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2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

1 injured · 651015 · 2007-12-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

Severity

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

Narrative

THE POWERED LIFTGATE OF MY 2004 SIENNA DOESN'T STAY UP WHEN OPEN. IT CLOSES REGARDLESS OF SOMEONE BEING UNDER. I PERSONALLY GOT HURT WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED ONE TIME AND MY SON ALMOST GOT PINNED DOWN AS WELL. I AM SEEING ON THE INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND YET I AM SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE. I AM TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE I CANNOT OPEN THE LIFTGATE ANYMORE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS STRUTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE. AFTER TALKING TO MY DEALER, THIS ONE DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT AT NO CHARGE. FYI I ALREADY REPLACED THESE GAS STRUTS ONCE (YES THIS WILL BE THE 3RD SET IN 4 YEARS!). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10212887
Machine
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