Use a generous amount to get the guide rails and cables well lubricated.
Pontiac montana minivan sliding door hard to open.
Remove the power sliding door psd fuses 21 and 24 in the instrument panel fuse block.
Average failure mileage is 49 750 miles.
I know enough to stay away from wd 40.
Then from inside pull handle and push out on back of door.
First make sure it is unlocking if not check fusesand relay.
It will close with the buttons and if you pull open the door part way it will open the res read more.
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Push this down easily done with just your finger.
Door does not open from outside either manually or with any of the buttons.
Add more grease and lubricant until the door glides open and closed.
Relearn the power sliding door psd.
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If the sliding door on your van is hard to open and close or if it feels like the door of your van is stuck when you open and close it you can fix the stuck door by oiling the rollers.
Now both doors are difficult to open they fail to open.
While looking at the lower track where the door assembly rolls start to close the door about 2 inches or so.
When my 5 years old daughter opened the driver side sliding door of our 2001 pontiac montana extended minivan from inside the sliding door fell off and landed on the.
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No events lead up to failure.
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Start date mar 20 2012.
Spray the wheels with the wd 40 weight lubrication.
The 2003 pontiac montana has 1 problems reported for sliding door won t open.
2002 pontiac montana power sliding door won t open.
Reinstall the fuses after a few minutes.
Once the track and wheel are lubricated you should open and close the sliding doors several times.
Might just be stuck at rear of door.
On my 2001 pontiac montana the passenger sliding door will not open with the remote fob or the switch inside.
You will see the pop up raised just behind the large carrier arm.
The left side sliding door was repaired by dealer before i bought the car i saw the receipt iirc 450 job.