Sienna Sliding Door Freezes Shut

Tips for preventing patio doors from freezing shut.

Sienna sliding door freezes shut.

We used the silicone spray and the problem went away. At first the door won t work properly. Is there anything i can do to prevent this incredibly annoying problem. I have a 2000 sienna xle with passenger sliding door which quit working this winter when when the door was frozen shut.

We ve had some freezing rain. August 20 2010 at 1 43 pm. When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload. The solution wasn t to lubricate didn t work but rather to replace the seals altogether.

November 2011 in toyota. Then it stops working at all. I have an 04 sienna which had the doors freeze shut at temps just below freezing was extremely difficult to open until vehicle warmed up. With cooler weather comes a complete host of life changes.

This happens when the power sliding door. Sienna sliding doors freezing shut help please. Despite the thousands of people complaining to their dealerships toyota has done nothing. My 2005 toyota sienna sliding doors will freeze shut once i get inside and push on the door it will open and it will work normal then if it is not open for a awhile it will do the same had it to the dealership and they have serviced it but if left overnite or for a period of time in the cold it will do the same thing.

We have to drive to. Additionally the doors only work on good days all year long anyways. Often associated with the holiday season winter can bring about a wide range of joys it s no wonder there are countless songs sung about snowball fights families huddling around the fireplace and the general feeling in the air brought on by the cold. If it wasn t bad enough that our 2005 xle had the door weld issue and the cable corroding and breaking causing the door not to open now on cold days both sliding doors won t open until it warms up and not just in the driveway.

The door will open and close b read more. I know this problem from our sienna. The cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking. Serious safety issue if you were in a front end crash and couldn t get out.

When your doors dont slide automatically when hitting the buttons there are a few troubleshooting options available for you. In order to not get the spray everywhere i sprayed it on a rag and then wiped the rubber. In this situation the best thing to do is to replace the cable.