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2009 Toyota Venza repairs by problem area
Engine (21%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)
Brakes and Traction Control (11%)
Suspension and Steering (13%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (22%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (19%)
Other (6%)
Chart based on 63 repairs.
2009 Toyota Venza repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (6%)
$500 - $999 (8%)
$100 - $499 (21%)
< $100 (64%)
Chart based on 53 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr SUV
268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Toyota Venza in Florida, United States Oct 2010 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Apr 201223000 mi | Van would not start. Jump started with cables, but then would not release transmission Park interlock. Had to be flat bedded to dealer. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Tennessee, United States Feb 2014 - Jul 2018 | |||
| May 201445300 mi | Glove compartment is plastic it does not open and close correctly, broken for no reason. Barely used. | ||
| Jun 201445000 mi | Had two rubber strips that ran the length of the roof. One came off in carwash. Dealer said it was blown off by the dryer. Replaced once earlier under warranty. | ||
| Nov 201452700 mi | Some sort of oil valve replaced. | ||
| Nov 201668900 miUS $900 | Replaced alternator | ||
| Toyota Venza in Maryland, United States Jun 2010 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Apr 201134000 mi | Power liftgate stopped working. | ||
| Feb 201475000 miUS $200 | Heated seat stopped working. | ||
| Toyota Venza in South Carolina, United States Sep 2009 - Jun 2018 | |||
| May 201029000 mi | Rear passenger side seat would not fold flat. Spring came loose. Same as earlier problem a month earlier drivers' side rear passenger seat. | ||
| Jul 201159000 miUS $10 | Fuse blew so outlet into which you plug things which need an electrical source(such as cell phones) wouldn't work. Service station found a spare fuse in my fuse box and replaced it. Fuse blew on AC outlet. It would not charge the phone. Shop did not have right fuse, but found spare in my car and replaced the fuse, fixing the problem. | ||
| Jul 201293700 miUS $350 | Bad left front wheel bearing. Also, had to have a bolt replaced that dealer apparently omitted replacing when doing brake light switch recall work.Not sure if any relationship between missing bolt and bad wheel bearing. | ||
| Aug 2013119900 mi | Tire dealer failed to tighten nuts when rotating tires and they had come loose and the car was shaking and rattling near the right front. I am l am lucky the tire didn't come off | ||
| Dec 2013127000 miUS $78 | Since problem with loose lug nuts, experienced vibration around 70 mph, Tires balanced and rotated eliminated most of it. | ||
| Nov 2015163000 mi | Abrupt and effusive oil leak caused by leaking engine oil cooler pipe | ||
| Jun 2017189000 miUS $35 | Brake tail light burned out and had to be replaced. Not easy to access. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Virginia, United States Feb 2010 - Jun 2014 | |||
| Oct 201020000 mi | Dash light indicating tires were low. | ||
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr SUV
268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Toyota Venza in Arizona, United States Dec 2011 - Sep 2013 | |||
| Jun 201376000 miUS $500 | Leaking boot | ||
| Toyota Venza in Michigan, United States Feb 2013 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Nov 201667600 miUS $290 | HID bulb replaced; required front bumper removal and replacement | ||
| Toyota Venza in Ohio, United States Sep 2012 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Feb 201332000 miUS $1500 | Rattle from steering wheel area when driving over bumps at low speed. Steering column replaced. Column assy, bolt, steering lock & labor ~ $1500. Car w/ 32K miles but out of basic warranty. However, I had purchased 100K extended warranty. | ||
| Sep 201560000 miUS $100 | 60,000 mile routine maintenance. Replace original battery. Repair rusted heat shield by gas tank. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Massachusetts, United States Jan 2015 - Feb 2018 | |||
| Nov 201578900 miUS $135 | Dashboard warning lights came on about vehicle stability control system and repair required. Happened twice in a one week span. Warnings went out both times after a day or so. Dealer found failure codes but could not make a diagnosis. | ||
| Mar 201686000 miUS $50 | Problem with vibration/noise from rear end. Issue was due to problem with AWD system. Quote from the dealer was ~$2700 but was covered under drivetrain warranty. | ||
| Jun 2017113000 miUS $630 | Right Rear strut broke so replaced both sides. | ||
| Jan 2018126000 miUS $400 | Vehicle had been developing a shudder at certain speeds/loads over several thousand miles slowly getting worse. Dealer could not reproduce the issue. After a few thousand more miles, I took it to our local repair shop. After doing a tuneup (probably necessary but did not resolve the issue), it turns out the transmission fluid had deteriorated. Fluid was supposed to be lifetime but the mechanic flushed out the fluid and refilled with new fluid. This fixed the issue 100%. Way better than the $$$ I was expecting due to some transmission component issue. Will be taking it back to him every 60K or so for a change. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Maryland, United States Dec 2009 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201751000 miUS $65 | R&R Front brake pads | ||
| Toyota Venza in Tennessee, United States Jun 2015 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Feb 201797000 miUS $3000 | Rear differential coupling failed. | ||
