2004 Toyota Tundra Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA TUNDRA 2004 ##

MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA MUST BE MANUALLY ATTENDED WHEN PUMPING FUEL. IF THE PUMP IS SET TO AUTOMATICALLY PUMP UNTIL THE TANK IS FULL, THE PUMP WILL STOP FUELING BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL AND OCCASIONALLY STOPS WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE PUMP JUMPS OUT OF IT'S POSITION IN THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND SPILLING GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FIRE AND FILED A CLAIM. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED, THEN FINALLY WOULD NOT START WHEN SHUT OFF, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES, DIFFERENT DEALER REPLACED PUMP AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 1000 MILES, ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS TO PUMP, IN LESS THAN 20 MILES SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TRUCK MADE IT BACK TO OFFICE, UNKNOWN IF THIS FIX WILL WORK