Sometimes you can clearly see the misalignment.
Sliding door latch will not close.
A pella flat screen sliding door may not latch properly if the door is misaligned with the frame s strike leaving you unable to lock your door.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Dodge chrysler caravan town and country sliding door will not open or close get this checked and done first.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
If not do the lipstick test smear lipstick on the latch and stick masking tape to the strike plate.
In this situation the best thing to do is to replace the cable.
When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload.
Then it stops working at all.
As you close the door the lipstick will stain the part of the masking tape it touches leaving a record of the exact point where the latch contacts the plate.
Move the strike up or down as necessary to align it with the door.