| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005003555 | Incident Date: Jan, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SAMMAMISH | Consumer's State: WA |
| 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:fuel injection system:fuel rail |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF1GG29632G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 17 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) events leading to problem: while traveling from seattle wa to sun peaks bc, temperature on bc5 hwy reached -27f. (2) failure and consequences: under these circumstances one of the joints connecting a fuel line to an injector started leaking fuel into the engine block. i only noticed this condition based on a very strong smell of fuel each time i stopped the car and by close visual inspection of the injector fuel lines -- i noticed fuel was dripping -- in order to avoid the risk of fire, i had the vehicle towed to select auto of kamloops (subaru dealership). i could detect the condition myself and put a post-it for the subaru dealer. the condition did not repro at normal temperature (above 0f), so the mechanic had to spray freon on the injector lines to repro the failure. i think that the problem is a major one as it (a) entails the risk of getting a fire on the vehicle. (b) is difficult to repro. (3) fixes done to the car: replaced rubber line and clamps. *jb |
