leaking fuel lines under turbo in engine compartment when in cold weather
2004 Subaru Forester: fuel leak
47 of the 219 complaints about the 2004 Subaru Forester describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 47
- of this car's complaints
- 21%
- typical mileage
- 95,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel leak by model year
What owners say
There is a fuel leak on the low and high pressure fuel rubber hoses, and they cause fuel odor to enter the cb via climate control. It is a very strong odor, that requires me to either drive with the windows down or wait for the car to clear out the fuel odor out of the cabin. Mostly occurs during cold weather days. Once engine warms up, odor fades away. Many people with similar cars say is a common issue with subarus.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 subaru forester. The contact stated that at start up, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside of the vehicle. After exiting the vehicle, the contact became aware of a fuel leak under the front of the vehicle. Schlossmann subaru city of milwaukee located at 4640 s 27th st, milwaukee, wi 53221, (414) 459-3677 was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 101,000.
The rubber injector lines running below the intake manifold on the turbocharged (xt) model, including my vehicle, are well known to develop a dangerous leak. Either the rubber dries out or the factory clamps loosen up over time, leaking gasoline onto the engine block. This is a very dangerous design flaw that has been recognized as an issue on the impreza but you forgot about foerester owners, subaru! Shame on you.
Anytime the temperature drops below 60 degrees fahrenheit there's a strong smell of gasoline inside the cab of the vehicle. When looking under the hood I can see it dripping out of something underneath the intake manifold. Severe gas leak. Nauseous and dangerous fumes.
My forester has begun to smell like gas when it is turned on while it is cold outside. A fuel line is leaking on the right side fuel rail. The fuel is leaking right next to the exhaust manifold and the turbo (see, really hot parts, see also, dangerous). This is a well known issue with the car and is a serious safety hazard. I do not believe it is right to require owners to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to keep their cars from bursting in to flames. Please see all the other complaints on this same issue and do something to protect and reimburse the owners of the vehicles for this safety issue. Thank you.
Leaking fuel line under manifold, fuel smell very strong and leaks into engine bay.
Just like 60 or so other 03-05 forester xt owners, I'm experiencing the fuel leak from the rubber fuel line where it clamps on to the metal line to the front drivers side injector. Just like everyone else, the issue only occurred when temperatures dropped below about 20f - uncoincidentally, in my opinion, this was the first new england winter this car had ever seen. Subaru has issued a recall for wrx with the same exact issue involving the same exact hardware. Get on it subaru, this is completely unacceptable and an extremely dangerous design flaw. You've already fessed up to the issue with other vehicles using the ej255 now don't forget about us fozzy owners.
Car has a strong gas odor in the cab when temperature drops to 20 degrees and below. Occuring on cold start and continuing in motion on local and highway driving. After a few unsuccessful fixes by authorized subaru service problem still exists for three years soa needs to recognise this gas leak for this model and year as a recall and perminent fix please help
Fuel leak in lines above engine but below intake during colder weather. Fuel fumes pulled into vehicle by heating system.
Car leaks fuel profusely from fuel line near engine block when running during cold weather temperatures below 20 degrees fahrenheit.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 subaru forester. When the vehicle was started, a very strong fuel odor emerged from the engine compartment. The fuel tank leaked fuel onto the manifold. The failure was diagnosed by an independent mechanic as a fuel tank leak. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 149,966.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Subaru Forester fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 2004 Subaru Forester?
47 of 219 owner complaints about the 2004 Subaru Forester (21%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Subaru Forester?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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