Fuel Pump Recall for 2018-2019 LC

[Madtiger]

Toyota recalls nearly 700,000 vehicles to fix faulty fuel pumps

The recall covers some 2018 and 2019 Lexus models and some 2018 and 2019 Toyota models such as the 4Runner and Camry.

www.cbsnews.com

Toyota is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the fuel pumps can fail and cause engines to stall. That can increase the risk of a crash.

The recall covers certain 2018 and 2019 Lexus LS 500, LC 500, RC 350, RC 300, GS 350, IS 300, ES 350, LX 570, GX 460, and RX 350 models. Also included are certain 2018 and 2019 Toyota 4Runner, Camry, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, and Tundra models. Some 2019 models also are affected including the Avalon and Corolla.

Toyota said the fuel pump "may stop operating," the automaker said in a statement. If that happens, warning lights and messages would be displayed on the instrument panel, and "the engine may run rough."

Toyota is still developing repairs. Owners will be notified by mail in mid-March.

 

[Angelo1]

Oh great, so I should garage it until then?

 

[Madtiger]

Oh great, so I should garage it until then?

Or you can drive in reverse to avoid using fuel and adding miles to odometer....

 

[vcheng]

Or you can drive in reverse to avoid using fuel and adding miles to odometer....

I am hoping that "certain vehicles" may mean my 2018 LC is not affected.

 

[Angelo1]

I am hoping that "certain vehicles" may mean my 2018 LC is not affected.
Yours is most likely affected as well. Just enter you VIN in the Toyota recall center.

 

[Madtiger]

Link to Recall Center: Lookup Safety Recalls & Service Campaigns

 

[Madtiger]

As of now, entering my VIN, i see no recall for my LC...produced in March 2019.

 

[jeproks]

Mine is Oct 2018 production

 

[Angelo1]

As of now, entering my VIN, i see no recall for my LC...produced in March 2019.

I used the same link and it said I didn’t have a recall. Then I downloaded the Toyota app and registered my VIN and it showed I had a recall for the fuel pump.

 

[Madtiger]

I used the same link and it said I didn’t have a recall. Then I downloaded the Toyota app and registered my VIN and it showed I had a recall for the fuel pump.

Just downloaded. Has my LC. No service notifications.

 

[Angelo1]

Just downloaded. Has my LC. No service notifications.

Maybe it was anything produced in 2018. Mine was build August

Just downloaded. Has my LC. No service notifications.

My apologies, the app only notifies of maintenance intervals. I just looked on my app and it didn’t show any recalls. You have to sign up on Toyota owners to activate your account. The app is pretty useless now that I’m looking at it. The website is much more useful

 

[Madtiger]

Maybe it was anything produced in 2018. Mine was build August

My apologies, the app only notifies of maintenance intervals. I just looked on my app and it didn’t show any recalls. You have to sign up on Toyota owners to activate your account. The app is pretty useless now that I’m looking at it. The website is much more useful

Checked Toyota owner’s site as well....no safety recall! Whew!!

 

[Angelo1]

Lucky! It might be 2018 production and they may have switched to a different supply vendor for fuel pump in ‘19

 

[Red Bull]

No recall on my March 2019 (order date) LC. Hope it stays that way.

 

[Reaganite1953]

In case people don't know how fuel pumps work and a little history.

To "release" a fuel pump, you used to have a small failure rate at 100,000 miles. For example 4 parts/100. This was based on test bench testing using gasoline and running for hundreds of hours.

Hyundai had a major problem 10 or 15 years ago. The "root cause" of the problem was that they changed their fuel tank welding technique, which introduced weld beads into the tank. If a bead got into the fuel pump, it stopped.

The "pope mobile" had a failure, which was an embarrassment for the manufacturer. The "fix" was to install 2 fuel pumps in the system, and every time the vehicle started it switched which pump was used. And if one would fail, it would be replaced, unnoticed.

My boss, an engineer in charge of fuel pump product/development engineering in the US, kept a spare fuel pump in his glove compartment.

So going to this issue: If fuel pumps die, for any reason, at numbers which are sufficiently high to come to the attention of NHTSA, a recall will be issued. Since they are newer vehicles, my guess would be failing in under 50,000 miles. (pure guess)

Most likely there was a change in a supplier component, either by accident or on purpose, which causes early failures. And since the vehicle could be stuck on the side of the road, it could be a "dangerous situation."

Toyota now has to figure out, first, what is the root cause of the failure? Then, what is the corrective action? And thirdly, how soon can we get "good parts" to build new cars if the problem still persists in current production? And fourthly, how can we get 700,000 good parts to replace the defective parts when the supplier may only be capable of production half that many parts per year?

Cost: Millions at maybe $200 to $500 per vehicle.

Note: I was a fuel pump development/product engineer for a major supplier for about 4 years.

 

[Chrisleduc1]

My ‘18 built in late 17 has no recall

 

[danielb]

My ‘18 built in late 17 has no recall

Same here, late Dec '17 build, no recall...

 

[jeproks]

Just received a letter from Toyota that my 2019 Is not involved in the safety recall 20TA02(interim 20TB02).