So, Toyota has a problem with defective fuel pumps in 2010-2012 Toyota Corollas with the standard 1.8L engine. No worries though if you're a flatlander (you and your Corolla live below 3,000 feet altitude). We live in Nebraska (pretty damn flat and low altitude) and my daughter was driving the Corolla heading NW towards the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado in June 2016. She never made it. The fuel pump stopped working near Golden Colorado. The local Toyota dealer couldn't recreate the problem so they told her to go home, don't drive at altitude and in essence said never try to drive over the Rocky Mountains or the Sierra Nevada's - ever. I called a handful of Toyota dealers in C. Springs and Denver. The C.Springs Toyota dealer was well aware of "Flatlander Itis" and had these fuel pumps on their shelves ready to install. The parts guy said this happens often and that's why they usually carry at least 2-3 fuel pumps at all times. So, if Toyota has this fuel pump problem (Extended Crank at Altitude) but it only affects Toyotas that are bought and used at altitude, this is probably a low volume problem. If, on the other hand, anyone with a 2010-2012 Toyota Corolla 1.8L engine tries to drive their 2010-2012 Corolla at altitude, be prepared for complete engine failure - no power, no warning and you gotta make sure you're not in the left hand lane when the fuel pump fails because you'll get plowed over by an 18-wheeler. No mercy! This happened 3 times to my daughter as she tried to drive towards the Eisenhower Tunnel. She finally had to cancel vacation plans in Colorado. Following more than three months of haggling with Toyota Customer Care, the fuel pump is being replaced at cost (not retail price). I had the part purchased by the Colorado Toyota Dealer Service Dept. and they shipped to a Omaha/metro Toyota service department. I know I have to pay for the 1.5 hour installation because my Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) warranty doesn't cover this part with more than 50K miles on the ODO. At the end of the day, I insisted the fuel pump failure was Toyota Customer Care's problem and this situation could've resulted in serious injuries or fatalities. My advice: Stick to your guns and don't give up because Toyota's strategy is to drag situation like these along until the customer just plain gives up. Don't give up; you need to be a pain in the butt to get their attention.
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So, Toyota has a problem with defective fuel pumps in 2010-2012 Toyota Corollas with the standard 1.8L engine. No worries though if you're a flatlander (you and your Corolla live below 3,000 feet altitude). We live in Nebraska (pretty damn flat and low altitude) and my daughter was driving the Corolla heading NW towards the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado in June 2016. She never made it. The fuel pump stopped working near Golden Colorado. The local Toyota dealer couldn't recreate the problem so they told her to go home, don't drive at altitude and in essence said never try to drive over the Rocky Mountains or the Sierra Nevada's - ever. I called a handful of Toyota dealers in C. Springs and Denver. The C.Springs Toyota dealer was well aware of "Flatlander Itis" and had these fuel pumps on their shelves ready to install. The parts guy said this happens often and that's why they usually carry at least 2-3 fuel pumps at all times. So, if Toyota has this fuel pump problem (Extended Crank at Altitude) but it only affects Toyotas that are bought and used at altitude, this is probably a low volume problem. If, on the other hand, anyone with a 2010-2012 Toyota Corolla 1.8L engine tries to drive their 2010-2012 Corolla at altitude, be prepared for complete engine failure - no power, no warning and you gotta make sure you're not in the left hand lane when the fuel pump fails because you'll get plowed over by an 18-wheeler. No mercy! This happened 3 times to my daughter as she tried to drive towards the Eisenhower Tunnel. She finally had to cancel vacation plans in Colorado. Following more than three months of haggling with Toyota Customer Care, the fuel pump is being replaced at cost (not retail price). I had the part purchased by the Colorado Toyota Dealer Service Dept. and they shipped to a Omaha/metro Toyota service department. I know I have to pay for the 1.5 hour installation because my Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) warranty doesn't cover this part with more than 50K miles on the ODO. At the end of the day, I insisted the fuel pump failure was Toyota Customer Care's problem and this situation could've resulted in serious injuries or fatalities. My advice: Stick to your guns and don't give up because Toyota's strategy is to drag situation like these along until the customer just plain gives up. Don't give up; you need to be a pain in the butt to get their attention.
- carzr4kings@12, Bellevue, NE, US