2005 Toyota Corolla: fuel pump failure

Filed Feb 2, 2019 · Electrical · 80,132 miles · FL

2005 toyota corolla 80,132 miles the car died yesterday in the middle of a busy road. Fortunately, my son was still close to home and I was able to help push the car to the side of the road and wait for road service. When I got home I checked the engine and components but have been unable to get power going to the fuel pump. All relays and fuses are good. I purchased a new fuel pump and the car will still will not start. A technician suggested it was a ecu failure and these had recalls.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Fuel system · 46,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While stopped at a red light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. Updated 02/03/17

Filed Jul 6, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 90,800 miles · NJ

Dear all, in my toyota corolla 2005 car, check engine sign are coming and going. There is some issue with fuel pump or gas tank. I have asked the same to toyota dealership but they have no answer for the same. They are saying for checking I have to pay 150+ usd. As this is a mechanical issue, please help me to deal with the same.

Filed May 24, 2012 · Engine, Fuel system · 69,313 miles · CA

While driving on 55 south freeway exit from 91 west to my work, my car suddenly stopped responding. It started jerking and suddenly stopped the engine. Luckily traffic wasn't that fast otherwise it could have created a big pile up behind me. I pulled over to the right shoulder and stopped. I tried about 3-4 times to start, but it did not crank at all. So I called the tow truck and towed to nearby firestone in orange, ca. They first suspected may be the bad battery, and checked and replace the battery but still didn't start. So they did complete diagnosis and found that fuel wasn't reaching to the engine due to fuel pump failure. They recommended to changed the whole fuel pump assembly and charged me about $1100. They told me that there has been known issues on 05 toyota corolla for fuel pump failure and they knew in 2005 and issued notice too. I have bought this brand new in '04 august from toyota in claremont, ca. At least they should have notified us via email or postal mail since they knew about it, than I could have gone to dealership and have them checked for it. Now, I am stuck with the $1100 bill. That is ridiculous how careless toyota is. No wonder, they had so many recalls last year 2011. I just want the toyota to know about it and send me the money I paid to firestone. I have googled online, and found so many blogger who had issue with the fuel pump. So it has been still going on and toyota is not doing anything about it. They should fix the issue right away, it's a manufacturing defect. Why they wait until people die????

Filed Dec 1, 2011 · Fuel system · 84,654 miles · FL

Traveling south on I-95, speed 71 MPH, engine stops. I carefully and promptly pull over to right shoulder, call aaa and have vehicle towed to local firestone repair facility. After performing diagnostic firestone informs me the fuel pump has failed and replaces the fuel pump. I request and receive the original fuel pump. Previously I have owned 3 corollas and have driven each of them over 150,000 miles with no fuel pump failures. I am reporting this incident because I feel that this fuel pump might have been faulty and could be very dangerous under certain circumstances.

Filed Feb 26, 2011 · Fuel system · 81,947 miles · CA

Defective fuel pump problem: I own a 2005 toyota corolla. One day in august 2009, I parked my car on the street for a few hours and by the time I got back to my car to start the engine, the car wasn't able to start. I had to call the tow truck company to tow my car to an auto repair shop. According to the diagnose from the auto shop, my car failed to start due to defective fuel pump problem and they have to replace the fuel pump assembly.

Filed Feb 13, 2011 · Fuel system · 39,565 miles · WA

Bought a new corolla in 2005. Fuel pump failed after only 39000 miles. Caused the car to abruptly stop running. Fortunately my daughter was in a parking lot. This could have been a serious safety problem if it had happened out on the road. After replacing her keys and engine control module to no avail toyota finally figured out it was the fuel pump charged her $1067 to replace it. There is no way these fuel pumps should be failing this prematurely.

Filed Jan 26, 2011 · Fuel system · 65,000 miles · PA

Have s 2005 corolla, fuel pump had to be replaced at 65,000 mi. Car shut off suddenly and almost caused an accident!

Filed Dec 1, 2010 · Fuel system · 55,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 35 MPH up a hill in rainy weather conditions the vehicle began to hesitate before stalling. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and towed to an authorized dealer where he was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Nov 15, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 72,000 miles · NY

On 11/9/2010 at 5:30 p.m., my 2005 toyota corolla ce stalled on I-87 (ny state thruway--major deegan) in the bronx as it was being driven at 55 miles per hour. The car was operating normally when I left work in the bronx 20 min before. All of a sudden the check engine light came on and the car lost all power. The oil and battery lights also came on. I put on my hazards and managed to get from left lane to shoulder. The car stopped completely before I could get it off the highway and the back end of car was slightly on the road. I called aaa and they called the official company who has to tow cars off the thruway. No truck arrived for a long time--two passers by stopped and helped me push car onto shoulder. The car lights dimmed and eventually went out. The car had plenty of fuel when it was being driven. After the car stopped, the car seemed electrically dead and would not turn over at all. There was no sound at all or any cranking or sputtering. It seemed that the car lost all power and I was only able to get it off the road due to its momentum from being in motion. When no truck arrived after 45 minutes, I called 311 for assistance (nyc help line) and they contacted police who came and called another truck and sat with me with their lights on until tow truck arrived around 6:50 pm. It was towed to official towing station in bronx. The repair people told me the next day it might be due to an electrical problem. My car is under recall for the engine control module (ECM). The toyota dealers in bronx said cars don't stall because of this problem and I would have to pay to have my car towed there to have it checked. I wanted them to look at it to see if ECM was the problem. On 11/11, when I called the official towing station to have car towed out, they said it was fuel pump and wanted 1100-1200$ to fix it. As of today, I am having the car towed to a local repair station where I leave to see if they can diagnose the problem and let me know what caused the stall.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Fuel system · 83,400 miles · CA

I was driving my 2005 toyota corolla and it stopped running in the middle of rush hour traffic. I was almost rear ended because of this sudden stall of my vehicle. It turns out that the problem was the fuel pump. The fuel pump is being replaced as I write this complaint. The dealer told me that toyota no longer makes the original pump for the car that cost about $300 because they've been having to service many cars with that particular fuel pump problem. As a result of this problem I have to end up paying about $920 for a new model fuel pump. I can't believe that I the consumer has to pay for toyota's mistake of not producing a reliable product. What if this would have happened on the freeway while driving 65 MPH and the car just stalled on me. I believe that the fuel pump for this vehicle should be recalled because I'm sure this is not the first or last time that this will happen. Toyota should pay the difference for this mistake.

Filed Aug 25, 2010 · Fuel system · 145,000 miles · CA

2005 toyota corolla le model stalled and would not re-start after driving approximately 10 miles. Fortunately it happened pulling up to the house, and not on the street or freeway. Subsequent investigation by the owner diagnosed the problem as a defective fuel pump. No aftermarket fuel pumps were available, and since toyota wanted $1039 for a new unit ( ie., the whole in-tank module), an auto dismantler who specialized in late-model toyotas was found and the part was obtained for about $100. After installation, the car has performed flawlessly for a month.