2002 SUBARU WRX Problems & Recalls

A FUEL LINE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS LEAKING GAS ON COLD STARTS. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. AS OF NOW, IT IS ONLY LEAKING GAS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, BUT THE LEAKING IS STARTING TO GET WORSE AND FASTER THAN BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS ISS...

Mileage: 148,000

I HAVE THE TERRIBLE GASOLINE SMELL IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AS A RESULT OF A RECALL THAT IS NOT VALID IN THE STATE OF OHIO. AS SUBARU THINKS OHIO IS NOT A COLD WEATHER STATE AND HAS DENIED THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. IT SMELLS THE WHOLE HOUSE. IT IS SICKENING. I HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP FOR IT SINCE ...

Mileage: 50

THE BODY IS DETERIORATING SO FAST. I LAUGH AT THE SUBARU COMMERCIAL WHERE THE PARENTS GIVE THEIR KIDS THE OLD CAR. I WOULD NOT TRUST THE OLD SUBARU TO KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME, AND AM LETTING THE BODY RUST. THE SICKENING SMELL OF FUMES LIKE GAS IN THE WINTER ARE HORRI...

Mileage: 75,000

THE BODY IS DETERIORATING SO FAST. I LAUGH AT THE SUBARU COMMERCIAL WHERE THE PARENTS GIVE THEIR KIDS THE OLD CAR. I WOULD NOT TRUST THE OLD SUBARU TO KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME, AND AM LETTING THE BODY RUST. THE SICKENING SMELL OF FUMES LIKE GAS IN THE WINTER ARE HORRI...

Mileage: 75,000

FUEL RAIL ON 2002 WRX IS LEAKING HEAVILY ON THE ENGINE. THIS IS A HIGH FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS NOXIOUS FOR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AS IT SMELLS HEAVILY OF FUEL. SINCE I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS NOT HONORED THE RECALL THEY'VE PUT IN OTHER STATES FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. SUBARU HAS DEN...

Mileage: 177,000

FUEL RAIL ON 2002 WRX IS LEAKING HEAVILY ON THE ENGINE. THIS IS A HIGH FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS NOXIOUS FOR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AS IT SMELLS HEAVILY OF FUEL. SINCE I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS NOT HONORED THE RECALL THEY'VE PUT IN OTHER STATES FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. SUBARU HAS DEN...

Mileage: 177,000

THERE IS A CONSTANT RAW FUEL SMELL WHEN DRIVING, TO THE POINT OF MAKING ME FEEL SICK, CANT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN, IVE REASURCHED THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER MODELS USING THE SAME ENGINE & COMPONINTS THAT ARE ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT I CAN NOT GET ANY HELP FROM ANYONE AT SUBARU, EVE...

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND BELOW FREEZING THERE IS A GAS LEAK AND I CAN SMELL GAS IN THE INSIDE OF MY CAR AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. IT IS HARD TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE WHEN IT IS BELOW FREEZING. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL (HTTP://TINYURL.COM/WRXGAS) FOR THIS SITUATION IN 2009, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTI...

Mileage: 600

CONTROL ARMS WERE RECALLED IN 2011 FOR RUST ISSUES AND FAILURE ON THE HANGER BRACKETS. GOT THE PARTS CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL BY A CERTIFIED SUBARU DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP SPRAYED A "RUST PROOFING" AGENT ON THE CONTROL ARMS. THREE YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND LOST CONTROL O...

Mileage: 125,600

CONTROL ARMS WERE RECALLED IN 2011 FOR RUST ISSUES AND FAILURE ON THE HANGER BRACKETS. GOT THE PARTS CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL BY A CERTIFIED SUBARU DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP SPRAYED A "RUST PROOFING" AGENT ON THE CONTROL ARMS. THREE YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND LOST CONTROL O...

Mileage: 125,600

CONTROL ARMS WERE RECALLED IN 2011 FOR RUST ISSUES AND FAILURE ON THE HANGER BRACKETS. GOT THE PARTS CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL BY A CERTIFIED SUBARU DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP SPRAYED A "RUST PROOFING" AGENT ON THE CONTROL ARMS. THREE YEARS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY ROAD AND LOST CONTROL O...

Mileage: 125,600

I'M FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH ALL THE OTHERS ABOUT THE STRONG FUEL SMELL DURING THE COLD MONTHS. I CANNOT BELIEVE OHIO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THE CAR IS OKAY. FRANKLY, THIS PAST COLD WINTER HAS BEEN AWFUL. THE SMELL MAKES IT'S...

Mileage: 1,000

I'M FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH ALL THE OTHERS ABOUT THE STRONG FUEL SMELL DURING THE COLD MONTHS. I CANNOT BELIEVE OHIO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THE CAR IS OKAY. FRANKLY, THIS PAST COLD WINTER HAS BEEN AWFUL. THE SMELL MAKES IT'S...

Mileage: 1,000

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE MY CAR SMELLS LIKE RAW FUEL VERY STRONGLY IN THE CABIN RESULTING IN HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG-ST THESE CARS AND SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY HAD AN EXTENDED RECALL BUT DOES NOT COVER THE PROBLEM NOW. *TR

Mileage: 195

WORKING NIGHT SHIFTS, STARTED MY CAR TO LET WARM UP, TEMPERATURE WAS 43 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE TIME. AFTER START UP I COULD SMELL RAW FUEL OUT SIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS INSIDE THE CAR THROUGH THE VENTS. ALSO GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN BY DRASTICALLY, NORMALLY GET 300-330 MILES A TANK AND CURRENTLY G...

Mileage: 126,000

WORKING NIGHT SHIFTS, STARTED MY CAR TO LET WARM UP, TEMPERATURE WAS 43 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT THE TIME. AFTER START UP I COULD SMELL RAW FUEL OUT SIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS INSIDE THE CAR THROUGH THE VENTS. ALSO GAS MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN BY DRASTICALLY, NORMALLY GET 300-330 MILES A TANK AND CURRENTLY G...

Mileage: 126,000

SMELL OF FUEL FROM WITHIN THE CAR DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE PER TSB 01-170-09. DEALERSHIP MAY DENY REPAIRS IF THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. EMAIL FROM SUBARU REGARDING THIS PROBLEM: WE WELCOME YOUR CONTACT, AS IT RELATES TO THE WVK-21 FUEL LINE WARRANTY EXTENSION. YO...

Mileage: 92,923

SMELL OF FUEL FROM WITHIN THE CAR DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE PER TSB 01-170-09. DEALERSHIP MAY DENY REPAIRS IF THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. EMAIL FROM SUBARU REGARDING THIS PROBLEM: WE WELCOME YOUR CONTACT, AS IT RELATES TO THE WVK-21 FUEL LINE WARRANTY EXTENSION. YO...

Mileage: 92,923

I WORK AS A VALET ATTENDANT. I HAVE PARKED A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. I HAD TO PARK THIS VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPOT. TO PARK IN THIS SPOT I HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TO LINE UP FOR THE SPOT. THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I HAD ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO A WALL,I TURNED HARD RIGHT ...

I WORK AS A VALET ATTENDANT. I HAVE PARKED A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. I HAD TO PARK THIS VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPOT. TO PARK IN THIS SPOT I HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TO LINE UP FOR THE SPOT. THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I HAD ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO A WALL,I TURNED HARD RIGHT ...

REFERENCE: RECALL NO. 11V-464, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 11V464000 THE CORROSION DISCOVERED IN MY SUBARU 2002 WRX IS FAR MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THAT COVERED BY THE RECALL RESULTING IN CITYSIDE SUBARU DEALERSHIP (1-761-641-1900) IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE DANGEROUS...

Mileage: 38,369

SUBFRAME NEAR PASSENGER/RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM IS RUSTED THROUGH AND HAS HOLES. SUBARU OF CHERRY HILL, NJ STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AND WAS AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF BREAKING WHEN REMOVED FOR CONTROL ARM RECALL (WVX34).DEALERSHIP SAID THE CASE WITH PICTURES WAS REPORTED TO SUBARU HEADQUARTERS ...

Mileage: 139,900

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-55 FOR MORNING COMMUTE IN THE LEFTMOST LANE WHEN WITH NO DISCERNIBLE CAUSE THE CAR BEGAN TO DRIFT BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE CENTER LANE AND LEFT LANE. THE CAR MINIMALLY RESPONDED TO ANY STEERING INPUTS. I HAD TO CRANK THE WHEEL ALMOST A TURN AND A HALF TO GET MY CAR OVER TO T...

