2009 Toyota Venza

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

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

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SURGE PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. IN MY CASE, IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IN ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS, I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR OR TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE SURGED, CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE MUCH FASTER THAN I HAD INTENDED. IN THE FIRST CASE OF PASSING, THE SURGE NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE TORQUE PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL BEYOND WHERE I INTENDED TO TURN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THE CUSTOMER HANDLER TOLD ME THE CAR WAS DESIGNED TO DO THIS, AND EVENTUALLY HE WORKED HIS WAY AROUND TO, "ONCE THE CAR'S COMPUTER GETS USED TO THE WAY YOU DRIVE, IT WON'T HAPPEN ANY MORE." MORE RECENTLY, THE DEALER HAS SAID THE VENZA IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, SO I CAN'T EVEN GET THE SHIM'WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKELY TO SOLVE AN ENGINE SURGE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD AT LEAST HELP TO DISPROVE THE STICKING PEDAL STORY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, PULLING UP TO AN INTERSECTION. I GRADUALLY HIT BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED, AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD TWICE. BOTH FEET SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WERE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE, BUT CAUSED GREAT ALARM AND POSES A POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS WAS UNDER LIGHT BRAKING INITIALLY, WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR OR COMPUTER WAS AT ISSUE. FLOOR MATS WERE NOT INVOLVED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA VENZA -- I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A FENCE DAMAGING THE FENCE AND THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE FILE, BUT NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS POINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SLIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE IDLE SPEED WAS SLOW; YET, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE GEAR WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 03/09/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WHEN BACKING UP, THE IDLE SPEED IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE IN REVERSE. UPDATED 06/04/10