| Toyota Venza in North Carolina, United States Nov 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Oct 20094600 mi | Annoying "tick/rattle" in driver's side dashboard repaired after second attempt by dealer to fix. Apparently defect in frame causing metal to rub against metal and make noise. Took 7 hours to fix. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Florida, United States Sep 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Sep 2016105000 miUS $225 | Brakes were soft and not responsive. Fluid was leaking. | ||
| Nov 2016108000 miUS $250 | Radiator replacement. | ||
| Jun 2017120000 miUS $535 | Sensor malfunction. | ||
| Feb 2018178000 miUS $300 | Oxygen sensor went bad. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Pennsylvania, United States Jan 2011 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Jan 201488000 miUS $80 | Check engine as well as the majority of indicators became illuminated all at once. Dealer said it was nothing and should go off in approx 50 mi - They did not - went to dealer they shut it off. | ||
| Jun 201477000 mi | Cause of nuisance indicators illuminating was a defective sensor | ||
| May 201695300 mi | Needed new bushings. A leak at the rear axle needed fixing. | ||
| Toyota Venza in New Hampshire, United States Apr 2010 - May 2021 | |||
| Sep 201012000 mi | too many dashboard pieces and console pieces, and they move around | ||
| Nov 201015200 mi | Replace two matching pieces in Console and aligned heater console as the dealer finally found that piece was too low causing all these other issues. This only took 17 months to correct. | ||
| Oct 201231000 mi | Paint peeling from rear wheel wells on both sides and peeling is now migrating to the side of the rear bumper. | ||
| May 201336000 mi | Home link intermittent | ||
| Jun 201336000 mi | Homelink reprogramming needed, Toyota dealer did NOT know how to do this. | ||
| Sep 201448000 miUS $160 | Rear wheel speed sensor done under extended warranty, | ||
| Toyota Venza in Colorado, United States Nov 2009 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Apr 201330000 mi | There was a bad speed sensor in the ABS and Traction Control system. This is a known problem and there is a technical bulletin out on it. My car is out of warranty under the time limits but the dealer did not charge me because of the TB. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada Sep 2009 - Sep 2013 | |||
| Jun 201117360 mi | The rubber seal around the driver's side front door had come out of its track. It was successfully repaired. | ||
| Toyota Venza in British Columbia, Canada Sep 2009 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Apr 201119100 mi | rattles in the steering column, parts replaced | ||
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.7L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Toyota Venza in Rhode Island, United States Sep 2009 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Aug 201121000 mi | Clunking in steering colum - new steering column installed and problem resolved Rattle in steering column - new parts installed under warranty | ||
| Toyota Venza in New Mexico, United States Sep 2009 - Sep 2015 | |||
| May 201582000 miUS $1100 | fan blower motor replacement, compressor replacement Radiator hose leak | ||
| Toyota Venza in Texas, United States Dec 2011 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Nov 201282700 mi | Recall for brake switch replacement. Our intermittently acted up. Got warning light and car would not shift out of park. We dropped the car off and returned a few hours later to pick it up. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Florida, United States Aug 2010 - Feb 2011 | |||
| Sep 201018000 mi | Knock in engine when cold.Repairman called today an ask to keep car another day as they could not find problem. This is fourth trip with this problem. | ||
| Feb 201120000 mi | Bought back for knock in engine when cold. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Florida, United States Nov 2009 - Feb 2013 | |||
| Feb 201335000 mi | roof trim strip came off in car wash during drying cycle. trip strip problem was identified in TSB but dealer never indicated a TSB existed for this issue | ||
| Toyota Venza in Texas, United States Feb 2012 - Dec 2019 | |||
| Oct 201483300 mi | Driver's side sun visor hinge torn out of its mounting. I understand this is a common problem. Self-repair. Found a fix on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvPxParKy9w | ||
| Dec 201485000 miUS $50 | Reported oil leak between engine and trans housing. Dealer replaced rear main seal under CPO extended warranty. Transmission intermittently exhibits hunting or slippage in lower gears. | ||
| Mar 2018112000 mi | Replaced pads on all 4 wheels. During routine oil change, noticed oil dripping at mating between engine and transmission. Rear main seal again? Monitoring. | ||
| Apr 2018112251 mi | It appears that the rear main seal is leaking again. Oil dripping lightly from vent hole between engine and transaxle. Last main seal lasted over 80,000 miles and 7 years. This one failing at approximately 20k and 2 years. Put cardboard on garage floor and will monitor. | ||
2009 Toyota Venza 4dr SUV
182-horsepower 2.7L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Toyota Venza in Maine, United States Sep 2009 - Oct 2013 | |||
| Apr 201124500 mi | During right turn,rainwater flowed onto passanger seat from area at top of A pillar and roof. Headliner was saturated, kept leaking. Water was found to be leaking from where windshield meets body. Required windshield replacement. | ||
| Toyota Venza in Washington, United States Apr 2012 - Feb 2017 | |||
| Jun 201226000 miUS $1200 | Removed leather seats, replaced seat heater electronics to fix overheating problem | ||
| May 201331500 mi | Steering rack movement, rack replaced. Problem fixed. | ||
| Mar 201647000 mi | Interior rear passenger window trim drooping. Dealer was unable to address at the time due to high repair volume of other cars. Sent us home. | ||
| Feb 201753000 mi | Drooping window trim. | ||
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