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2005 TOYOTA SIENNA — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

2 injured · 588128 · 2006-07-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO RETRACT. ONCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS LEANING IN THE VAN TO GET SOMETHING, I ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE BUTTON ON MY KEY CHAIN THAT CLOSES THE DOOR. IT JAMMED HER LEG. THE DOOR DIDN'T REOPEN UNTIL I PUSHED THE BUTTON. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WHEN MY WIFE WAS AGAIN GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK SEAT WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR TO CLOSE IT. MY WIFE SAID SHE EVEN TRIED TO USE HER BODY WEIGHT TO STOP THE DOOR OR TO MAKE IT OPEN BACK UP, BUT IT DIDN'T. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO REACH THE BUTTON. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY GRANDSON WAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN AND PUT HIS FINGERS IN THE WAY AS THE DOOR WAS CLOSING. IT TOTALLY CLOSED ON HIS FINGERS. THEY WERE SMASHED AND BRUISED. NO SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURRED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10162179
Machine
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