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON OUR 2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON SNAPPED RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR YOU COULD SEE THE ARM WAS RUSTED THROUGH. ONCE THE CAR WAS LOADED ON THE ROLLBACK THERE WAS A VISIBLE PILE OF RUST ON THE PAVEM...

LOWER CONTROL ARM FOR MY 2002 SUBRAU WRX RUSTED COMPLETELY AND BROKE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE SWAY BAR TO BE RIPPED OFF. THANKFULLY IT ONLY HAPPENED PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *KB

Mileage: 127,000

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AND/OR BURNT OIL INSIDE THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY. I CONTACTED SUBARU LONG AGO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM SUBARU NATIONAL SAYING MY CAR "MAY" BE PART OF THIS RECALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SUBARU DEALER. THEY SAID UNLESS THEY CAN EITHER SMELL FUEL OR FIND THE ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU WRX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V468000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT PART THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THREE DAYS. THE ...

Mileage: 96,599

FUEL ODOR INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. FILE COMPLAINT UNDER ODI NUMBER 10380798 NEED TO CORRECT MILEAGE TO 107,310 DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING WHEN I FILED COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 107,310

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU WRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ACTIVATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A RAPID STOP. HE STATED THAT IT WAS LUCK THAT THE VEHICLE IN-FRONT TURNED LEFT; AND HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE MAN...

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A 02 WRX I LIVE IN ARMIDALE AUSTRALIA. I JUST SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP IT CAN BURN OUT THE EXHAUST SENSOR AND CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TURBO.I NOTICE ONCE THERE WAS NO SENSOR LEFT IT GAVE MY CAR COMPUTER NOTHING TO GO OFF . IN ...

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE WINTERS OF 2008 & 2009 (SO FAR) WHEN FIRST STARTING MY CAR IN VERY COLD WEATHER (ALTHOUGH THE LAST TIME IN DEC. 2009 THE TEMP WAS COOL BUT ABOVE FREEZING) I WOULD GET A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR AND HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMED UP. CHECKING YOUR WEBS...

Mileage: 88,000

SEVERAL TIMES (ABOUT ONCE A YEAR ON AVERAGE) SINCE I PURCHASED MY SUBARU WRX IN 2001 THE BRAKES BRIEFLY FAIL. THE DESCRIPTION SEEMS IDENTICAL TO THAT OF THE 2010 PRIUS IN THAT THERE IS NO BRAKING FOR A BRIEF TIME WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, RAILROAD TRACKS OR SIMPLY GOING DOWNHILL ON A WET ROAD. THE MO...

Mileage: 85,000

DURING COLD WEATHER, THE FUEL LINE LEAKS GASOLINE INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GASOLINE POOLS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND THE GASOLINE VAPOR IS ALSO PULLED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BY THE CAR'S VENTILATION SYSTEM. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS RISK OF FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

FUEL SMELL FOR MY SUBARU WRX 2002 MODEL. *CN

2002 IMPREZA WRX WAGON, LEAKING FUEL LINES LOCATED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE NOTICED GAS FUMES FROM LEAKING FUEL LINES IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2002. NEVADA IS NOT A STATE LISTED IN THE WVK-21 SUBARU RECALL OF DEC, 2009, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM T...

Mileage: 113,683

RECENTLY THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE HOVERED NEAR OR BELOW ZERO DEGREES F. ON THOSE MORNINGS WHEN IT IS THAT COLD AND I START MY CAR, I SMELL A STRONG RAW FUEL ODOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR UNTIL I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES. I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE MAIN FUEL LINE TO BE LEAKING RAW FUEL ONTO...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEM COVERED IN RECALL NUMBER 09V468000 IN MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZZA WRX BUT MY CAR IS REGISTERED IN CALIFORNIA AND APPEARS NOT TO BE COVERED. I CAN SMELL GAS AND SEE IT POOL ON THE ENGINE, ABOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEAR TURBO COMPONENTS, WHEN STARTING MY CAR AT ABOUT 30 DEGRE...

I HAVE THE FUEL LEAK/ SMELL ISSUE COVERED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V468000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09011. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT IT APPEARS TO BE WORSE THIS WINTER IN THAT IT HAPPENS AT TEMPERATURES JUST BELOW FREEZING NOW. IN PREVIOUS WINTERS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BELOW 20...

Mileage: 178,000

I HAVE THE FUEL LEAK/ SMELL ISSUE COVERED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V468000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09011. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT IT APPEARS TO BE WORSE THIS WINTER IN THAT IT HAPPENS AT TEMPERATURES JUST BELOW FREEZING NOW. IN PREVIOUS WINTERS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BELOW 20...

Mileage: 178,000

I HAVE THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEM COVERED IN RECALL NUMBER 09V468000 IN MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZZA WRX BUT MY CAR IS REGISTERED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND APPEARS NOT TO BE COVERED. I CAN SMELL GAS AND SEE IT POOL ON THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING MY CAR BELOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON IN PENNSY...

Mileage: 108,500

1. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ROUGHLY BELOW 45 DEGREES F, AND THE CAR IS "COLD". 2. GASOLINE LEAKS FROM FUEL LINE UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT OCCURS WHEN THE RUBBER HOSE AND THE METAL FUEL PIPE CONTRACT IN COLD CONDITIONS AND BREAK THE SEAL CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK. THE LEAK DRIPS FUEL ONTO THE EN...

2002 WRX FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AT COLD TEMPERATURES. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED OR SOMEONE GETS HURT? WHERE IS THE NHTSA WHEN YOU NEED THEM? THERE ARE RECALLS FOR RELATIVELY MINOR ISSUES. SO, WHERE IS THE RECALL FOR LEAKING FUEL? DEALER DENIES ANY PROBLEM. SEE ALSO NHTS...

Mileage: 116,559

I HAVE A SUBARU 2002 WRX WAGON, FUEL ODOR IN COMPARTMENT WHEN CAR IS COLD, WHEN IT WARMS UP THE ODOR GOES AWAY. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND THERE ARE SEVERAL SUBARU FORUMS WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. PLEASE HELP IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. SUBARU KEEPS SAYS THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. *TR

2002 WRX FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AT COLD TEMPERATURES. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED OR SOMEONE GETS HURT? WHERE IS THE NHTSA WHEN YOU NEED THEM? THERE ARE RECALLS FOR RELATIVELY MINOR ISSUES. SO, WHERE IS THE RECALL FOR LEAKING FUEL? DEALER DENIES ANY PROBLEM. SEE ALS...

Mileage: 25,000

SMELL OF RAW GAS FROM VENTS WHILE NOT MOVING. CHECKED UNDER THE ENGINE AND FOUND UNDERNEATH THE TURBO INLET HOSE FUEL DRIPPING FROM A HOSE. ALSO FOUND 2 OTHER HOSES THAT MAY BE LEAKING FUEL AS WELL AROUND THE AREA. CAR IS PARKED UNDER STORAGE STATUS UNTIL PARTS CAN BE REPLACED, NOT SURE IF THERE ...

Mileage: 88,952

GASOLINE ODOR FILLS THE CABIN ON MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. THE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING AND INTOXICATING! I POPPED THE HOOD OF MY CAR AND SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE FUEL LINES NEXT TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR

Mileage: 60,300

FUEL LEAK AT STARTUP WHEN CAR IS COLD, USUALLY BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I NOTICED A RAW FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY JUST AN ISSUE IN COLD WEATHER, BUT THE SMELL HAS PERSISTED AND NOW OCCURS EVEN AFTER NORMAL OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES HERE IN SEATTLE (40-50 DEGREES). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THREE REASONS: FIRST, T...

Mileage: 65,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX FUEL LEAKS AT TEMPERATURES UNDER ABOUT 20 DEGREES F FROM RUBBER HOSE CLAMPS TO STEEL PIPES UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD. PROBLEM MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 AND SHOWN IN EXISTING REPORT EA09011. TRIED TO TIGHTEN CLAMPS BY REMOVING POWER STEERING PUM...

Mileage: 70,000

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...

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 WI...

Mileage: 75,000

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 ON...

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...

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

Mileage: 55,000

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 A...

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 O...

Mileage: 87,000

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...

Mileage: 62,500

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...

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 ...

Mileage: 69,850

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 ...

Mileage: 105,000

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 ...

Mileage: 51,564

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 ...

Mileage: 81,000

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 ...

Mileage: 105,000

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...

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 86,500

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 K...

Mileage: 50,000

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...

Mileage: 33,000

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 TEMPER...

Mileage: 109,336

RAW GASOLINE ODOUR IN THE CABIN DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN THAT IS AFFECTED BY TSB 09-36-03 FUEL LEAK I HAVE EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA FROM THE FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN AS WELL AS DECREASED FUEL MILEAGE AND FEAR THAT MY CAR COULD CATCH FIRE AT ANY TIME I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND DO NOT...

