Hatchback/liftgate Lock Problems of Toyota Sienna - part 2

The rear lift gate lost its full up position and rapidly came down. The power close function kicked in was near impossible to push back to keep it from crushing me. The pressure sensor did not seem to function. The rear lift gate is currently useless but poses a major safety concern with kids in our family. The dealer has not shown the expected sense of urgency in getting this problem fixed. This is our first new Toyota and I am terribly disappointed with this situation, this will certainly affect my decision to buy another Toyota brand if the problem is not addressed to my satisfaction.

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1. Nothing 2. Hatch would not stay up/ fell down on person trying to put stuff in hatch 3. Dealership is ordering part.

Failure of the rear hatch support mechanism ,making the hatch extremely difficult to raise, and when released causes it to crash down with great force on top of a person that may be under it.

Liftgate doesn't open fully.

I was reaching into the rear part of my 2005 Toyota Sienna xle minivan when the hatch started to close right on me. Luckily I was able to get away quick enough where there was no harm done but it was a close call.

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Latch on van's back hatch door broke during opening, causing inability to open back hatch door. No excessive pressure was used during opening, only the normal gripping motion to open the latch. When brought to dealership we purchased van from, we were quoted $350, as they needed to "take the whole door apart. " we took the van to two other places for an estimate, both which thought this was a recall issue (though according to the dealership this was not a recall issue). Finally we brought the van to a private mechanic who ordered the $45 Toyota part, and he was able to place it in less than 30 minutes without taking the door apart.

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2004 Toyota Sienna liftgate closing automatically and striking the owner's head; problem occurred intermittently. At times the open door was activated, the door began to close, didn't close completely, would re-open and close again until forced physically into an upright position with some force.

While trying to open the tailgate/trunk on my van the plastic piece that I would use to open the trunk snapped and broke. Now I can not open the latch, change the lights that are a safety concern. This part was very flimsy and plastic in nature and we did nothing out of the ordinary than we usually would do but now we can not use the trunk at all.

(1) we have a 2004-2005 Toyota Sienna xle with the back hatch that opens and closes automatically. We used our back hatch regularly and it hasn't been misused. We have opened it using the keyless remote, the ceiling mounted keypad, and manually. However, our hatch has not been working properly since February 2006. (2) when we use the button on our keyless remote or on the ceiling mounted keypad, the hatch opens but as soon as it reaches the maximum height, it automatically closes. When it encounters an obstacle, it does not open again as it should, but rather continues to close unless extreme force is applied. I have been trapped by the door on several occasions and my daughter (age 3) was almost pinned by the door as well. When we try to open the door manually, the automatic hatch does not work at all so we have to prop the door open with a large wooden stake or try to hold it open with one hand while attempting to place items in the trunk with the other hand. At times the stake has fallen causing the door to slam shut quickly. Also, at a certain height, the door will just begin to close automatically even though I am attempting to hold it open. I find this situation to be extremely dangerous and have avoided using our back hatch whenever possible. In addition, the automatic side doors are also supposed to reopen if they encounter an obstacle, but I have found that this is not the case. They require a great amount of force to reopen. The doors have almost shut on our children several times. Had I not been standing right there to force the door open, they would have been pinned. I am very concerned about the danger of this situation as well. (3) we attempted to fix the back hatch earlier this spring, but the service department did not have the part and said it would take 30 days b/f it would come in. We have not taken it back, particularly b/c the cost of replacing the part was $300+ which is too expensive for us at this point.

Automatic hatchback on the Mini van came down and didn't stop with the consumer in the way. The vehicle is being taken to the dealership tonight. The hatchback hit the consumer in the head, it didn't stop the hatchback pushed the consumer into the van and her mother had to grab it to stop it.

Handle/latch to open hatch on back door of 2000 Toyota Sienna le minivan breaks easily when trying to open. Hatch remains unopenable until latch is replaced. Difficult to replace because inside panel from hatch must be removed from inside the van and if the back row of seats is in place it is very hard to get to.

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1998 Toyota Sienna sliding door on left and right get stuck and will not open. In case of accident or fire my grandchildren would not be able to get out. Rear door handle broke off in my hand which would create the same hazard of not being able to exit. I've had this problem since I bought the car, and they have never been able to fix it even though they have tried. There are many complaints about thiis very problem from Sienna owners. This will definitely cost someone's life.

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1)rear hatch door latch broken. 2) can not open rear hatch door. 3) replaced rear hatch door latch.

See all problems of the 2001 Toyota Sienna 🔎.

Rear door to van does not shut tightly.