2010 Toyota Venza 4-DR w/SAB

Ze2 warranty explains as a leaking engine oil cooler pipe A Brief knocking a really niceAt startup in th 1ar2.7l 4-0041-13 Cylinder engine could be caused by probable with the camshaft timing VVT gear assembly My invoice states Knocking rattling noise at start off causes problems with the camshaft time in a gear assembly was repaired February 15 2021 B system warning light is on. Test for stored codes. Misc p0138: tech found internal electrical failures in rear O2 sensor and AF sensor also found internal failures in cam gears replaced all parts .$2168.77 (miles122919)Then it was also done on Oct 30 2018 $1337.73(miles 104725)

Oil hole to close to heat that was made out of rubber. New part purchase made out of metal

Panoramic roof leaking

2010 TOYOTA VENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOUD CRACKING AND POPPING SOUNDS IN ROOF. *LD *JS

WATER LEAK FROM PANORAMIC SUNROOF WHEN IT RAINS. SIDE PILLAR POSTS. HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS INCLUDING: SHORTED OUT THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS, OWNERS HAD TO DISMANTLED MOONROOF ON THEIR OWN TO ADD SEALANT OR GLUE. THIS SHOULD BE TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY AS A FACTORY ISSUE. DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2YRS BUT I JUST FOUND OUT I COULD MAKE COMPLAINT HERE. PLEASE ASSIST. *TR

THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING IT ON UNEVEN ROADS. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SEAT SMELLS LIKE IT'S BURNING WHEN THE SEAT HEATER IS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU CAR WASH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE BUMPER, RADIATOR, BATTERY, AND HOOD WERE DAMAGED. THE INTERNAL DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE THE HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE'S IMPACT TO THE WALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I AM HAVING SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND SO ARE MY NEIGHBORS AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING FOR MY CO-WORKERS AND THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN OUR PARKING GARAGE OF 1000 PLUS CARS, TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH MY TOYOTA VENZA 2010'S ALARM SYSTEM TO KEEP GOING OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE PANIC BUTTON OR ALARM. THERE IS NO BREEZE, MOVEMENT NOR ANIMALS AROUND MY CAR AND IT GOES OFF DAY AND NIGHT. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY WAKE UP AND PRESS MY ALARM OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I AM NOT SURE HOW I COULD KEEP PAYING A CAR NOTE ON A CAR THAT DOES THIS AND HOW THIS IS MY FAULT OR THAT OF ANY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. IT IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE AND SHOULD BECOME A RECALLED ITEM THAT IS FIXED BY TOYOTA. YOU FOLKS NEED TO GET THIS RECALLED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, I HAVE SEEN 1000S OF COMPLAINTS ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. THEY SAY ITS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE.

UPON STARTUP AND IN MOVEMENT, WARNING DASH LIGHTS COME ON. INDICATING CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL, SIMULTANEOUSLY AND REMAIN ON. RETURN TO AUTHORIZED DEALER, DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETE. 02 SENSOR BANK 1&2 CORRECTED. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

LAS LUCES LARGAS DE LOS FOCOS DELANTEROS DEJARON DE FUNCIONAR . SE ME INFORMO QUE LO QUE SUCEDIO ES QUE EL INJUCTION BLOCK ESTA DEFECTUOSO. ME PERSONE A UN AUTO PARTS DE TOYOTA Y ME INFORMARON QUE SON MUCHOS LOS CASOS COMO MI ASUNTO, QUE ES EL MAL DE ESAS GUAGUAS.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING. WENT TO ATLANTA TOYOTA ON 12/9/15 AND HAD SEAT INSPECTED, REPORT STATED HEATING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS QUOTED $555 FOR REPAIR. AN ASSOCIATE INFORMED ME OF A RECALL OFF THE HEATING ELEMENTS FOR THE SEATS, BUT I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED. IT IS 6/11/2018 AND MY VIN IS STILL EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY TODAY AND THEY STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THEU ONLY STATED THEY WOULD DOCUMENT MY ISSUE (WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE). I REQUESTED A CASE NUMBER FOR MY COMPLAINT #1806110811. THE RECALLS FOR THIS FIRE HAZARD ON THE 2009-2010 TOYOTA VENZA ARE 14V74300 11/19/14 AND 16V39600 6/2/16. I AM REQUESTING THAT ALL TOYOTA VENZAS BE INCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL.

THE ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR FLICKERS OFF AND ON THE DOME LIGHTS MY HEADLIGHTS MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME NOW MY DRIVER VISOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN I AM DRIVING IN MOTION I CAN HEAR SOMETIMES THEY SQUEAKING NOISE SOMETIMES I GRINDING NOISE AND I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE MY TIRES ARE BEING WORN OUT WAY MORE THAN THEY SHOULD I WAS TOLD MY STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND THEN I WAS TOLD I WOULD THEY WERE NOT I DON'T KNOW BUT AT TIMES I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THIS CAR AND FOR SOME REASON I HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING MY BRAKES ALMOST EVERY 5 MONTHS 6 MONTHS OR SO THEY NEED TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE MY BRAKES WILL FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING OUT BUT I DO HAVE BRAKE PADS ON THEM STILL BUT IN ORDER FOR MY CAR NOT TO MAKE CERTAIN NOISES OR DRIVE SOMETIMES A CERTAIN WAY I NEED TO PUT BRAND NEW PADS ON EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEW PADS ON ALREADY

MY AUTOKEY WAS NOT WORKING TO OPEN THE CAR SO I TOOK IT IN THINKING I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY FOENTHE KEY FOB. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2010 VENZA, 67K MILES, ALWAYS GARAGED,, DRY COLORADO CLIMATE AND I NEED A NEW WIRING HARNESS FOR $4300?!!

THE SUN VISOR I HAVE THREE FRIENDS IN NEW JERSEY AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT

94,000 MILES AWD VENZA WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL TRANSAXLE LEAK. VENT ON THE AXLE MEANT TO RELEASE PRESSURE WHEN OIL HEATS UP, CLOGS WITH DEBRIS AND FAIL. SINCE THE SYSTEM CAN NOT VENT, IT RUINS THE SEALS AND COUPLING. DEALER ESTIMATE OF $3,000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND WOULD EXPECT MORE FROM TOYOTA.

1ST TIME (NOV. 5TH, 2016), I WAS IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED, I QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWED AND STOPPED. 2ND TIME (APRIL 12TH, 2017), I WAS CRUISING ABOUT 30MPH, I LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED, I QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. ON APRIL 12TH, 2017 I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF RECALL - THEY SAID NO.

OUR 2010 VENZA HAS 80K MILES ON IT (POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 60K). AFTER HEARING A "WHIRRING" NOISE FROM THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE, WE HAD IT INSPECTED. THERE IS A LEAK OF FLUID FROM THE LEFT AXLE SEAL WHERE IT MEETS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS OPENED AND HAD ADEQUATE FLUID BUT THE FLUID HAD METAL FRAGMENTS IN IT, INDICATING THAT THE GEARS ARE GRINDING DOWN. ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC HE HAS SEEN THIS IN OTHER 2010 VENZA'S AND ONLINE FORUMS ALSO INDICATE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WORST CASE SCENARIO - THE GEARS COULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING AND RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT.

THE SUN VISOR ON BOTH WINDOWS KEEP FALLING DOWN INTO THE FIELD OF VIEW AND WILL NOT STAY UP. ONE VISOR NOW HAS A NOTICEABLE BUMP BY THE CONNECTOR TO THE CEILING, THE VISOR WILL FALL CONSTANTLY REGARDLESS OF IT IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

DISTINCT SMELL OF OZONE / BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING ON A COLD DAY. PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY AND INVESTIGATED FURTHER. AFTER CYCLING POWER SEVERAL TIMES, THE BURNING SMELL WAS VERIFIED TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER. SEAT HEATER TURNED OFF TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FIRE AND WILL BE EXAMINED BY A LOCAL BODY SHOP IN A FEW DAYS TO PINPOINT THE FAULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT HAD A SHORT, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE SEAT HEATER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,014.

HID BALLAST MALFUNCTION FOR BOTH HEAD LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER WHAT SETTING THE SELECTOR SWITCH IS ON. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY ON THE HIGHWAY, SIDE ROAD, NEIGHBORHOOD, TURNING, DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD DURING ANY OF THE TIMES IN WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2016 AND STILL OCCURS TO THE PRESENT DATE. NO KNOWN "PROBLEM" FOUND WITH THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

THE TOYOTA VENZA WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT AND ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 13 AIRBAGS. NOT 1 AIRBAG DEPLOYED! THE ACCIDENT WAS IN MOTION AND TOOK PLACE ON A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. WHILE BEGINNING TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE SPEED. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A STOP LIGHT INTERSECTION, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY FLOORMAT INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT HEATER ASSEMBLY: NOTICED A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL WHENEVER SEAT HEATER TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. WILL KEEP IN OFF POSITION UNTIL ISSUE IS RESOLVED.

