Re: HELP PLEASE: 98' Sienna when turning left causes map light, door ajar, doors unl
We had this problem, too. 1998 Sienna.
I thought my wife was kidding, but I saw it with my own eyes!
I even put the car in the driveway, started the engine with the door OPEN (and my finger on the door switch), and fiddled with the switch until I replicated both the "unlock" and interior lights problem.
Solution: I added a ~1/8" thick x 1" x 3" piece of adhesive-backed rubber over the part of the door that triggers the switch. No. More. Problem. Our problem was with RIGHT hand turns, so I found some VERY aggressive right hand turns to test it out...all is good!
BTW: Right hand turns means you have to fix the DRIVER's door. Left Hand Turns (I would imagine) you might want to focus on the front passenger (right) door. I looked at the little flat-topped "hump" on both doors, and the left-hand (Driver) door was definitely "dimpled." The right hand door was not.
We had this problem, too. 1998 Sienna.
I thought my wife was kidding, but I saw it with my own eyes!
I even put the car in the driveway, started the engine with the door OPEN (and my finger on the door switch), and fiddled with the switch until I replicated both the "unlock" and interior lights problem.
Solution: I added a ~1/8" thick x 1" x 3" piece of adhesive-backed rubber over the part of the door that triggers the switch. No. More. Problem. Our problem was with RIGHT hand turns, so I found some VERY aggressive right hand turns to test it out...all is good!
BTW: Right hand turns means you have to fix the DRIVER's door. Left Hand Turns (I would imagine) you might want to focus on the front passenger (right) door. I looked at the little flat-topped "hump" on both doors, and the left-hand (Driver) door was definitely "dimpled." The right hand door was not.
