| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Action Number: PE09017 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU |
| Vehicale/Equipment Model: WRX | Vehicale/Equipment Year: 2004 |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | Manufacturer's Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Date Opened: Mar, 10 2009 | Date Closed: Jul, 02 2009 |
| Subject: FUEL LINE LEAK | Summary: Complainants report fuel leakage most frequently in winter during initial cold engine startup.owners will either notice a fuel odor inside the occupant compartment or fuel odor/leakage at the fuel lines on the right side atop the engine. once the engine has warmed, the odor/leakage may cease.subaru revised the fuel pipe/hose design for model year (my) 2003-04 wrx vehicles produced after august 2003.subaru also introduced a my 2004 impreza sti vehicle with a different engine and fuel pipe/hose layout.out of the total of 994 complaints, 944 concern my 2002-03 wrx vehicles built through august 2003.subaru also reports one fire on a my 2002 wrx vehicle that occurred in february 2006.in march 2009, odi inspected and video taped a my 2002 wrx vehicle with a fuel leak during cold engine start up.the video was provided to subaru and is in the investigation file. this investigation is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea09-011) to further study this issue. |
