2007 Sienna Sliding Door "Tick"

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> Just bought a 2007 Sienna XLE last week and this weekend the right
> side sliding door started making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
> annoying. If you gently press on the inside door panel while moving,
> it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
> with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of the door
> where the front edge of the door meets the front passenger door.
>
> I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
> that other owners haven't had this problem.
>
> I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
> have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
> little insight to what might be the problem.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Randy
>

Noises are difficult to diagnose without hearing them first hand.
Fortunately, it seems as if the noise if very easy to duplicate and
demonstrate for the dealership so they should be able to fix it fairly
easily.
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Ray O
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Are you sure the seatbelt isn't doing the rattling?


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> Just bought a 2007 Sienna XLE last week and this weekend the right
> side sliding door started making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
> annoying. If you gently press on the inside door panel while moving,
> it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
> with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of the door
> where the front edge of the door meets the front passenger door.
>
> I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
> that other owners haven't had this problem.
>
> I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
> have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
> little insight to what might be the problem.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Randy
>
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On Aug 20, 10:28 am, randy.ba....RemoveThis@vanderbilt.edu wrote:
> Just bought a 2007 Sienna XLE last week and this weekend the right
> side sliding door started making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
> annoying. If you gently press on the inside door panel while moving,
> it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
> with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of the door
> where the front edge of the door meets the front passenger door.
>
> I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
> that other owners haven't had this problem.
>
> I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
> have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
> little insight to what might be the problem.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Randy

Thanks, guys for the help.

The dealership adjusted the latch and the contact sensor. I guess
mine was one of a million that rolled of fthe line with this problem.
Now that the rattle is gone, this has got to be one of the quietest
cars I've been in for some time.
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On Aug 20, 4:40 pm, dbu` wrote:
> In article ,
>
> randy.ba... RemoveThis @vanderbilt.edu wrote:
> > Just bought a 2007 Sienna XLE last week and this weekend the right
> > side sliding door started making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
> > annoying. If you gently press on the inside door panel while moving,
> > it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
> > with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of the door
> > where the front edge of the door meets the front passenger door.
>
> > I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
> > that other owners haven't had this problem.
>
> > I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
> > have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
> > little insight to what might be the problem.
>
> > Thanks for any help.
>
> > Randy
>
> I have an early 04 (purchased Sept 03) and I have not had one whit of
> door problems. I cannot say that for my old 94 Dodge caravan which
> rattled and creaked all the time. I'm betting it's slightly out of
> adjustment. Hope you get it fixed because in that Sienna van it is so
> quiet the slightest noise can be heard.
>
> --
> "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now,
> as they fly through the air."
> Tom Snyder

Hi Randy,

I have a 2004 door and have found that the door creaks if there is
dust on the seal or guides. If my van gets dirty from driving on a
real dusty road I hear my door move and consequently creak. When I
clean it and armour all the seal and guide the creaking noise goes
away. Its is truly surprising how much the door moves while driving
but you dont know it because most the time you cant hear it. I am sure
the door could be adjusted as well to minimize this movement but I
have not done that.

Dave
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> On Aug 20, 4:40 pm, dbu` wrote:
>> In article ,
>>
>> randy.ba....RemoveThis@vanderbilt.edu wrote:
>> > Just bought a 2007 Sienna XLE last week and this weekend the right
>> > side sliding door started making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
>> > annoying. If you gently press on the inside door panel while moving,
>> > it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
>> > with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of the door
>> > where the front edge of the door meets the front passenger door.
>>
>> > I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
>> > that other owners haven't had this problem.
>>
>> > I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
>> > have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
>> > little insight to what might be the problem.
>>
>> > Thanks for any help.
>>
>> > Randy
>>
>> I have an early 04 (purchased Sept 03) and I have not had one whit of
>> door problems. I cannot say that for my old 94 Dodge caravan which
>> rattled and creaked all the time. I'm betting it's slightly out of
>> adjustment. Hope you get it fixed because in that Sienna van it is so
>> quiet the slightest noise can be heard.
>>
>> --
>> "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now,
>> as they fly through the air."
>> Tom Snyder
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> I have a 2004 door and have found that the door creaks if there is
> dust on the seal or guides. If my van gets dirty from driving on a
> real dusty road I hear my door move and consequently creak. When I
> clean it and armour all the seal and guide the creaking noise goes
> away. Its is truly surprising how much the door moves while driving
> but you dont know it because most the time you cant hear it. I am sure
> the door could be adjusted as well to minimize this movement but I
> have not done that.
>
> Dave
>

