Toyota Sienna Sliding Door Button Not Working

The sliding door latch is not working see the picture of the latch unit.

Toyota sienna sliding door button not working.

The fact that only the outside handle does not work makes it pretty certain that something is going on with the cable that connects the door handle to the latching hub. Turns out a very small piece broke off that was prev. Most common problem is the motor of the latch fails. And i ve confirmed the off answered by a verified toyota mechanic.

This tutorial and my how to replace power sliding door cables on 2004 2010 toyota sienna article should show you almost everything you need to do. At first the door won t work properly. The sliding door on my 2004 toyota sienna won t close. 2016 sienna power sliding doors will not open or close using inside buttons or key fob.

Try this find the latch on the door stick your finger in the hole lift up and pull the door handle at the same time the inside latch mechanism should go up then try the door again. Close the sliding doors. You may need to remove the window to get to the bolts that attach the door handle to the door. Latch motor failure sometimes the side door will struggle to open when you press the button to automatically open it.

Passenger door ended u not opening from the inside and outside so i decided to figure out what happened. Step 2 raise the hood of the van and disconnect the negative battery cable with a wrench. Frayed cable the cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking.