Sienna Sliding Door Freezes Shut

I know this problem from our sienna.

Sienna sliding door freezes shut.

I have a 2000 sienna xle with passenger sliding door which quit working this winter when when the door was frozen shut. When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload. The doors on treated cars will never freeze shut. With that the sliding doors on my 04 sienna froze shut.

With that the sliding doors on my 04 sienna froze shut. We ve had some freezing rain. The door will open and close b read more. We ve had some freezing rain.

Due to frozen runoff in the tracks or excess condensation on the glass sliding doors can freeze shut. We used the silicone spray and the problem went away. I know this problem from our sienna. 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.

If you live in an area with ice and snow insulate sliding doors before the cold weather hits. Due to the seal icing up it is also a good idea to do the same treatment to refrigerator and freezer. In order to not get the spray everywhere i sprayed it on a rag and then wiped the rubber. This is an issue you want to diagnose first because it s quite easy to do so.

It is a design flaw there is not a rain guard or gutter on the 2004 sienna and nowhere for the rain or moisture to go but straight into the rubber molding around the sliding doors. This happens when the power sliding door isn t able to latch on properly due to something blocking it. Is there anything i can do to prevent this incredibly annoying problem. Is there anything i can do to prevent this incredibly annoying problem.

In order to not get the spray everywhere i sprayed it on a rag and then wiped the rubber. A very thin layer is all that is needed. Now the sliding door light is on all the time.