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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006086938 | Incident Date: Nov, 26 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LYNDEN | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | 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#: JF1GD29632H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 14 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: There is a recurrent problem with 2002 subaru wrx models. with a small fuel hose under the air intake manifold. in cold temperatures it contracts and begins to leak filling the cabin with a strong raw fuel smell also. i have recently found with the cold weather that this problem is happening to my car. there are many blogs on the internet on this problem. however subaru of america has not submitted a recall on any 2002 models. if you have time please visit this link: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138069&highlight=raw+fuel+smell you will be able to read others interactions with subaru of america. it is a problem with many other's too. *jb |
