| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093063 | Incident Date: Jan, 17 2007 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBUS | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: WRX | Model Year: 2003 |
| 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: Jan, 24 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Gas smell coming through air vents of 2003 subaru wrx when vehicle is stopped with outside air vents open. problem is intermittent. nhtsa has a significant number of complaints of this same problem in 2002-2003 wrx models, and a significant number of internet automotive websites discuss this problem. since gasoline is flammable, and automobile fires are dangerous, i am requesting nhtsa to reopen its file on this matter and to issue a recall since nhtsa has already found that a fuel hose on the engine, in close proximity to the exhaust manifold, is leaking. *jb |
