1. Toyota Sienna
  2. Problems
  3. 2009
  4. Hatchback/Liftgate

2009 Toyota Sienna Hatchback/Liftgate Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 7 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • lift gate · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi4
1–30k mi2
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 22, 2013 · 52,800 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    The rear lift door of the 2009 sienna has the power lift. I hit the fob to open the door to load items into the back of the van. It opened normally and my wife and i leaned into the van to put items in. As the door reached the top, it suddenly started closing while we were standing under it. I had to use quite a bit of force to slow it down enough so we could get out of the way. And even with me being 6'1 and 195…

    ODI 10538350

  • March 14, 2013 · 66,585 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    The automatic rear lift gate closes as soon as it opens. It been doing for pass few days now. Its a pain but had to go thru. Its expensive to fix,,, *tr

    ODI 10503461

  • December 22, 2012 · 48,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    The automatic rear lift gate closes prematurely. The above date is the last time an injury was caused. I think that the gas struts are defective, and can no longer support the weight of the lift gate, which causes the gate to close prematurely. The failure has happened several times in the past year. On one occasion, the gate struck the bridge of my nose and caused a small laceration. I think that the struts can no…

    1 injury

    ODI 10501848

  • December 20, 2011 · 38,621 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    Rear hatch struts stopped working (manual door). Extremely heavy rear door of the sienna is now extremely dangerous. Once opened the door just crashes shut. It could easily kill someone who was standing under it. *tr

    ODI 10489404

  • May 1, 2011 · 50,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    Lift gate struts on 2009 toyota sienna have failed meaning that the rear door does not hold itself up when opened. There are two struts and both have failed. The struts must be replaced at a cost of about $200 each for a total of $400. *tr

    ODI 10410012

  • April 15, 2010 · 24,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    Rear hatch on 2009 toyota sienna xle closes spontaneously and does not stay up w/o holding it. *tr

    ODI 10344829

  • January 1, 2009 · 1,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate

    Usually in cold temperatures, whenever the rear automatic hatch is opened from the either the fob or the van's control panel, the rear hatch door begins to close back without warning/notice. This has happened at least 20 times since we purchased our 2009 toyota sienna in december of 2008 and is increasing in frequency. The approximate onset date is recorded below on this form. When it begins to close, adults and…

    2 injuries

    ODI 10307774