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Symptom Troubleshooting Index

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NOTE:
  • If the power sliding door has one of these symptoms, perform the diagnostic procedure for it, in the sequence listed.
  • If the battery terminal disconnects when the sliding door opened, close the sliding door manually after reconnect it.
  • References to the power sliding door control unit under possible cause includes all slide motor operations when related to the symptom.
SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING INDEX CHART

Symptom Possible cause Also check for
The sliding door will not open or close automatically from the power sliding door switch, inner handle, outer handle, B-pillar switch, keyless transmitter
  1. Power sliding door main switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  2. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  4. Fuel fill door switch (Left power sliding door only) (see FUEL FILL DOOR SWITCH TEST  )
  5. Power sliding door control unit has lost the position of a sliding door(1)
  6. Sliding door pinch sensor (see SLIDING DOOR PINCH SENSOR TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  7. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
 Release actuator
The sliding door will not open or close automatically with the power sliding door switch
  1. Power sliding door switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  3. Release actuator (see RELEASE ACTUATOR TEST  )
  
The sliding door will not open or close automatically with the keyless transmitter
  1. Keyless transmitter and keyless receiver (see IMMOBILIZER-KEYLESS CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  3. Ignition switch (see IGNITION SWITCH TEST )
  
The sliding door will not open or close automatically with the outer handle or inner handle
  1. Remote control switches 1, 2, and 3 (see REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH TEST  )
  2. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door will not open automatically from the power sliding door switch, inner handle, outer handle, B-pillar switch, keyless transmitter
  1. Release actuator (see RELEASE ACTUATOR TEST  )
  2. Transmission range switch
  3. Brake pedal position switch (see BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT )
  4. Parking brake switch (see PARKING BRAKE SWITCH TEST )
  5. PCM (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION )
  6. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  7. VSA modulator-control unit (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION )
  8. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  9. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  10. Door lock actuator (see DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR TEST )
  11. Gauge control module (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE INPUT TEST )
  12. Door lock knob switch (see SLIDING DOOR )
  13. MICU (see CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  14. Output shaft speed sensor
  15. Rear MICU (see REAR MICU )
 Fuel door switch (left side only)
The sliding door will not close automatically from the power sliding door switch, inner handle, outer handle switch, B-pillar switch, keyless transmitter
  1. Sliding door pinch sensor (see SLIDING DOOR PINCH SENSOR TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  2. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  3. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  4. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door opens automatically without using a switch
  1. Release actuator (see RELEASE ACTUATOR TEST  )
  2. Power sliding door open/close switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  3. Keyless transmitter and keyless receiver (see IMMOBILIZER-KEYLESS CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  4. Remote control switches 1, 2, and 3 (see REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH TEST  )
  5. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  6. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  
The sliding door stops before opening all the way
  1. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  3. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  4. Power sliding open/close switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  5. Keyless transmitter and keyless receiver (see IMMOBILIZER-KEYLESS CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  6. Remote control switches 1, 2, and 3 (see REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH TEST  )
  7. Transmission range switch
  8. Parking brake switch (see PARKING BRAKE SWITCH TEST )
  9. Brake pedal position switch (see BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT )
  10. Output shaft speed sensor
  11. Gauge control module (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE INPUT TEST )
  12. MICU (see CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  13. PCM (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION )
  14. VSA modulator-control unit (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION )
  15. Fuel fill door switch (Left power sliding door only) (see FUEL FILL DOOR SWITCH TEST  )
 Rollers
Shift position not in P, brake pedal is released, parking brake switch OFF, the sliding door opens when using a switch
  1. Transmission range switch
  2. Parking brake switch (see PARKING BRAKE SWITCH TEST )
  3. Brake pedal position switch (see BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT )
  4. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  5. Gauge control module (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE INPUT TEST )
  6. MICU (see CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
 Release actuator
The vehicle will run over 3.1 mph (5 km/h) with the sliding door is open
  1. PCM (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION )
  2. VSA modulator-control unit (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door closes automatically without using a switch
  1. Power sliding door switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  2. Keyless transmitter and keyless receiver (see IMMOBILIZER-KEYLESS CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  3. Remote control switches 1, 2, and 3 (see REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH TEST  )
  4. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  5. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  
The sliding door stops before closing all the way
  1. Latch position switch (see LATCH POSITION SWITCH TEST  )
  2. Closer motor (see CLOSER MOTOR TEST  )
  3. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  4. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  5. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  6. Power sliding switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  7. Keyless transmitter and keyless receiver (see IMMOBILIZER-KEYLESS CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST )
  8. Remote control switches 1, 2, and 3 (see REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH TEST  )
  9. Sliding door pinch sensor (see SLIDING DOOR PINCH SENSOR TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  10. Fuel fill door switch (Left power sliding door only) (see FUEL FILL DOOR SWITCH TEST  )
 Rollers
The sliding door pinch sensor does not detect an obstruction even when pressed
  1. Sliding door pinch sensor (see SLIDING DOOR PINCH SENSOR TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  2. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door pinch sensor does not detect an obstruction even when there is an obstruction with other Components (except just before closing)
  1. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door reverses during opening or closing
  1. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  3. CESS articulated harness (see CESS ARTICULATED HARNESS TEST  )
  4. Sliding door pinch sensor (see SLIDING DOOR PINCH SENSOR TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
 Rollers
The speed at which the sliding door opens or closes is extremely slow
  1. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
 Rollers
The speed at which the sliding door opens or closes is extremely fast
  1. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door buzzer does not sound
  1. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door buzzer continues to sound when the door is fully closed
  1. Latch position switch (see LATCH POSITION SWITCH TEST  )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door indicator light does not come on when the ignition switch is turned to ON (II)
  1. Ignition switch (see IGNITION SWITCH TEST )
  2. Gauge control module (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE INPUT TEST )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The time from when the closer motor starts to when is stops is extremely long
  1. Latch position switch (see LATCH POSITION SWITCH TEST  )
  2. Closer motor (see CLOSER MOTOR TEST  )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
 Latch position switch circuit short to ground
Abnormal noise from the motor
  1. Release actuator (see RELEASE ACTUATOR TEST  )
  2. Closer motor (see CLOSER MOTOR TEST  )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door cannot be manually opened or closed, or is very difficult to move, when the power sliding door main switch is turned off
  1. Power sliding door main switch (see POWER SLIDING DOOR SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  )
  2. Sliding door alignment (see SLIDING DOOR POSITION ADJUSTMENT )
  3. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
The sliding door automatically operates even when the fuel fill door/adapter is open
  1. Fuel fill door switch (Left power sliding door only) (see FUEL FILL DOOR SWITCH TEST  )
  2. Power sliding door control unit (see POWER SLIDING DOOR CONTROL UNIT  )
  
(1) Do the opening and closing of the sliding door manually.
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