2009 Toyota Venza

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR, AND IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN, THEN WHEN I RELEASED MY FOOT, IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH "LOOSENED" THE PEDAL, AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY FROM THAT POINT FORWARD. *TR

2009 TOYOTA VENZA -VSC/TRAC . THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED TWICE. ONCE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE OTHER AT A STOP LIGHT. IN THE PARKING LOT, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS STUCK - IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. BRAKE WAS LIGHTLY APPLIED, NOT HEAVILY APPLIED. TO FIX PROBLEM, PUT CAR IN PARK AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. PROBLEM RESOLVED. 5 DAYS LATER, I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LIGHT AND STARTED TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT. AFTER I WAS STOPPED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS STUCK (WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD). I TRIED TAPPING BREAKS TO RELEASE, BUT ULTIMATELY HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR AND START OVER AGAIN. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT HEAVILY ON THE BRAKE. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, I WAS ON A LESS THAN 1% DECLINE AND THE 2ND INSTANCE WAS ON A FLAT ROAD - AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. I TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AT HOME, BUT FOUND THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET THE VSC LIGHT TO COME ON WAS BY HEAVILY APPLYING THE BRAKE. IN BOTH INSTANCES DESCRIBED, I HAD NOT APPLIED THE BRAKE HEAVILY AT ALL.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH VSC. 1. VSC WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER SEATBELT IS FASTENED AND DRIVER REACHES TO BACKSEAT. THIS CAN BE CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THOMPSON TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE ON 3/19/10 AND EXPLANATION RECEIVED WAS THIS IS A "DESIGNED FEATURE" AND IS A RESULT OF PRESSING THE BRAKE PETAL "TOO HARD" CAUSING VSC TO ENGAGE. 2. VSC WARNING LIGHT IS ACTIVATED WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND DRIVER MOVES SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE. EVEN THOUGH SHIFTER IS IN REVERSE, REVERSE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, ENGINE REVS AS THOUGH THE SHIFTER IS STILL IN PARK. TO CORRECT, DRIVER MUST PLACE SHIFTER BACK IN PARK, TEMPORARILY REMOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE AND THEN REAPPLY BRAKE AND SHIFT BACK TO REVERSE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THOMPSON TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE ON 3/19/10 AND COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. EXPLANATION RECEIVED THAT THIS TOO WAS A "DESIGNED FEATURE" AND IS A RESULT OF PRESSING THE BRAKE PETAL "TOO HARD" CAUSING VSC TO ENGAGE AND PREVENTING TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT IN REVERSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME WITH FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE INCIDENT WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,850. UPDATED 4/22/10 *CN UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. RECENTLY BY ROTATING THE WHEELS, I NOTICED THE NUTS WERE LOOSEN. SO WHEN TAKING THE WHEELS OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE DISC BRAKES WERE NOT TIGHTEN TO THE LUGS AND COULD ROLL BACK AND FORTH BY THE LITTLE BIT OF THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LUGS AND THE LUGS' HOLES. THEY WOULD BE TIGHTEN WHEN THE WHEELS WERE ON AND TIGHTEN WITH THE WHEELS' NUTS. I USE MY EDUCATED GUESS TO GUESS THAT WHEN I BRAKE THE CAR, THE DISC BRAKES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ROLL IN REVERSE DIRECTION OF THE WHEELS IN THAT LITTLE BIT OF THE SPACE. WHEN I BACK UP THE CAR, THEN BRAKE, AGAIN, THE DISC BRAKES WILL ROLL THE OTHER DIRECTION. THIS ACTION WILL RESULT IN LOOSING THE WHEELS' NUTS AFTER A SHORT WHILE. WE HAVE OTHER CARS FROM OTHER MANUFACTURES, AND WE FOUND THAT THEY DON'T DESIGN THE SAME WAY, WHICH THE DISC BRAKES ARE TIGHTEN TO THE LUGS ALONE. I WROTE THIS SAME EMAIL TO TOYOTA, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL ANSWER ME. I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. IF OWNERS WHO DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO RETIGHTEN THE WHEELS AFTER 5000-7000 MILES, THEY WILL FACE A CHANCE OF LOOSING A WHEEL ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE PUT YOUR ENGINEERS TO TEST THIS ISSUE TO HELP BRINGING MORE SAFETY TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU *TR

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING ONTO THE OHIO TURNPIKE AND DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND PASS A SLOW-MOVING SEMI IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR ACCELERATED AND ONCE PAST THE SEMI I RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. DESPITE PRESSING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW. AS I PREPARED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE FLOOR MAT TO THE DIAGONAL CORNER OPPOSITE THE GAS PEDAL. WITH THAT ACTION THE PEDAL APPEARED TO BECOME RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE AND THE CAR DECELERATED. A REAR SEAT PASSENGER OBSERVED A WARNING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A MASTER SYSTEM WARNING. THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. NO OTHER ACTIONS OCCURRED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. *TR

MERGING ONTO FREEWAY AND GETTING UP TO SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND CONTINUED TO TAKE OVER THE CAR AND REV UP TO 7500RPMS. I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE AS IT TOOK ME AT FULL SPEED INTO TRAFFIC. I SHIFTED THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT 7500 RPM'S. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER IN THE PEAK TRAFFIC COMMUTE BY TURNING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND MOVE OVER 2 LANES . I THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED TO CALM DOWN FOR 3 MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO 7500 RPM'S SO I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AGAIN. I TUGGED AND PULLED ON THE THROTTLE UNTIL IT RETURNED TO THE UP POSITION. BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE IT I CALLED TOYOTA TO COME GET ME AND THEY TOLD ME TO JUST DRIVE SAFELY HOME AND BRING THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY. THE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND TRY TO GET IT INTO THEM AT THAT TIME. THE CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 18 2009. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. INVOICE 36193 FOR REPAIRS. CENTENNIAL TOYOTA LAS VEGAS NEVADA. DO WE HAVE TO CRASH FIRST TO GET A FIX?? *TR

DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA VENZA, I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THEN LET OFF ON THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN SOMEWHAT. BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO FORCE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND -- AFTER MAYBE 10 SECONDS OF CONSTANTLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE -- IT DID FINALLY SLOW DOWN AND CAME BACK UNDER MY CONTROL. THIS ONE INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR

I WAS COASTING THE ENGINE REVVED UP , I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND HIT STOP VEHICLE IT SOUND LIKE A PERSON APPLYING PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL BUT BOTH MY FEET WERE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL... I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA VENZA THAT WAS TOTALED LUCKILY THE PERSON IN FRONT WAS NOT INJURED AND ONLY HAD FENDER BENDER AS THE TRUCK HE HIT . *TR