RC-F Fuel Pump
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No issues here at 5,000 miles. Could it be restricted to a specific Production period?
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Took mine in for squeaky brakes and humming sound from engine with power lag at 1/2 gear. Rc f tech (according to dealership) went with me on a test drive. He said all were normal for rc f - tf lol so I said for the first 10k miles there was no humming could he at least run it by Lexus. He said leave the car and he will look at it. 6 hours later they call and say fuel pump will be replaced and brake pads with newer part number as well but all parts had to be ordered. Happy so far.
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Took mine in for squeaky brakes and humming sound from engine with power lag at 1/2 gear. Rc f tech (according to dealership) went with me on a test drive. He said all were normal for rc f - tf lol so I said for the first 10k miles there was no humming could he at least run it by Lexus. He said leave the car and he will look at it. 6 hours later they call and say fuel pump will be replaced and brake pads with newer part number as well but all parts had to be ordered. Happy so far.
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As far as I know, there is NO new progress or LSB issued for the RC F fuel pump.
So chances are it's replaced with a new one of same existing part number.
And hopefully the issue is resolved for them permanently..
The good / bad part is that not all fuel pumps are problematic.. And for the ones who have had them replaced once or more than once is not a good sign either..
It's cearly a vendor issue and clearly still ongoing
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If I read it right... The brake pads will be replaced with the new parts numbers that resolve the squeaking..
As far as I know, there is NO new progress or LSB issued for the RC F fuel pump.
So chances are it's replaced with a new one of same existing part number.
And hopefully the issue is resolved for them permanently..
The good / bad part is that not all fuel pumps are problematic.. And for the ones who have had them replaced once or more than once is not a good sign either..
It's cearly a vendor issue and clearly still ongoing
Joe Z
As far as I know, there is NO new progress or LSB issued for the RC F fuel pump.
So chances are it's replaced with a new one of same existing part number.
And hopefully the issue is resolved for them permanently..
The good / bad part is that not all fuel pumps are problematic.. And for the ones who have had them replaced once or more than once is not a good sign either..
It's cearly a vendor issue and clearly still ongoing
Joe Z
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Getting mine replaced this week. Lexus techs are coming out to take picoscope data. From what the tech has told me, the pump in the RC-F is a new model with a variable 3 setting range. He and the tech speculates that there may be a voltage issue with the pump or to the pump.
I've also noticed some starting issues when I park on a incline or decline. Don't know if it's related but I'm going to bring it up.
I've also noticed some starting issues when I park on a incline or decline. Don't know if it's related but I'm going to bring it up.
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Advisor just asked how i use my car. I said just as a daily and to make Priuses **** on their 50 mpg engine here and there. He just laughed and left it as that. I did see the bulletin that mentioned loss of performance on track might be possible. No track here.
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Last 4 digits of my VIN are 3169, am I in the clear with the fuel pump issues? Just purchased the car, 800 miles so far seems to have a PDI signed and dated back in May 2015
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VINs are irrelevant on this car because Lexus bundles it with regular RCs. Mine is a 06/15 build, and has a VIN of 3935, so yours seems to be an early build. Definitely potentially affected, as is mine as well. If Lexus changes the vendor/design/etc., then I'd have no problem switching it ONCE... and when it starts making noises. Some owners were told no new pump until it fails; that's retarded, and totally unacceptable to anybody, especially a $70K to $80K Lexus. Good luck.