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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050499 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MORTON | Consumer's State: IL |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 03 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: There is a rubber fuel line linking the injector fuel rail to the hard steel fuel line leading from the fuel tank, that contracts at a different rate than the fuel rail nipple. this causes a fuel leak on the turbo side of the engine. this is a problem that subaru and it's dealers are well aware of as it happens on the 2002-3 subaru wrxs in cold climates. the most alarming aspect of this is not just a leak, but the leak is on the turbo charger side of the engine. the amount of heat in the turbo would ignite vaporized/liquid fuel rather quickly. to me it is really amazing that these things are not bursting into flames all over. the company is also charging their customers for the fix, which is expensive, to a problem that is clearly their fault. not to mention that leaking raw fuel is an environmental problem. *nm |
