2019 Toyota Highlander · symptom sheet
Fuel pump failure
- 37owner reports
- 12,760median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report May 16, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
334 of the 486 complaints on this car are about the fuel and propulsion. 37 of those describe fuel pump.
Tick what matches of 37 reports
Fuel pump on other Highlander years
No other Highlander model year has enough reports of fuel pump for a sheet of its own. See every Highlander year.
What this problem usually is
A lot of fuel pump complaints are tied to a recall. Owners describe a car that stalled or wouldn't start, sometimes at highway speed, and many mention that a recall covers it and the part isn't available yet. Others paid for the pump themselves before a recall existed, or on a car the recall didn't include.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the fuel pump (37 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the fuel and propulsion cover the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020.
All 3 recalls on the 2019 Toyota Highlander, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the fuel and propulsion on the Highlander
Engine seizure. Closed jun 20, 2002.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 6,250 and 17,000 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 37 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 83 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 68 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 41 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 32 reports