FOR MY DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2010 TOYOTA VENZA TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE HARNESS MELTED AT THE MODULE WHICH MELTED THE WIRING IN THE SEAT. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE MODULE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY STAFF AT TOYOTA (601 EAST ROCHAMBEAU DR., WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23188) - 757.259.1000 THAT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD IF THEY DID NOT TAKE IT OUT. THIS APPEARS TO MIRROR A SIMILAR RECALL THAT TOYOTA HAS REGARDING ELECTRICAL WIRING. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT THE SAME ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I SPOKE WITH PETER FROM THE REGIONAL OFFICE AND HE STATED THAT RECALL WAS RELATED TO AN AFTERMARKET PART AND THEY THEREFORE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME ANY ASSISTANCE ON RESOLVING THE ISSUE AND RESTORING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MY SEAT. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS DEFECTIVE AND AS STATED BY TOYOTA STAFF A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN MY CAR IF THEY WOULD HAVE NOT REMOVED THE ELEMENT WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND JUST REMOVING THE MODULE DOES NOT RESTORE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MY SEAT; HOWEVER, EVEN WORSE, THOSE WHO MAY HAVE THIS VEHICLE MAY NOT CATCH THE ISSUE THIS TIME RESULTING IN A FIRE OR OTHER HAZARDOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.

OUR 2010 TOYOTA VENZA IS EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT LEFT HEAD LAMP FAILURE. WHEN THE BULB WAS TESTED IT OPERATED FINE THE LIGHT WILL GO ON AFTER MUCH PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THIS IS CLEARLY A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE.

WINDOW HAS SHATTERED. AS PER THOSE RECENTLY BEING SHOWN ON NATIONAL TELEVISION .

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VERY SLOWLY...MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY GENTLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A FAST SPEED. I HIT THE BRICK WALL OF A STORE AND SMASHED THE GLASS FRONT DOOR. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DID I DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL IN EXCESS TO CAUSE IT TO ACCELERATE. AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE SPOT THE ENGINE DID START TO MAKE A REVVING UP SOUND. THE PARKING SPOT WAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM FRONT OF BUILDING. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE IMPACT BUT DID NOT STOP. THE IMPACT OF THE CAR ON THE WALL STOPPED THE CAR. THANK GOD THERE WERE NO INJURIES. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ

DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING ELEMENT FAILED DUE TO WIRE BREAKAGE OR SHORT-CIRCUIT; BURNING ODOR DETECTED. DEALER REQUIRED THE HEATING ELEMENT BE REPLACED. COST TO REPLACE WAS CHARGED TO ME, $631.35. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 6-8 CAR LENGTHS FROM TWO CARS STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO THEY COULD TURN LEFT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ONTO THE BRAKES BUT THEY DIDN'T ENGAGE. I THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I HEARD THE PULSATION AS IF THE ABS BRAKES WERE TRYING TO WORK BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. I THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF THE LANE TO MY RIGHT WAS CLEAR. WHEN I SAW THAT IT WAS, I TRIED TO STEER INTO IT BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STEER AND I CRASHED INTO THE SECOND STOPPED CAR AND IT IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THE FRONT PASSENGER IN EACH OF THOSE TWO CARS WENT TO GET CHECKED OUT AT THE HOSPITAL. I WAS 33 WEEKS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL TO MONITOR MY BABY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

