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Rock Life Posted on Sep 09, 2017

Driver side slide door motor stays on and keeps draining the battery. The battery cables keeps getting hot can you tell me some things I should check first on the van? Its a 2011 Volkswagen routan.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 15, 2008

SOURCE: electric sliding door

pull the radio fuse under the hood in the relay/fuse center. this will clear the memory for the door. the fuse needs to be removed for 20 seconds

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Dana Newcombe

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  • Posted on Jul 30, 2009

SOURCE: Venture van power door problem

It sounds as though one of the proximity sensors is faulty. Also try giving the tracks for the door a good shot of white spray lithium grease. The door may be binding enough so that the emergency reverse is kicking in.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 18, 2011

SOURCE: Driver side back window won't stay up. Got wedges

You likely have a bad window regulator(fancy name for the electric motor and the cable mechinism that moves the window up and down.

I have had to replace both rear window requlators in my 2003 GMC Envoy, Terrible engineering on the window requlator. There is a nylon wheel on the electric motor, that nylon wheel winds up the cables to raise/lower the window. The edges of the nylon wheel (drum) wear out and the cable derails. Running the window motor just makes a "rats nest" out of the cables, you will likely have to replace the whole regulator. The inside door panel is held on by screws, in door handle and then clips around the perimeter of the pannel. After you remove the inside door panel there will be a paper panel siliconed to the door frame. You will have to be very careful removing it as it tears easily. I replaced my requlators several years ago. The left and right door went out within a couple of months of each other. At that time the only place you could get the rear doors was the dealer($200- $230) . The front doors had aftermarket available. I would assume with such a poor design, there are sure to be less expensive aftermarket parts(that are likely better) available.

If you are mechanicaly inclined, should be able to replace in about 1-2 hours.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 13, 2011

SOURCE: Trying to remove the door

Are you talking about the door handle hinge? The door handle and hing do not need to be removed to remove the door panel. Remove the door handle bezel and the hole will be big enogh to come straight off with the door panel. See the picture below. This is the only diagram supplied in the service manual. It shows the bezel for the driver's door but it states that the rear door is similar. If you allready have the bezel off, or you are not talking about the door handle hinge, I don't know what you are talking about when you say "hinge thing"


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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 27, 2012

SOURCE: 01 grand prix only one side blowing cold air

Did you check the blend air door actuator for BOTH sides or just one? The only things that can cause the symptoms you are descibing is a blend air door actuator that is not working or a broken blend air door.

Although there are several things that can cause the actuator to not work, it is usually caused by a failure in the actuator itself.

If you can actually see the actuator moving when you change the temperature setting, then the door itself is broken....pretty "cut-and-dry".

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Did you check the blend air door actuator for BOTH sides or just one? The only things that can cause the symptoms you are descibing is a blend air door actuator that is not working or a broken blend air door.

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  2. Remove the door trim panel and watershield.
  3. Detach the motor wires at the multiple connector.
  4. Remove the motor retaining screws using Torx® drive bit set D79P–2100–T or equivalent, and separate the motor from the bracket and cable drum housing.
  5. Remove the motor from inside the door.
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  2. Connect the power window motor wiring.
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  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Snap out the two door pull strap retaining screw covers. Remove the screws.

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  2. Disconnect the driver seat regulator control processor switch if equipped.
  3. Twist out the interior lamp wire assembly.
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  1. Ensure that the plastic watershield is secured to the door .
  2. Position the front door trim panel to the door. Connect the interior lamp wiring.
  3. Align door lock side to its mating slide on the sheet metal.
  4. Snap in the front door trim panel. Ensure all retainers fit properly. Install the two retaining screws on the front and rear side of the front door trim panel.
  5. Connect the driver seat regulator control processor, if equipped.
  6. Position the window regulator control switch housing and connect the switch connectors. Install it to the front door trim panel by snapping it in, or by installing the screw at the rear.
  7. Install the two retaining screws and pull strap covers.
  8. Connect the negative battery cable.
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