Sienna Sliding Door Button Not Working

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Sienna sliding door button not working.

In my case it was not the child safety button but things improved with a good squirt of silicon spray into the mechanism. In this situation the best thing to do is to replace the cable. This happens when the power sliding door. The sliding door latch is not working see the picture of the latch unit.

But if you pull the handle and hold it for a few seconds the door opens. Wait 3 to 5 minutes then reconnect the cable. Press the sliding door control button on the sienna s dashboard so that the red line on the button is illuminated. Two years ago i bought a used 98 sienna and had that same exact problem last summer 07 with the sliding door buttons sticking on the inside.

Then it stops working at all. I feel that my car s symptoms are quite opposite of what s described. Raise the hood of the van and disconnect the negative battery cable with a wrench. I am having problems with opening the door when i try to open with the outside handle.

Here s what i want you to do turn the main button for the power sliding switch off then place the van in park disconnect the battery for 5 minutes then reconnect it turn the switch to the on position then turn the power sliding door main switch on and wait for 10 seconds then press one of the buttons to open the passenger sliding door and wait until it opens if it does then once it. The 2011 toyota sienna has 2 problems reported for automatic doors not working properly. The cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking. Average failure mileage is 58 000 miles.

Also my door latch is broke on the sliding door on the driver. When you press a button to automatically open the sliding door it makes noise attempting to open the door but fails. At first the door won t work properly.