Mileage: 94,000

1. FAULTY FUEL LINES AND CONNECTIONS WHERE UNDER COLD TEMPERATURES, FUEL LEAKS ONTO ENGINE AND FUEL SMELL ENTERS CABIN OF VEHICLE. 2. EVERY TIME THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE DROPS CLOSE TO FREEZING. DIZZINESS OCCURS WHILE SITTING INSIDE VEHICLE TO WHERE THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLS DOWN CANCELING THE E...

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX THAT HAS A FUEL LEAK WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. IT OCCURS USUALLY ON START UP AND LASTS USUALLY 10-15 MINUTES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR (SEE THE FOLLOWING WEB LINK) HTTP://FORUMS.NASIOC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=131755 MANY CAR OWNERS HAVE...

Mileage: 85,000

SUBARU HAS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN # 09-36-03 DATE 04-01-03 FUEL SMELL / LEAK WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP GOES BELOW ~14 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FUEL LEAK IS FROM FUEL LINES SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE INJECTORS, LEAK IS ON TOP OF ENGINE. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 95,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX-----VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF CAR DURING COLD WEATHER DRIVING. FUMES IN CABIN ARE SO BAD AS TO CAUSE NAUSEA AND HEADACHE AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE. THIS IS RELATED TO SUBARU OF AMERICA TSB#09-36-03, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04002. NOT ONLY AM I CONCERNED ABOUT FUEL IG...

DURING COLD WEATHER I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES IN MY CABIN AND SEE GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINES IN THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 2002 SUBARU SOMETIMES GETS SOFT (LOOSES BRAKE PRESSURE), SPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COLD AND THE SITS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED AN EXPANSION VALVE( ? ), BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK ON OCCASION. THIS PROBLEM MAKES ME FEEL INSECURE ABOUT MY BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER...

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED MY 2002 SUBARU IN OCTOBER OF 2001. THE FOLLOWING WINTER DURING A PARTICULARLY COLD TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE IT ONCE I GOT HOME. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP GRESHAM NISSAN SUBARU IN GRESHAM OREGON ABOUT IT AT MY NEX...

Mileage: 11,000

STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR WHEN STARTING FROM COLD . WE ARE FORCED TO IDLE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE HEAT SYSTEM OFF AND CAN ONLY TURN IT ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR THE FUMES ARE OVERPOWERING. SYMPATHETIC COMMENTS FROM THE SUBARU DEALER BUT UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT...

WE JUST HAD AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW & COLD WEATHER HERE WHERE I LIVE IN OREGON. MY WRX SUDDENLY DEVELOPED AN EXTREMELY STRONG, TOXIC, RAW FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING. I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS, AND THAT THERE IS A TSB TO FIX THE...

Mileage: 99,000

VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR COMING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AS WELL AS STRONG EXTERIOR FUEL SMELL. *TR

Mileage: 75,325

FUEL SMELL COMES FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN ITS COLD OUT (UNDER 50). THE SMELL FILLS THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WHILE I DRIVE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF MY CAR AND THIS IS COMMON. *CN

Mileage: 72,000

UNBEARABLY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. TEMPERATURE 20 F AND BELOW. 62,000 ON CAR, NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. ALWAYS EXPOSED TO SAME CLIMATE CHANGES AND EXTREMES IN TEMPERATURE. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR, NAUSEATED AND SEVERE HEADACHE ENSUED. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

STOPPED AT LIGHT AND NOTICED STRONG FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, NOTICED LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO TOP OF ENGINE BLOCK, AND RUNNING DOWN TO EXHAUST COMPONENTS. CONSIDERING QUANTITY AND LOCATION OF LEAKING FUEL, IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

SOA GOLD PLUS ADDED SECURITY 7 YEAR/100,000 MI CONTRACT COVERAGE SO EXTENSIVE IT'S EASIER TO LIST WHAT IS NOT COVERED! 2002 WRX 64,500 MI NOW AT METRIC SUBARU DIX HILLS, NY BLEW OUT TRANS/MAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY & WANTS $3,600. METRIC REPLACED MANUAL CLUTCH ASS 62,980 MI, COSTING $1,175 & BROUGHT BACK C...

Mileage: 64,500

SOA GOLD PLUS ADDED SECURITY 7 YEAR/100,000 MI CONTRACT COVERAGE SO EXTENSIVE IT'S EASIER TO LIST WHAT IS NOT COVERED! 2002 WRX 64,500 MI NOW AT METRIC SUBARU DIX HILLS, NY BLEW OUT TRANS/MAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY & WANTS $3,600. METRIC REPLACED MANUAL CLUTCH ASS 62,980 MI, COSTING $1,175 & BROUGHT BACK C...

Mileage: 64,500

RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN OF MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, WHEN I PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AT NIGHT THE RAW FUEL SMELL CAN ALSO BE SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. SUBARU DEALERSHIP WILL FIX IT FOR A 85 DOLLAR PART AND TWO HOURS OF SERVICE TIME, WHICH IS AROUND 230 DOLLARS, A...

WE HAD A COLDER THAN NORMAL SPELL BELOW FREEZING FOR A DAY. UPON DRIVING THE SUBARU WRX 2002 MODEL, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN. ONCE RETURNING HOME EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED FUEL PUDDLING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I SUSPECT THAT IT IS THE HIGH PRESSU...

Mileage: 83,315

AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF UNBURNT FUEL ENGULFED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, GIVING MY PASSENGER AND I A HEADACHE. THE ODOR HAS RETURNED EVERY DAY SINCE THEN. *CN

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX AT TEMPERATURES OF 40 DEG F AND BELOW THE PASSENGER FUEL LINES LEAK FUEL RAW FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND GENERATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF VAPORS THAT ARE DRAWN INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. AT LOWER TEMPERATURES THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T...

Mileage: 10,000

SEVERE SMELL OF GASONLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS <40 DEG F. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. I TOOK IT TO DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY TIGHTENED UP CLAMPS BUT THAT HAD NO EFFECT. *TR THIS ISNT A RECALL?? OVER 140 COMPLAINTS FO RAW FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENG...

Mileage: 30,000

RUBBER FUEL LINE CONNECTING TWO SECTIONS OF HARD METAL FUEL LINE LEAKS IN COLD TEMPERATURES (UNDER 35 DEGREES). PROBLEM NOT YET CORRECTED BY DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 97,143

RAW FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER IN MY 2002 SUBARU WRX. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 40'S TODAY. NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WAS ABLE TO LOCATE AND VERIFY A LEAK FROM ONE OF THE FUEL HOSES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (I HAVE VIDEO TO PROVE THAT THE...

Mileage: 98,000

FUEL LEAK AND SMELL FROM FUEL HOSES. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

STARTING CAR IN COLD WEATHER RESULTS IN RAW GASOLINE LEAKS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM PERSIST UNTIL CAR IS VERY WARM. HAZARDS ARE RISK OF FIRE, DRIVER ILLNESS DUE TO BREATHING FUMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE OF GASOLINE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

FUEL LEAK ON 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. FUEL LEAKS/SPRAYS FORM FUEL LINES ONTO MANIFOLD. STRONG FUEL SMELLS FILL CABIN WITH VAPORS. POSSIBLE CHANCE OF FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONTACTED SUBARU WITH NO RESOLUTION. FIND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. *TR

Mileage: 102,400

IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ANYONE INSIDE OR NEAR THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO HARMFUL GASOLINE FUMES, THESE VAPORS ARE TOXIC WHEN CONCENTRATED AND MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN SMALLER AMOUNTS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN OF POTE...

IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ANYONE INSIDE OR NEAR THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO HARMFUL GASOLINE FUMES, THESE VAPORS ARE TOXIC WHEN CONCENTRATED AND MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN SMALLER AMOUNTS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN OF POTE...

IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ANYONE INSIDE OR NEAR THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO HARMFUL GASOLINE FUMES, THESE VAPORS ARE TOXIC WHEN CONCENTRATED AND MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN SMALLER AMOUNTS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN OF POTE...

IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ANYONE INSIDE OR NEAR THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO HARMFUL GASOLINE FUMES, THESE VAPORS ARE TOXIC WHEN CONCENTRATED AND MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN SMALLER AMOUNTS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN OF POTE...

IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ANYONE INSIDE OR NEAR THE CAR IS EXPOSED TO HARMFUL GASOLINE FUMES, THESE VAPORS ARE TOXIC WHEN CONCENTRATED AND MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS AND HALLUCINATIONS IN SMALLER AMOUNTS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN OF POTE...

MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX EXHIBITS A VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE SMELL AFTER RUNNING IN COLD WEATHER. I FIND THE PROBLEM MOST PRONOUNCED AFTER A TEMPERATURE CHANGE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

EARLY MODEL YEAR 2002 SUBARU IMPREZZA WRX - EXHIBITS A VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE ODOR WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS 60F OR BELOW AND THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT THE WINDOWS OF THE CAR MUST BE OPENED IN ORDER NOT TO GET SICK FROM THE VAPORS. A VERY SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL ISSUE ...

Mileage: 97,000

THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A TEMPERATURE RELATED FUEL LEAK THAT ALWAYS OCCURS IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER AND MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN, SO MUCH SO THAT WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN IN COLD WEATHER. THE CAR IS OFF WARRANTY ...

Mileage: 68,000

EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CABIN AREA. TO THE POINT WHERE WINDOWS ALL HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN, SCARED THAT CAR MAY EXPLODE. NOTICED THAT IT IS WORSE ON COLD DAYS MORESO THAN ON HOT DAYS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED WHAT LOOKS TO BE GASOLINE STAINS ON OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY UN...

Mileage: 69,000

2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN. STRONG FUEL SMELL COMES FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A MINOR FUEL LEAK OCCURS OCCASIONALLY DURING COLD WEATHER. TOOK IT TO SUBARU DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE LEAK SINCE THE WEATHER WARMED UP. SERVICE REP RECALLED SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER CUSTO...

Mileage: 35,000

DURING SOME COLD WEATHER OF ABOUT 20 FARENHEIT I RECENTLY I SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE VEHICLE COLD START EMISSIONS, BUT IT CONTINUED AFTER A LONG DRIVE (60 MINUTES) AND WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. I POPPED THE ...

Mileage: 67,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX. IN FEB. 2007 I STARTED THE CAR AND STRONG GASOLINE SMELL ENTERED THE CABIN. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOW DEFECT IN THE 2002 MODEL WHEN STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER KNEW THE TROUBLE WELL AND FIXED IT WITH CHANGE IN FUEL LINE NEAR INTAK...

Mileage: 48,450

ON MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SEDAN WHENEVER I GO OVER A BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD (NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL) THE ABS KICKS IN AND IF I HIT THE BRAKES DIRECTLY AFTERWARDS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE SEVERELY WEAK BREAKS FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN THEY COME BACK. IVE REPLACED THE BRAKE ...

Mileage: 44,000

DURING THE WINTER, OUR 2002 WRX HAS SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST OR RAW FUEL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO SURBARU AND WERE TOLD THE RUBBER FUEL LINE SHRINKS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS AND FUEL LEAKS. THEY DID A NOTICE, BUT NOT A RECALL - WHICH MEANS YOU PAY NOT THEM. IT COST $700...

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER VEHICLE START UP. THIS HAD BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME (AROUND 1 MONTH). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE AND DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM THE INJECTOR RAILS. FUEL WAS SPILLING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. DISCOVERED SUBARU TSB # 01-123-90 COVERIN...

Mileage: 85,000

BEGINNING IN THE WINTER OF 2003- 2004 (I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2003), I WOULD CLEARLY SMELL GASOLINE WHENEVER I TURNED MY CAR ON IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW 40 DEGREES OR SO). THE SMELL WOULD REMAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF THIS AS A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT I ALLOWED MY PREGNANT SIS...

Mileage: 5,108

RAW FUEL SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMES INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS LOWER THAN 20 DEGREES F. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. *JB

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW FREEZING, THE FUEL LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEAKS FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. THE LEAKING FUEL VAPOR ENTERS THE INTERIOR OF THE AUTOMOBILE IN GREAT QUANTITY, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS. I HAVE, ON OCCASION, ...

MY 2002 MODEL IMPREZA WRX-2.0L EXPERIENCES A FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. TOOK IT TO DEALER COURTESY MOTORS SUBARU-CHICO CA. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING SO I LEFT MAD, BUT I LEFT. SINCE THEN, SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND I STILL...

Mileage: 500

SMELL OF RAW GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A $500.00 ESTIMATE TO "REPAIR LEAKING FUEL LINES BELOW MANIFOLD". THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT-"IT WON'T CATCH FIRE"!!! *J...

Mileage: 120,000

SMELL OF RAW GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A $500.00 ESTIMATE TO "REPAIR LEAKING FUEL LINES BELOW MANIFOLD". THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT-"IT WON'T CATCH FIRE"!!! *J...

Mileage: 120,000

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SUBARU DEALER. THE DEALER REPORTED A FUEL LINE WAS VISIBLY LEAKING FUEL *NM

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, UPON DRIVING HOME I WAS EXTREMELY LIGHT HEADED AND VERY SLEEPY I ALSO NOTICED THE PUNGENT SMELL OF RAW FUEL, AFTER DRIVING HOME WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER I DID SOME RESEARCH WHICH LEAD ME TO FIND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK IN O...

Mileage: 98,899

THERE IS A VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR OFTEN. THIS OCCURS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. AFTER RESEARCHING, MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *NM

FUEL LINE LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING COLD WEATHER, PRODUCING RAW FUEL FUMES IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. *JB

Mileage: 999,500

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX SMELLS OF GAS FUMES (INSIDE THE CABIN) AFTER A COLD START. THE HEATING SYSTEM SEEMS TO MAKE THE SMELL EVEN WORSE. THE SMELL / FUMES MAKE ME CONCERNED ABOUT MY HEALTH. *JB

STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAR. POSSIBLE LEAK. *NM

Mileage: 56,000

MY SUBARU WRX 2002 STARTED GIVING OFF A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS REALLY LOW. THIS CONTINUED FOR OVER 10 DAYS. ON INVESTIGATION USING THE INTERNET, THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A WELL-DOCUMENTED DEFECT, REPORTED BY LARGE NUMBERS OF OTHER 2002 WRX OWNERS AS WELL. SUBARU REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE FI...

Mileage: 58,000

2002 SUBARU WRX SPORT WAGON (1) IN VERY COLD WEATHER, (2) SMELL OF RAW GAS FUMES ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARD. (3) SITUATION IS COVERED BY 2003 SUBARU TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03. DEALERS REFUSE TO COVER COST OF THIS SAFETY-RELA...

Mileage: 45,000

FAILURE: GASOLINE LEAK ONTO HOT ENGINE, STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN CABIN. THIS FAILURE, THE EVENTS LEADING TO IT (COLD WEATHER), AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DESCRIBED IN SUBARU'S TSB #09-36-03 FROM 04-01-03. IN MY CASE, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AROUND LAST MONDAY, 2-5-07, WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD -- ...

Mileage: 118,900

DURING THE COLD PERIOD LAST WEEK, MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAD A VERY STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB # 09-36-03 DATED 4/01/03 ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND HAS A REPAIR KIT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL BY SUBARU AND BE REPAIRED...

DURING THE COLD PERIOD LAST WEEK, MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAD A VERY STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB # 09-36-03 DATED 4/01/03 ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AND HAS A REPAIR KIT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL BY SUBARU AND BE REPAIRED...

1) STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE NOTICED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTERIOR. 2) SUBARU DEALER DETERMINED FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD. LEAKING FUEL IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS ALWAYS AN EXTREME FIRE RISK. THE WRX HAS THREE POSSIBLE IGNITION SOURCES UNDERHOOD, TURBOCHARGER HOUSING, EXHA...

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX SUFFERED THE COLD START FUEL LEAK PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE TSB (FUEL RAILS). VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM DEALERSHIP, BUT DEALER DID NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 59,000

SEVERE FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND VEHICLE WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. NOT A SAFE SITUATION AS I NEED TO HEAT THE CAR UP TO BRING MY INFANT TO DAYCARE. POSSIBLE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS TO INFANT'S RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AS WELL. THIS OF COURSE DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR...

Mileage: 62,367

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 ON THE 2002 SUBARU WRX REGARDING A FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A LEAK IN COLD WEATHER APPEARED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT TO BE 10 DEGREES OR LESS. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE PASSENG...

Mileage: 25,000

I LIVE IN MAINE AND IN COLD WEATHER MY MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX LEAKS FUEL FROM A FUEL LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 99,000

I LIVE IN MAINE AND IN COLD WEATHER MY MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX LEAKS FUEL FROM A FUEL LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 99,000

RECENTLY LOW TEMPERATURES IN MY AREA DROPPED TO 32 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND LOWER. WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, I SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS IF THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD, THE GAS SMELL WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED ...

