NHTSA Complaint #10616374 — 2013 SCION FR-S

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP STARTED MAKING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NOISE, WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY TOYOTA AND REPLACED. 3000 MILES LATER, THE SAME NOISE IS BACK, AND NOW TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR / REPLACE THE PART, EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT, EVEN NOW. THIS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS OF CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S THE SYSTEM THAT COMPRESSES THE FUEL TO OVER 3000 PSI. THIS SYSTEM NEVER DEPRESSURIZES, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, ONE THAT MAKES SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NOISE, HAVE THE POSSIBILITY FOR FAILURE, AND COULD CAUSE EITHER HESITATION WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION, OR POTENTIALLY A FIRE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WITH REGARDS TO AN INITIAL FIX, AND THEN COMPLETELY REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT AFTER THE FIRST FIX ATTEMPT. *TR