Quote Originally Posted by DMACKD View Post
have you ever heard of fuel pumps going bad in cars with only 40,000 miles? Seems a bit premature in my opinion
Heat damages them. They're cooled by the gasoline. When the gas gets low enough, it doesn't coat the pump, and it gets hotter and hotter. If it's been run severely low many times, it could burn out prematurely. Additionally, it's always possible to get a defective part.

But I don't think the pump itself is your issue. You hear it priming. So check the pressure at the rails.
No harm in playing with the maf, but I'd be faster to blame the throttlebody if I thought it was starving for air. Actually, just poke the plate to make sure it's not stuck closed.

Ignition on, engine off: 384-425 kPa (56-62 psi), should drop no less than 34 kPa (5 psi) when the pump turns off.