing process.
Close the sliding doors then move the track cover about an inch toward the rear.
So i pay more attention now and try to start closing the sliding door before i start the engine.
Press the sliding door control button on the sienna s dashboard so that the red line on the button is illuminated.
Be careful not to drop the bolt but if you do you can retrieve it using a magnetic tool.
I thought it s by design but reading the manual p.
Open the sliding doors then use the inline socket to remove the bolt in front of the track s cover.
Sometimes the side door will struggle to open when you press the button to automatically open it.
The sliding door latch is not working see the picture of the latch unit.
Often times it will make a noise while it attempts to open but then fails to do so.
Close the sliding doors.
When you activate any of the switches to shut the door it does move and try to close 1 it is very slow and gets slower 2 as the door shuts and engages the locking mechanism it only locks part way.
March 4 2019 a toyota sienna sliding door class action settlement has been proposed by plaintiffs and the.
Most common problem is the motor of the latch fails.
The only way you can get the door open is to pull the handle and then hold it for two or three seconds.
After browsing the internet it only takes a few key strokes to see that there are hundreds if not thousands of toyota sienna owners with door seizing malfunctioning issues.
The same happened to me a couple of times just on the passenger side that s what we use more often.
Both doors are now defective motors are broken and the doors seize when the temps are below 30 degrees.