IT WAS AROUND 10:30AM AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. PRESSED ON THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED IT AND THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. ABOUT 5 MILES LATER THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND NOW THEY LIGHT UP AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK WITH THE SUNROOF CLOSED AND THE SUN VISOR OPEN WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A GUNSHOT, AND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. IT SCARED ME AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD; THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ANYWHERE NEAR ME. I AM CERTAIN IT WASN'T HIT BY A ROCK OR SOMETHING AS THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND ALSO I WASN'T NEAR ANY OVERPASSES. UPON RESEARCH, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH TOYOTA, SO I CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. AFTER A COUPLE FOLLOW UP CALLS, TOYOTA BASICALLY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I'M LUCKY THIS DIDN'T CUT ME UP OR CAUSE ME TO CRASH. HOPEFULLY THIS DOESN'T KEEP HAPPENING. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHICH IS FAIRLY LEVEL GROUND. VEHICLE IN PARK AND LOCKED. IT ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT GATE. TOYOTA HAS AGREED TO DO A EDR BUT NOT UNTIL MARCH 11. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HANGS AND WONT GO BACK UP. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE I WAS APPROACHING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A VERY LOUD POP! I WAS STARTLED THINKING SOMEONE HAD SHOT A GUN! IT CAUSED ME TO SLOW DOWN AND TO ALMOST BE REAR ENDED. I LOOKED UP TO FIND MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED INTO A CEMENT POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, RIGHT KNEE, LEFT THIGH, STOMACH AND SEVERE BLOOD LOSS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND BOTH KNEES. TWO OF THE REAR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, BACK, RIGHT LEG AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED FIRMLY THE VEHICLE THE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

ON OCTOBER 20, 2012, MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY (I.E. BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES AND BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY) ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA VENZA AND THAT A MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT STATED, "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CONTACT YOUR DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY!". I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, INFORMED THEM THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND OF THE ILLUMINATED MESSAGE, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND ON THE WAY THE BRAKE SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AGAIN (2ND TIME IN SAME DAY). I MANAGED TO CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORM THE DEALERSHIP THAT I DID NOT WANT THIS VEHICLE BACK UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM. ON THE SAME DAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED FOR A THIRD TIME. I OBSERVED THE MECHANIC PLUG HIS DIAGNOSTIC LAP TOP INTO OUR VEHICLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY STORED ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE (DESPITE THE FACT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 3 TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE SAME DAY). THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, SO ON OCTOBER 22, 2012 THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR GUIDANCE. CORPORATE INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THESE PARTS, CONDUCTED A TEST DRIVE, AND RELEASED THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE TO MY WIFE ON OCTOBER 23, 2012 NEVER STATING WHAT CAUSED THE REPEATED BRAKE FAILURE. ON OCTOBER 26, 2012, THE BRAKE SYSTEM AGAIN AND WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY ARE DENYING LIABILITY. *TR

PARKED THE CAR, LOCKED IT. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER NOTICED SMOKE, THEN FIRE, VERY INTENSE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DESTROYED (RADIATOR MELTED), FRONT TIRE BURNED, AND THE FIRE DAMAGED DASHBOARD AND INTERIOR AS WELL. A CAR PARKED NEARBY WAS ALSO SCORCHED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING THROWN AT OR ANY ROCK AND DEBRIS HIT. IT IS A ABOUT 4 FEET CRACK. MANY GLASS EXPERTS AGREE THAT IT IS A MATERIAL DEFECT. TALKED TO TOYOTA DELEAR AND THEIR POSITION IS IT CASUED DUE TO ROCK/DEBRIS HIT. *TR

MOVED FROM FLAT INDIANA TO HILLY TENNESSEE. PULLED UP TO TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE CREST OF A HILL AND THE LIGHT WAS RED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE ACCELERATOR, AND IN THE TIME IT TOOK TO DO THAT, MY VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. THERE SHOULD BE A MECHANISM IN PLACE THAT STOPS A VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS IF IT IS IN THE 'DRIVE' GEAR. THANKFULLY THE BRAKES WERE WORKING QUITE WELL! I HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET WHEN STOPPING ON HILLS- 1 ON THE BRAKE AND 1 ON THE ACCELERATOR - AND 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL - YIKES! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHEN MAKING TURNS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO PULL OFF OF THE ROADWAY. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON EIGHT OCCASIONS, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR WAS REPROGRAMMED AND REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 09/02/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A DRAGGING SOUND. THE VEHICLE THEN PULLED BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AT TIMES, THE VSC LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GO OFF, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY ON AND THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OVER CORRECT. UPDATED 09/14/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL AND THE SENSOR COMMUNICATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND SEND AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. A MESSAGE THAT READ CHECK CVS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER MESSAGE THAT READ BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PEDAL AND SENSOR. THE PART FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE DEALER TWO WEEKS LATER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AGAIN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. UPDATED 10/26/11

