2018 TOYOTA TACOMA Fuel/propulsion System Problems

The fuel pump as stopped working the vehicle will not start and the 4x4 is showing that it is not working. The vehicle is available for inspection. Thankfully this happened while the vehicle was sitting over night but we had driven it the evening before it just stopped running. the Fuel system could have failed while we were driving anywhere. It has not been inspected by anyone else. it is sitting in our driveway and my husband has done a lot of trouble shooting as to what could be wrong and all arrows point to the fuel pump. there have been no check engine light or nothing this came out of nowhere.

yes has been inspected by the manufacturer and they fixed it but I want to file a claim.

On June 26, 2025, around 9:30 AM, I was driving my Tacoma on the highway at approximately 70 mph when the truck suddenly lost power. I was in the center lane and nearly got hit as I tried to exit the highway. After exiting, the engine warning light came on, and the truck eventually stalled. I was able to restart it with limited power and drove it to a nearby shop. The shop's diagnosis revealed several warning codes, and the fuel pressure was found to be only 14 psi. They recommended replacing the low-pressure fuel pump. After researching known fuel pump issues, I had the truck towed to a local Toyota dealership. The dealership confirmed the codes but couldn’t replicate the low-pressure reading after driving for about 30 miles. Because of this, they stated that it didn’t qualify for the extended recall offered by Toyota. Toyota refused to replace the pump, arguing that the recall had already been performed in 2020 and that the low pressure reading came from a non-Toyota repair shop. My response was: how can they be sure that the pump replaced under the recall wasn’t faulty as well? No answer In the end, I had no choice but to cover the repair costs myself. However, I made sure to get the old pump back from the dealership and documented its manufacturing details to support my claim moving forward.

The.truck won’t turn on. We checked it with a diagnostic tool and it was confirmed that it was the fuel pump.

Unknown it changed and I have not kept track of new or old details.

Vehicle stalling on freeway and almost crashed multiple times and dealership is saying they already fixed the recall on my truck but still doing same thing as reports say

When accelerating on highway check engine light started flashing and engine running rough. Pulled over and stopped vehicle turned off ignition. Restarted vehicle and light was out no longer running rough. Toyota dealer checked computer, cylinder #2 misfired 47 times & cylinder #3 misfired 3 times. They said they could not find what had created this problem and still charged me for engine diagnostics.

The vehicle every time I fuel either does start afterwards or it would start and drive for about 3-6 minutes then it will stall. The very first time it happened was on the highway which I didn’t know why my car had stall but now that it has done it right at the fuel pump and also more often than not. I tried using other gas stations just to rule out bad fue but it has been like this for the past 6 month. I have taken it to Toyota MCDONOUGH in Georgia and they could not give a diagnostic because the check engine light does not stays on and they said they can’t replicate the problem.

TOYOTA DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD ME A 2018 40K MILES TACOMA WITH AN OPEN RECALL REGARDING FAILING LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP THAT CAN STALL AT HIGH SPEED. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. WE LIVE A GREAT DISTANCE FROM DEALER ON A REMOTE ISLAND MAKING RETURNING TO DEALER A CONSIDERABLE HARDSHIP. DEALER KEEPS SAYING 'PART IS COMING IN A COUPLE DAYS' WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR THIS UP ASAP .

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVING VEHICLE ON A SIDE STREET GOING APPROX 20 MILES PER HOUR . CAR STARTED SHAKING AND LOST MAJORITY OF POWER. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR BACK TO RESIDENCE (ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY) WHEN HEADING TO DESTINATION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED NEXT DAY TO SAME DEALERSHIP WHO HAD RECENTLY REPLACED FUEL PUMP UNDER A RECALL (PAPERWORK FOR THIS RECALL IS WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED /STALLING DANGERS) . DEALERSHIP TOLD US NOT FUEL PUMP BUT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE RODENTS ATE THE WIRING ( SOY BEAN COVERING ON NEWER VEHICLES )AND ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE OF THIS . THANK GOODNESS NOT ON A HIGHWAY GOING 75 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS WE VERY WELL COULD OF BEEN . TOLD WE NEED TO DETER THESE RODENTS FROM CONTINUING ANY MORE DAMAGE . WONDER WHY COMPANY WOULD USE A PRODUCT . THANK YOU.

Mileage: 19,000

THIS WAS A RECALL DATED JANUARY 13, 2020. I FEEL DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECALL THAT A REMEDY SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BY NOW. BUT RECALL INCOMPLETE AS OF 10/17/2020. SUMMARY: THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. SAFETY RISK: IF A VEHICLE STALL OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

RECALL IS ISSUED IN JANUARY 2020, HOWEVER TOYOTA IS NOT MAKING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO REPAIR VEHICLE TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE # 20TA02

Mileage: 8,000

RECALL ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED VIA PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH-2020 BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE ON MATTERS FOR TWO RECALLS, ONE IN DEC2018 FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND ANOTHER IN JAN2020 FOR THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. BRAKES ARE ALWAYS MAKING A LOUD NOISE ESPECIALLY ON REVERSE.

