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#304 of 328 slioding door problems by vanmom8 Aug 20, 2009 (5:37 am)
I have read quite a few of the posts on sliding door problems and am entering this point right now with my 05 Sienna. I would like to prevent as much trouble as possible while spending the least amount of money, naturally. The dealer quoted me a price of several hundred dollars to "clean" the tracks of the doors. I declined until I could look into it further. They plan on removing parts of the door; I would not, but just wondered how much of the cleaning I could do myself and if this is really a maintanance job that an owner should be expected to do. My doors can't be a dirty as those of families with very small children as I have seen lots of vans full of cereal, cracker crumbs etc. I have the extended warranty and could just let the motors fail, but that seems a little ridiculous. I could just pay to have the dealer do the cleaning, but after reading so many posts and not hearing any that spoke about cleaning I wonder if this is really the problem. Can anyone share what they know?
#305 of 328 Re: Manual sliding will not lock open [ateixeira] by siennamom Sep 03, 2009 (7:35 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 17, 2009 12:34 pm) I agree with "fix it again" - believe it or not - the sienna (i have an '05) is designed so that the sliding doors won't lock open if the windows are open. I had taken it in a couple of times when the windows were closed but the service people couldn't reproduce the problem. It wasn't until a friend of mine pointed out that it was designed that way so a kid wouldn't be decapitated if the window were open that it all made sense to me. Try it - if the windows are closed, then it is indeed a real problem.
#306 of 328 Manual sliding door won't open from inside AND outside by siennamom Sep 03, 2009 (8:05 am)
I've read this forum and seen similarities from what I'm posting but it's not clear if it's the same for each of you. I have a 2005 Sienna. About a year ago, one of the sliding doors (manual) started acting as if the child safety lock was on SOME of the time. Could only open it from the outside. Now it's in both doors MOST of the time. PLUS sometimes it won't even open from the outside. This is a disaster waiting to happen. I hate these SOMETIMES problems.... Replies to this message: ateixeira (Sep 03, 2009 10:38 am) puzzled8 (Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm)
#307 of 328 Re: Manual sliding door won't open from inside AND outside [siennamom] by ateixeira Sep 03, 2009 (10:38 am)
Replying to: siennamom (Sep 03, 2009 8:05 am) I have power doors, so I'm not sure, but are there in fact child safety locks on those?   I'd use lithium grease on the locks and latches, try that first.   I also wonder if there is some safety device keeping the door from opening if the fuel door is open? I'd look for that mechanism as well, especially if you're talking the driver's side (that's where the fuel door is). Replies to this message: puzzled8 (Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm)
#308 of 328 Re: Manual sliding door won't open from inside AND outside [ateixeira] by puzzled8 Sep 03, 2009 (3:54 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 03, 2009 10:38 am) I found your blogs by googling recalls for toyota power doors for Siennas. I figured if I was having problems that maybe there was a forum or some information of how to get this problem resolved. I have a 2002 Sienna and had not really had a problem until about two or three years ago. It has apprx. 76,000 miles. The power door becomes stubborn and will not open or close. You can hear it trying to work, but I have to push it all the way back so it can reset itself. Sometimes it does not want to budge. This problem occurs and then it just goes away and all seems fine. Until today, I am just fed up with it. I am the original owner and have taken it to Toyota at least 2 to 3 times with this door problem. But, it will either work fine for them or they would say they tuned it up and it seems to work fine and act up again and again. After reading these blogs and knowing your vehicles are having the same issues and your vehicles are much younger than mine, it is time to report this and have toyota fix this problem with a recall. Thank you for posting your comments, I thought I was the only one with this possessed power door.
#309 of 328 1999 sienna $5 door cable fix by frogstarjgw Sep 04, 2009 (7:51 pm)
I fixed my door cable on my 1999 Sienna. Some of you have had this problem so I thought I would post a link to the details of the repair.   link title Replies to this message: marycelery (Sep 12, 2009 1:21 pm) frogstarjgw (Sep 16, 2009 3:49 pm)
#310 of 328 Re: Power door is not delatching [familymandan] by dudleyr Sep 06, 2009 (12:43 pm)
Replying to: familymandan (Aug 18, 2009 6:14 am) I have the exact same problem as familymandan.   The door opens fine, but neither the roof button or b pillar button will close the door as the hold open latch will not release. The manual handle has a cable the goes directly to the latch so this works still.   Anybody had any luck with this yet?
#311 of 328 Re: 1999 sienna $5 door cable fix [frogstarjgw] by marycelery Sep 12, 2009 (1:21 pm)
Replying to: frogstarjgw (Sep 04, 2009 7:51 pm) I cannot get the link to work, can you post the link?   I have this problem and they want $1700 for the repair!!   Thanks mary Replies to this message: frogstarjgw (Sep 16, 2009 3:49 pm)
#312 of 328 Re: 1999 sienna $5 door cable fix [marycelery] by frogstarjgw Sep 16, 2009 (3:49 pm)
Replying to: marycelery (Sep 12, 2009 1:21 pm) Sorry I can't seem to post a direct link   http://polifrogblog.blogspot.com/   and scroll to the Sept 4 entry.   Or cut and paste the link below without the quotes to your address bar for a direct link.   "http://polifrogblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-fixed-power-door.html"
#313 of 328 1999 sienna $5 door cable fix by frogstarjgw Sep 16, 2009 (3:57 pm)
My previous link was broken and I can't seem to post a direct link.   Try this:   http://polifrogblog.blogspot.com/   and scroll down to the Sep. 4 entry.   Or cut and paste the link below to your address bar without the quotes.   "http://polifrogblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-fixed-power-door.html"

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