2011 Toyota Venza Electrical Problems

Your 2011 Venza is leaking water inside the cabin during rain, causing electrical shorts that make the car unsafe to drive. You've owned the vehicle for less than a month and haven't made your first loan payment yet. This appears to be a known issue with this model year, and the dealer needs to inspect and seal the leak points—likely around the windows, door seals, or roof panel gaps—and check for any water damage to the electrical system.

Your car's battery keeps draining even when you're not driving it, forcing you to replace the battery three times since 2017. This happens repeatedly, even after just 3 days of the car sitting unused. Something in the electrical system is drawing power when it shouldn't, and you'll need to have a mechanic diagnose which component or circuit is causing the parasitic drain.

Your driver's side heated seat stopped working due to a malfunction that caused the wiring plug to melt and the seat to char—a fire hazard that your dealer disconnected to prevent. You've identified this matches a known Toyota recall (NHTSA ID 14V743000) affecting 2009-2011 Venza models, but Toyota told you your vehicle is outside the warranty window for the recall repair. The fix will likely involve replacing the heated seat wiring harness and potentially the seat heating element.

Your headlight bulbs are H11 type, but the headlight housing doesn't properly accommodate H11 bulbs even though that's what should fit. You've tried multiple brands of H11 bulbs without success. The headlight housing may need to be replaced or modified to accept the correct bulb type.

Your driver seat heater isn't working properly, even though Toyota issued a recall (#14V743000) to address this exact issue. Your vehicle's VIN number doesn't appear on the recall list, so you may need to contact Toyota to determine if your car is eligible for the free repair.

THE POWER-DRIVEN BACK HATCH CAUGHT SOME FINGERS IN IT AS IT CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ([XXX]) SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND I IGNORED IT. IT HAPPENED TO MY GRANDSON ([XXX]) YESTERDAY. IT DIDN'T BREAK ANY BONES BUT DID DO SOME FLESH DAMAGE AND CAUSED SOME SERIOUS PAIN. IS THERE ANY WAY OF TURNING OFF THE POWER-DRIVEN FEATURE? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY TOYOTA VENZA 2011 ELECTRONIC IN A CAR IS PROBLEM ALL THE LIGHTING IN THE DASHBOARD ON AND THE TRUNK OF THE FRONT ELECTRONIC PROBLEM TOO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WARMER MODULE CONNECTION MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,162.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, ABS, SLIPPERY ROAD, AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MODEL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 TOYOTA VENZA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V442000. I BELIEVE 2011 SHOULD BE IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. OUR VEHICLE IS NOT DRAINING CONDENSATION PROPERLY. THERE IS A BAD ODOR COMING OUT OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AND I BELIEVE THE SMELL IS FROM THE BUILDUP OF MOISTURE IN AND AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONER. AS THIS IS ALSO MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER ABOVE. *TR

2011 TOYOTA VENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECTIVE STEREO/RADIO EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL WIRING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO, A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND EMANATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR DOOR SPEAKER. SHE TURNED OFF THE RADIO, BUT THE SCREECHING SOUND CONTINUED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A BURNING SMELL FILLED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, WHICH REVEALED THE AMPLIFIER HAD SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY AND CAUSED THE SPEAKER TO MELT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA VENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT END, BURNING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSE BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,000.