# 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
> NHTSA complaint `640361` · 2007-09-27 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
## Narrative
MY DAUGHTER WAS PLACING ITEMS IN THE BACK OF OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE WHEN THE POWER REAR LIFTGATE SUDDENLY CAME DOWN WITH GREAT FORCE AND STRUCK HER ON THE ARM/SHOULDER.  IT WAS WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM UNDER THE DOOR.  THE LIFTGATE OPERATED ON ITS OWN.  THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK.  MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO FORCE HER WAY FREE, WITH BRUISES, BUT A SMALLER PERSON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.  I WILL TALK TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT, BUT IN MY OPINION THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE LIFTGATE WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND IT IS STILL OPERATING ERRATICALLY.  UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED, WE HAVE TURNED OFF THE POWER TO THE REAR LIFTGATE AND ARE OPERATING IT MANUALLY.    *JB
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