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2009 Toyota Venza power train problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2009 Toyota Venza11% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Power Train complaints
11%
share of all complaints
4,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was at a stop sign and I was on an incline and I let the brake go to press the gas and the car started to go backwards and i almost hit the car behind me and and press the gas to go forward. Now anytime I am on an incline during a stop and if I let go the brake the car goes backwards.

    filed Sep 16, 2023

  • I put my vehicle in reverse and the brakes seemed to lock, when I put it in drive it continued to back up. No matter what gear I put it in it stayed in reverse. I was blocking a lane at the mall ,u my husband tried to push it while in neutral but he couldn't budge it, it was still in reverse. I…

    filed Dec 16, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Venza years

YearReportsShare
2023 Venza15%
2022 Venza513%
2021 Venza95%
2015 Venza14%
2014 Venza310%
2013 Venza12%
2012 Venza14%
2010 Venza68%
Venza power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.