10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 0 miles
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I was turning onto traffic and I tried pressing the gas pedal and nothing happened. I was in instant shock as I feared I was gonna be hit then I pressed the gas pedal again and I was able to accelerate properly. This just recently happened but hasn't happened again since.
- Houlton , ME, USA
There have been 2 occasions when I have been trying to make a left turn and the vehicle fails to accelerate. The pedal is pressed all the way down and nothing happens. Once I released the pedal and pressed it again, the vehicle accelerated. The first occurrence happened a couple of months ago. I was making a left turn, pressed the gas pedal and nothing happened. Vehicle did roll forward putting me in traffic lanes putting me in danger of being struck. When I depressed the gas pedal again, it worked. I believe I was in Normal driving mode. The second occurrence happened on 4/5/2022. I was making a left turn, pressed the gas pedal and nothing happened. Vehicle did roll forward putting me in the traffic lanes and in danger of being struck. When I depressed the gas pedal again, it worked. I was in Sport driving mode at the time.
- Lorton, VA, USA
Fuel tank filling issue. Could not fill anywhere close Tank Capacity, dealer claims it has several gallons reserves. Driver does not know what Distance to Empty shows vs what is real, how much gas left in the tank. Supposed 560 Mile range, only showing 420 miles. Even after driving DTE 0 miles, user can hardly fill 11 Gallons. Do not know the reasons why, whether gas is in the tank but can't use, or can't fill the gas. This causes confusion of real Distance to empty and car might suddenly shutdown on highway or even damage the hybrid system. Seems known issue by Toyota, not acknowledging or fixing the issue. It has been observed over several tanks of refueling.
- Bothell, WA, USA
Twice in the (almost a)year I-€™ve had the Venza I have gone to accelerate from a stop sign and the car started to go then the gas pedal went all the way to floor and nothing happened - then when I tried again the car accelerated as expected. The first time (@ approx 4000 miles) I was turning left with oncoming traffic (of semi truck plus others) coming and had it happened a few seconds later - I would have been in a serious accident. Second time was just over 10000 miles on 1/12/2021
- Mcminnville, TN, USA
I just purchased the 2021 Venza a week ago. I was not aware of the fuel tank issue with the RAV4. When I filled up my Venza I noticed that it was not filling up to the full 14.5 gallons as stated by Toyota. I would assume that there maybe some reserve gas in the tank. But had I not noticed this I would have attempted to continue driving since I assumed that the tank has 3.5 gallons in reserves but I am uncertain. If this is the case anyone may become stranded or even worse run out of fuel on the freeway putting the people inside the vehicle in danger and causing life and death accidents. There is no documentation in the owners manual about the discrepancies between what Toyota states (14.5 gallons) and the 11 gallons that it takes when filling up at the gas station.
- Hemet, CA, USA
- Randallstown , MD, USA