Subaru WRX Complaints (2002)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#10106151January 11, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINES NEAR INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE LEAKING AT ODD TIMES DURING COLD WEATHER OFF AND ON. FUEL WAS SPILLING ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, AND OTHER HOT COMPONENTS. STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL THAT WAS NAUSEATING ENTERED INTO CABIN WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL ON.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105995January 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL SMELL AND SMALL FUEL LEAK WHEN COLD (BELOW FREEZING). HAS OCCURED ON MULTIPLE OCCSIONS. FOUND SUBARUE TSB RELATING TO LEAKING FUEL LINES. I HAVE TIGHTEND THE LINES AND HOPE THAT WORKS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS SUBRUA IS CHARGING FOR THIS REPAIR ON CARS OUT OF 3/36 WARRANTY AT A COST OF AROUND $300-$400. THIS IS A FIRE HASARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
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0
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#10107034January 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ONLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES THERE IS A SMELL OF FUMES. GAS VAPORS ARE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE VEHICLE. NO RECALLS FOUND.*AK
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Injuries:
0
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#10105943January 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DURING COLD WEATHER THERE IS AN AWFUL SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT ALMOST SMELLS AS THOUGH THERE'S A GAS LEAK INSIDE THE CAR. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED BUT THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE SMELL IS UNBEARABLE AND CANNOT BE HEALTHY.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105948January 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL SMELL OBSERVED INSIDE CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEG F. DEFINITE FUEL SMELL FROM PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE BAY WHEREAS NO SMELL FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH FUEL DRIPPING FROM LINES ONTO HOT ENGINE/ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105895January 6, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL ODOR AND SEEPAGE WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING DURING COLD WEATHER. WARMING UP OF THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP THE ODOR. WHILE THE ENGINE IS NOT WARMED UP LIQUID FUEL SEEPS OUT. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP FUEL VAPOR SEEPS OUT. THE SEEPAGE OCCURS WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS COLD. FOR NOTE, THIS RELATES TO DEFECT INVESTIGATION PE04002.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105827January 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TODAY I STARTED MY CAR, IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AS I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURNED UP THE HEAT, I SMELLED GASOLINE. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECUASE IT WAS SO COLD THAT THE FUEL DID NOT BURN ALL THE WAY. AT LUNCH I DROVE TO BURGER KING AND STILL SMELLED THE HORRIBLE FUMES. ON MY WAY HOME IT WAS STILL THERE AND I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAT ON BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD OUT AND I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE A SPLITTING HEAD ACHE AND AM VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THE WEB. WITH THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CAR COMPANIES MAKE YOU WOULD THINK THAT WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNATUDE THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT IF THE FUMES FROM THE GASOLINE HAD KNOCKED ME OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AND RAN INTO SOMEONE AND KILLED THEM WOULD'NT IT BE CHEAPER TO BE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106681January 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104957January 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY HAD STRONG SMELL OF GAS, FOUND GAS STEAMING OFF THE ENGINE, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE GAS PIPE. IT TOOK OVER $500 TO PUT IN A NEW GAS PIPE BUT IT STILL SMELLS LIKE GAS. THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD PART AND INSTALLED PIPE CP FUEL RETURN PART #17544AA134 AND HOSE PART #807707140. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 44,000 MILES. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105610January 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1. STARTED MY CAR ON A COLD MORNING. 2. SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE CAR. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME IN THE COLDER AREAS OF THE NATION, AND THAT IT WAS NOT ON A RECALL. I THINK A FUEL LEAK IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE (IE, BURNED TO DEATH) BEFORE THIS BECOMES A RECALL ISSUE. I HAD TO PAY OVER 400 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE MY LIFE AND MY DAUGHTERS IS WORTH THAT MUCH. THIS WAS FIXED MY A LONGER TUBE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COME ON PEOPLE IT'S A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104769December 30, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE HAD TEMPS BELOW ZERO. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED VERY STRONG GAS SMELLS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE USING THE DEFROST. AFTER SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR ANYONE LIVING IN A COLDER CLIMATE. I BELIVE THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE FITTINGS THAT ATTATCH THE METAL FUEL LINES TO THE FLEXIBLE HOSES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN COLD WEATHER THESE FAIL, SPILLING GASOLINE ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. NOW THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON, EVEN ON COOL, BUT NOT COLD DAYS. I UNDERSTAND THAT SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS EVEN ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERSHIPS ADVISING THEM OF THE FIX FOR THIS (WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE). HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBLITY TO PAY FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIX THAT IS COMMON ON THESE CARS. STRONG GAS FUMES IN THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT AND GASOLINE SPILLING ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK SHOULD CONSTITUTE ENOUGH OF A SAFETY HAZARD TO JUSTIFY A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104685December 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE IS A KNOWN INTERNAL TSB BEING CIRCULATED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. PRICING HAS RANGED FROM $650.00 AND UP. THIS IS A HAZARD AND A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS RECURRING AMONGST HUNDREDS OF WRX OWNERS. FUEL LEAKS FROM A LINE ONTO THE ENGINE. TWO DANGERS EXIST, 1)POSSIBLE IGNITION OF THE RAW GASOLINE DUE TO PROXIMITY TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. 