Smell of leaking gas when the outdoor temperatures are extremely cold (below 17 degrees f). Original date of smell was jan of 2002.
2002 Subaru WRX fuel system complaints
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In cold weather, below 20 fahrenheit, I experience a severe raw gasoline odor from the vents at idle. The smell is very strong under the hood as well. Subaru has a technical service bulletin on the issue addressing the leaking gasoline with a new fuel pipe and hoses. My dealer agreed to apply the bulletin with no charge as "good faith" even though my mileage is out of the 3yr/36k warranty. However, this needs to be a recall as leaking gasoline in the engine bay is a very dangerous situation. Subaru needs to step up and properly address this potential hazard.
My 02 subaru impreza wrx has a fuel leak. The dealership will charge me to fix the leak. They know it is a serious safety hazard and won't fix it for free.
On cold days the car smalls of raw fuel.
Second attempt to file complaint previous effort would not include data on complaint info page. Cold weather fuel leak as discribed in subaru tsb 09-36-03 dated 04/01/03.*ak raw fuel escaping from front of rubber hose section identified in tsb , temp 3 deg f. Fuel begins to escape minutes after start of car. Area under intake manifold and air intake tube wet with raw fuel, clouds of fuel vapor seen rising from front of car when stopped at traffic lights
My 2002 subaru impreza wrx has known issue of leaky fuel lines when the temperature outside drops below 20 degrees. This is well-known and subaru will not do a recall on this issue. In fact I have heard from others with this problem that if the car is past the 3 yeah/36,000 mile mark subaru will not even fix the problem for free.
In cold weather you can smell the stong odor of raw fuel coming in the cabin of my 2002 subaru impreza wrx. There is a tech service bulletin out to the dealers regarding this matter. It explains that there was a poorly designed fuel line which leaks when cold. I can see visable leakage of fuel from the specified line. Subaru of america has refused to fix my car because I have put a different exhaust pipe on my car even though I am withing the 60k mile warranty which covers this type of problem. Obviously the exhaust has nothing to do with the fuel line leaking, but as usual subaru of america is looking for any excuse, even illegitimate and illegal ones, to avoid performing warranty work.
When the weather began to turn colder, I smelled fuel coming from somewhere under the hood. The smell would persist the whole time I drove the car and would be especially evident when the car was idling and the vent was on. I called the local dealer who told me that there was a service bulletin out on this problem (tsb# 09-36-03) and that it was not covered as a free repair because my car had over 60,000 miles and thus was not under warranty. I believe that a problem like this is not trivial and should not simply be a service bulletin but instead a recall. Subaru should replace the offending parts for free; having fuel vapor circulating in the engine compartment certainly seems to me to be cause for grave concern. Thank you for considering my complaint.
Fuel smell inside car.
Raw fuel smell for engine compartment in cold weather.
My car a 2002 subaru wrx leakes fuel from the fuel rail when the ambient tempature is below 14f (I have whiteness it up to ~40f) this is a know proublem noted under subaru tsb 09-36-03.. It is extreamly dangerous fuel is leaked on to the heads where it is boiled .. Then flows directly into the cabin HVAC system .. Scheduled for repair 12-15-03 I should have been notified and given the option to repair it due to living in a cold climate.
I get a overwhelming fuel smell when starting my car. My mileage is horrbile. I beleive there is a fuel leak in my car.
During normal driving on days where ambient temperatures exceed 90 degrees, an overwhelming smell of gasoline enters the cabin after about 30 minutes of driving. The gasoline fumes often remain in the cabin for several hours after the vehicle has been parked.
Strong smell of fuel in my 2002 subaru wrx. I have been on numerous forums about this topic. Fuel line clamps are coming loose and subaru is turning a blind eye to a potentially dangerous situation. There should be a recall.
Strong smell of gasoline coming through HVAC vent from engine bay when the vehicle is run on cold days (below freezing). This sympton 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
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