SUBARU 2002 IMPREZA WRX WAGON RAW FUEL SMELL IN CABIN ON COLD DAYS BELOW 0 DEG F. TSB # 09-36-03 ISSUED ON THIS 4/1/03 FOR ALL ENGINE #'S PRIOR TO 673467 WHEN THEY CHANGED FUEL PIPE AND HOSE SIZES UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR THE 03 WRX'S. POOLING FUEL ON THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND ...

Mileage: 92,500

HAVE NOTICE A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING IN MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZZA WRX. *JB

VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN CABIN. *JB

CURRENT OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES ~35 DEGREES F. STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM FUEL LINES UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD ON PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR. I AM AWARE OF AND HAVE READ SUBARU TSB #09-36-03. ALTHOUGH THE TSB STATES IT OCCURS <14 DEGREES F, THE FUEL LEAKAGE PR...

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON FUEL LEAK. ~81000 MILES. LEAK DESCRIPTION CONSISTENT WITH SUBARU INTERNAL BULLETIN 09-36-03 WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT QUANTITY OF FUEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN 1 DROP. A POOL OF FUEL WAS VISIBLE AND DRIPPED LATER ONTO GARAGE FLOOR. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMA...

Mileage: 81,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX TOXIC FUEL BEING FORCED INTO THE CABIN AIR INTAKE AND INGESTED/INHALED BY PASSENGER WHICH IS CAUSING A HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK. POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. *JB

Mileage: 72,500

SEVERE RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 130,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX LEAKS "RAW GAS" COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT THEY'LL TRAVEL THROUGH THE FIRE-WALL EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THE GAS LEAKS VERY CLOSE TO THE TURBO SET UP WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. HEADACHES OCCUR WHILE SMELLING THESE FUMES. GAS MILE...

1. NONE, IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT. SEE SUBARU TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 "FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER". 2. ANYTIME IT GETS BELOW FREEZING THERE IS RAW FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT! WHAT IS THE RISK OF MY CAR STARTING ON FIRE WH...

Mileage: 21,532

FUEL LEAK IN COLD WEATHER, RESULTING IN RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR AND THE DANGER OF FUEL IGNITING IN THE ENGINE BAY. THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA, BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CAN HAVE DISASTROUS CONS...

Mileage: 50,000

HTTP://MEMBERS.NASIOC.COM/USERPICS/4832/TSB.JPG. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

ON COLD DAYS I GET A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOWER PART OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD YOU CAN SEE YELLOW STAINS FROM WHERE FUEL HAS LEAKED AS WELL AS DISPLACEMENT OF GRIM FROM AREAS BELOW THE FUEL HOSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT IS COMMON WITH MY YEAR VEHICLE YET SUBARU...

Mileage: 62,850

2002 SUBARU WRX 1. COLD WEATHER 2. RAW FUEL SMELL WHEN IDLING WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMING UP TO THE EXTREME WHERE I HAVE TO AIR OUT MY VEHICLE BEFORE DRIVING. 3. NOTHING AS OF YET, WAITING FOR A RECALL THIS IS HAPPENING WITH ALMOST ALL 2002 WRX'S. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THERE IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH 2002 SUBARU WRX MODELS. WITH A SMALL FUEL HOSE UNDER THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD. IN COLD TEMPERATURES IT CONTRACTS AND BEGINS TO LEAK FILLING THE CABIN WITH A STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL ALSO. I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND WITH THE COLD WEATHER THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MY C...

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX. STARTING IN THE WINTER OF 2005 (AND RECURRING IN THE WINTER OF 2006), A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN AND AROUND THE CAR IS PRESENT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WITH THE AMBIENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS COLD; USUALLY BELOW 35 DEGREES. DURING THE WINTER OF 2005, I BELIEVED THE SMELL ...

WHEN ITS VERY COLD OUTSIDE VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT .. 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN. *JB

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX IMPREZA WAGON. I, LIKE MANY, MANY OF FELLOW OWNERS OF THIS CAR EXPERIENCE FUEL LEAKS AROUND THE CARS ENGINE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW ~40 DEGREES F. I HAVE CONTACTED SUBARU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES, AND EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DI...

Mileage: 25,000

NOTICED A FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE BAY. YOU COULD SMELL IT IN THE ENGINE BAY AND THE CAB NOT TO MENTION OUT SIDE THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAPPENS ON REALLY COLD DAYS. DID RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'...

Mileage: 36,990

SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS WINTER (PAST 2 TO 3 MONTHS) WE HAVE NOTICED AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF FUEL WITH OUR 2002 SUBARU WRX. THE SMELL IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE WEATHER IS BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE SMELL WAS OVERPOWERING LAST WEEKEND WHEN WE EXPERIENCED TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. I'VE SEARCH...

RAW FUEL SMELL IN CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING. BRINGING CAR TO DEALER 02/20/2006. *JB

Mileage: 51,211

DURING COLD STARTS (<35F), THERE IS A VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL LEAKING INTO THE CABIN. THIS IS RESOLVED BY SWITCHING TO RECIRC. THE SMELL IS EVEN STRONGER OUTSIDE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE FUEL SMELL GOES AWAY ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *JB THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING THE LAST TWO ...

FUEL ODOR / LEAK FROM ENGINE BAY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *JB

COLD TEMPERATURE BELOW 40 DEGREES F. FUEL SMELL IN CABIN, AND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSES PASSENGERS TO BE NAUSEOUS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, AND THEY TIGHTENED THE FUEL LINE CLAMPS. OCCURS EVERY WINTER WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 40. *NM

Mileage: 37,525

CAR WAS OUT SIDE OVER NIGHT, TEMPS DROPPED BELOW 35, RAW FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AND AROUND CAR. *NM

Mileage: 57,000

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN. WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, THEY SAID THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK, WHICH IS COMMON A PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL YEAR AND THAT IT WOULD ~$350 TO FIX. I WOULD THINK THAT IF LEAKING FUEL W...

Mileage: 63,000

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CAR WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS COLD THE SMELL OF GASOLINE OVERWHELMS THE CABIN OF THE CAR. *JB

THERE IS A RUBBER FUEL LINE LINKING THE INJECTOR FUEL RAIL TO THE HARD STEEL FUEL LINE LEADING FROM THE FUEL TANK, THAT CONTRACTS AT A DIFFERENT RATE THAN THE FUEL RAIL NIPPLE. THIS CAUSES A FUEL LEAK ON THE TURBO SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SUBARU AND IT'S DEALERS ARE WELL AWARE OF A...

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 20F A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL HAPPENS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAVE TSB 09-36-03 TO COVER CARS UNDER WARRANTY AND EXPECT THE OUT OF WARRANTY OWNER TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT REPAIRED. THIS AFFECTS 2002 WRX CARS AND THE ...

Mileage: 36,403

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE CAR BEGINS TO EMIT THE SMELL OF GAS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - SO MUCH THAT I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN OR I BEGIN TO GAG. MOST LIKELY THIS IS A FUEL LEAK BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO LOCATE IT. THIS IS ON A 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN PURCHASED IN APRIL 2001. *JB

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE CAR BEGINS TO EMIT THE SMELL OF GAS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - SO MUCH THAT I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN OR I BEGIN TO GAG. MOST LIKELY THIS IS A FUEL LEAK BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO LOCATE IT. THIS IS ON A 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN PURCHASED IN APRIL 2001. *JB

VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE BAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING. SUBARU OF AMERICA IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE ISSUE IT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE HAS GASOLINE FUMES COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONDITION IS WORSENED IN WINTER. *JB

Mileage: 49,071

GASOLINE FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF CAR, WHEN DRIVING AND WARMING IT UP IN THE MORNING. HAD JUST HAD CAR SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK UP. WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR SINCE I COULD SEE GASOLINE POOLED ON ENGINE BLOCK AND WAS SMOKING AS IT EVAPORATED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VE...

Mileage: 55,000

IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE04002 I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX WITH 34000 MILES AND LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX. I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM WHEN VISITING MY FAMILY IN FT. WORTH SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOT VERY COLD, BUT THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. I STARTED THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEATER T...

Mileage: 22,000

IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE04002 I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX WITH 34000 MILES AND LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX. I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM WHEN VISITING MY FAMILY IN FT. WORTH SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOT VERY COLD, BUT THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. I STARTED THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE HEATER T...

Mileage: 22,000

RAW FUEL SMELL DURING COLDER WEATHER. THE SMELL IS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IS DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED FUEL DELIVERY PIPING/HOSES. RAW FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY PIPING/HOSES AND THEN PUDDLES ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SUBARU OF AMERICA STILL WILL NOT ACKNOW...

