Fuel smell when starting vehicle for several months reported to dealership and service refused to do check for cause, though they were paid to.
2005 Subaru Baja: gas smell in the cabin
9 of the 37 complaints about the 2005 Subaru Baja describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 24%
- typical mileage
- 130,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
- 20059
- 20044
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 subaru baja. After starting the vehicle, a strong fuel odor entered the vehicle. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09277000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Strong gasoline smell in passenger compartment, dealer can not locate problem,problem persists. Afraid car will catch on fire
It's been cold in ma like past winters and this is the first time this happened since owning my baja for 10 years now, which I bought new. I noticed that when I first start up my car with the heat vents open to warm it inside, the car fills with strong fuel/gas fumes. I took my car to be serviced at a subaru dealer and they checked all the fuel lines; tightened them, but could not find what is causing this problem. So now I recirculate the cabin air and don't draw in fresh air to try to keep the fumes out. It still continues to emit fumes when it's cold out, but it never happened in the past...10 years of cold winters and now there's a problem with gas fumes? Something is very wrong and I do fear a fire.
Timing belt and associated parts were changed by licensed subaru mechanic. In the morning when the car was being warmed up, there was a strong smell of gas. Check engine light was on and cruise light was flashing.drove car to paint shop in san diego and left for five days for painting. Drove the car up to long beach to ship to hawaii. Baja burned 3/4 tank of gas and died off and on.with strong smell of gas.filled costco gas premium in hawaii and drove home with car dying off and onn with strong smell of gas. In the morning, started cat to warm car up and gas smell was extremely strong and white smoke also appeared off and on. In two days and driving only 54 miles the gas gauge was below 1/2 tank. In the process now with another mechanic to repair. Final step will be subaru dealer. Note: been googling the web and have found that this is a common problem with the 2005 subaru engine where check engine light goes on and cruise control light flashes. I think this must be a design deficiency on the subaru engine. I am not the first owner.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 subaru baja. The contact stated that while parked in a garage, there was a fuel odor present. The contact mentioned that the failure was present during the winter when the temperature was very cold. The contact also stated that the odor of fuel was intermittently present inside the vehicle, coming from the air vents. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions but the failure could not be identified. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 55,000.
This winter when the temperatures dropped below freezing I had a strong smell of gas in my car. Most noticeable when warming the vehicle up in the morning. I noticed the smell on both the outside and inside of the car. On the outside it seemed to be coming from the drivers side behind the rear door I investigated but could not find any fuel leaks or the source of the smell.
During cold weather a strong smell of gasoline enters the passenger compartment.
Strong fuel smell both outside and inside the car when the temperature drops below 30 f. Fuel pump recall done before the smell started. Several trips to the shop to have the fuel lines tightened. Fumes worse this year than ever. I've been told that there was a service bulletin but no recall. Dealer told me today that this is a common problem & requires fuel line replacement @ between 600 to 700 dollars.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- What is wrong
- Subaru is recalling 15,761 my 2005-2006 baja vehicles. Cracks may develop in the fuel hose connection on the outlet pressure side of the fuel pump.
- Risk
- Fuel can leak from the hose connection. A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel pump bracket including all nipples with a new and stronger design part. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during september 2009. Owners may contact subaru at 1‑800‑782‑2783.
Recall number 09V277000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2005 Subaru Baja fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2005 Subaru Baja?
9 of 37 owner complaints about the 2005 Subaru Baja (24%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Subaru Baja?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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