2)POSSIBLE EXPLOSION IN VEHICLE CABIN DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF DENSE GASOLINE VAPORS. IN ANY CASE IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SMOKER TO SUSTAIN THEIR HABIT WHILST INSIDE THIS VEHICLE. THE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPOR ARE 10X THAT OF A GAS STATION. CLEARLY THIS SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST ENTITLE THE 10-15% OF 2002-03 WRX OWNERS TO A FREE REPAIR. (OR EVEN PARTS WITHOUT LABOR) PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE WE END UP ADDRESSING IT BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS CASUALTIES. IF A VEHICLE COMBUSTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL NOT ONLY KILL THE DRIVER BUT THE 8 PEOPLE SURROUNDING THE EXPLODED VEHICLE WHO WERE RIDING ALONGSIDE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. PROBLEM STARTED AT 21K MI AND HAS CONTINUED. SEVER COLD (BELOW 14 DEGREES) IS TYPICALLY REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THE PROBLEM WITH 100% CONSISTENCY. TSB DATA: TSB#09-36-03, DATE OF INCEPTION:04-01-2003, PARTS REQUIRED:17544AA134, 807707140. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104690December 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTING TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING MY CAR IN COLD WEATHER. IT'S SO BAD I REALLY AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT TIMES AND THE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR IS REALLY BAD. I OPENED THE HOOD ON THE CAR ONE MORNING WHEN I SMELLED IT AND IT LOOKED THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING SMELL OF GASOLINE, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS LEAKING SOMEWHERE. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA AS THIS CANNOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105533December 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE TENDS TO LEAKS ON COLD DAYS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE SHRINKS AT CERTAIN TEMPERATURES. THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104631December 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER COLD WEATHER THERE WAS VERY STRONG GASOLINE FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS CONTINUED EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 30 DEGF. FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT PASSENGERS BECAME DIZZY AND LIGHT HEADED AND WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED FOR FRESH AIR. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104554December 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A VERY HEAVY RAW FUEL SMELL COMMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT! I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND THIS WEEK WAS VERY COLD (0 DEGREES F). I CAN SEE FUEL LEAKING IN MY ENGINE BAY AND GAS FUMES ARE ALL OVER WHEN I POP MY HOOD. I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX AND MY CAR HAS A TECHINCAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND MY CAR COULD START ON FIRE AT ANY MOMENT WITH FUEL LEAKING ON MY HOT ENGINE. WHY DOESN'T SUBARU FIX THIS FOR FREE WHEN IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER? *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104572December 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK THAT I CAN SEE UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS WELL BELOW 15 DEGREES (F). THIS IS AN ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY NEARLY ALL 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX OWNERS WHO LIVE IN COLD WEATHER. IT IS ADDRESSED IN TSB 09-36-03. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TSB IS THAT IT DOES NOT FIX ANOTHER SMALLER LEAK. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THAT SECOND ONE IS, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY SMELL THE FUEL AFTER GETTING THE CAR FIXED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW LEAKING FUEL IS NOT DANGEROUS, BUT I HOPE THIS ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED. SUBARU OF AMERICA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE, INSTEAD OF THE WRX OWNERS GETTING IT FIXED FOR SOMETIMES UPWARDS OF $500. I GUESS THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL SOME ONE DIES IN A FIRE.*AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104580December 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, FUEL LEAK DUE TO IMPROPERLY DESIGNED FUEL LINES WHERE A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED HOWEVER SUBARU OF AMERICA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THE PROBLEM AND SAYS ITS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE PUDDLES OF FUEL UNDERNEATH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL VAPOR SURROUNDS THE ENTIRE ENGINE BAY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION TO THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY ARISED TO MOST VEHICLES WHO ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. MOSTLY 2002 AND EARLY 2003 MODELS.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104496December 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL LINES OF THE SUBARU IMPREZA 02. DURING THE COLDER WEATHER THE TUBES SHRINK A BIT, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AND GET ONTO THE ENGINE, SOMETIME CATCHING FIRE. IT BRINGS A RATHER FOUL SMELL INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES GAS MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104406December 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
IN COLD WEATHER WHEN MY ENGINE HAS ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I SMELL A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. MY HUSBAND SAYS THAT IT IS STRONGEST ON THE RIGHT HAND (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE ENGINE BUT HE SAYS THAT THE SMELL SEEMS TO DISSIPATE ONCE THE ENGINE IS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE RECENTLY EXCEEDED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY AND HAVE NOT HAD A REPAIR DONE YET UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT I THINK THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS TO A CAR WITH ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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