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2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 598339 · 2006-10-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAD HER HAND CAUGHT AND HELD IN THE TRAILING EDGE (REAR EDGE) OF THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LX WE REVERSED THE DOOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT SHE WAS HELD FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS WITH THE DOOR TOTALLY CLOSED OVER HER MID PALM. THIS LED TO A CUT OVER THE PALM, BUT SHE IS NOW USING THE HAND NORMALLY. I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY LONG TERM DAMAGE. I AM A HAND SURGEON BY PROFESSION AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR HAS NO SENSORS FOR REVERSAL WHEN CLOSING AGAINST RESISTANCE, OTHER THAN SOME SENSORS ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DOOR IN THE MOLDING. IN MY OPINION, SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR TO ANY LIMB THAT GETS CAUGHT IN THE TRAILING EDGE SINCE THERE IS NOTHING TO SENSE OR PREVENT THE DOOR CLOSING ON A LIMB. I WOULD HOPE SOME SORT OF SENSOR COULD BE PLACED AT THE MOTOR LEVEL SIMILAR TO THE ANTI PINCH MECHANISM OF POWER WINDOWS. I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS LESS THAN ENCOURAGING OR HELPFUL. THE DOOR IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND THIS IS JUST HOW THE DESIGN WORKS. THE DESIGN NEEDS HELP IMO. *NM

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10169874
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