| Issue ID | 1370898 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10972399 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 14/04/17 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This is a customers car. I work in an alignment shop. The customer dropped this car off this morning for an alignment. I drove the car into the shop, on the alignment rack this morning. When i got out of the car, and walked around to the front of the car, i noticed the hood was open. I did not remember popping the hood, but i figured i just forgot, and proceeded to shut the hood, as i didn't need it open to align the vehicle. When i tried to close the hood, it would not catch, it just kept popping back up. It seemed to me that the latch was stuck. After looking under the hood, i looked under the dash. What i found, was the hood latch cable was routed under the parking brake arm, every time you set the parking brake, you were "popping" the hood! This can be a very dangerous situation! If you set the parking brake without knowing the hood is open, you could get back in the car and drive away, and have the hood fly open at highway speed, very dangerous! On this car i disconnected the latch cable, and rerouted it. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 162392 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | COLBERT, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZA22C75SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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