Subaru WRX Complaints (2002)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#10053266January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL COMING INTO THE CABIN OF MY 2002 WRX. PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY BECOME MUCH WORSE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE VERY COLD WEATHER. DEALER SAYS THEY IDENTIFIED THE LEAK AND NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES AND SOME OTHER CONNECTORS AND PARTS AT A COST OF $430. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053276January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH HVAC VENT FROM ENGINE BAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUN ON COLD DAYS (BELOW FREEZING). THIS SYMPTOM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. AN INTERNET FORUM CONTAINING MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TROUBLESOME AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SYMPTOM CAN BE SEEN AT: HTTP://FORUMS.NASIOC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=305748 *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053220January 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THIS COMPLAINT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUEL SMELL REPORTED IN THE SUBARU TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY THIS WINTER (DEC 2003-PRESENT) THAT THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 20 F OR BELOW. AFTER AT LEAST TWO PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DEALER (GOLDSTEIN SUBARU OF CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY) TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT LAST WEEK AND ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY TIGHTENING THE HOSE CLAMPS. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL SMELL RETURNED THE DAY AFTER THEIR ATTEMPTED REPAIR. EACH TIME THIS CAR IS STARTED AND RUN IN COLD WEATHER (20F AND BELOW) A FUEL SMELL DEVELOPS UNDER THE HOOD AND IN THE CABIN, INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER HAS NOT ACCOMODATED MY REQUEST TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM PER THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STATED IN THE TSB 09-36-03 AND AS AN ITEM COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM POSES A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK TO MY FAMILY AND ALL THOSE THAT SHARE THE ROAD WITH ME. I AM TROUBLED THAT SUBARU OF AMERICA IS NOT TREATING THIS AS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH WOULD FACILITATE A RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TURBOCHARGER WHICH CAN REACH HIGH SERVICE TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, CREATING A POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE. BELIEVE TSB 09-36-03 SHOULD BE REISSUED AS A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053164January 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT DURING COLD (IE. BELOW 20F) WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053052January 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SMELL ENTERING CABIN VIA AIR VENTS DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053057January 13, 2004
VERY STRONG FUEL/GAS ODOR IN 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. GETS WORSE IN COLDER WEATHER. DEALER IS REPAIRING UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS WELL PAST THE 3/36 WARRANTY PERIOD. HANDLED COMPLETELY TO MY SATISFACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053101January 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 SUBARU WRX. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN A CLAMP ON A HOSE BENEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BUT THIS DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GASOLINE LEAKS FROM A FUEL LINE IN THIS AREA OF THE CAR. MANY OTHER WRX OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM DURING COLD WEATHER. CURRENTLY MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER I BELIEVE THEIR SHOULD BE ONE ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. (WWW.NASIOC.COM) SEARCH "RAW FUEL SMELL THREAD".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053141January 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL SMELL IN INTERIOR CABIN AND ENGINE COMPARTMENTS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH 30 DEGREES F OR LOWER. THE COLDER IT GETS THE STRONGER THE SMELL. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN JAN OF 2003 AND THEN AGAIN IN DEC OF 2003 AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052897January 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VERY INTENSE SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR (I COULD SMELL IT 10 FEET FROM CAR). THERE IS SOME TYPE OF SUBARAU TSB FOR 02 WRX THAT INVOLVES REPLACING FUEL LINES THAT ARE OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BECAUSE IN COLD WEATHER (LESS THAN 16 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) GAS LEAKS. THIS CAN START A FIRE AND POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE. SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM IF WARRANTY EXPIRED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052920January 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
RAW FUEL ODOR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT JUST AFTER STARTING CAR. ODOR GOES AWAY AFTER CAR HAS WARMED UP. OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER, USUALLY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 20 DEGREES. HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OCCURRING SINCE JANUARY 2003. DEALER TIGHTENED SOME CLAMPS ON 2003, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS NOW THAT WEATHER IS COLD AGAIN. RAW FUEL ODOR IS VERY STRONG WHEN CAR SITS OUT IN WEATHER BELOW 0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052938January 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT COMES THROUGH THE VENTS WHENEVER I START THE CAR IN COLD TEMPERATURES (10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR BELOW). THE SMELL WILL LINGER UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN MOVING FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES OR SO. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WOULD SIT OVERNIGHT IN COLD TEMPERATURES IT WOULD ALSO HAPPEN AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK DURING THE DAY TIME. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052950January 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAR LEAKS FUEL FROM RUBBER FUEL LINE. FUEL DRIPS ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. ALTHOUGH SUBARU ISSUED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS MATTER, I FEEL IT WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL DUE TO THE SERIOUS RISK OF ENGINE FIRE AND PERSONAL INJURY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052994January 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
RAW FUEL SMELL FROM ENGINE'S COMPARTMENT IN COLD WEATHER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052767January 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL SMELL FROM LEAK IN COLD WEATHER CAUSED BY A RUBBER HOSE CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BETWEEN TWO DIRECT FEED METAL LINES TO THE INJECTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052785January 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON A COLD MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON. WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS LEAK. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT THEY CANNOT FIX IT FOR FREE SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IN FACT, THEY QUOTED ME $250 FOR THE WORK! NOW TO ME, LEAKING GASOLINE FOR ANY REASON SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER EARLY 2002 MODEL YEAR WRX OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT SUBARU OF AMERICA WOULD GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE SINCE ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS A STRAY SPARK TO HAVE A FIRE AND SERIOUS LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST THEM. IF THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM, I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052790January 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I DRIVE AN 2002 SUBARU IMPREAZA WRX, THIS MORING I WENT TO START THE CAR AND I SMELLED A VERY STONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE! I OPENED THE HOOD OF MY CAR TOOK A LOOK AROUND AND SAW A FUMES RISING BY ONE OF THE FUEL LINES I SMELT THE AREA AND SMELLED LIKE GAS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052791January 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ND IS MOST APPARENT WHEN THE FAN IS ON TAKING AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052811January 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN CABIN, LEAKING CLAMPS ON FUEL LINES. GAS LEAKS ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH COULD VERY EASILY CATCH FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052717January 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM UNDER HOOD ON VERY COLD DAYS (< 10' F). HAD VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP ONCE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM; CLAMPS ON FUEL HOSES TIGHTENED, AND PROBLEM NOT RE-ENCOUNTERED LAST WINTER (MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD NO MORE BITTERLY COLD DAYS). SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB, AND I'M CALLING THE DEALER TO ARRANGE ANOTHER VISIT FOR THE RE-OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053745January 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE A FOUL FUEL SMELL SEEPED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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