My 2000 Toyota Sienna sliding door locks stick in hot weather. The button used to open the door gets stuck in the depressed position and the door cannot be opened from the inside. I think this is a design flaw that deserves a safety recall. I asked my dealer to repair the doors; the dealer had no solution.
To start, the noun "''rear latch switch'' is incorrect. It's actually called "Slide Door Lock". It's located on page BO-20 of the Toyota Repair Manual for the 2001 Sienna. There are two door locks on one sliding door. One in the front and one in the rear. Obviously, you want the one in the rear. The location for the "Slide Door Lock" (which also contains an electric switch) is in the rear of the sliding door located mid way up door. You can see (sliding door opened from the back) it without dissembling the door. And, the lock is made up of plastic (dirty white in color).
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