If you pull the handle on the inside or outside it doesn t open the door it behaves just like it is locked.
Sienna sliding door stuck.
The automatic sliding passenger door on my 2005 toyota sienna won t open.
Latch motor failure sometimes the side door will struggle to open when you press the button to automatically open it.
Last night i sprayed everything with silicone spray with no luck.
The door is supposed to unlatch first before it triggers the motor to pull it open.
The sliding door latch is not working see the picture of the latch unit.
I broke the handle off last winter and got the opportunity to figure out how to replace it which wasn t all that difficult and sure enough today it s 6f outside and the door is stuck.
The electric motor s circuit will become overloaded and this will trip the fuse and prevent the door from being closed entirely.
Frayed cable the cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking.
When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload.
We have an 05 sienna and like everyone every winter the side sliding doors freeze.
At first the door won t work properly.
This happens when the power sliding door isn t able to latch on properly due to something blocking it.