RELATING TO CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA REAR LIFTGATE STRUT FAILURE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: EA06020). MY WIFE HAS A 2004 SIENNA XLE WITH THE POWER LIFTGATE AND THE STRUTS JUST FAILED, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO CLOSE AND REQUIRING HELP FROM A FRIEND STANDING NEARBY TO HELP HER HOLD IT UP TO REMOVE OUR CHILDREN'S STROLLER. I LOOKED AT IT THIS EVENING AND NOTICED GREASE AROUND ONE OF THE CYLINDERS WHERE THE SEAL HAD OBVIOUSLY FAILED. WHILE I WAS LOOKING AT THE STRUTS I TOOK MY HAND OFF OF THE HATCH FOR A SECOND MISTAKENLY THINKING THAT THE POWER ASSEMBLY WOULD HOLD IT UP AND IT IMMEDIATELY CAME DOWN AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD, CAUSING LUCKILY ONLY A HEADACHE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND FINDING THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION I WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTANTS AND SUGGESTIONS THAT TOYOTA BE REQUIRED TO FIX THE DEFECT AND REPLACE THE STRUTS. NOTE: I ENTERED 2 IN THE NUMBER OF FAILURES BOX SINCE BOTH STRUTS FAILED AND I ENTERED 1 IN THE PERSONS INJURED BECAUSE IT DID HIT ME IN THE HEAD HARD ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A HEADACHE ,AND I AM A 200 LBS MAN. MY FEAR WAS THAT IF IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON ONE OF MY CHILDREN THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. I WILL BE SHOPPING TOMORROW FOR REPLACEMENT STRUTS FROM AN AFTERMARKET DEALER BECAUSE IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND PEOPLE ON THEIR 2ND, 3RD, AND EVEN 4TH SETS OF STRUTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY, MY SIENNA WAS CONVENIENTLY AT 39,000 MILES, 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK