Subaru WRX Complaints (2002)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#10270234May 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN FEB OF 2006 I BEGAN SMELLING A SLIGHT FUEL ODOR IN MY 2002 SUBARU WRX. A FEW DAYS AFTER I NOTICED THIS I CAME HOME AND WAS GOING TO TRY AND FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL, IT HAD SLIGHTLY WORSENED OVER THOSE DAYS. I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY, OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AROUND THE ENGINE FOR A MINUTE, I THEN WENT INTO MY GARAGE TO GET SOME TOOLS AND A LIGHT. WHILE IN THE GARAGE I HEARD A "WHOOSH" AND WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT MADE THE NOISE. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I THEN CALLED 911. WHEN THEY FIRE DEPT ARRIVED I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD AMMUNITION IN THE CAR, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TO PUT IT OUT UNTIL THE AMMO BURNED OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE FIRE HAD REACHED THE REAR OF THE CAR AND THE AMMO EXPLODED, THE FIRE DEPT THEN PUT THE FIRE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260453March 2, 2009
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEATBELT OFTEN FAILS TO RETRACT AT TOP, LEAVING SLACK, WHICH SOMETIMES WRAPS ITSELF AROUND THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER. WHEN PULLING TO ADJUST BELT, LEVER CAN ABRUPTLY LET GO, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO DRIVER SUDDENLY LOSING SUPPORT OF SEAT. IT'S HAPPENED TO ME A FEW TIMES NOW, ALWAYS WITHOUT INCIDENT, AS I TEND TO GET MY SEATBELT SORTED OUT BEFORE I START DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259900February 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX IMPREZA, AND IT HAS A GAS LEAK THAT I CAN SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT A LOT OF THE SAME MODEL CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE THE HARDLINES ON THE ENGINE SHRINK ALLOWING THE SOFTLINES TO SQUIRT GAS ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. SUBARU ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT CLAIMS ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WON'T FIX IT. I FEEL ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT I'M BREATHING IN GAS, AND CAUSE ANY TYPE OF SPARK UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR COULD LEAD TO AN EXPLOSION WHEN IM DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258751February 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SINCE OWNING MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, ON OCCASIONS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND VEHICLE HEATING IS ACTIVATED, OVERPOWERING FUEL ODORS ARE CONSISTENTLY PRESENT IN THE CABIN AREA. THE ODOR IS PRONOUNCED AND PERSISTENT AND DOES NOT "BURN OFF" EVENTUALLY. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, IT IS NOT TOLERABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPENING THE CAR'S WINDOWS TO HELP DIFFUSE THEM. NOT DOING SO WILL GIVE OCCUPANTS SYMPTOMS COMMON TO EXPOSURE TO HEAVY DOSES OF FUELS VAPORTS IN AN ENCLOSED AREA: NAMELY HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE WELL KNOWN WITHIN THE WRX COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 2002 MODEL OWNERS AND NHTSA IS AWARE OF SUBARU OF AMERICA'S (SOA) TSB CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. AS I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, WHICH SEEMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE, DOES NOT USUALLY OCCUR FOR EXTENSIVE PERIODS OF TIME, I HAD NOT PURSUED THE ISSUE FOR RESOLUTION BY TILL LAST YEAR WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED TO BE PREDICTABLY CHRONIC IN THE WINTER SEASON. I CONTACTED SOA VIA EMAIL AT THAT TIME ASKING THEM FOR ADVICE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATE IT. AS THEY DID NOT INDICATE THIS WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THEM AND I DID NOT HAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PURSUE THIS INDEPENDENTLY, I DID NOT TAKE THE ISSUE FURTHER. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS RECURRING DAILY NOW IN THIS PARTICULARLY COLD WINTER SO I HAVE CONTACTED THEM AGAIN TO FURTHER PURSUE THIS WITH THEM. MY INTERNET RESEARCH, THE TSB AND THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON NHTSAS SITE CONCERNING THE ISSUE SEEM TO SUPPORT THE WRX OWNER COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE REMEDIATED BY SOA, FREE OF OWNER CHARGES, AS A RECALL. WOULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE IF NHTSA WILL BE PURSUING THIS WITH SOA AS A RECALL ISSUE? ALSO, I WAS INTERESTED IN READING THE DETAILED TSBS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE BUT CANNOT RETRIEVE THEM. SOA CHARGES A FEE TO DOWNLOAD THEM. IS THIS STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE