Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (power windows, windshield, wipers, mirrors, sunroof).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2009 Toyota Venza owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
Driver's side sun visor will not stay in the up position, or in the visor position, but drops into an unsafe, visibility hampering and distracting location. Touching/feeling the plastic assembly where the visor connects to the support bar reveals that the assembly has failed. I find it interesting that Toyota has issued an advisory and will pay for this repair for camry's but not Venza's. I have a 2010 camry that I purchased on the same day as the Venza: July 31, 2009 and it's driver's side visor failed on July 31, 215 just one day after the Venza's (but with twice the mileage)! Hoping that NHTSA can convince Toyota to fix the much smaller quantity (compared to camry) of Venza's as well. I would replace it myself if the part wasn't so terribly overpriced ($179 !!!). …
When the drivers visor was pushed up out of the way something snapped and the visor would not stay up. It would only hang down obstructing my line of vision. I ended up driving from utah to az holding the visor up so I could see. I spent over $125 to install it myself. Two years later the same exact thing has happened to the passengers visor making it nearly impossible to see traffic coming from my right. I called power Toyota to get the part and was informed the following day it is on a national back order with no release date. When I contacted Toyota regarding this safety issue I was informed that visors are only covered for 3 years and offered no suggestions or reasons as to why the visors are unavailable. I hope my upcoming trip to tucson is not negatively affected by Toyota's faulty visors.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Venza. During inclement weather, the contact became aware of water slowly leaking into the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to bredemann Toyota (1301 w dempster st, park ridge, il 60068, [phone]) where it was diagnosed that the sun roof housing needed to be replaced along with the headliner due to the drain tube not being installed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,623.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Venza. While driving at any speed, the driver side sun visor detached and hindered the contact's view while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
The sun visor on the driver side suddenly dropped down while I was driving home. Now it just hangs down in my face unless I rotate it to the side window. No visor when driving into the sun and a visor to my left blocking my vision. Not safe.
Driver's side sun visor has failed. While driving on the freeway it suddenly dropped in front of my face causing my vision of the road to be obstructed. The visor is defective in that it would not stay up and away from my face while driving. It seems like the whole bracketing system which holds the visor in place broke and when the visor fell in front of my face, it actually fell lower than if I had put the visor down myself to block the sun. The light which activates the mirror in the sun visor has also stopped working. More importantly, this is a definite safety hazard as it almost caused me to rear-end the vehicle in front of me when the visor dropped and blocked my vision of the road.
Exactly as another driver stated: the driver side sun visor started to just fall down a little at first. Then it just started falling off a little more sometime blocking my view. I would push it back up and that worked for a couple of weeks until the metal part came through the cloth and it came off totally. I went to price a new one at the dealership and they wanted around $111.00 that wasn't including service. I see there are a lot of complaints about this problem so I don't feel I should have to pay for this visor. There needs to be a recall before someone crashes from this problem. Please don't wait for someone to get hurt before you have a recall. Needs a recall asap..
Affected part: driver sun visor this is actually the second incident I've had with the visor. The first time was just a few months after purchasing the new Venza. Toyota replaced the first visor because it was under warranty, but this is a widespread problem with not only 2009 venzas, but various Toyota models. Toyota has only recalled the camry models. My vision is obstructed while driving due to the visor can not be pushed in the up position creating a safety hazard. Even though my original defective visor had to be immediately replaced, Toyota wants to charge me for the repair. There are also petitions online requesting a recall for this part.
The driver side sun visor started to just fall down a little at first. Then it just started falling off a little more sometime blocking my view. I would push it back up and that worked for a couple of weeks until the metal part came through the cloth and it came off totally. I went to price a new one at the dealership and they wanted around $121.00 that wasn't including service. I see there are a lot of complaints about this problem so I don't feel I should have to pay for this visor. There needs to be a recall before someone crashes from this problem. Please don't wait for someone to get hurt before you have a recall. Needs a recall asap....
In March 2014, my passenger sun visor started failing by making a clicking sound when lowering. By April, the visor would not go back up and ending "hanging" where you were unable to see unless you held it. In May 2014, the driver's side sun visor failed as well. I now have both visors stowed in my glove box because when I called the dealership, they said to hang on to them in case of a recall. They said part and labor to fix would be about 200.00 for one. It is very dangerous driving, especially when the sun is extremely bright. I can see an accident waiting to happen. Please have a recall on these sun visors done before someone gets hurt.
Window & Wiper complaints in other Venza years
Frequently asked questions
How common are window & wiper problems on the 2009 Toyota Venza?
NHTSA has 23 complaints about the windows, wipers & sunroof of the 2009 Toyota Venza, 13% of the model year's 173 complaints. The component named most often is sun/moon roof assembly (2 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2009 Toyota Venza window & wiper problems?
No. NHTSA lists no windows, wipers & sunroof recall for the 2009 Toyota Venza, though it has 8 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2009 Toyota Venza window & wiper problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 55,000 miles, and 11% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 0 crashes, 0 fires and 2 injuries to windows, wipers & sunroof problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.