Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / WRX / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003093097 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2002
Consumer's City: MANLIUS Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: WRX Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1GG29622G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact stated that there was service bulletin 09-36-03 on the 2002 subaru wrx regarding a fuel smell in cold weather. the failure, which was actually a leak in cold weather appeared when the temperature got to be 10 degrees or less. there was a strong smell of fuel in the passenger compartment, and the contact found a fuel leak which dripped once a second on 1/24/07. the failure was caused by a misalignment between two fuel hoses near the manifold. the contact will have pictures available. the failure mileage was 25000 and the current mileage was 50000.*ak