AND IS THERE A WAY I CAN GET THEM FROM NHTSA WITHOUT FEES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258284February 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAW, UNBURNED FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE AND INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE DURING WARM-UP IN COLD WEATHER. SMELL DISSIPATES AFTER DRIVING, BUT RETURNS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT'S VERY COLD OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256360January 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSTANT GASOLINE LEAKAGE DURING COLD WEATHER (BELOW TWENTY DEGREES FAHRENHEIT). AFTER DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN FOR FORTY FIVE MINUTES, THE CAR STILL REEKED OF GASOLINE. I PULLED INTO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIPS SERVICE AREA CAUSING THE CAR NEXT TO ME TO MOVE BECAUSE OF THE SMELL - BUT THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BUT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX, BUT THEY WERE BUSY RIGHT NOW. . . THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT, THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE, AND GASOLINE IS NOT HEALTHY TO BREATH ESPECIALLY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256397January 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO SUBARU ISSUED TSB 09-36-03 TITLED: "FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER.". THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY UNLESS YOU MANDATE A RECALL. I REPORTED THE ISSUE A FEW YEARS AGO AND YOUR INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED IT WAS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I'VE DEALT WITH THE FUEL ODOR ON COLD DAYS. THE ODOR NOW OCCURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 35 F. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE TEMPS WERE IN THE TEENS F AND THE ODOR GOT REALLY BAD. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, WHITE FUMES STARTED POURING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD AND FROM THE SCOOP. THERE IS SO MUCH FUEL LEAKING NOW THAT IT'S BEING VAPORIZED INTO A WHITE SMOKE AND SPEWS OUT OF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES. I OPENED THE HOOD TO CONFIRM THERE IS NO FIRE, WHICH THERE WAS NOT. BUT THERE WAS AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF WHITE FUMES WHICH RESEMBLED SMOKE BUT AGAIN, NO FIRE. A FRIEND WHO WAS DRIVING IN ANOTHER CAR, 3 CARS BEHIND ME, REPORTED THAT THE GAS SMELL FROM MY CAR WAS SO BAD THEY HAD TO PULL BACK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, VAPORIZED FUEL WILL IGNITE AT 536 DEGREES F. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THE TURBO CHARGER ON THIS CAR TO GET THAT HOT AFTER SOME DRIVING. WITH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FULL OF WHITE GAS FUMES AND THE CABIN FILL OF A POWERFUL RAW GAS SMELL, IT ONLY STANDS TO REASON THAT THIS COULD CATCH FILE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGER CABIN. AFTER DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THIS (ODI) WEBSITE FOR BOTH SUBARU WRX, AND SUBARU IMPREZA, LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES (FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL DELIVERY, FUEL RAILS, ECT) I FOUND 286 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THE NASIOC SITE, THERE ARE 97 PAGES OF PEOPLE LISTING THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS ~1800 POSTS (HTTP://FORUMS.NASIOC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=131755&PAGE=97). THE TSB MENTIONED ABOVE MINIMIZES THE ISSUE BY STATING FUEL LEAKS WITH TEMPS UNDER 14 F. IN MY CAR IT HAPPENS UNDER 35 F FOR THE LENGTH OF MY DRIVE. THIS ISSUES IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255614January 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OUR 2002 SUBARU WRX 2.0L TURBO HAS DEVELOPED A FUEL LINE LEAK (HIGH PRESSURE SIDE) BELOW THE INTAKE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED A SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 "FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER" WARNING OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2002 2.0L ENGINE. THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY MUCH MORE THAN A FUEL SMELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS LEAK THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE KILLED IN A FUEL FIRE. THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. I'D BE SURPRISED THERE ISN'T PENDING LITIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255215January 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PROBLEM MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON WITH VIN CURRENTLY HAS 89,000 MILES. I STARTED GETTING A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL THROUGH THE VENTS IN NOVEMBER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE STARTED COMING DOWN. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I FOUND NO APPARENT LEAKS BUT THE SMELL WAS STRONG. LOOKING ONLINE FOR SOLUTIONS, I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS FORUMS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. MOST NOTABLY THIS ONE: HTTP://FORUMS.NASIOC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=138069&HIGHLIGHT=FUEL+SMELL. I ALSO FOUND SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 DATED 04/01/03. SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 THIS BULLETIN STATES: SOME 2002 MODEL IMPREZA WRX (2.0L TURBO) MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER (TEMPERATURE <14 DEGREES F) FROM THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTOR, LOCATED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, BETWEEN TWO DIRECT FUEL-FEED METAL LINES TO THE INJECTORS. THE CHANGING OF THE PIPE AND HOSE SIZE WAS ADOPTED, STARTING WITH ENGINE NUMBER 673467 TO BETTER ALIGN THE TWO FUEL LINES. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY SHORTENING THE FUEL PIPE AND LENGTHENING THE HOSE BOTH BY 30MM. TO COMPLETE THIS SERVICE PROCEDURE, YOU MUST REPLACE THE FUEL PIPE ASSEMBLY AND HOSE AS A SET. READING THIS IT IS EVIDENT OF THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN SOME 2002 MODEL IMPREZA WRXS THIS DESIGN FLAW IS EVIDENT IN THE FACT THAT IT WAS APPARENTLY CHANGED FOR FUTURE MODELS AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS REALIZED. USING THE SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE ONLINE FORUMS, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE LOCATION DETERMINED. THIS FUEL LEAK WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED BY A SUBARU DEALER AFTER ASKED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA TO GET IT LOOKED AT BY ONE OF THEIR DEALERS FOR THEM TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE WHILE I WAS STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THIS FUEL LEAK POSES AT LEAST 2 THREATS: 1 FOR A FIRE, AND 2 FOR EXPOSING PASSENGERS TO HAZARDOUS FUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253737January 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX SMELLS LIKE RAW GASOLINE WHEN I START THE CAR IN COLD TEMPERATURES. I HAVE READ STORIES OF OTHER WRX OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IT IS A LEAKY FUEL LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES, THE FUEL IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253614January 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU WRX. IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLS RAW FUEL WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE METAL FUEL LINES THAT RUN UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE LEAKING GASOLINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FOR THE REPAIR. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE $460. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253437January 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT VERY LOW AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES I LOCATED THE LEAK AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THE DAY I TOOK THE CAR THERE AIR TEMPS WERE 20 DEGREES WARMER AND I DID NOT EXPERIENCE A LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK I TOLD THEM THE LEAK OCCURS AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY AND TOLD THEM THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK ALSO I GAVE THEM A COPY OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THIS VERY PROBLEM. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY SAYING IT SEEMS TO BE FINE EVEN WITH MY EXPLANATION. THAT NIGHT TEMPERATURES DROPPED AND THE FUEL LEAK RETURNED IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE IT THEMSELVES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF A FIRE IT LEAKS LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS SINCE IT IS ALREADY A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER AND SUCH A DANGEROUS ONE AT THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252525December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2002 SUBARU WRX IN SEPTEMBER AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE RAW FUEL SMELL UNTIL IT STARTED GETTING COLD. I NOTICED IT EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES F. ONE NIGHT I LET IS RUN TO WARM UP AND SAW A LARGE PUDDLE OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE OIL/GAS MIXTURE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. FROM RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER 2002 WRX OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A FUEL LINE LEAK. I BELIEVE THAT SUBARU SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252388December 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON VERY COLD DAYS I HAVE A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR WITH THE HEAT ON. IT IS SO STRONG I GET DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS AND HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AND SHUT THE HEAT OFF. I HAVE A 6 WEEK OLD BABY IN THE CAR WHO'S DAYCARE PROVIDER COMPLAINS ABOUT HER CLOTHES AND CAR SEAT SMELLING LIKE GAS. I HAVE TRACKED DOWN THE PROBLEM AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO A KNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 09-36-03. