2014 TOYOTA VENZA Problems & Recalls
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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2009-2015 Venza vehicles. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) wiring may become damaged with regular use of the driver-side ...
My daughter was in an accident where a 2025 ram quad cab hit her at full speed in the drivers front wheel. The airbags didn’t deploy allowing her head to break the side window. The recall for the side airbag had been completed.
The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Venza. The contact stated that the screen was back over protection screen was blank. Additionally, the OnStar and the radio were inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the buttons wer...
Mileage: 130,000
The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Venza. The contact stated that the screen was back over protection screen was blank. Additionally, the OnStar and the radio were inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the buttons wer...
Mileage: 130,000
I called the dealership in Feb 2022 to have recall done and was told they were ordering the parts but have not heard from them.
The vehicle started to exhibit a popping or clunking sound in the steering Column after 125,000 miles. Was told it was not dangerous and continued to drive while albeit was still distracting. At 165,000, the sound became extremely loud at hwy speeds of 70-80mph and cause the steering wheel to shake ...
I have been trying to have this recall taken care of at key west Toyota they have made no effort to remedy this situation. I have emailed and called numerous time with never getting a call back.
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND COULD FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN LIKE IT WAS LOCKING UP. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED TO GREEN I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND HAD NO POWER IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I MANUALLY TURNED WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD AND DRIFTED ACROSS ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE CONTROL BECAUSE IT W...
Mileage: 54,000
CONSTANT DEFLATION OF TIRE WITH NO VISIBLE PROBLEM.
CONSTANT DEFLATION OF TIRE WITH NO VISIBLE PROBLEM.
I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT 2WE MAKING A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THEY CHANGED THE SHOCKS, BUT THE NOISE DIDN'T STOP. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BUSHINGS, WHICH ARE PLASTIC (MOST OF THE TIME THE BUSHINGS ARE MADE OF ...
Mileage: 50,000
IN NOVEMBER 2018 A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY INDICATED A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THEIR ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT FRONT SE...
THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS IN TOYOTA VEHICLES FROM THIS YEAR MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ONLY LAST ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE THEY STOP WORKING. REPLACING THE ACTUATOR IS A VERY TIME INTENSIVE PROCEDURE AND THE COMPONENT IS NOT CHEAP EITHER. OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUAT...
THE DUST IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING'S EVAPORATOR FLAKING OFF SMALL PIECES. CARSPEC'S HEARD MULTIPLE EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY THE EVAPORATOR DOES THIS: THE PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE EVAPORATOR FLAKES OFF, THE EVAPORATOR'S ALUMINUM CORRODES, ETC. THE BLOWER TAKES THESE BITS OF DEBRIS AND...
Mileage: 43,000
MY BRAKES FAILED AT A LOW SPEED AT A MCDONALDS AND I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY SON AND GRANDAUGHER WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO STOP NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE CALLED TOYATO BUT WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR...
Mileage: 74,725
DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 5 MILES AND MALFUNCTION OF "LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING"' LIGHT NEVER COME ON UNTIL MY TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND VEHICLE BECOME NON-OPERATIONAL.
Mileage: 22,220
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES TO THE LEFT. THE FEELING WAS IDENTICAL TO A TIRE BLOW OUT. THE VSC WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ...
Mileage: 45,000
2017 TOYOTA VENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD IT'S SECOND EPISODE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS SPECIFICALLY OCCURED, WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND REMOVING FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THEN PLACING IT ON THE BRAKE PEDA...
I'M FROM VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA. I WAS DRIVING BACK, FROM VANCOUVER AIRPORT OUTLET STORES, ON HIGHWAY 99, WITH AROUND 90 KM/H AND WHEN I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION WITH OVER-PASSING CAMBIE ROAD, I HEARD LIKE AN GLASS EXPLOSION ON THE CAR ROOF, AND BY REFLEX I DUCK AND COVER BUT I DID NOT STOP THE C...
Mileage: 5,593
ON FRIDAY, JULY 1ST ON VACATION TO HERSHY PENNSLYVANIA THE SUNROOF ON MY 2014 TOYOTA VENZA EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OR ANYTHING NEAR US. I INFORMED TOYOTA OF HOPKINSVILLE ABOUT MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE OF TH...
Mileage: 45,000
MICE ARE GAINING ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR CABIN OF MY VEHICLE. I TRAPPED 2 MICE OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS. THE TOYOTA VENZA IS PARKED IN THE SAME GARAGE AS MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 2004 FORD ESCAPE. THE ESCAPE WAS PARKED THERE FOR 11 YEARS AND I NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE GAINING ACCESS THROUGH THE AIR FILTR...
