I HAVE A 2001 LEXUS LS430 WITH APPROX. 72,000 MILES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY UP SECURELY AND IN WINDY CONDITIONS IT DROPS DOWN. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS IT HIT MY HEAD WHEN I WAS REMOVING SOME ITEMS AND WHILST I WAS LUCKY THAT SINCE MY HEAD WAS INSIDE, I WAS NOT HIT BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE TRUNK AND NOT INJURED BADLY BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY WORSE. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE STRUTS IN THE TRUNK OPENING MECHANISM. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ALL SORTS OF PLACES (E.G. EBAY) ADVERTISING REPLACEMENT STRUTS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN A LUXURY CAR OF THIS CALIBER AND LEXUS SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR