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2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 609110 · 2007-01-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
22,000

Severity

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

Narrative

POWER SLIDING DOORS ARE DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE, DOOR WILL CLOSE BY ITSELF AND HAS CLOSED ON MYSELF AND FAMILY. THE DOOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE DESIGNED TO POP BACK OPEN WHEN IT FEELS RESISTANCE BUT HAS SQUEEZED ME SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, CLOSED THE DOOR WITH THE BUTTON AND THEN GOT HIS HAND STUCK IN THE DOOR. IT DID NOT OPEN BACK UP, I HAD TO OPEN IT, RESULTING IN A DISLOCATED ELBOW AND A BROKEN WRIST (BOTH BONES). I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY SENT ME TO THE DEALER, THE HEAD MECHANIC CHECKED IT ABOUT 100 TIMES AND PUT HIS OWN ARM AND HEAD INTO THE DOOR, WHICH OF COURSE DID NOT LEAD TO ANYTHING. NOT TWO WEEKS LATER THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY BODY, AND SQUEEZED ME VERY HARD BEFORE BOUNCING BACK OPEN. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA, THEY ARE VERY NICE AND APOLOGETIC. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE HE WASN'T INJURED WORSE OR KILLED THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10178258
Machine
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