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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056539 | Incident Date: Feb, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PEWAUKEE | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: IMPREZA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF1GD29652G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2002 subrau wrx. long drive in sub-zero weather after which a extreme fuel smell was entering the car at stops. after arriving home i quickly looked under the hood where i could see and smell fuel vaporizing on the left (passenger) side of the engine compartment. the fuel vapor was originating from the hose mentioned in pe04002, subaru tsb #09-36-03. this is contrary to the problem only existing during cold start conditions as my car was fully warmed up and after 2 hours driving. the fuel vapor filled up my garage to the extent that i was forced to open the garage door. according to subaru this is not a recall and thus i need to pay to fix this issue-- however after my experience tonight i'm scared to drive my car in sub-zero weather. i urge nhtsa to re-examine action number pe04002 as the amount of fuel vapor coming from my car this evening could have very easily caused a fire had an ignition source been introduced anywhere around my car. *jb |
