KnownCarProblems2013 Toyota Venza Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Venza, most often about the air bags (20% of complaints, typically around 57,500 miles). It is 4th of 7 Venza model years by number of complaints and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2013 Toyota Venza problems
Air bags
12 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 57,500 miles.
While driving on a wet 50 degree night in january 12 t and lost total visability when entering lyndon vermon going around 20 MPH and ran into a telephone pole and the airbags did not deploy. My husband, the driver, sustained serious injuries including a broken sternum and 5 broken ribs and considerable internal…
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Venza. Upon entering the vehicle, water was discovered on the front passenger side floormat. The contact heard water swishing around underneath the dashboard. In addition, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer (bredemann Toyota, 1301 w dempster st, park ridge, il 60068…
Body and structure
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 26,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
Automatic rear hatchback power door, closed un-commanded, pinning and crushing middle 3 fingers of both hands between bottom edge of door and car body/bumper. Activating opening switches only cycled door to auto close - significantly increasing the automatic system pressure and resultant pain. Only able to extricate…
While coming to a stop to park with my foot on the brake the car suddenly lunged forward crashing into the wire cables in front of the parking spot.
Brakes
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Venza. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a curb and a fence. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was…
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…
Electrical
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 15,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel.
Automatic rear hatchback power door, closed un-commanded, pinning and crushing middle 3 fingers of both hands between bottom edge of door and car body/bumper. Activating opening switches only cycled door to auto close - significantly increasing the automatic system pressure and resultant pain. Only able to extricate…
My Venza has a metric speedometer with MPH numbers painted on the same face as the metric ones the problem I have is that in the day time the MPH numbers are almost impossible to read due to the paint rendering them too dull . This is a major driving distraction due to it taking the drivers focus off the road. Maybe…
Other or unspecified
9 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 36,500 miles.
While parking the vehicle in a parking lot, when approaching a parking stall and preparing to stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward causing US to rear end a vehicle ahead, which had already parked, unoccupied and was pulled through their parking stall. The sudden acceleration was such a surprise with little…
On 03-27-2017 approximately 2:15p I was traveling 60 MPH south on i94/i43 in my 2013 Toyota Venza xle just south of the becher/lapham ave exit in my when I heard this loud explosion which resembled a gunshot sound at the same time flying glass coming from over my head. My sunroof imploded on top of me and there was…
Speed control
7 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 37,000 miles.
While coming to a stop to park with my foot on the brake the car suddenly lunged forward crashing into the wire cables in front of the parking spot.
The contact owned a 2013 Toyota Venza. While driving 60 MPH with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to respond without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle a police report was filed. The contact sustained bruises to the right leg and chest area that…
Engine
7 complaints · 12%This car has 166000 miles on it and always had a dealer oil changes. It now is using a quart off oil every 1000 miles or less. There are no oil leaks to be found and the dealer admits that that is to much oil consumption but cannot help me with any kind of factory repairs. For a modern engine this is way to much oil…
Steering
6 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 92,500 miles. Parts named most often: electric power assist system.
The eps (electrical power steering) warning light comes on intermittently. The navigation screen goes blank and the satellite radio turns off and then it starts back up. It happened three times in one day.
On hwy vehicle wouldn't stop or steer, lost all power and control. Came to stop in the median, had to have towed, cause is listed as :173600410, c1201, c1241, c1441 Toyota of irving called to inform me that they were not able to recreate the problem and that the vehicle is operating as designed by the manufacturer.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2013 Toyota Venza recalls
Air bags: curtain
Risk: Damaged wires may cause the air bag sensor to become inoperable, preventing the deployment of the side and curtain air bags on the driver side and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver-side front door wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed october 19, 2021. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21tb01/21ta01.
Full defect summary
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 door.
Equipment: air conditioner
Risk: A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on february 5, 2014. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Full defect summary
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 avalon, avalon hv, venza, camry, and camry hv vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
Equipment: labels
Risk: An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
Fix: Southeast toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on may 28, 2013. Owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 toyota tundra, 2010-2012 rav4, 2012 toyota sequoia, 2010-2011 toyota corolla, 2010-2011 toyota camry and camry hybrid, 2010-2013 toyota highlander and highlander hybrid, 2010-2013 toyota fj cruiser, 2011 toyota land cruiser, 2010-2013 toyota venza, 2010-2011 toyota 4runner, 2010-2013 toyota tacoma, 2011-2012 toyota sienna, 2012 toyota prius, 2013 scion fr-s, 2011 scion xd, 2011 scion xb, and 2012 scion tc vehicles. These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims."
Seats
Risk: If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
Fix: Southeast toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on march 21, 2013. Owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 tacoma, 4runner, camry, camry hybrid, prius, and rav4; model year 2009-2010 avalon, fj cruiser, and highlander hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year corolla, sienna and tundra; model year 2009-2013 highlander and venza; model year 2012 prius v; and model year 2010-2012 sequoia. During modification by set to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest dvd systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. Without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2013 Toyota Venza
- What are the most common problems with the 2013 Toyota Venza?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (12 complaints, typically around 57,500 miles); body and structure (10 complaints, typically around 26,000 miles); brakes (10 complaints, typically around 44,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2013 Toyota Venza have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from April 13, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2013 a bad year for the Toyota Venza?
- It is 4th of 7 Venza model years by number of complaints, with 59 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.