Mileage: 34,000

SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLDER THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN A RUBBER HOSE AND A METAL FUEL LINE. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. (TSB 09-36-03) SEE POST HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.N...

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT 10144181. I TRIED TO CALL IN A FOLLOW UP AND WAS TREATED WITH TOTAL INDIFFERENCE. THE WEATHER IS NOW IN THE -8 TO +5 RANGE HERE IN WESTERN NE AND THE FUEL LEAK DOES NOT STOP, EVER. AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES TO WORK AND PARKING THE SMELL IS SO STRONG I FELT LIGHT HEADED,...

Mileage: 66,200

WITH REGARDS TO THE INVESTIGATION LISTED BELOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEST THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. AS REGARDS THE LEAKING OF FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT IS A MORE SERIOUS HAZARD THAN INDICATED IN YOUR IMPOVERISHED DATA. IN MANY CASES, THE FUEL DOES NOT CEASE TO LEAK WHEN THE...

Mileage: 64,400

EXTREMELY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAB OF CAR AND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM A LINE AND POOLING ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT THIS ON THE MULTIPLE SUBARU WRX AND RELATED WEB FORUMS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM A LOOSE CLAMP WHERE A RUBBER HO...

Mileage: 48,500

RAW FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER; SUBARU TSB 09-36-03, ISSUE DATE 04/01/03 SEVERE RAW FUEL SMELL AND FUMES IN CABIN. ENGINE IS LEAKING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF FUEL. *NM

Mileage: 30,000

1) FAILURE: SEVERELY LEAKING FUEL ON MY 2002 WRX WHENEVER THE WEATHER GETS COLD. 2) CONSEQUENCES: POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRE. GASOLINE POOLS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB 3) THIS IS ADDRESSED UNDER SUBARU TSB 03-51-02 BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. I CALLED MY LOCAL SUBARU SERVICE DEPARTM...

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHIFT INTO FIRST THERE IS A GRIND NOISE. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND I REPORTED IT AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THE DEALER COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT.. FINALLY AFTER DOING IN FOR OVER A YEAR I...

IN REFERENCE TO SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 09-36-03, I HAVE A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO FAULTY HOSES/CLAMPS. ALTHOUGH NO DEATHS OR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT, THIS PROBLEM HAS GREAT POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM FROM FUMES TO POSSIBLE FIRE. PLEASE URGE SUBARU TO PERFORM A S...

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVING DURING VERY LIGHT RAIN IN LEFT LANE ABOUT 30 MPH, CAR IN FRONT (ABOUT 2-3 CAR-LENGTHS AHEAD) STARTS BRAKING. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND ABS CAME ON WITHOUT ANY REASON, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN ALMOST AT ALL, FORCING ME TO SWITCH THE LANE QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT. WHILE SWITCHING LANES, CAR STARTE...

Mileage: 40,000

IF I TRY TO BRAKE OVER ROUGH OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT IN MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, THE ABS SYSTEM SHUTS OFF THE BRAKES. POTHOLES, MANHOLE COVERS, FROST HEAVES, ICY PATCHES, ANY OF THESE CAUSE THIS BEHAVIOR. ALSO, IN NOVEMBER 2004, WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH ON DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAN...

Mileage: 39,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED "CLUTCH SHUDDER" ON MY 2002 WRX. THE DEALERSHIPS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO (3) SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO HAVE LEFT IT UNADDRESSED. THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY LIKE IT WAS BEING JACKHAMMERED WHEN FIRST DRIVEN. NO DEALER WILL REPAIR IT UNDER THE TSB THAT WAS ISSUED BY ...

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, WELL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE SPEEDS, APPROACHING A RIGHT HAND TURN WITH NO TRAFFIC I SLIGHTLY MOVED LEFT ON THE ROAD (OVER THE BUMP STRIP, BUT NOT INTO THE OTHER LANE) TO GET A SMOOTHER ANGLE INTO THE TURN.UPON BRAKING, THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE SQUEALED/SLID, N...

Mileage: 60

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FUMES COMING FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

FUEL SMELL DURING COLD STARTS.*AK

Mileage: 11,000

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN. *AK

ODOR OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER CABIN CAUSED BY LEAKING FUEL LINE. FUMES CAUSING DRIVER DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. SUBARU REPAIRED THE LEAK BY TIGHTENING A FUEL LINE CONNECTION. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND SUBARU CAN NOT LOCATE SOURCE OF FUEL ODOR.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN IT GETS REALLY COLD OUT I GET A VERY NOXIOUS SMELL OF RAW GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX. THE SMELL ALSO FILLS MY GARAGE WHEN I PARK THE CAR. THE FUMES ARE VERY POTENT AND I AM FEARFUL OF A FIRE. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IT IS DUE TO FUEL LEAKS AT THE FUEL LINES, BUT THE...

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACE MY CAR IN NEUTRAL IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO BACK INTO FIRST GEAR. SO I HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT INTO SECOND GEAR. I HAVE ALREADY COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING...

THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE HOSE, MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR A FIRE TO OCCUR. CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK *EH *JB

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE 2002 SUBARU WRX. IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IS PRESENT IN THE PASSEGER COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 09-36-03), FOR THE PROBLEM (SO THEY RECOGNISE IT DOES EXIST). I HAVE INQUIRED ABO...

FUEL LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER GILLMAN SUBARU IN HOUSTON AND THEY STATED MANY CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SUBARU OF NORTH AMERICA WON'T PAY FOR REPAIRS. I BELIEVE IF THEY HAVE MANY CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE AND ISSUE A RECALL. FUEL LEAKS CAN CAUSE FIRES AND PUT PA...

Mileage: 33,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN, TEMPERATUER WAS ABOUT 10 F. THIS SEEMS TO BE KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT I WISH TO ADD TO THE LIST. DEALER TOOK 2 WEEKS TO ORDER PARTS, AND IT WILL COST ME $475 DOLLARS TO FIX A SAFTEY/HEALTH ISSUE THAT SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT. THE FIRST DAY I DEVELOPED A LOT OF EXCESS MUC...

Mileage: 67,000

THE FUEL LINES HAVE A FAULTY HOSE CLAMP THAT LEAKS FUEL IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *JB

THE CAR NEVER SHIFTED GEARS EASILY FROM WHEN NEW. AT 13,000 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH UNDER WARRANTY WITH AN '03 SPEC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE SHUDDERING CEASED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WHINED EXCESSIVELY AND IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. LAST WEEK, IN VERY COLD TE...

Mileage: 35,640

FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES DURING COLD STARTS (LESS THAN 32 DEG. F AMBIENT TEMPS.). EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODER BEING TRANSMITTED INTO PASSENGER CABIN FROM THE AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM. CAN SEE VISIBLE FUEL DRIPPING ONTO ENGINE FROM FUEL LINES. HAD CAR REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER SUBARU TSB IN MARCH OF...

Mileage: 35,000

REFERENCE PE04002 . FIRST LEAKED AT 18 DEGREES F, JAN.2004. THE LEAK DOES'T GO AWAY AFTER ENGINE WARMS. IT GOES AWAY AFTER THE HOSE WARMS. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND COLD AIR IS BLOWING ON THE HOSE, IT KEEPS LEAKING. NOT NOTICEABLE IN CABIN UNLESS YOU COME TO A STOP. DID NOT KNOW OF THE SERVICE ...

Mileage: 48,000

FUEL ODOR IN CABIN DURING COLD WEATHER. I HAVE SEARCHED THE DEFECTS/RECALL PAGES FOR THIS ISSUES AND FOUDN THAT IT HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE OCCURANCE ONLY LASTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THIS IS NOT TRUE! THE FUELL LEAKAGE CONTINUES DURING ANY COLD WEATHER USE, NOT JUST AT STARTUP. I FIND THIS A HU...

Mileage: 1

FUEL SMELL INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN A 2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON DURING COLD WEATHER. VISUALLY DETECTED FUEL LEAK UNDER PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT WITH AN UPDATED FUEL RAIL AND HOSE. CAR IS IN FOR SERVICE NOW. NOTICED THIS SEVE...

Mileage: 70,800

MY 2002 WRX SEDAN HAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG GAS ODOR. I HAVE SEEN THERE IS A TSB ABOUT THE FUEL PROBLEM, BUT NOT A RECALL. THERE SEEMS TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE MY VEHICLE IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 34,000

2002 SUBARU WRX 47K MILES. ON COLD DAYS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT OUTSIDE AND THEN STARTED, THERE IS A SMALL FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FUEL APPARENTLY DRIPS OFF OF A FUEL RAIL AND ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE IT IS HEATED AND EVAPORATES. ON OCCASION THE VAPOR/SMOKE COULD BE SEEN WHEN ...

