Fuel tank design of subaru forester allows rodents to construct nests atop the tank and chew through plastic fuel lines. Leaking fuel may produce explosive vapor atmospheres in closed garages, which could ignite.
2010 Subaru Forester fuel system complaints
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The vehicle is a 2010 subaru forester. When stepping on the gas pedal to back up, the car accelerated as if the accelerator had been floored. The car shot up a snow bank and rested on a guard rail still running fast. The car was turned off and the winter mat that came with the car was on the lower part of the accelerator. We do not know if the mat caused the rapid acceleration or there was a malfunction with the car. If this had happened in a busy parking lot someone could have been killed. The mat has been removed from the car. There was damage to the under side of the car and fender.
When I start my 2010 subaru forester 2.5l non-turbo in the morning, there is a distinct smell of gas. It only happens after the car has been sitting overnight. I called the dealer to ask about this and he said that there had been several people asking about it. He said that it was due to the cold weather which affected the metal fuel line to allow a small amount of vapor to be released, and I shouldn't worry about it unless it gets worse the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I had never experienced that in any other car I had owned, except when there was some leak in the fuel system. Have you had any similar complaints from subaru owners? If so, what was the solution recommended to them?
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