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