Strut Failure Problems of Toyota Sienna

Started to get clunking/rattling noises on highway that sounded like it was coming from front left driver's side. Reduced speed to 50 mph. About 5 miles from home brake light came on. Pulled over and found brake fluid leaking around front drivers side tire (about 9pm). Slowly drove to mechanic about 2 miles away and left car overnight. Returned next morning and examined brake fluid reservoir. Found very little fluid in reservoir - distributed across the entire bottom. Mechanic reported the front strut mounting failed (apparently a problem with these cars). After failing the strut punctured the bottom of the brake fluid reservoir (about 3/8" hole) at one of the corners (see photo) allowing the fluid to drain. Should I have lost almost all fluid with a 2 circuit braking system? does the reservoir have an internal baffle to prevent almost total lose of fluid? I am the original owner and have all maintenance receipts.

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The rear door hatch struts failed on my 2006 Sienna le, it came crashing on me, fortunately I caught it midway and I wasn't injured because of that. If not for that, I could have been seriously hurt. Now the rear door/trunk hatch does not stay open, and if I let go of it, it comes crashing down really fast. I am worried that this will hurt somebody, particularly my children. There is a similar recall for the same struts used for power rear door hatch. However, when I contacted Toyota they mentioned that recall doesn't apply to my vehicle just because my rear door hatch isn't powered, and I would have to pay out of my pocket to fix it. In my opinion the recall should be on the struts itself regardless of whether the door is powered or not as the struts are the ones that fail and not the powered function of the door. Please investigate this as numerous other people have reported the same issue.

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