The door will have to be relearned.
Reset sliding door on pontiac van.
Here is how to fix it.
Open and close the power sliding doors twice with the overhead or b pillar switch to relearn the position.
Open the door with the remote a third time.
Once the third cycle completes the power door battery is reset.
Do not grease the rollers as the grease will pick up all foreign matter and will cause more problems with the door.
The first step is to get a hold of some silicone spray like this stuff for example.
There was a time when the doors stop locking with the key fob.
Make sure the power sliding door overhead switch is off.
Close the sliding door completely using the transmitter or main control button on the overhead console.
If the power sliding door or power tailgate doesn t work properly after above procedure have the system checked by an authorized kia dealer.
Move the power sliding door switch to off then move it back to on this switch is located to the left of the steering wheel.
Open the door as far as it will go.
The procedure shown here is on a 2006 toyota sienna but the ideas and techniques should apply to most van sliding doors.
While looking at the lower track where the door assembly rolls start to close the door about 2 inches or so.
If the door reverses and or stops prior to completing the two cycles the procedure will need to be repeated.
Press the open button on the remote key fob to open the sliding doors.
Turn the ignition on.
There could be more than one general motors van with a failing power sliding door others may find that.
Sliding door on 2001 pontiac montana.
Push this down easily done with just your finger.
Any time i press the key fob you can still hear this sound from the sliding door.
A common problem on uplanders is the sliding door roller fails.
Open the sliding door and locate the bearing near the bottom.
You will see the pop up raised just behind the large carrier arm.
Wait 10 seconds then open the door with the remote again.
When i turn off the car and take the keys out of the ignition there is a loud irritating noise from the right sliding door on the passenger side.
For the left right power sliding doors and power tailgate follow above steps to reset.