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2006 TOYOTA SIENNA — EQUIPMENT

1 injured · 763181 · 2010-02-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
EQUIPMENT
Miles at failure
38,121

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA LE WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE REAR HATCH STRUT HAS FAILED AND THE HATCH WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON IT'S OWN AND COMES CRASHING DOWN WITH INTENSE FORCE IF NOT HELD OPEN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IT CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY BACK AND HURT IT. I AM QUICK TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY NOW WHEN IT CLOSES BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO ANYONE IN ITS WAY. THIS IS OF SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME WITH A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 3 YEAR OLD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2006 SIENNA WITH A POWER DOOR BUT NOT FOR THE OTHER MODELS. MY GUESS IS THAT THEY MIGHT USE THE SAME STRUT OR THE STRUT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310882
Machine
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