Toyota Sienna Automatic Door Not Opening

Sometimes the side door will struggle to open when you press the button to automatically open it.

Toyota sienna automatic door not opening.

I know from poking around a little on the forum that the power doors can be a little finicky on these vans. Open the door with the remote a third time. This happens when the latch motor fails which is fairly common in toyota siennas. Diagnose the sliding door not working with buttons.

You could remove that switch and ground the wire going to the switch if the dome light comes on then you know the switch is bad. Often times it will make a noise while it attempts to open but then fails to do so. March 4 2019 a toyota sienna sliding door class action settlement has been proposed by plaintiffs and the automaker after minivan owners complained about doors that had problems when opening and. Once the third cycle completes the power door battery is reset.

Wait 10 seconds then open the door with the remote again. The only way you can get the door open is to pull the handle and then hold it for two or three seconds. If i tug on the door a little to help it it will close all the way. It opens fine but when closing it gets to the very end then re opens.

But if you pull the handle and hold it for a few seconds the door opens. Although the door pin switch is probably bad not causing the dome light to come on the that left door that s not going to cause the automatic door do not work it s not used in that circuit. When you press a button to automatically open the sliding door it makes noise attempting to open the door but fails. I have an 05 sienna that has developed a problem with the driver s side power door.

Luckily replacing just the latch motor is an easy and inexpensive solution.