I GOT THE RECALL BACK IN FEBRUARY FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR THEN TO FIX IT.

THE MANUFACTURER HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY (SEE BELOW). MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY (PER THE INSTRUCTION OF AUTONATION FORT MYERS) SINCE MARCH 10, 2020. I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL THROUGH AUTONATION IN FORT MYERS, FL (AT THEIR EXPENSE) UNTIL THE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REMEDY WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF MARCH, BEGINNING OF APRIL. THEN I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER, MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. MEANWHILE, MY TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ACCUMULATING ADDITIONAL ISSUES BECAUSE I WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE IT. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT MULTIPLE VEHICLE TYPES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REMEDIED AND THAT TACOMA'S HAVE NOT. JAN 13,2020 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 20TB02 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 20V012 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED.

Mileage: 37,000

NOTICE RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2020 THAT MY 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK (NHTSA SAFETY RECALL NO. 20V-012). IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2020 AND STILL NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN RESOLVED?

Mileage: 122,454

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE LOW FLOW FUEL PUMP IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 AND THERE STILL ISN'T A REMEDY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHEN IT WAS RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAS A CHANCE TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. AND PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DON'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE TOYOTA TAKES THERE TIME IN DEVELOPING A REMEDY. IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME ITS TAKING TO LONG TO GET THE REMEDY. ITS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE.

Mileage: 24,000

GOT A RECALL FORM TOYOTA BACK IN JANUARY ON A FUEL PUMP ISSUE AND HERE IT IS IN SEPT AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A FIX

A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS IDENTIFIED IN EARLY 2020. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2020 AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE CAN BE SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. IN THE MEANTIME I CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR STALL OR POSSIBLE CRASH IF THE ENGINE QUITS.

SAFETY ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP. STALLS WHILE IM DRIVING. WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT IT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO BUT HAVENT HEARD ANYTHING ELSE.

RECALL 20TB02 ISSUED IN JANUARY 2020. WHEN WILL THERE BE A REMEDY? NHTSA RECAL # 20V012.

Mileage: 8,000

AS WE WERE TRAVELING ON 441 SOUTH TO ATHENS GEORGIA TO DOCTOR MY 2018 TOYOTA TOCOMA WITH VIN# ON FILE LOST POWER AT THE SPEED OF 65 MPH AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN A FORMER SHERIFF DEPUTY AND A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR AND HAD NOT BEEN TRAIN IN HOW TO HANDEL A VEHICLE IN STRESS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGICALLY DEVASTATED FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF THIS REMEDY THAT'S UNDER RECALL NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP OR OWNERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED OR GIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH REPORTED!!! MY CONTACT 407 577 5262 OR [email protected]

Mileage: 383,565

VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. IS THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THAT NEEDS REPLACING. I GET WARNING LIGHTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. I ALSO GET A LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT THAT ALSO GOES ON. I'VE GOTTEN THE RECALL NOTICE A YEAR AGO. AND EVERY TIME I GO TO TOYOTA FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY SAY THAT THERE'S NO FIX YET FOR THE PROBLEM. ITS BEEN A YEAR ALREADY. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR . FOR ME TO STALL WHILE AM DRIVING AND KILL SOMEONE OR ME. UNACCEPTABLE , AM SICK AND TIRED OF TALKING TO THE DEALER. THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO ATTENTION OF FIXING THIS DANGEROUS RECALL

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS LOST POWER AND STARTED IDLING VERY LOW IN TRAFFIC. THERE HAS BEEN AN OPEN RECALL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA HAS NOT FIXED IT.

Mileage: 17,500

THE TRUCK HESITATES AT LOWER RPMS AND FEELS VERY SLUGGISH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! SEVEN MONTHS IS TO LONG!

Mileage: 15,000

THERE IS A FUEL PUMP RECALL, THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO FIX ISSUE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 7 MONTHS.

IN JANUARY 2020 NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS OF CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ISSUES. IN MAY 2020 I WAS NOTICED MY MAIL THAT MY 2018 TACOMA TRUCK WAS ONE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE SAFETY RECALL FOR A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND THAT A REMEDY WOULD COME SOON. TOYOTA STATES THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2020. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY CONTINUE TO MANUFACTURE VEHICLES WITH FUEL PUMPS. ARE THOSE FUEL PUMPS HAVING NO ISSUES? IF SO, THEN HOW ABOUT REPLACING FUELS PUMPS OF EXISTING CUSTOMER VEHICLES.

AS OF JANUARY 13TH, 2020 TOYOTA ISSUED THE FOLLOWING RECALL INFORMATION ABOUT MY 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA (MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20TB02/NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V012): "THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. SAFETY RISK: IF A VEHICLE STALL OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH." I FREQUENTLY CHECKED THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL (BOTH BY CHECKING THE NHTSA SITE AND CALLING MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS) AND AS OF TODAY, JULY 16TH, 2020, MORE THAN HALF A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, THIS RECALL REMAINS UNADDRESSED AND IS LISTED AS "RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. GIVEN THE SAFETY RISKS, 6+ MONTHS IS AN INAPPROPRIATELY LONG TIME NOT TO OFFER CONSUMERS A REMEDY WHILE WE ARE STILL DRIVING OUR VEHICLES. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO AVOID DRIVING IT WHILE I AWAIT A SAFETY REMEDY.

