Opening A Toyota Sienna Door With Broken Handle

After the panel is off you find the rod going from the handle down to the latch and pull up on it.

Opening a toyota sienna door with broken handle. Raise the handle of the driver and you should be pressing down on a cable that operates the latch. Raise the handle of the driver and you should be pressing down on a cable that operates the latch. Luckily replacing just the latch motor is an easy and inexpensive solution. Then remove the inner door panel one screw under plastic cap on handle one under cap on strap.

The only way you can get the door open is to pull the handle and then hold it for two or three seconds. The door should release. Originally recorded may 14 2015. 1999 toyota sienna rear door handle fix.

Now i will have to crawl over them to get at the interior of the door. The bolt holds the front piece to keep the handle in place. 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. But at least i know what i need to do.

Follow the repair procedure in bulletin t sb 0068 19 to address this condition. Take the plug off and use a torx bit to loosen the bolt. Thanks yours was the first response and the last one i needed for this. You need to squeeze yer a back there inside and disassemble all the internal plastic most of it should be phillips screws and snap togethers.

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. Once you remove the front piece you can carefully remove the broken part of the handle that s still in the door. And pop off all plastic buttons hidden between the door and cover a 1 putty knife will work for this. This happens when the latch motor fails which is fairly common in toyota siennas.

This will likely apply to. If you cant do that from the inside remove the two side trim pieces. All you need to do is look for the black plastic plug on the front of the sliding door. This is a video tutorial on how to replace the driver door inside handle on a 2000 toyota camry.

Of course my handle broke right as i was loading 700 lbs. Replacement of the handle is a metter of a plastic clip and two small nuts. Of redi mix concrete in bags in the back. This condition may be caused by a broken fuel lid door hinge.