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Toyota Sienna Structure Body Safety Report | Sept 03, 2012
Reported on Sept 03, 2012
| UPON TRYING TO OPEN THE MANUAL, REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT ONLY OPEN A FEW INCHES. ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS HITTING SOMETHING, PREVENTING IT FROM FULLY OPENING. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL, REPUTABLE MECHANIC, WHO TRIED TO FEEL IF ANYTHING WAS STUCK IN THE TRACK. DID NOT SEE OR FEEL ANYTHING IN THE TRACK. AFTER READING SEVERAL TOYOTA BLOGS, INCLUDING THIS SITE, IT SEEMS THAT A SAFETY FEATURE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THERE IS A SAFETY FEATURE WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM OPENING COMPLETELY WHEN THE FUEL DOOR IS OPEN. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF, ACCESSING IT BY REMOVING THE CENTER SEATS AND GOING IN FROM THE OPPOSITE SLIDING DOOR. A COSTLY JOB. THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE TWO 9 YEAR OLD BOYS, AND IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT, ONE OF THEM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT FROM HIS SIDE...THIS POSES A GREAT DANGER TO MY CHILD. THIS NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA.GOV AND A RECALL ISSUED BY TOYOTA! *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Sienna |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | STATEN ISLAND NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5TDZA23C44S |
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| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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