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2008 TOYOTA SIENNA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · 1024334 · 2013-11-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
68,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SISTER AND I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM THE STORE AND I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO LIFT THE BACK DOOR TO GET OUR THINGS OUT. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING OUR THINGS OUT WHEN THE DOOR STARTED CLOSING ON US. I GOT OUT AND MY SISTER GOT CAUGHT AND IT CAME DOWN ON HER BACK AND SCRATCHED HER UP PRETTY GOOD. EVER SINCE THEN JUST OUT OF THE BLUE IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND IT WILL CLOSE DOWN ON YOU. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TWO LITTLE CHILDREN. IT COULD REALLY DO SOME HARM TO THEM. THE SLIDING DOORS STOP CLOSING IF SOMEONE IS IN THE WAY AND IT SHOULD BE THE SAME FOR THE BACK DOOR. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP OF THE LINE FANS FOR SAFETY. SO FAR I AM NOT IMPRESSED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE! I AM SCARED TO EVEN OPEN UP THAT BACK DOOR BECAUSE OF THIS.....AND THAT IS NOT GOOD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10554115
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