# 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
> NHTSA complaint `823107` · 2010-10-31 · 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:DOOR
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
I HAVE A 2004 SIENNA.  IT BEGAN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING POWER DOOR.  THAT NIGHT, THE VAN WAS PARKED ON A DOWNWARD SLOPING HILL.  AS MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND WAS GETTING OUT, SUDDENLY THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT.  I PUT UP MY ARM TO STOP THE DOOR AND LUCKILY SHE JUMPED BACK IN TIME, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT HAD SHE BEEN IN THE DOORWAY.  I HAD A BRUISE ON MY ARM THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A BROKEN BONE ON THE CHILD.   LOOKING CLOSER, I REALIZED THAT THE CABLE CONNECTED TO THE DOOR HAD SNAPPED AND WAS HANGING OUTSIDE THE VAN.  I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND AM SURPRISED GIVEN THAT THE VAN IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAS LOW MILEAGE. *TR
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