jetpig

Thanks for all the help! I will report back when I pick up the car!

jasonr

I had exact same trouble. Dealership told me to change the fuel pump. But then after searching few forums i found some solution and told dealer. They checked again and it was a minor problem. I had more codes but i cleared them, then these came back again..

Here is the problem I had and result from Dealer.

Gville350

iTrader: (10)

^Loose grounds I've read about on here have been the cause of a few different odd issues. Hope that might fix your issue too!

jetpig

Interesting. What gets my attention is how the problem went from an eyebrow raise annoyance to full blown car won't run over a period of 3 weeks. I have a lot of mechanical experience with cars and any fuel pump I have ever been around doesn't fade out. It either works or it doesn't. That is what makes me wonder as well. This sounds more viable.

I contacted Lexus Corp and am suppose to hear back tomorrow on their solution. I am still looking for an answer from you folks if anyone knows as to the proximity of the pump in relation to the work done on the VVT recall. If the pump is unplugged, removed or is in any way manipulated during the recall work. Gville, the pic's you posted help a lot but I can not exactly tell where on the engine the pump is (front, rear, L, R) without the car. Please keep it coming all and thanks! Tons of help here.

B16da9

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Hmm I wonder where this ground on the ECU is located. My car has 14k miles and I sometimes get a small sputer from it which goes away quickly.

jetpig

Ok great news to report. Lexus Corporate called, said yes they believe the part failed prematurely. They cover all parts, we cover labor. This makes me really appriciate the Lexus brand! A huge thanks to those on this site for insight and help.

jsh139

That is great news, indeed! And all it took was a phone call. Great customer service. It's acts like this that keep people coming back. Glad they are helping you out.

B16da9

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That's great to hear especially since the cost of the part is almost 1k on Sewell with CL discount.

Gville350

iTrader: (10)

This pic should help :



Well, that's definitely better than nothing; glad to hear they stepped up on this for you!