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Toyota Venza New Owners Report
Please report on your experiences driving your new Toyota Venza here.
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Congrats on the new ride!
Here's my two-week old;
http://www.pbase.com/c_kuiphoff/2009_venza
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I got the classic silver and premium package 2...
I may get one of these cushions and see if that helps a bit.
http://www.drivingcomfort.com/index.cfm/fa/s/keywords/seat+cushion/sc/33154
Any one ever heard of 5 Star Shine? I'm not likely to be good about washing and waxing even the Venza, so this looks like an interesting idea.
http://www.5starshine.com/
Teflon (I think there may be some in this product) is always a good thing and I plan to keep this car a long time.
I plan on the Premium Package 2 as well. I love the idea of the back up camera in the large Nav Screen!
tinytoo, "Teflon Paint Sealants Revisited" #1, 9 Jul 2003 12:13 pm
Check out Store Bought Waxes Part II (No Zaino Posts) for lots of suggestions.
I think the Venza drives smoothly and I am really enjoying my purchase. the place where I bought the car has been so helpful and checks with me weekly to see if there is anything I need from them. I couldn't be happier.
The last discussion of paint protection was in 2003?
I can just rinse it with clear water when it gets dusty or covered with pollen? Can it just air dry or must I hand dry it?
I'm wondering which paint will look better twelve years out, Blizzard White or the medium blue of Tropical Sea?
I'm making my Venza purchase while driving a very old Accura sedan. All the bells and whistles (more than an avalon or camry would give me) are a delight to me too. The back up camera in the big Nav screen will be really nice. Between that and the huge outside mirrors I think the rear visualization and blind spot concerns are answered to my satisfaction.
The Teflon gimmick is a pretty old fad.
Can't help you on the color - my 12 year old car is red. And my 10 year old one is silver. The paint seems to be holding up fine on both of them. I like white cars, and like the medium blue ones too. Just don't get a black one unless you really enjoy washing and dusting. :shades:
1) Does anyone have a Venza with dealer installed mud flaps ??- I think it is a SE toyota "option".
2) Any photos of your Venza WITH these installed???
3) Any supplier that you know of offering these for sale (besides E-Bay)???
Thanks from the Great NW (where we have MUD as well!!)
Could someone please look at their wheel wells and tell me if yours is the same?
Thanks.
Don't worry, nothing is missing. The fuzzy, felt-like material is normal and I've seen the same stuff in a number of vehicles I have owned since about the 2001 model year. My wife's Lexus has the exact same stuff. I think it is used as a sound insulation. My guess is that they don't use it for the front wheel wells because it cannot handle the higher heat from the front brakes and engine compartment. I have not had any problems with the "fuzzy" stuff holding dirt and road grime, but I always hose off the wheel wells whenever I wash my cars.
MD
The Tech confirmed the unusual noice but not the other problem and said that other new Venza also have similar noice issues I knew other venza owners in this forum reported similar problems with the transmission and start up. Manufacture defect?
Toyota needs to get to the buttom of this.
I do not feel safe driving the Venza with an erractic transmission. I will report back with more info as well as the repair results.
Everything else works like a dream..touch wood! I would like to hear what other Venza owners have to say.
You'll need to provide more detail about what "the VSC has been acting up" means exactly. What are the exact symptoms? When does it occur? How often does it occur? Can you repeat it at will or is it random? There is a known "issue" related to the Venza's hill-assist feature turning on when you least expect it. This shows itself with the VSC warning light. Please provide some more info.
MD
MD
I brought my Venza in for a check up. Of course I could not reproduce the same problem. Contrary to your suggestion, the Toyota tech told me to step on the brake as hard as I could when start up.
The identical problem has been reported here by different owners. The fact is only few Venza owners participate in the Edmund forum. The real frequency of the VSC issue should be more common than Toyota would admit, that would be never heard of it.
We need to press Toyota to find a solution. The dealer service said that unless Toyota come up with a solution, nothing could be done.
1) I'm hearing a metallic rattling noise from the left front suspension area when driving over uneven, wavy surfaces at freeway speeds. Note: this is on the freeway, not unimproved roads. The noise is noticeable when the wheel is oscillating rapidly up and down rapidly. The dealer tried tightening the upper strut mount bolts but sound is still there.
2) Sometimes hear front inside door panel and dash buzzing under circumstances described above.
3) The 4-cyl engine is noisy during cold startup, almost sounding like a diesel engine clatter. In addition, the engine makes a low-pitch knocking noise that sounds like piston slap. When engine warms up, noise not so noticeable. Anybody else with similar noise issue?
Thanks,
Hal
Hal
I've got a 4cyl Venza with about 5100 miles and 4 months ownership. I'm pretty much satisfied with the car except for a few annoying rattling noises. Wasn't expecting rattles this early. Anybody know of any TSBs that covers the below problems?
1) I'm hearing a metallic rattling noise from the left front suspension area when driving over uneven, wavy surfaces at freeway speeds. Note: this is on the freeway, not unimproved roads. The noise is noticeable when the wheel is oscillating rapidly up and down rapidly. The dealer tried tightening the upper strut mount bolts but sound is still there.
2) Sometimes hear front inside door panel and dash buzzing under circumstances described above.
3) The 4-cyl engine is noisy during cold startup, almost sounding like a diesel engine clatter. In addition, the engine makes a low-pitch knocking noise that sounds like piston slap. When engine warms up, noise not so noticeable. Anybody else with similar noise issue?
Thanks,
Hal
Thanks, Bassman10@comcast.net
The Brakes/transmission gear griding noises are getting worse and worse, especially if the venza has been under the sun for a while. The technician said that all Venza have those noises, therefore it was NOT a problem, because they were by design. What a logic!
This is the worse $35000 I have ever spent!
I don't understand, other than BLING, why suddenly we're seeing such LARGE wheels on so many new models. Maybe wheel "net" cost lower than tires with more rubber...??
Why didn't they use smaller wheels and tires???
I do like the fact that you can get HID headlamps, however.
Please let me know your general impressions on your cars. If you like the car, are you glad you purchased the car...etc..
Can you suggest a good dealer, where you purchased your car. I would like to purchase the car in 2010.
Thanks for your help
Best Regards
Robert
There is not problem with the computer showing average MPG.
I went back to the dealer and took out one from the lot and it does the same thing.
My car was built Sept 24/09.
Knowing this problem, Toyota should of have this fixed by now!!!!
Anyone else having this problem.
if you are on average i would ask the dealer to inspect it.
good luck
THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOME OF THE HIGHLANDERS.
tHANKS,
bOB
Anybody find any solution to this noise? I will let you know what happens at my end.
So far they say it is normal. Not in my world.