Mileage: 8,000
ON 10/08/14 UPON MAKING A LONG TURN OFF OF THE INTERSTATE ONTO A SERVICE ROAD AT LESS THAN 45 MPH, THE PANORAMIC ROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE FIRST TOLD DEFECTIVE GLASS. AFTER 6 MONTHS, THERE IS A POPPING SO...
Mileage: 9,000
ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH, HIT A DEER HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!
Mileage: 26,000
EL DILER NO QUIERE REPARAR LOS PROBLEMAS Y ME ENVIA DONDE EL MANOFACTURERO DE LA GOMA Y EL MANOFACTURERO VA REALISAR UNA INPECION POR QUE DE ENTRADA ELLOS ME DICEN QUE EL PROBLEMA NOSON LAS GOMAS YA QUE SEGUN MI A LEGATO ELLOS ENTIENDE QUE SON AMORTIGUADORES DEL FABRICANTE Y DEFECTODE ALINEAMIENTO Y...
Mileage: 5,199
EL DILER NO QUIERE REPARAR LOS PROBLEMAS Y ME ENVIA DONDE EL MANOFACTURERO DE LA GOMA Y EL MANOFACTURERO VA REALISAR UNA INPECION POR QUE DE ENTRADA ELLOS ME DICEN QUE EL PROBLEMA NOSON LAS GOMAS YA QUE SEGUN MI A LEGATO ELLOS ENTIENDE QUE SON AMORTIGUADORES DEL FABRICANTE Y DEFECTODE ALINEAMIENTO Y...
Mileage: 5,199
EL DILER NO QUIERE REPARAR LOS PROBLEMAS Y ME ENVIA DONDE EL MANOFACTURERO DE LA GOMA Y EL MANOFACTURERO VA REALISAR UNA INPECION POR QUE DE ENTRADA ELLOS ME DICEN QUE EL PROBLEMA NOSON LAS GOMAS YA QUE SEGUN MI A LEGATO ELLOS ENTIENDE QUE SON AMORTIGUADORES DEL FABRICANTE Y DEFECTODE ALINEAMIENTO Y...
Mileage: 5,199
TENGO PROBLEMAS EN LA TRACCIN DELANTERA Y EN EL TREN TRASERO, CUANDO GUO EL VEHCULO EN LAS RECTAS, CURVAS Y EN TODO MOMENTO LA GUAGUA SE SIENTE ARRASTRANDO LAS GOMAS. EN LA PARTE DELANTERA ESTA ESCALONANDO LAS GOMAS Y ADEMAS TIENE PROBLEMAS DE ESTABILIDAD EN LA CARRETERA. EL TCNICO PRIVADO ...
Mileage: 5,199
TENGO PROBLEMAS EN LA TRACCIN DELANTERA Y EN EL TREN TRASERO, CUANDO GUO EL VEHCULO EN LAS RECTAS, CURVAS Y EN TODO MOMENTO LA GUAGUA SE SIENTE ARRASTRANDO LAS GOMAS. EN LA PARTE DELANTERA ESTA ESCALONANDO LAS GOMAS Y ADEMAS TIENE PROBLEMAS DE ESTABILIDAD EN LA CARRETERA. EL TCNICO PRIVADO ...
Mileage: 5,199
TENGO PROBLEMAS EN LA TRACCIN DELANTERA Y EN EL TREN TRASERO, CUANDO GUO EL VEHCULO EN LAS RECTAS, CURVAS Y EN TODO MOMENTO LA GUAGUA SE SIENTE ARRASTRANDO LAS GOMAS. EN LA PARTE DELANTERA ESTA ESCALONANDO LAS GOMAS Y ADEMAS TIENE PROBLEMAS DE ESTABILIDAD EN LA CARRETERA. EL TCNICO PRIVADO ...
Mileage: 5,199
AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE, WITH THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE DRIVER, WOULD NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND THE CRASH RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 5,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI...
Mileage: 200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULT...
Mileage: 500
THE SUNROOF IMPLODED AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE PARKED IN OUR HOME GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED SINCE FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 11TH. THE IMPLOSION HAPPENED SOMETIME THE DURING THE NIGHT OF JULY 12TH AND BEFORE 9 AM ON JULY 13TH WHEN I WENT TO USE THE CAR. THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT T...
Mileage: 5,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 1,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RUSHED TO THE CAR TO DEPRESS THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL RAN OVER THE CONTACT'S LEFT FOOT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKE...
Mileage: 200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RUSHED TO THE CAR TO DEPRESS THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL RAN OVER THE CONTACT'S LEFT FOOT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKE...
Mileage: 200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABL...
Mileage: 900