| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047714 | Incident Date: Nov, 24 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ITHACA | 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#: JF1GD29632G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 17 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: With regards to the investigation listed below, i would like to attest that this problem has not been addressed. as regards the leaking of fuel into the engine compartment, it is a more serious hazard than indicated in your impoverished data. in many cases, the fuel does not cease to leak when the car has warmed up, and will continue to leak fuel steadily. this produces puddles on the hot intake manifold, and toxic conditions for passengers and bystanders. as mentioned in subaru tsb 09-36-03, under cold weather conditions, fuel will leak from a rubber-metal joint in the fuel line. the reason given is that the stiffening of the rubber in cold weather deprives the material of the resiliency needed to provide strain relief for the high pressure rubber-metal joint, this stressing the joint, and allowing fuel to leak from it. in my case, and in the case of many others i have researched, the fuel will continue to leak even after the engine is warmed up, contrary to your report. i believe that your report has understated the problem, and believe that a recall should be strongly recommended. == nhtsa action number : pe04002 nhtsa recall campaign number : n/a make / models : model/build years: subaru / impreza 2002-2003 subaru / wrx 2002-2003 manufacturer : subaru of america, inc. component : fuel system, gasoline fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings date investigation opened : january 7, 2004 date investigation closed : may 27, 2004. *nm |