THE HEAD REST ON MY VEHICLE PUSHES MY NECK FORWARD INTO AN EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION. THIS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. AS A 5'4" FEMALE, I WAS HAVING TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN FOLLOWING LONG TRIPS. I HAVE REVERSED THE HEAD REST SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT (WHIPLASH), BUT FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO CHOICE (SEVERE NECK PAIN WAS INTERFERING WITH ABILITY TO TURN MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING). I ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 2007 AUDI Q7. I ALSO REVERSED THE HEAD REST ON THAT CAR. RESEARCHING THIS ON-LINE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM (AND SOLUTION). CAR MANUFACTURERS SHOULD ME MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND QUESTIONABLE SOLUTION SO THAT THEY CAN CORRECT THIS.

WHEN MANUALLY CLOSING THE REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH ON THE 2010 TOYOTA VENZA IT AUTO SHUTS AND CAN CAUSE OBJECTS, INCLUDING MY FINGERS, TO BE CAUGHT. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER CLOSE FEATURE BUT WHEN YOU CLOSE IT MANUALLY, IT OVERRIDES THE SENSORS THAT WOULD STOP THE CLOSING MECHANISM. I RECENTLY INSTALLED A CARGO MAT AND WHEN MANUALLY SHUTTING THE REAR HATCH DOOR, MY FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR HATCH. IT SHUT FULLY AND CAUGHT ALL 8 FINGERS AND THERE WAS NO OVERRIDE MECHANISM TO STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING. I HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND MY WORRY IS THAT CHILDREN OR ANIMALS WILL EASILY BE CAUGHT AND SEVERE INJURIES WILL BE INCURRED. I REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY PROBLEMATIC FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE RESEARCHED AND ENHANCED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

ON MY 2010 TOYOTA VENZA, MY WIFE INJURED HER HAND WHEN SHE WAS CLOSING THE TAILGATE AND THE POWER MOTOR WHICH PULL THE TAILGATE SHUT TRAPPED HER HAND UNDER PRESSURE BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. SHE NEEDED ME TO RELEASE THE TAILGATE TO FREE HER HAND. PRESSURE INJURY TO HAND. *TR

I WAS THE DRIVER IN A REAR-END COLLISION. I REAR-ENDED A CAR GOING APPROX. 20-25 MILES PER HOUR AND NEITHER THE PASSENGER OR DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE CAR I STRUCK WAS NOT MOVING. *TR

RECALL OF THE VENZA 2010. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2010 TOYOTA VENZA ON RTE. 19S, IN FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA. WE ACCELERATED OUR VENZA TO MATCH ONGOING TRAFFIC SPEEDS, WHEN THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN AND WAS INCREASING IN SPEED. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, WHICH FAILED TO RESPOND. I THEN CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROL, TO SEE IF I HAD INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED IT, BUT I HAD NOT. I THEN STARTED TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE, AND AFTER NUMEROUS PUMPS, THE THROTTLE DISENGAGED. AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE, WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CALLED OUR DEALERSHIP, COURTESY TOYOTA. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO CALL 1(800)331-4331 TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO L&S TOYOTA CITY IN BECKLEY, WV, WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO PERFORM AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSPECTION, BUT THE TECH WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL OF THE PEDAL RESHAPING, WHICH WE HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF, AND CLEARED THE VEHICLE FOR RELEASE TO US, AT THIS TIME, AND ADVISED US THAT IF THIS SHOULD REOCCUR, TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOW THE CAR BY BRAKING. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PEDAL SHAPE OR THE DRIVER MAT, AND WAS IN FACT A COMPUTER ANOMALY. WHEN THE ANOMALY OCCURRED, IT FROZE THE THROTTLE AND BLOCKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM.. FURTHER MORE, THE IDEA TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IS UNSAFE, AS THERE WERE NO BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND WOULD CONTINUE TO COAST ONWARD AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE VELOCITY. I EXPECT THAT TOYOTA COMPANY KNOWS THE DEFECT LIES IN THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT MAY WELL BELIEVE THE COST OF CLAIMS AND HUMAN LIVES IS CHEAPER THAN FIXING THE VERY REAL PROBLEM. WE PURCHASED THE TOYOTA VENZA MARCH 30, 2010 AND WERE ASSURED THAT, AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR IT. THE RECALL FOR OUR VENZA WAS ISSUED MARCH 16, 2010, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON OUR CAR, AND WE HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF ONE UNTIL OUR VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE OCCURRED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA, AND WAS HEAVILY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED TO MERGE ONTO THE EXPRESS WAY, WHEN MY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR, APPROX 80 MPH. THE ONLY THING I CAN COMPARE IT TO, IS IT FELT LIKE THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AND TOOK OVER, BUT, KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT WAS HARD TO KEEP IT PRESSED, SO I USED BOTH FEET AND ALL MY LEG STRENGTH AND HELD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. IT SLOWED THE SPEED A LITTLE. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY OVER A 1/4 MILE, LESS THEN A 1/2 MILE, BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DISENGAGED. I COULD NOT SEARCH FOR NEUTRAL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WAS WATCHING TRAFFIC AND MANEUVERING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC ENTERING AND EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY. NEUTRAL ON THE VENZA IS NOT A STRAIGHT SHIFT. YOU HAVE TO SHIFT LEFT AND THEN UP TO FIND NEUTRAL. MOST CARS IS ITS A STRAIGHT SHIFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN HER VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO 55 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AS HE MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,819. UPDATED 12/08/10. *LJ THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF. UPDATED 12/13/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN UTILIZING THE RADIO DURING DAYLIGHT, HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE STATIONS DUE TO LIMITED ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT IF HE WOULD SHUT OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, THE RADIO LIGHTS WOULD INTENSIFY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700.

WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY, ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND APPLYING BRAKE WOULD NOT SLOW CAR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE AND MOVE TO SHOULDER. *TR

TOYOTA VENZA. THE REAR HATCH IS AUTO OPEN/CLOSE. USING THE AUTO CLOSING BUTTON ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, I INITIATED THE CLOSE SEQUENCE. THE REAR HATCH STARTED TO CLOSE NORMALLY, THEN IT "SLAMMED SHUT" WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE UNDER THE HATCH. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS AT OPENING OR CLOSING THE HATCH RESULTED IN A "STUTTER" EFFECT WHICH REQUIRED ME TO CLOSE THE HATCH MANUALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT SLAM THE HATCH SHUT. I HAVE NEVER SLAMMED THE HATCH, I ALWAYS USE THE BUTTON ON THE DASH OR THE KEY FOB TO OPEN/ CLOSE THE HATCH. THE ROD IS NOW BENT THAT HOLDS THE HATCH OPEN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN I AM UNDER THE HATCH. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A LIMB IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE CORRECT. *TR

SEATBELT OF 2010 TOYOTA VENZA GOT CAUGHT AROUND MY 3 YEAR OLD'S NECK. SEATBELT WOULD NOT GIVE SLACK TO REMOVE AND TIGHTENED AS IT RETRACTED BACK INTO DOOR. HAD TO CUT SEATBELT IN ORDER TO REMOVE FROM CHILD'S NECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE. SHE HAD TO PRESS THE SMART BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE; EVEN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ATTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO DRIVER ERROR AND THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,130.

2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WITH NO REASON. THERE WAS NO SCRATCH MARKS. IT WAS SOMETHING FROM INSIDE OUT. IN MY OPINION IT WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAT. THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE EXPOSED TO SUN ALL DAY. TOYOTA AT FIRST REFUSED TO PAY THE REPAIR. BUT NOW THEY ARE REPLACING THE SUNROOF BUT STILL WITHOUT CHECKING THE REASON FOR THE INCIDENT. THE NOISE WAS SO STRONG AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE INCIDENT OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. *KB AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, HE PUSHED THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER BUTTON AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A GREAT SPEED, NEARLY CRASHING INTO THE OPENING OF THE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING AT 5,000 RPM'S AND HE IMMEDIATELY PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, JAMMED IT INTO NEUTRAL, THEN REVERSE, THEN PARK. IN PARK, THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AND SO THE CONSUMER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK UNDER THE MAT, AND IT WAS NOT. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NO WHERE NEAR ANY FLOOR MAT AND THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY MOVING AT THE TIME. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING INTO THE GARAGE. *JB

2010 TOYOTA VENZA SUDDEN ACCELERATED*CW THE CONSUMER MOVED INTO THE LEFT TURNING LANE AT A FOUR-WAY STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN; AND AFTER MAKING THE TURN, HE THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PROCEED AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONSUMER THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN HE DID THEY DID NOT WORK AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER PANICKED AND THEN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE TRANSMISSION DID ENGAGE, BUT IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, HE HAD TROUBLE BRAKING AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO GOT HOT UP 145 DEGREES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THE TEMPERATURE OF THE RADIO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE RADIO COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,050.

MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL; I WAS COASTING AT A VERY LOW SPEED WITH THE NATURAL FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CAR CARRYING ME INTO THE GARAGE (MY DRIVEWAY IS ONLY ABOUT TWO-CAR-LENGTHS LONG). AS I NEARED THE GARAGE DOOR, NOW HALFWAY OPEN, MY CAR SUDDENLY REVVED TO A HIGH SPEED AND WAS HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD SMASHING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. AS I SAID, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND SO I THEN PUT THE OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS WELL. THEN, I SLAMMED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HEARD THE ENGINE JUST REV AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE SUA SEEEMED TO HAPPEN AS I PUSHED THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR OPENER UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE. UPDATED 06/04/10

I HAVE A 2010 FWD VENZA WITH 2000 MILES. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD FOUR SEPARATE INSTANCES OF THE UNEXPECTED ENGINE REVVING. AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF GAS AND APPLYING BRAKE LIGHTLY, PREPARING FOR A FULL BRAKE. THE ENGINE 'REVVED' FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS. ODDLY, NO ACCELERATION OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, TYPICAL SPEED 25-35. THE HAPPENED ONCE WITH ME AND THREE TIMES WITH MY WIFE. PLAN TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND CALL TOYOTA CONSUMER EXPERIENCE HOTLINE. *TR

AT 2 PM TODAY, I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM RUNNING ERRANDS AND WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUSHED THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. AT THAT POINT, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL; I WAS COASTING AT A VERY LOW SPEED WITH THE NATURAL FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CAR CARRYING ME INTO THE GARAGE (MY DRIVEWAY IS ONLY ABOUT TWO-CAR-LENGTHS LONG). AS I NEARED THE GARAGE DOOR, NOW HALFWAY OPEN, MY CAR SUDDENLY REVVED TO A HIGH SPEED AND WAS HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD SMASHING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. AS I SAID, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND SO I THEN PUT THE OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS WELL. THEN, I SLAMMED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HEARD THE ENGINE JUST REV AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I THEN SLAMMED THE CAR INTO REVERSE THEN PARK, AGAIN HEARING THE ENGINE REV AT A HIGH SPEED. I THEN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK ON ANY FLOOR MAT. AND, AS I SAID, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I THEN SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH MY HEART RACING, THINKING THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TWO MINUTES AGO WHILE ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. OR, IF I HADN'T BEEN QUICK TO ACT PROPERLY, MY CAR WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN MY FAMILY ROOM'WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE'SURELY I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS QUICKLY. I FELT JUST LIKE THE WOMAN AT THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, IN TEARS, DESCRIBING HER EXPERIENCE WITH HER LEXUS. THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED TO A HIGH SPEED, AND WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE OR PARK. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WAS THE ONLY OPTION TO MAKE THE HIGH-SPEED THROTTLING TO STOP. THESE FACTS ARE CLEAR: 'THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK ON ANY FLOOR MAT 'THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION 'THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION 'THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS AT VERY HIGH RPM'S 'THE HIGH RPM'S WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. *TR

THIS PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE NOTICED IN MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA VENZA IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM BEING REPORTED IN THE 2010 PRIUS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED IS FREQUENT JERKS WHICH CAN BE TERMED AS INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON SLICK ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY WHEN IT SNOWED HERE IN COLUMBUS OHIO THIS JANUARY. I DO NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE BUT THERE RESULT OF THE ACTION OF APPLYING BRAKE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR AND RESULTED IN A DRAG. SURPRISINGLY, THE JERKS ON APPLICATION ON THE BRAKE SHOCK ME AND I FELT AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I AM NOT CERTAIN IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS EXACTLY SIMILAR TO WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING WITH 2010 PRIUS BUT 2010 VENZA IS A NEW MODEL OF CARS INTRODUCED BY TOYOTA IN THE LAST YEAR AND I AM SUSPECTING THIS COULD BE THE ISSUE. I WILL MAKE A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEKEND TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH THE RECALL OF THE FLOOR MAT BUT I AM HOPING THIS IS NOT OVERLOOKED. *TR