stormysteve2

Good morning, the electric doors and tailgate seem to have a mind of there own on these vans , if you can disconnect the battery for about an hour then reconnect then drive for about 5 miles usually everything starts working again . Good Luck, stormysteve .

Hi Alan F , thanks for letting us know, it’s great when you here of something that has cured such a worrying problem 👍👍👍 top man thanks. StormySteve .

Lubricate door runners with white lithium grease , you can get it in a spray can on the net . StormySteve.

It sounds like the door thinks it is hitting an obstruction so it opens again to avoid damage, the first thing I would do is lubricate the runners . Have you tried disconnecting the battery and then opening the door manually, is it stiff , is it stiffer than the other door ? These vehicles are well built but all vehicles need servicing and not just the engine . Anyway try lubricating and then go on from there . Good luck , stormy Steve . PS please let us know if it works.

My suggestion would be YouTube, don’t just look for Alphard , put Toyota electric sliding doors in your search as most of the Toyota range have the same setup, there is a host of information for you to get your head around but if you are really lost find a decent auto electrician, it could save you a lot of sleepless nights . Good luck and lubricate those runners . Stormysteve .

Hi Sheldon , I’m not that great at sending images etc over the internet, however , if you go into YouTube and ask your questions you will find answers, that’s how I solved my problem but it took me a couple of weeks to find the answers and that was also with the help of the great guys in the Alphard club . You will find the sensors half way up the door shut and b post , that’s the post the door closes onto they are like to black dots about 15mm diameter and they face each other so that if something blocks their beam like an arm or your body they will stop the door from closing. They could be dirty or faulty , if you cover one when the door is closing it should stop and open again. I can only suggest YouTube or an auto electrician. Good luck, stormy Steve.

Hi Sheldon , it seems that the door thinks it is hitting an obstruction, you could try servicing the door runners and equipment to make the door slide easier, other than that it could be a sensors on the edge of the door and edge of the post , are they clean ? Good luck, stormy Steve.

Hi Sheldon , this has just happened to my 2008 Vellfire this was also the drivers side . It opened halfway and then closed again , after that both doors and boot all stopped working. Try this as it worked for me , disconnect the battery positive over night , reconnect in the morning and then drive for at least 5 miles, this gives all the ecu’s a chance to reset . Good luck Stormysteve2.

Hi everyone, the story and the conclusion. First of all I would like to thank everyone who responded to my problem and gave me so much information for which I am very very grateful for thank you. After reading your suggestions and trawling the internet I did what I could, firstly I checked the relevant fuses that were related to the problem none were blown, so I then pulled and checked every fuse of the 4 fuse boxes , none were blown. I disconnected the battery for 30 seconds to reset the ecu’s nothing happened , still no power to doors or tailgate. After a week or so I admitted defeat and booked her in to an auto electrician , but the night I thought I would disconnect the battery till the morning. In the morning I reconnected the battery and tried the doors and nothing, so with heavy hart I set off to the electricians, only thing was the door mirrors would now not unfold , great ! I continued on my journey and kept trying the mirror switch and after about 4 miles they unfolded , I got to the electricians and described the problem, I was just about to leave and he said to me can he open the back doors manually and as I showed him how , by pulling the handle the bloody door opened on its own , we tried the other door and the boot and unbelievably everything was working fine. In the windmills of my mind I seem to remember that if you disconnected the battery for any length of time you needed to drive the beast for a few miles for everything to re set , well it worked for me . Thanks again you great bunch of lads and I hope that this may help someone else to keep these great vans running 👍👍👍

Hi Steve, thanks for the info , I have now got procedures for re setting the doors, I will try when it stops raining, thanks again, Steve.

Chris, thanks for the info, I have disconnected the battery but I think I needed to leave it for at least 30 sec and I don’t know if I had the doors closed so I will try this again, thanks for the info on the switch, the writing on the switch does light up when you turn the lights on so I don’t think a wire has come off but I will try to get to the back of it to see . Thanks Steve.

Thanks Steve they will be a great help, what a great bunch of people the Alphard owners are . Thank you.

Hi Steve, yes I have checked all four fuse boxes and I keep the van on a maintenance charger , the doors and tailgate won’t operate on the key fob or any of the switches . Thanks for your reply, I will keep trawling the internet.regards Steve.

Thank you for answering to my problem, that did cross my mind and I will check this. Do you know if the orange on the switch should illuminate when it’s on , as mine doesn’t. Thanks again, Steve.

Hi everyone, my 2008 Vellfire electric doors and tailgate have all suddenly stopped working, just before they did the right hand door opened halfway and then changed direction and immediately closed again. I have checked fuses which seem ok , I have made sure switches are on , I have been a car restorer for 40 years but this has got me stumped , can anyone help please please please. Thanks, Stormysteve