| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094980 | Incident Date: Feb, 04 2007 |
| Consumer's City: MIDDLETOWN | Consumer's State: MD |
| 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#: JF1GD29652G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 11 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 11 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Failure: gasoline leak onto hot engine, strong smell of raw fuel in cabin. this failure, the events leading to it (cold weather), and the consequences are described in subaru's tsb #09-36-03 from 04-01-03. in my case, my wife and i were driving around last monday, 2-5-07, when it was very cold -- maybe 6 or 7 degrees with a strong wind. we began to smell raw fuel in the car after leaving a restaurant. the smell got worse as we drove to a grocery store. when i opened the hood i could hear a hissing sound and see fuel vapor (like steam) coming from under the intake manifold on the passenger side. since the weather has gotten a bit warmer it doesn't seem to be a problem. the car is a 2002 wrx sedan. at this time, it is sitting at sharrett subaru in hagerstown, md. nothing has been done to correct the problem because subaru of america (soa) is refusing to cover 100% of the repair cost (which they have, recently, for other people with the same vehicle and similar mileage). this is a known problem. it should clearly be the subject of a recall. *nm |
