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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057919 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WATKINSVILLE | Consumer's State: GA |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2002 subaru wrx impreza wagon. i, like many, many of fellow owners of this car experience fuel leaks around the cars engine when the ambient temperature falls below ~40 degrees f. i have contacted subaru about this problem many times, and each time i take the car into the dealership for diagnostics they state "they can not reproduce the problem." this is patently false since the car reeks of gasoline fumes before and after i leave the dealership. apparently the clamps that hold the fuel line assembly together fail when the outside temperatures are cold. subaru will not repair/replace these clamps (even when the car is under warranty) and repairs total approximately $350-400. this problem is very similar to that issue that resulted in the challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986, cold temperatures leading to fuel leaks, which could lead to fire and explosions. a brief look at an online complaint website revealed about 150 other people with this problem, and that's just the number that took the time to send in a message. it is only a matter of time before one of the vehicles catches on fire and kills someone. subaru is aware of this problem and tacitly acknowledge the faulty manufacture of this car part, but will do nothing to help the owners of these cars. please investigate this matter, i do not want anyone to die because subaru is too cheap to replace a 50 cent o-ring. thank you. *nm |
