2010 Toyota Venza

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