| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314194 | Incident Date: Dec, 18 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WOODBRIDGE | Consumer's State: VA |
| 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, other:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF1GD296X2G | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 19 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 10 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Smell of fuel very strong inside vehicle.pulled over and popped hood.noticed pools of raw fuel on intake manifold on passengers side.removed puddles and tightened fuel hose clamps(12/12/04).temperature dropped to 15f the other day and the smell of gas is back.cannot see any puddles at the moment.from subaru enthusiets websites this seems to be a common problem when the temperatures drop below freezing for the wrx's.very dangerous!the turbocharger is mounted not to far away from the fuel puddles.*ak |
