# 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
> NHTSA complaint `651213` · 2007-12-28 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
## Narrative
THE LIFT GATE STRUTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA WITHOUT THE POWER FUNCTION FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SMACKED MY WIFE IN THE HEAD.  FORTUNATELY, SHE ONLY HAD A LITTLE KNOB ON HER HEAD AND NOTHING MORE SERIOUS.  THANKS GOODNESS ONE OF MY KIDS WASN'T LOADING SOMETHING AT THE TIME.  THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN CRUSHED.    I WAS LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THOUGHT I'D REGISTER A COMPLAINT.  I'M 38 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY SORT OF LIFT STRUT FAILURE ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES.  THIS IS PARTICULARLY TROUBLING GIVEN THE WEIGHT OF THE GATE AND IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF THE PART.  *TR
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