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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056955 | Incident Date: Feb, 18 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LEXINGTON | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | 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#: 4S3BH686327 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 21 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 26 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Smell of gasoline evident in car when driving, smell was very strong on feb. 19,2006. the temp. outside was 9 degrees. the next day on feb. 20th the fumes were still evident and strong, temp. was in the 20's. i could not use my heater and windows had to be rolled down to drive to avoid becoming ill from the fumes. fumes were apparent about a month prior but not to a degree or length of time that would be urgent ( i first attributed the smell to another cars fumes). on feb. 20th, 2006 i brought the car into the dealership and at first the dealership could not find a leak of any kind in the fuel line. further investigation revealed that the gasoline was puddling and if there was a spark could have ignited the car. i was told to leave the car to be fixed and it is currently at the dealership waiting for repairs and the parts. the procedure for fixing the problem is referred in the subaru tsb 09-36-03 issued on april 1, 2003. my car is not a impreza wrx vehicle, it is a subaru legacy limited outback. during the time i was waiting for the results of my vehicle another customer came in and had the same problem only his was not leaking and to my understanding was not as urgent as my cars condition. *jb |