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL? RAW FUEL VAPOR IS EXPLOSIVE AND A CARCINOGEN. AS IT IS NOW, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR ON COLD DAYS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10252230December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
USUALLY IN THE MORNING WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR, AS SOON AS I WOULD DRIVE OFF TO WORK I WOULD CATCH A THE SMELL OF RAW GAS INSIDE MY CAR! AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH MY CABIN BUT IT KEPT HAPPENING FOR DAYS. YESTERDAY [12-17-08] WAS THE WORST! ITS BEEN COLD THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS & RAINING HARD. TO REMOVE THE FOG ON MY WINDSHIELD I HAD TO TURN ON THE FAN AND THAT'S WHEN THE RAW FUEL SMELL MAGNIFIED! I COULD NOT STAND IT & NEITHER COULD MY PASSENGERS. WE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO AIR OUT THE CAR.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252138December 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR PRODUCES A STRONG FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN ON COLD MORNINGS. FUEL IS VISIBLE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK WHERE THE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251928December 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 40 DEGREES, A STRONG PUNGENT SMELL OF GASOLINE IS APPARENT IN THE CABIN. 2) THE FAILURE IS THE FUEL LINES IN THE VEHICLE AND HOSES ARE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED, CAUSING A SHRINKING OF THE SIZE OF THE HOSES. THIS PROBLEM IS A TSB AND KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURE, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE A TSB , BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT JUST FOR MILEAGE REASONS BUT FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS 3) NOTHING WAS DONE, CALLED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND THEY RE NOT HONORING THIS WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251886December 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER STARTING THE CAR ENGINE ON COLD MORNINGS (APPROX 32 DEGREES AND BELOW), STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL ENTERS THE CABIN THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR EVERY WINTER SINCE I PURCHASED IT PRE-OWNED 4 YEARS AGO. TSB #09-36-03 HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL INSTEAD BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RISK TO ONES HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO PURCHASED THE CAR USED AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL PARTS USED DURING MANUFACTURING AND THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251695December 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SPORT WAGON, VIN# . I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THERE IS A RECURRING HEAVY FUEL VAPOR PRESENCE IN THE VEHICLE CABIN AND ALSO NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING DRIVEN AND PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 40 F OR LOWER, AND CAN PERSIST FOR OVER 30 MINUTES (DURING THE COURSE OF MY TYPICAL COMMUTE). THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE OVER SEVEN YEARS AGO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS OPENED AND CLOSED AN INVESTIGATIVE ACTION # PE04002, WITHOUT SUBSEQUENT ACTION DIRECTED FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL. PERHAPS THIS FALLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE EPA, OSHA OR THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY COMMISSION AS A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH SITUATION, AND THEREFORE DOES NOT TRIGGER ACTION UNDER NHTSA, HOWEVER I STRONGLY URGE RE-EVALUATION OF THIS SITUATION GIVEN THE OBVIOUS DANGER THIS SITUATION POSES TO THE PUBLIC. I INTEND TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBARU'S TSB 09-36-03, HOWEVER HOPE THAT I CAN BE REIMBURSED FOR OUT OF POCKET REPAIR EXPENSES TO WHAT HAS BEEN AN UNACCEPTABLE AND DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE AND DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251013December 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAW GASOLINE ODOUR IN THE CABIN DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR IN COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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