NHTSA Complaint #712585 — 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTIVATED WHILE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE DOOR DID NOT STOP WITH PRESSURE AGAINST IT AND NO ELECTRIC EYE IS PRESENT. NO SAFETY FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DOOR TO STOP IT FROM CRUSHING SOMEONE. THE MANUAL HAS A WARNING SAYING THAT YOU SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT TOYOTA WOULD RELY UPON A WARNING IN A MANUAL TO PREVENT INJURY OR DEATH RATHER THAN A SAFETY DE4VICE AS IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER MANUFACTURER'S. LUCKILY I WAS NEARBY AND PUSHED MY DAUGHTER TO SAFETY IN TIME. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, ONCE I DISABLED THE POWER DOOR VIA A BUTTON NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN, THE DOOR BECAME SO DIFFICULT TO MOVE THAT I HAVE TO STRAIN TO USE IT. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ONLY 3 WEEKS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NATIONAL RECALL. THANK YOU.