Mileage: 46,750

2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON, 71000 MILES. I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE AS I USUALLY DO.. ONLY I HAPPENED TO BE PARKED AT MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL, WHERE MY WIFE DELIVERED OUR FIRST BORN CHILD! THIS NIGHT WAS A PARTICULARLY COLD EVENING FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AROUND 32F. AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT P...

Mileage: 70,800

ANY TIME THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW FREEZING YOU CAN SMELL RAW GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. *JB

(1) EVENTS LEADING TO PROBLEM: WHILE TRAVELING FROM SEATTLE WA TO SUN PEAKS BC, TEMPERATURE ON BC5 HWY REACHED -27F. (2) FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES ONE OF THE JOINTS CONNECTING A FUEL LINE TO AN INJECTOR STARTED LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. I ONLY NOTICED THIS CONDI...

Mileage: 44,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX. IF IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, BELOW 32, I HAVE A BAD GAS SMELL. SMELL IS SOMETIME OVERWHELMING AND CAN GIVE ME HEADACHES AT TIMES. I'VE READ SOME ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED QUITE A LOT OF OTHER WRX OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SEEMS LIKE ITS SOME SORT OF GAS LINE LEAKING. I HAVE...

2002 SUBARU WRX FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. INSIDE, OUTSIDE, WHEN THE CAR IS WARM, WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN THE HOOD IS OPEN. *JB

FUEL SMELL IN CAR WHEN TEMPERATURE IS COLD OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE SAME AS THE MANY OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF LEAKING FUEL LINES IN 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2.0L TURBO CARS. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. APPARENTLY, SUBARU DEALERS REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX AT THEIR COST. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

FUEL LEAK/SMELL FROM BAD CONNECTION OF FUEL LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER. IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE TESTIMONIES FROM FELLOW OWNERS OF 2002 SUBAR...

Mileage: 29,000

DURING COLD WEATHER RAW FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN. DEALER FIXED THE FUEL HOSES WITH TSB 09-36-03. THE FUEL SMELL IS NOW GONE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO PASS OUT FROM FUMES. *NM

Mileage: 99,000

WHEN WEATHER HAS DROPPED TO 30F OR BELOW, I SMELLED VERY STRONG GASOLINE FUMES IN AND AROUND VEHICLE. SEARCHED NASIOC AND FOUND OTHERS HAD PROBLEM. ALL FOUR CLAMPS HOLDING FUEL LINES ON UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE LOOSE TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULD BE SPUN AROUND. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

THERE IS A VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. IT IS SO OVERWHELMING I COULD NOT SIT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, I HAD TO ROLL-DOWN ALL THE WINDOWS AND STAND OUTSIDE IN 8 DEGREE(!) WEATHER FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES NOW, ...

Mileage: 50,000

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SMALL LEAK UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS IN THE MID 20S OR BELLOW. STOPS WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP. *NM

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MY CAR WAS ACTING UP BUT I KNOW REALIZE THAT THIS IS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE AROUND WITH MY WINDOWS OPEN IN SUBZERO WEATHER IT IS RIDICULOUS. I REALI...

SEVERE FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AND UNDER HOOD DURING COLD WEATHER, 30F OR BELOW. MANUFACTURER ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN. DEALERS QUOTE $400-$500 TO FIX WHAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN DURING COLD (NOT EXTREME TEMPERATURES) WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS IS ALREADY A REPORTED ISSUE AS NHTSA ISSUE PE04002 BUT THE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED - IS THIS BECAUSE NO-ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET? ACCORDING TO ALL HEALTH-RELATED WEBSITES, GASOLINE VAPORS ARE A MAJOR...

Mileage: 37,500

COLD WEATHER CAUSES A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE BAY. *NM

Mileage: 58,500

FUEL LEAKAGE IN MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX MODELS IN COLD WEATHER I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT COMPLAINTS OF FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF 2002 IMPREZA WRX MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN ELEVATED TO THE STATUS OF A SAFETY CONCERN. BECAUSE OF THIS, SUBARU IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIR...

Mileage: 22,000

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK ON FROM THE FUEL RAIL WHEN ITS COLD OUT.

FUEL LINES NEAR INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE LEAKING AT ODD TIMES DURING COLD WEATHER OFF AND ON. FUEL WAS SPILLING ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, AND OTHER HOT COMPONENTS. STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL THAT WAS NAUSEATING ENTERED INTO CABIN WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL ON.*AK

Mileage: 31,200

FUEL SMELL AND SMALL FUEL LEAK WHEN COLD (BELOW FREEZING). HAS OCCURED ON MULTIPLE OCCSIONS. FOUND SUBARUE TSB RELATING TO LEAKING FUEL LINES. I HAVE TIGHTEND THE LINES AND HOPE THAT WORKS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS SUBRUA IS CHARGING FOR THIS REPAIR ON CARS OUT OF 3/36 WARRANTY AT A COST OF AROUND $300-...

Mileage: 37,915

ONLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES THERE IS A SMELL OF FUMES. GAS VAPORS ARE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE VEHICLE. NO RECALLS FOUND.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

DURING COLD WEATHER THERE IS AN AWFUL SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT ALMOST SMELLS AS THOUGH THERE'S A GAS LEAK INSIDE THE CAR. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED BUT THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE SMELL IS UNBEARABLE AND CANNOT BE HEALTHY.*AK

FUEL SMELL OBSERVED INSIDE CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEG F. DEFINITE FUEL SMELL FROM PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE BAY WHEREAS NO SMELL FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH FUEL DRIPPING FROM LINES ONTO HOT ENGINE/ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. *AK

Mileage: 37,840

FUEL ODOR AND SEEPAGE WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING DURING COLD WEATHER. WARMING UP OF THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP THE ODOR. WHILE THE ENGINE IS NOT WARMED UP LIQUID FUEL SEEPS OUT. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP FUEL VAPOR SEEPS OUT. THE SEEPAGE OCCURS WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS COLD. FOR NOTE, THIS RELATES TO...

TODAY I STARTED MY CAR, IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AS I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURNED UP THE HEAT, I SMELLED GASOLINE. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECUASE IT WAS SO COLD THAT THE FUEL DID NOT BURN ALL THE WAY. AT LUNCH I DROVE TO BURGER KING AND STILL SMELLED THE HORRIBLE FUMES. ON MY WAY HO...

THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY HAD STRONG SMELL OF GAS, FOUND GAS STEAMING OFF THE ENGINE, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE GAS PIPE. IT TOOK OVER $500 TO PUT IN A NEW GAS PIPE BUT IT STILL SMELLS LIKE GAS. THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD PART AND INSTALLED PIPE CP FUEL RETURN PART #17544AA134 AND HOSE PA...

Mileage: 43,930

1. STARTED MY CAR ON A COLD MORNING. 2. SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE CAR. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME IN THE COLDER AREAS OF THE NATION, AND THAT IT WAS NOT ON A RECALL. I THINK A FUEL LEAK IS A HUGE SA...

Mileage: 80,000

I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE HAD TEMPS BELOW ZERO. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED VERY STRONG GAS SMELLS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE USING THE DEFROST. AFTER SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR ANYONE LIVING I...

Mileage: 63,176

I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WE HAD TEMPS BELOW ZERO. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED VERY STRONG GAS SMELLS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE USING THE DEFROST. AFTER SOME ONLINE INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR ANYONE LIVING I...

Mileage: 63,176

THERE IS A KNOWN INTERNAL TSB BEING CIRCULATED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. PRICING HAS RANGED FROM $650.00 AND UP. THIS IS A HAZARD AND A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS RECURRING AMONGST HUNDREDS OF WRX OWNERS. FUEL LEAKS FROM A LINE ONT...

Mileage: 21,000

STARTING TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING MY CAR IN COLD WEATHER. IT'S SO BAD I REALLY AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT TIMES AND THE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR IS REALLY BAD. I OPENED THE HOOD ON THE CAR ONE MORNING WHEN I SMELLED IT AND IT LOOKED THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING S...

Mileage: 42,500

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE TENDS TO LEAKS ON COLD DAYS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE SHRINKS AT CERTAIN TEMPERATURES. THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER COLD WEATHER THERE WAS VERY STRONG GASOLINE FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS CONTINUED EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 30 DEGF. FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT PASSENGERS BECAME DIZZY AND LIGHT HEADED AND WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED FOR FRESH AIR. *JB

Mileage: 33,435

THERE IS A VERY HEAVY RAW FUEL SMELL COMMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT! I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND THIS WEEK WAS VERY COLD (0 DEGREES F). I CAN SEE FUEL LEAKING IN MY ENGINE BAY AND GAS FUMES ARE ALL OVER WHEN I POP MY HOOD. I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WRX AND MY CAR HAS A TECHINCAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ...

