2011 Toyota Venza Lights Problems
2 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Lights Recalls (1)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 CAMRY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2008, THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2009, AND MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 VENZA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 20, 2008, THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2011. DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE CONTACT-TYPE STOP LAMP SWITCH, SILICONE GREASE MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE SWITCH WHICH COULD CAUSE CONTACT RESISTANCE. IF THIS OCCURS, WARNING LAMPS COULD ILLUMINATE, A NO START CONDITION COULD RESULT, THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION, OR THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Fix: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Owner Complaints (2)
2011 TOYOTA VENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BACK UP LIGHTS LACK ADEQUATE LIGHTING WHEN BACKING UP IN THE DARK AND SUN VISORS WERE NOT MADE LONG ENOUGH OR EQUIPPED WITH EXTENDERS, TO BLOCK THE SUNLIGHT. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ISSUE IN ARTEMIS. *SMD
ON 3/14/14 I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND FOUND ALL WERE IN PROPER ORDER. I PURCHASED A NEW LIGHT BULB AND INSTALLED IT. THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT FUNCTION. I TESTED THE ORIGINAL PASSENGER SIDE BULB IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FIXTURE AND THE BULB FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND AFTER THEIR INSPECTION, THEY DETERMINED THE COMPUTER LIGHT CONTROL HAD QUIT FUNCTIONING. THE PART NUMBER ON THE BOX THE REPLACEMENT PART CAME IN IS: COMPUTER, BALLAST, 85967-06020. OF MY CONCERNS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SOMEONE TRYING TO REPLACE THIS BULB, AS IF THEY WERE REPLACING A STANDARD BULB, IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE IN THIS BULB. I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER BOOSTS THE VOLTAGE AND IF THE BULB FIXTURE IS TOUCHED WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE UNDER POWER COULD RESULT IN DEATH. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HURT AS THE WARNING TO AVOID HIGH VOLTAGE IS NOT EASILY SEEN. IT IS NOT UNLIKELY AN OWNER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE BULB WORKED IN ONE FIXTURE AND NOT THE OTHER WOULD TOUCH THE FIXTURE WITH THE HEADLIGHT TURNED ON. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A PART IN PUT INTO A VEHICLE TO CONTROL A LIGHT BULB THAT DOESN'T LAST LONGER THAN THE BULB. I RECENTLY HEARD VOLKSWAGEN WAS RECALLING OVER 15,000 VEHICLES DUE TO A BAD LIGHT FIXTURE. THE FIXTURE FAIL WHEN THE HOOD WAS CLOSED "ROUGHLY." I OPEN THE HOOD TO CHECK AND CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AND TO ADD FLUIDS. I DO NOT DROP THE HOOD FROM GREAT HEIGHTS. I NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES SELLING THE PART THAT WENT BAD. THE COST TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BY TOYOTA WAS NEARLY $500.00. *TR