Opening A Toyota Sienna Door With Broken Handle

Thanks yours was the first response and the last one i needed for this.

Opening a toyota sienna door with broken handle.

This condition may be caused by a broken fuel lid door hinge. This happens when the latch motor fails which is fairly common in toyota siennas. This will likely apply to. Luckily replacing just the latch motor is an easy and inexpensive solution.

Of course my handle broke right as i was loading 700 lbs. Once you remove the front piece you can carefully remove the broken part of the handle that s still in the door. Originally recorded may 14 2015. Raise the handle of the driver and you should be pressing down on a cable that operates the latch.

If you cant do that from the inside remove the two side trim pieces. The door should release. The cable in the side door is prone to fraying and then breaking. At first the door won t work properly.

Replacement of the handle is a metter of a plastic clip and two small nuts. To open from the outside make sure doors are unlocked mine relocked after a minute or so place a screwdriver long and thin into the slot that the handle passes through the door on the right side. Now i will have to crawl over them to get at the interior of the door. All you need to do is look for the black plastic plug on the front of the sliding door.

After the panel is off you find the rod going from the handle down to the latch and pull up on it. Raise the handle of the driver and you should be pressing down on a cable that operates the latch. Then remove the inner door panel one screw under plastic cap on handle one under cap on strap. But at least i know what i need to do.

Of redi mix concrete in bags in the back. And pop off all plastic buttons hidden between the door and cover a 1 putty knife will work for this. Take the plug off and use a torx bit to loosen the bolt. The door should release.

Some 2011 2018 model year sienna vehicles may exhibit a condition where the fuel lid door is loose or not flush against the vehicle body which may prevent the driver side slide door from opening. This is a video tutorial on how to replace the driver door inside handle on a 2000 toyota camry. The bolt holds the front piece to keep the handle in place. 1999 toyota sienna rear door handle fix.