Toyota Extends Warranty On 585,000 Minivans

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is extending warranty coverage on some 2004-2006 Sienna minivans to address problems with the rear liftgate.

Toyota said there had been 34 complaints about problems opening the liftgate or keeping it in the open position, with allegations of 14 minor injuries. The warranty for the liftgate will be extended from three years or 36,000 miles to six years with no mileage limitations.

The warranty extension involves 585,000 Siennas with either manual or power liftgates.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the problem in August 2006. At the time, NHTSA said it had received eight complaints and four reports of injuries involving the liftgate unexpectedly closing on a person's head or body.

 

r15mohd - 1/23/2008 10:50:16 AM

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good call on toyota to make this move, Honda had a major problem with their v6 tranny's a few years ago and extended warranty to 6 or 7yrs/100k miles for it's consumers.

glad to know the check and balances work make companies take notice.

Agent009 - 1/23/2008 12:36:48 PM

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Some sites are reporting that the warranty extension is to prevent a second recall on the repaired vehicles. It seems the repair is failing at an alarming rate as well.

The strategy is to avoid another public recall to repair a repair.

Carboy - 1/23/2008 8:47:34 PM

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I knew there was something wrong with minivans. j/k lol

toolatetorace - 1/23/2008 11:16:01 PM

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The gas in these lift/support struts loose pressure in cold climates and when the pressure falls off, the seals are not as effective and cosequently lift capacity is comprimised. . The small diameter of the seal and shaft components also add to the problem of making a good seal. It's a worldwide problem with these struts . They need to reinvented .

Designer1 - 1/24/2008 1:33:29 AM

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Toyota keep the wonderful work that you do, I wonder what other company cares so much about its product? Small problems like these and they STILL cover them. Great work Toyota.