IN DECEMBER OF 2019 MY TRUCK STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR END THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AS I LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE. ONE MONTH LATER, A RECALL IS ANNOUNCED. HERE WE ARE IN JUNE (HALF A YEAR LATER) AND I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY TRUCK THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN WILL TOYOTA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FUEL PUMPS IN THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED?! *TR

Mileage: 19,000

II BOUGHT THE 1998 TACOMA AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN JOHNSON CITY, TN. IN NOV 2019--I SUSPECT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT IT . I AM 64 YEARS OLD AND TAKING THE TRUCK ON A VACATION FROM JOHNSON CITY TO EMERALD ISLE N.C. IN AUGUST 2020--VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING ON THIS TRIP--I ALSO THOUGHT I HAD A WONDERFUL TRUCK AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED HAVING TO DRIVE IT WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE-THIS HAPPENED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ONE DAY IN NOV. 2019

VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP SINCE JANUARY. SO FAR TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD NOT TAKE 6 MONTHS FOR THEM TO FIND A FIX.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE I85 IN ATLANTA GEORGIA AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP

Mileage: 32,767

RUNS ROUGH, FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL WHEN I ACCELERATE. SPORADIC

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH AN OPEN RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE SAFETY RISK IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STALL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS RECALL CAME OUT IN JANUARY 13, 2020, BUT THERE STILL ISN'T A REMEDY TO THE ISSUE. MY DAILY COMMUTE IS ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES ONE WAY. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY TOYOTA TACOMA AS THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER. IT IS NOW APRIL 1, 2020 AND TOYOTA HAS YET TO RELEASE ANY FIX OR REMEDY TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY RECALL. HOW LONG DOES TOYOTA HAVE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE AND WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT WITH THE VEHICLE?

AFTER SITTING OUT IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START DUE TO APPARENT FUEL STARVATION. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS,AND REPEATED DEPRESSION ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,FUEL WAS EVENTUALLY DELIVERED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED.

Mileage: 7,800

THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS AS IF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS CUTTING THROTTLE INPUT FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SPECIFICALLY, IF ACCELERATING TO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR, THEN STOPPING, THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE TRUCK SUFFERS AN ENGINE STALL. THE TRACTION CONTROL DASHBOARD INDICATOR DOES NOT LIGHT UP DURING THIS OCCURRENCE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE PERFORMS VERY SIMILAR TO INSTANCES WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES OPERATE. THE STALL ALSO OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAYS, ETC. THERE IS NO REQUIRED INTERVENTION TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE; IT SIMPLY LASTS 1-2 SECONDS, THEN OPERATES AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (BOTH TOYOTA). NEITHER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY ERROR CODES AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT REQUIRED SERVICE. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS (DECEMBER 2019-JANUARY 2020).

Mileage: 28,000

MY 2018 TACOMA HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, THEN THE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING. WHEN IDLING, ENGINE RUNS WITH WITH A MISS, AND WHEN DRIVING, AT LOWER SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF ITS LOSING POWER.

Mileage: 48,000

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE GONE OUT TO MY TACOMA THAT I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING ON IT'S OWN. I HEARD IT RUNNING ONE EVENING, WHILE NO KEYS WERE INSERTED AND THE TRUCK WAS LOCKED UP. THE TRUCK RUNS ROUGH MOST OF THE TIME AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING AND NOT WANTING TO START BACK UP AGAIN. IT WILL TAKE 3 TO 4 TIMES TURNING THE TRUCK OVER BEFORE IT WILL RELUCTANTLY WILL START UP. ALSO THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AND THE DIFFERENTIAL BUTTON WHEN PUSHED ON DOES NOT ENGAGE THE DIFFERENTIAL. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE STARTED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING WHEN NO ONE INSIDE IT HAS JUST THE MONTH BEEN NOTICED AS WELL AS THE BUTTONS. THE STALLING STARTED TO BE NOTICED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND I AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO IT BEING NOT BROKE IN OR ME NOT GIVING IT ENOUGH GAS, BUT IT IS ALMOST EVERY TIME NOW WHEN I BACK UP OR GO FORWARD IT CAN STALL.

Mileage: 54,000

FUEL GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD ITS NOT READING CORRECTLY THE TANK AMOUNT OF FUEL. WHEN ITS FULL OF GASOLINE THE GAUGE ON THE DASHBOARD GAVE ME WRONG READINGS MARKING AS EMPTY OR 1/4 OF THE FUEL TANK.

Mileage: 9,590

A MONTH AFTER I LEASE THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER WORK.

Mileage: 2,400