Auto Repair 1999–2003 Toyota Sienna Power Sliding Door Cable Adjustment Procedure

Auto Repair 1999–2003 Toyota Sienna Power Sliding Door Cable Adjustment Procedure

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Introduction Sliding door cable adjustment may be necessary if the Sienna power sliding door becomes inoperative, intermittently inoperative, does not close properly, or returns to an open position when trying to close the door using the power switch or remote control. NOTE: The sliding door can always be operated manually with the main power switch turned off. The following information provides helpful details on the power sliding door cable adjustment procedure outlined in the Repair Manual. Repair Procedure Vehicle preparation: (This is a two-person operation.) NOTE: ALWAYS disconnect the negative (–) battery terminal BEFORE adjusting the cables.

1. Remove all second and third row seats from the vehicle. 2. Remove the interior quarter trim panel (look for a screw hidden behind the rear lower A/C air inlet panel). (See Figure 1.) 3. Remove the large black-colored A/C duct connecting the evaporator housing upward toward the air distribution duct work. 4. Manually open the power sliding door to the halfway open position. Track cover removal: 1. Remove the outer track cover (body-colored plastic cover located below the right rear quarter window). A. From inside the vehicle, use a small diameter 12-in. to 18-in. long flatblade screwdriver to detach the 2 small rearmost retaining clips that attach the outside molding to the body sheet metal (see Figure 2).

B. Once the clips have been popped loose, remove the screw at the front edge of the outside molding, and slide the body-colored molding forward until the molding has cleared all attaching clips. C. Once the molding has been removed, detach the plastic clips from the body and reattach them to the body-colored molding. D. Set the molding aside for later installation. 2. Manually close the power sliding door all the way.