What 59 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Toyota Venza

Purchased a 2011 toyota venza almost 28 days ago. I haven't even made my first payment for my car loan. The rain here in florida has shown that it is raining inside my vehicle. I have contacted the dealer, I have contacted my insurance company. I have done research and it's a known issue with this vehicle. I need help in correcting this. I am not driving the vehicle because it was shorting out the electric in the car. I have a tarp over it now. Can you point me in the direction of where to turn?

NHTSA ODI 11673809

MY TOYOTA VENZA 2011 ELECTRONIC IN A CAR IS PROBLEM ALL THE LIGHTING IN THE DASHBOARD ON AND THE TRUNK OF THE FRONT ELECTRONIC PROBLEM TOO.

NHTSA ODI 10861269

2011 TOYOTA VENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BACK UP LIGHTS LACK ADEQUATE LIGHTING WHEN BACKING UP IN THE DARK AND SUN VISORS WERE NOT MADE LONG ENOUGH OR EQUIPPED WITH EXTENDERS, TO BLOCK THE SUNLIGHT. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ISSUE IN ARTEMIS. *SMD

NHTSA ODI 10838276

ON 3/14/14 I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND FOUND ALL WERE IN PROPER ORDER. I PURCHASED A NEW LIGHT BULB AND INSTALLED IT. THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT FUNCTION. I TESTED THE ORIGINAL PASSENGER SIDE BULB IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FIXTURE AND THE BULB FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND AFTER THEIR INSPECTION, THEY DETERMINED THE COMPUTER LIGHT CONTROL HAD QUIT FUNCTIONING. THE PART NUMBER ON THE BOX THE REPLACEMENT PART CAME IN IS: COMPUTER, BALLAST, 85967-06020. OF MY CONCERNS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF SOMEONE TRYING TO REPLACE THIS BULB, AS IF THEY WERE REPLACING A STANDARD BULB, IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE IN THIS BULB. I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER BOOSTS THE VOLTAGE AND IF THE BULB FIXTURE IS TOUCHED WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE UNDER POWER COULD RESULT IN DEATH. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HURT AS THE WARNING TO AVOID HIGH VOLTAGE IS NOT EASILY SEEN. IT IS NOT UNLIKELY AN OWNER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE BULB WORKED IN ONE FIXTURE AND NOT THE OTHER WOULD TOUCH THE FIXTURE WITH THE HEADLIGHT TURNED ON. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A PART IN PUT INTO A VEHICLE TO CONTROL A LIGHT BULB THAT DOESN'T LAST LONGER THAN THE BULB. I RECENTLY HEARD VOLKSWAGEN WAS RECALLING OVER 15,000 VEHICLES DUE TO A BAD LIGHT FIXTURE. THE FIXTURE FAIL WHEN THE HOOD WAS CLOSED "ROUGHLY." I OPEN THE HOOD TO CHECK AND CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AND TO ADD FLUIDS. I DO NOT DROP THE HOOD FROM GREAT HEIGHTS. I NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES SELLING THE PART THAT WENT BAD. THE COST TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BY TOYOTA WAS NEARLY $500.00. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10574249