Sienna Sliding Door Freezes Shut

We used the silicone spray and the problem went away.

Sienna sliding door freezes shut.

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. When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload.

Due to the seal icing up it is also a good idea to do the same treatment to refrigerator and freezer. The electric motor s circuit will become overloaded and this will trip the fuse and prevent the door from being closed entirely. With that the sliding doors on my 04 sienna froze shut. The door will open and close b read more.

If you live in an area with ice and snow insulate sliding doors before the cold weather hits. Now the sliding door light is on all the time. In order to not get the spray everywhere i sprayed it on a rag and then wiped the rubber. Due to frozen runoff in the tracks or excess condensation on the glass sliding doors can freeze shut.

This happens when the power sliding door isn t able to latch on properly due to something blocking it. When your doors dont slide automatically when hitting the buttons there are a few troubleshooting options available for you. This is an issue you want to diagnose first because it s quite easy to do so. We ve had some freezing rain.

I know this problem from our sienna. We used the silicone spray and the problem went away. A very thin layer is all that is needed. Is there anything i can do to prevent this incredibly annoying problem.

With that the sliding doors on my 04 sienna froze shut. 1 answer 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. The doors on treated cars will never freeze shut.