# 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
> NHTSA complaint `636922` · 2007-09-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
## Narrative
POWER LIFTGATE NOT SUPPORTED BY THE GAS STRUTS.  POWER LIFTGATE OPENS AND THEN BEGINS TO POWER CLOSE, KNOCKING THE PERSON LOADING/UNLOADING THE CAR ON THE HEAD OR SQUEEZING THEM BETWEEN THE LIFTGATE AND THE REAR BUMPER.  HAS BUMPED ME, SQUEEZED MY WIFE MULTIPLE TIMES.  I FEAR THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE THE KIDS IF THEY EVER FIND THEMSELVES IN THE MOUTH OF THIS HUNGRY MINIVAN! *JB
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