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SteeringPart report

2013 Toyota Venza Steering Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
10%of 59 total for the year
Median mileage
92,704miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the steering of the 2013 Toyota Venza, 10% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 92,704 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was on the freeway all of sudden traffic stooped , I hit the brakes no ABS the traction lite came on car went to neutral . I had an impact at 20.1 MPH according to toyotas black box. The front end was damaged in the tune of $8300.00 tore the front bumper off severe frame damage all in the area of the air bag sensor that was tore off. Come to find out after the accident their was an air bag recall we were never notified. …”

NHTSA complaint #10730644, filed 2015-06, 320,000 miles

“The eps (electrical power steering) warning light comes on intermittently. The navigation screen goes blank and the satellite radio turns off and then it starts back up. It happened three times in one day.”

NHTSA complaint #11093778, filed 2018-05, 92,704 miles

“Both front lower control arms were cracked. Dealer kept old parts. These parts help control the steering to the wheels. The cracks were confirmed by the Dealer only. The car was not inspected by any other entities. There were no warning indicators, the problem was founded during a routine multipoint inspection.”

NHTSA complaint #11433031, filed 2021-09

Related service bulletins

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2014310%
2013610%
201214%
201147%
201034%
2009138%

Other parts of the 2013 Toyota Venza

Air bags
12 complaints
Brakes
10 complaints
Electrical system
10 complaints
Body and structure
10 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Venza

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology