2011 Toyota Venza

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MODEL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 TOYOTA VENZA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V442000. I BELIEVE 2011 SHOULD BE IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. OUR VEHICLE IS NOT DRAINING CONDENSATION PROPERLY. THERE IS A BAD ODOR COMING OUT OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AND I BELIEVE THE SMELL IS FROM THE BUILDUP OF MOISTURE IN AND AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONER. AS THIS IS ALSO MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER ABOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED IN PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS FROM THE GLASS, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L 400 WAS THE OE TIRES ON MY 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. THE TIRES RAN WELL ON DRY ROAD WITH LOW NOISE BUT DO NOT ASSIST BRAKING VERY WELL. THE BIG PROBLEM WAS ON THE SNOW AND ICY ROAD DRIVING. THE CAR SLID AT ANY MOMENT WHEN APPLYING A LITTLE QUICKER BRAKING. OUR STATE HAS LONGER WINTER TIME AND A LOT OF SNOWS. WE ALWAYS FELT VERY NERVOUS DRIVING IN WINTER AND THE WINTER DRIVING BECAME VERY DANGEROUS WITH THOSE TIRES. I REPLACED 4 TIRES IN DECEMBER 2014 AT 37100 MILES MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE CONTROL ON SNOW AND ICY ROAD CONDITION OF THE TIRES AND ALSO WE WANT GET RID OF THE BAD FEELING OF WINTER DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT PRETTY FAST TOO. I OWNED MULTIPLE VEHICLES IN THE LAST 20 MORE YEARS, DUELER H/L 400 TIRES ARE THE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVER HAD. THANKS FOR THE TIRE RACK.COM. THE WEBSITE HAS PROVIDED CUSTOMERS A CLEAN AND FREE ENVIRONMENT TO POST THEIR REVIEWS AND RATINGS ON TIRES. BRIDGESTONE DUELER 400 HAS A VERY LOW RATING AND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. I TRIED TO POST MY REVIEW ON BRIDGESTONE WEBSITE TWICE, BUT I HAVE BEEN REFUSED TWICE. THIS IS BECAUSE MY REVIEW CANNOT PASS THEIR GUIDELINES. DUELER 400 HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFY RATING OF 89% IN BRIDGESTONE WEBSITE. THIS RATING PERHAPS WILL LAST FOREVER THERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY, CAUSING HIM TO ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

ON 3/14/14 I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND FOUND ALL WERE IN PROPER ORDER. I PURCHASED A NEW LIGHT BULB AND INSTALLED IT. THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT FUNCTION. I TESTED THE ORIGINAL PASSENGER SIDE BULB IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FIXTURE AND THE BULB FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND AFTER THEIR INSPECTION, THEY DETERMINED THE COMPUTER LIGHT CONTROL HAD QUIT FUNCTIONING. THE PART NUMBER ON THE BOX THE REPLACEMENT PART CAME IN IS: COMPUTER, BALLAST, 85967-06020. OF MY CONCERNS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SOMEONE TRYING TO REPLACE THIS BULB, AS IF THEY WERE REPLACING A STANDARD BULB, IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE IN THIS BULB. I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER BOOSTS THE VOLTAGE AND IF THE BULB FIXTURE IS TOUCHED WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE UNDER POWER COULD RESULT IN DEATH. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HURT AS THE WARNING TO AVOID HIGH VOLTAGE IS NOT EASILY SEEN. IT IS NOT UNLIKELY AN OWNER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE BULB WORKED IN ONE FIXTURE AND NOT THE OTHER WOULD TOUCH THE FIXTURE WITH THE HEADLIGHT TURNED ON. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A PART IN PUT INTO A VEHICLE TO CONTROL A LIGHT BULB THAT DOESN'T LAST LONGER THAN THE BULB. I RECENTLY HEARD VOLKSWAGEN WAS RECALLING OVER 15,000 VEHICLES DUE TO A BAD LIGHT FIXTURE. THE FIXTURE FAIL WHEN THE HOOD WAS CLOSED "ROUGHLY." I OPEN THE HOOD TO CHECK AND CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AND TO ADD FLUIDS. I DO NOT DROP THE HOOD FROM GREAT HEIGHTS. I NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES SELLING THE PART THAT WENT BAD. THE COST TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BY TOYOTA WAS NEARLY $500.00. *TR

MY 2011 TOYOTA VENZA WITH ONLY 10,000 MILEAGE HAD A ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE AS I EXITED I695 TOWARDS TOWSON, MARYLAND. AS I TURNED ONTO THE EXIT I LOST MY ABILITY TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. HAD THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER ON THE SHARP CURVE FROM I95 TO I695, I MAY HAVE CRASHED. FORTUNATELY I DROVE STRAIGHT TO SAFETY TO A PARKING LOT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE POWER STEERING ECU FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND I WILL PICK UP MY VEHICLE TONIGHT, 9/13/13. SINCE MY VENZA WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2014, I WAS ADVISED THE CAR MAKER WOULD COVER COST. HEY ALSO PERFORMED MY 10,000 SERVICE. I WAS SHOCKED THIS DANGEROUS STEERING COMPUTER FAILURE HAPPENED BECAUSE I HAVE MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS DEALERSHIP REQUIRED, IT IS SAFELY STORED IN MY GARAGE ALL WORK WEEK DAYS AND I ONLY DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS, BASICALLY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW SO I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER TOO. *TR

THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I MAKE A STOP AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL A LOUD NOISE (THUMP) OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO LOCAL DEALERS. ONE MADE AN INSPECTION THE OTHER DID NOT BUT BOTH RESPONDED WITH THE SAME COMMENT "WE DON'T KNOW". ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE THOUGHT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE "BRAKE PEDAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY". I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE RECALL IF IT EXIST. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SUPPLY AS THIS CONTINUOUS "THUMP" IS MOST IRRITATING AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE IN CONNECTION WITH A BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I MAKE A STOP AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL A LOUD NOISE (THUMP) OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO LOCAL DEALERS. ONE MADE AN INSPECTION THE OTHER DID NOT AND BOTH RESPONDED WITH THE SAME COMMENT "WE DON'T KNOW". ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE THOUGHT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE "BREAK PEDAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY". I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE RECALL IF IT EXIST. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SUPPLY AS THIS CONTINUOUS "THUMP" IS MOST IRRITATING AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE IN CONNECTION WITH A BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR