1) Brakes consistently 'softer' than normal. Sometimes require pumping the pedal to stop at all. Can be difficult to start car, brake pedal may not move at all to get starter button to light up. **Every time after sitting over night, when the car starts the pedal 'mushes' to the floor. It must be pumped to get any resistance. 2) Lack of reliable brakes poses real safety risk for everyone. I just had incident where I had difficulty stopping, nearly in accident. 3) One mechanic experienced lack of brakes when driving it, had to pump pedal to stop. 4) Multiple independent auto repair shops as well as local Toyota Dealer service have charged me thousands to repair, without success. 5) 6/27/23 warning light, 'check ABS', sensor unplugged by mechanic. Once master cylinder replaced, sensor reconnected. 6) I just called Toyota Corporate, was told they couldn't help, I'd have to pay to have it looked at again.
Toyota Venza abs comes on
26 of the 454 owner complaints about the Toyota Venza describe aBS light or ABS activating, most of them for the 2009 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 2009
- typical mileage
- 38,877
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What owners say
Water leaks and streams from along the top, driver’s side, just above the window where the felt meets and connects to the hard plastic structure labeled, “ABS Curtain Airbag”, Water, drips from the top ceiling just below the pull down mirror on the driver side. * see attached pictures I love my 2009 Venza. Please fix this problem for me. Thank you so much for any consideration given my request.
Driver side seat no heat. Speed sensor front right there light on break ABS and vsc. Rear differential make noise
Abs, ESC, and brake indicator lights randomly display upon driving the vehicle. They display intermittently, sometimes after 1/4 mile of driving, other times after 25 miles of driving. They display on smooth or rough roads, with no apparent cause. While I have not yet had an accident or system fail, it is of concern because I transport my daughter in this vehicle. On a vehicle that has 50,000 miles on it and other documented cases of this as well, I believe this is a cause for concern. I am not sure of the cause or the solution to this problem as of yet. The vehicle does not have to be in motion when the lights appear either. They appear at stop signs or lights, when driving slowly, or at highway speeds. I am unaware if the systems themselves stop working upon the indicators activation or not. I believe that this warrants more investigation and possibly a safety recall as ABS and ESC are safety features and brakes are (from my civilian perspective) a necessary function for the vehicles safe operation.
Intermittant problem common to many thousands or more of toyota vehicles. >this problem is of most urgency because we do not know if we can safely drive the car. Brakes>#1 safety concern. >the exact problem is that 3 "instrument panel indicator symbols" light, all 3 at the same time. >the indicator symbols are 1.) the "brake" (emergency brake light), 2.) the "ABS" (anti-lock brake system warning light) and 3.) the "slip indicator" (icon light). >we have found no action of turning on the car, changing gears, braking, temperature, emergency brake disengaged or engaged, lights, hill braking...in other words...nothing that shows any cause and effect of these 3 lights coming on together. >the 3 lights come on intermittantly, timing is random. Most of the time they are all on. >the car "seems" to drive as normal but we do not know if the ABS or anti skid are working or disabled. >this problem started a short time after the toyota dealership 355 toyota on rockville pike in rockville maryland overfilled the master cylinder brake fluid well above the "max" line all the way up to the cap so that you could not see any air. >mechanics at rockville tire and auto removed the excess brake fluid to the correct max line using a polyethylene (non melting) syringe that I supplied. The syringe was clean and never used. >the lights always come on together. >the brake light still stays on when the emergency brake is mechanically released. (and all 3 lights are on or lit to be exact) >when rockville tire and auto checked the PCM? For codes there were no codes even remotely related to brakes or warning lights, nothing. He gave me a printout of the contents of the PCM codes which was absolutely absent of error codes. He also checked the electrical system for anything related to electrical problems and found it to be perfect. >stationary, in motion, turning or straight ahead.
The toyota venza 2011 has problems when the temperature inside the car is at high. The ABS light turn on making it hard to steer. The traction lost control light also turns on. A red steering wheel light turns on. Once all these lights are on, then the AC does not work and the heat doesn't work either. In the winter when the temperature is at high, the same problem occurs. In the summer the same problem occurs only the sun heats up the car causing the same warning light come on and then I can't get any air conditioning again. I've had this problem for many years. Went to the toyota dealership to try to fix it but they haven't fixed anything. They just charged up to $700 and they haven't fixed anything. They did a computer resets and computer diagnostics. The toyota dealerships have tried to fix it but none of them are able to find out what the problem is. Also, when the AC is on during the heat up the engine fans that cool off the engine stop working. Our cars engine stopped all of the sudden really recently when it was really hot. From an auction.
While driving in city ABS vsc brake warning lights came on with message to immediately take to dealer. Turned out to be speed sensor on right rear wheel. I have removed sensor and while there is no physical damage it appears to be an open circuit. Clearly a defect in product since the car is garaged and I live in a high desert environment. Effectively the ABS and vsc systems are disabled.
I was on the freeway all of sudden traffic stooped , I hit the brakes no ABS the traction lite came on car went to neutral . I had an impact at 20.1 MPH according to toyotas black box. The front end was damaged in the tune of $8300.00 tore the front bumper off severe frame damage all in the area of the air bag sensor that was tore off. Come to find out after the accident their was an air bag recall we were never notified. The vehicle was fixed by a body shop recommended by the dealership that never checked out the system, I took it in for the recall they did not perform as per their supplemental documents from your web site. Now I have nerve damage and tendentious as I braced myself and bent the steering wheel. I have asked and asked for help from toyota they told me the impact was not severe enough . My understanding is the air bags deploy at a 10 to 15 MPH impact I hit at 20 plus . Their is a major flaw on the traction system the lite comes on when you apply the brake , I was told that my foot was to big and I push the brake to hard and I should not of bought the car. Edmund's web site has hundreds of complaints of cars acting the same way and some people have their cars stall in intersections . Bottom line with this issue someone is or has going to be killed unless their is a recall or investigation. I can be reached at 561‑714‑0519 thank you ma 10/14 ..updated 12/04/15 *bf ......updated 12/17/15 *bf..updated 03/17/16 *bf updated 11/01/2017
While applying pressure to my brakes to stop at a stop sign (~ 30mph), my brakes started to grind and my ABS, vsc and emergency brake lights came on. This has been happening frequently over the past month or so at various times (while on the highway, braking, just driving, etc) at various speeds. I've also noticed that the steering becomes tight. I have not lost control of my car. I am concerned about the safety of my braking system. I've brought it in to have it looked at, however, I was told that the codes couldn't be read so they had no plan to repair the problem.
On friday, april 17, 2015, a clear, sun shiny day, I experienced a sudden, violent deceleration with loud noises while driving at about 40 MPH on smooth pavement about three miles from my home. The slip indicator icon light was flashing on my dashboard indicating the vsc/trac had been engaged, cutting down the throttle and engaging the ABS,intermittently, as I limped home. On monday, april 21, 2015, I had the car towed to toyota of northwest arkansas. The diagnosis was open circuit failure of the stop lamp switch. I find this disconcerting as the switch was replaced under recall three years ago. This incident was far more than just a nuisance and an inconvenience. This was a safety issue! If the failure had occurred at 70mph on an interstate, I might not be alive to talk about it. I contacted the toyota customer experience center at (800)331-4331 [incident 150507-000193] to see if the switch design had been improved or a programming change had been made to change the failure mode, but got no indication anything had been changed. I was told that my case had been filed at their national headquarters under file #1505080785. Apparently my problem was not an isolated incident, because when I expressed surprise that a stop lamp switch failure could be so catastrophic, the service writer at toyota of northwest arkansas said that this happens often, that "this was not our first rodeo". I believe toyota needs to make some changes to avoid people being injured by stop lamp switch failures on the toyota venza.
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Questions about the Toyota Venza abs
Why does the abs come on in the Toyota Venza?
Owners who report it most often also describe grinding or squealing brakes, brake failure and multiple warning lights.
Which Toyota Venza years have aBS light or ABS activating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2009 (15 complaints), 2010 (6 complaints) and 2011 (3 complaints).
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