2011 Toyota Venza electrical system problems
15 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2011 Toyota Venza, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
I have posted the most recent incident because this has happened multiple times since the time I purchased this car used in 2017. Something is causing the power to drain from the battery I have replaced the battery 3 times since 2017 I was told that I wasn't driving the car enough to keep it charged if I left it sit for 3 days without starting it.