Instead of Armorall, try a silicone spray - it should last a little longer.
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On Aug 20, 10:28 am, randy.ba....RemoveThis@vanderbilt.edu wrote:
> Just bought a 2007SiennaXLE last week and this weekend the right
> side slidingdoorstarted making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
> annoying. If you gently press on the insidedoorpanel while moving,
> it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
> with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of thedoor
> where the front edge of thedoormeets the front passengerdoor.
>
> I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
> that other owners haven't had this problem.
>
> I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
> have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
> little insight to what might be the problem.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Randy

I had the same problem with a used Sienna. After much hair pulling I
did find a suggestion about using a silicone spray, however it did not
quite do the job. I then used a spray with white lithium grease in it
and have not had a problem since. The main cause of the noise is a
plastic piece on the door jamb that interconnects with a plastic piece
(which contains metal contacts) on the door it self. It does not take
a lot of the grease but passengers could rub against it when getting
in or out.

It worked for me, hope this information is useful.
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I have had the same issue on a Sienna XLE that I purchased two months back. Have gone to the dealer twice and they adjust it and the noise goes away for about 20 to 30 miles and then returns. I am not sure if they adjusted the contact sensor in my case. Will use your advise and see it gets solved for good. Thanks
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On Aug 20, 11:28 am, randy.ba....TakeThisOut@vanderbilt.edu wrote:
> Just bought a 2007 Sienna XLE last week and this weekend the right
> side sliding door started making a "ticking/rattle" sound that's very
> annoying. If you gently press on the inside door panel while moving,
> it goes away (but returns when you let go). I can recreate the sound
> with the van parked by gently pressing on the outside of the door
> where the front edge of the door meets the front passenger door.
>
> I researched and didn't find anything in the way of TSBs and it seems
> that other owners haven't had this problem.
>
> I have it at the dealer today, but wanted to know if any other owners
> have the same problem or if there are any Techs here that might have a
> little insight to what might be the problem.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Randy

I have the same problem with my '07 Sienna CE. Bought it in May and
brought it to the dealer in July for this issue...they lubed the door
seals with silcone spray...I was skeptical...noise came back in early
Sept...I bought lithium spray and tried that...didn't work...brought
it back to the dealer today, told them sternly that I was not happy...
I figured since I bought 2 new Toyotas from the same salesman in less
than a year, that it might get me somewhere - NOT! (I have an '06
Tundra and love it - my wife says you can't love a truck, but what
does she know about such things)...anyways, my wife picked up the
Sienna this afternoon and said the noise was gone, but I drove it just
this evening and the noise is coming back...so now I am up half the
night searching the internet...saw a bunch of stuff about this same
issue in the 2004 Sienna...your post is the 1st one I've seen
corroborating the problem in the '07 Sienna.

This noise is truly annoying...I've owned a lot of cars and I have
NEVER experienced this...I guess I'll have to plug in some good old
rock 'n roll and turn up the volume until I figure this out.

Someone suggested wrapping black elecrical tape around the door latch
catch...that it is the latch rubbing on the catch that actually makes
the noise...they said they did this as an emergency measure for a
3,500 mile trip, and the noise disappeared....this was an '04 Sienna
and he said that the fix is actually to get a new "rough" metal door
latch receiver (the part inside the door that grabs around the catch)
and replace the old one.... I am going to try the black tape trick
tomorrow to see if I can isolate the noise...good luck and keep me
posted.

Mike
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