general problems of the 2010 Toyota Venza

1st time (Nov. 5th, 2016), I was in stop & go traffic on the highway, I let off of the accelerator, and the car accelerated, I quickly hit the brake and the car slowed and stopped. 2nd time (April 12th, 2017), I was cruising about 30mph, I let off of the accelerator and the car accelerated, I quickly hit the brake and the car slowed down. On April 12th, 2017 I called the Toyota dealership, told them what happened and asked if there was any kind of recall - they said no.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Venza. The contact was driving 35 mph and attempting to pass another vehicle when her vehicle abnormally accelerated up to 55 mph. The contact attempted to brake but to no avail. She continued to apply abrupt pressure to the brakes as he maneuvered the vehicle from crashing. The contact was finally able to stop the vehicle. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 11,700 and the current mileage was 11,819. Updated 12/08/10. The dealer advised the consumer to turn the vehicle off and the computer would reset itself. Updated 12/13/10.

The contact leased a 2009 Toyota Venza. The contact stated that while driving up a hill and attempting to brake, the vehicle continued to idle. She shifted into neutral and then park but the vehicle continued to idle. She had to press the Smart button to turn off the vehicle; even after turning the vehicle off, it took several minutes to completely turn off. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership but the dealer could not produce a failure code. The dealer attributed the failure to driver error and the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 9,130.

I have a 2010 fwd Venza with 2000 miles. This past weekend we had four separate instances of the unexpected engine revving. After taking foot off gas and applying brake lightly, preparing for a full brake. The engine 'revved' for approximately 1-2 seconds. Oddly, no acceleration occurred in the vehicle. This occurred in residential neighborhoods, typical speed 25-35. The happened once with me and three times with my wife. Plan to take vehicle to dealer and call Toyota consumer experience hotline.