FAILURE OF REAR LIFTGATE STRUT CAUSING LIFTGATE TO IMMEDIATELY CLOSE WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH A POWER REAR LIFTGATE. WHEN ONLY ONE STRUT FAILED, AS SOON AS THE DOOR WAS OPENED, IT NO LONGER HAD ENOUGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN. AS THE THE DOOR BEGAN TO FALL, THE POWER CLOSING MECHANISM BEGAN TO PULL IT CLOSED. IN OTHERWORDS, AS SOON AS THE DOOR WAS OPENED, IT BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES--IT JUST GAVE US A SCARE. TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE STRUTS SO THAT THE DOOR WILL REMAIN UP WHEN OPENED.
2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR CABLE SNAPPED AND THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE NOR OPEN. TRIED TO OPEN IT MANUALLY, NO LUCK UNLESS YOU USE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF POWER WHICH MIGHT DO DAMAGE TO SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN IF DOOR MANAGED TO GET OPEN IT WON'T CLOSE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
