Originally Posted by n0v8or

I think I unintentionally led you astray with this comment in Post #11: "~less than 10 Ohms", which turned out to be inaccurate. Your 0.983 measurements are both stable and consistent between sensors. This tells me they represent the resistors connected in parallel with each sensor. not the sensor element resistance. If using an auto-range meter, 0.983 may have been actually indicating 0.983 kΩ (983 Ohms, or ~1kΩ). The 15 - 50 Ohm measurements therefore represent the depressed resistance. My conclusion: the sensors are both OK and resistances agree with the Lexus description.

Given the observed symptoms, a failed pinch sensor was a good first suspect, but is time to move on to the next. My choice wound be the motor inside one of the power struts is not operating. When only one operates, the entire hatch may tend to bind and the one strut trying to do the work of two trips its internal overcurrent protection. Here are 3 ways you could attempt to confirm (or refute) this theory:

(1) Open the hatch part way by hand, high enough so you can wrap your hand around each strut, one at a time, at a point closer to the roof, to see if you can feel the motor running while a helper operates the opener switch.

(2) Operate the opener switch numerous times in succession until the hatch has been moved from closed to nearly open. Now immediately feel each strut to see if one is noticeably warmer than the other.

(3) Stand behind the vehicle while a helper operates the opener switch multiple times. Look for one side to consistently rise more readily than the other each time the hatch moves a small amount, then stops.

Originally Posted by bazzle01

I was also told by my dealer when they replaced my struts (for free) that opening and closing by hand eventually damages the internals.

Originally Posted by rskrx400h

@Lexura16 I bought them on eBay, from a seller named: SpeedMateAutoParts. Here's the link to the item I purchased: https://www.ebay.com/itm/387363071555