[20swrt]

I was just wondering - for later deliveries. Are you still getting unusually large gaps in the rear tailgate/liftgate ? Mine was built in 2021 but a 2022 model. I cant help but notice that the tolerances are really bad for these earlier models. I wonder if these gaps still exist today. 7 mm between the lights and rear windows is simply too unsightly. 5mm per side is acceptable (or less).

 

[pamhar]

Is it closing flush?

Does seem more and more Toyota vehicles have larger gaps.

There are those stubby adjustment dials that can tweak with... just remember where they were adjusted originally to in case need to put back. This is more if not closing flush... probably little help with gaps.

 

[20swrt]

Is it closing flush?

Does seem more and more Toyota vehicles have larger gaps.

There are those stubby adjustment dials that can tweak with... just remember where they were adjusted originally to in case need to put back. This is more if not closing flush... probably little help with gaps.

Door is closing flush. I think the problem is the welding of the entire rear section. I recall seeing the same thing on another Sienna when i picked up mine. The sides (rear quarter panels) seem to be welded 4-6 mm further apart than originally planned. I can tell because the glass curvature is supposed to make a continous arc in the rear section but it's not.

 

[starlightmica]

It doesn't help that the tailgate is mostly made of plastic - IIRC someone here disassembled their tailgate and found there was a metal frame deep inside. Plastic expands and contracts at different rates than metal, the plastic-bodied Saturns were notorious for their panel gaps required to account for that.

 

[spindrjr]

No different on my 2023 so you aren't missing out.

 

[Dimitrij]

It doesn't help that the tailgate is mostly made of plastic - IIRC someone here disassembled their tailgate and found there was a metal frame deep inside. Plastic expands and contracts at different rates than metal, the plastic-bodied Saturns were notorious for their panel gaps required to account for that.

The skin on the liftgate is indeed plastic; don't even need to disassemble it to notice that - just tap it with the fingertips for haptic and acoustic feedback. Tesla is another brand that often gets mentioned in the body gaps conversations, so maybe those gaps are just a cool fashion statement, and/or a harbinger of the exciting new era of automotive engineering.

 

[Chubbysumo]

same gaps on my 2021 in the rear gate. there is minimal adjustment too, like, you can't really tweak it left or right because the hinge bolts are a PITA to access.