2004 Sienna driver side sliding door won't open wider than a few inches

[edmiston]

Hello everyone,

My 2004 Sienna LE AWD W/74k miles is now refusing to let me in the driver's side sliding door. The door opens a few inches then hits a mechanical stop, like it does when the fuel filler door is open, but the fuel door is not open. I have tried opening and closing the fuel filler door and tried repeatedly to open the slider but no dice. Before I take it to my local (awful) dealer, does anyone have any experience with this problem? Thanks so much.

Mark

[edmiston]

The little button inside the fuel filler door that "tells" the slider that it is okay to open needed a few firm pushes to release slider.