Mileage: 44,000

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK THAT I CAN SEE UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS WELL BELOW 15 DEGREES (F). THIS IS AN ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY NEARLY ALL 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX OWNERS WHO LIVE IN COLD WEATHER. IT IS ADDRESSED IN TSB 09-36-03. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TSB IS THAT IT DOES NOT...

Mileage: 51,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, FUEL LEAK DUE TO IMPROPERLY DESIGNED FUEL LINES WHERE A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED HOWEVER SUBARU OF AMERICA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THE PROBLEM AND SAYS ITS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE PUDDLES OF FUEL UNDERNEATH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL VAPOR SURROUNDS THE ENTIRE ENGINE BAY OF TH...

Mileage: 40,000

THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL LINES OF THE SUBARU IMPREZA 02. DURING THE COLDER WEATHER THE TUBES SHRINK A BIT, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AND GET ONTO THE ENGINE, SOMETIME CATCHING FIRE. IT BRINGS A RATHER FOUL SMELL INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES GAS MILEAG...

IN COLD WEATHER WHEN MY ENGINE HAS ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I SMELL A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. MY HUSBAND SAYS THAT IT IS STRONGEST ON THE RIGHT HAND (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE ENGINE BUT HE SAYS THAT THE SMELL SEEMS TO DISSIPATE ONCE THE ENGINE IS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. I HAVE RECENT...

Mileage: 36,200

FUEL LEAKS WHEN STARTING MY CAR (02 SUBARU WRX) IN COLD WEATHER. STRONG FUMES WOULD ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH HEAT VENT CAUSING NAUSEA. *JB

Mileage: 29,183

FUEL LEAKS WHEN STARTING MY CAR (02 SUBARU WRX) IN COLD WEATHER. STRONG FUMES WOULD ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH HEAT VENT CAUSING NAUSEA. *JB

Mileage: 29,183

GAS SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF 2002 WRX SUBARU OF AMERICA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND WON'T COVER IT AS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. CAR SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE WHEN COLD. DEALERS DO NOT "FIND" THE ISSUE UNTIL RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. *JB

FUEL SMELL IN CABIN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN COLD WEATHER. LEFT DRIVER FEELING WOOZY AFTER 30 MINUTES. VEHICLE BARELY OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. DEALERSHIP CHARGES $350 TO REPLACE FUEL HOSES WHICH LEAK DURING COLD WEATHER AS A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE ON STARTUP WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED JUST PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM ARISING. SUBARU NEEDS TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

GASOLINE SMELL WHEN STARTING CAR IN COLD WEATHER (<20F). THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM ON MY 02 SUBARU WRX. THE FIRST EVENT WAS AT APPROX 15000 MILES AND THE FUEL LINE CLAMPS WERE TIGHTENED. A SECOND TIME AT 45000 MILES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE (BECAUSE THE CAR WAS WARM IN THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 73,000

1) COLD WEATHER - UNDER 35 DEGREES 2) FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF ENGINE CAUSED BY FAULTY FUEL LINE FITTING. 3) DEALER FIX, UP TO $800+ DOLLARS, FIXED WITH REDESIGNED PARTS, CUSTOMER PAYS. *JB

Mileage: 103,500

ON COLD MORNINGS, DURING WARM-UP A PRONOUNCED RAW FUEL SMELL IS EVIDENT IN THE CAR AND ESPECIALLY UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, NEITHER OF WHOM COULD REPLICATE THE COMPLAINT, BUT FURTHER RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP A TSB FROM SUBARU ON TH...

Mileage: 136,500

GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS AND UNDER THE HOOD. VERY RAW AND STRONG. FUEL LEAK! SUBARU OF AMERICA FIXED THIS UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR, BUT NOW ITS BACK AND ARE GOING TO CHARGE FOR THIS FIX.*AK

WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 32 DEGREES THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I CAN SEE FUEL COMING FROM THE LINES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL FROM SUBARU. *AK

Mileage: 49,500

CAR: 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON, 25,000 MILES VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND UNDER HOOD OF VEHICLE UPON COLD START (<35 DEG. F) AND WHILE IDLING THEREAFTER. SMALL PUDDLE OF RAW LIQUID FUEL UNDER CAR AFTER SITTING PARKED. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

IN COLD WEATHER, WITH THE HEATER ON THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN. IDENTIFIED BY TSB 03-0906: FUEL RAIL LEAK. SUBARU OF AMERICA WILL NOT COVER THIS FIX AS MY MILEAGE IS AROUND 45,000 AND THUS OUTSIDE THE WARANTY PERIOD.*AK MY FEELING IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (GASOLINE LEAK ...

Mileage: 44,250

THE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE BAY. WITH RECENT COLD WEATHER, THE CAR BEGINS TO SMELL STRONGLY OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING, AND ESPECIALLY WHILE IDLING, EVEN AFTER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS INFORMED ME THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR A FUEL R...

Mileage: 48,000

SMELL OF FUEL VERY STRONG INSIDE VEHICLE.PULLED OVER AND POPPED HOOD.NOTICED POOLS OF RAW FUEL ON INTAKE MANIFOLD ON PASSENGERS SIDE.REMOVED PUDDLES AND TIGHTENED FUEL HOSE CLAMPS(12/12/04).TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 15F THE OTHER DAY AND THE SMELL OF GAS IS BACK.CANNOT SEE ANY PUDDLES AT THE MOMENT.FRO...

IN MY 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN, I SMELLED STRONG RAW FUEL(GASOLINE) SMELL AFTER STARTING UP THE CAR IN THE COLD MORNING (AFTER FIRST SNOW). SMELL WAS SO TERRIBLE THAT IT MADE ME DIZZY WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE SMELL UNDER THE HOOD. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT O...

Mileage: 47,500

TRAVELING ON A DAMP, BUMPY ASPHALT ROAD IN SEATTLE (TEMPURATURE WAS IN THE MID-40'S). LIGHT AHEAD TURNS RED - I APPLY THE BRAKES AS USUAL, BUT THE PEDDLE SUDDENLY SINKS ABOUT AN INCH AND I FEEL ABS COME ON. IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING POWER AND ARE ONLY WORKING AT ABOUT 10%. I LET ...

Mileage: 35,500

TRAVELING ON A DAMP, BUMPY ASPHALT ROAD IN SEATTLE (TEMPURATURE WAS IN THE MID-40'S). LIGHT AHEAD TURNS RED - I APPLY THE BRAKES AS USUAL, BUT THE PEDDLE SUDDENLY SINKS ABOUT AN INCH AND I FEEL ABS COME ON. IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING POWER AND ARE ONLY WORKING AT ABOUT 10%. I LET ...

Mileage: 35,500

TRAVELING ON A DAMP, BUMPY ASPHALT ROAD IN SEATTLE (TEMPURATURE WAS IN THE MID-40'S). LIGHT AHEAD TURNS RED - I APPLY THE BRAKES AS USUAL, BUT THE PEDDLE SUDDENLY SINKS ABOUT AN INCH AND I FEEL ABS COME ON. IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING POWER AND ARE ONLY WORKING AT ABOUT 10%. I LET ...

Mileage: 35,500

I OWNED THE CAR FOR 5K MILES AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A 2 YEAR OLD CAR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SUBARUS. THE DRIVETRAIN IS NOISY, SO IT IS HARD TO DETECT DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND CAN REALLY DAMAGE THE CAR IF NOT ...

Mileage: 49,000

FUEL INSIDE CABIN DURING COLD WEATHER. 27 DEGREES AND BELOW. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

STARTED THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES TO THE STORE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 48 DEGREES F. AFTER RETURNING DIRECTLY FROM THE STORE (THE SAME 1.5 MILES) THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AS I STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR. I SMELLED AT THE GAP BETWEEN TH...

Mileage: 55,615

STARTED THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES TO THE STORE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 48 DEGREES F. AFTER RETURNING DIRECTLY FROM THE STORE (THE SAME 1.5 MILES) THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AS I STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR. I SMELLED AT THE GAP BETWEEN TH...

Mileage: 55,615

STARTED THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES TO THE STORE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 48 DEGREES F. AFTER RETURNING DIRECTLY FROM THE STORE (THE SAME 1.5 MILES) THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AS I STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR. I SMELLED AT THE GAP BETWEEN TH...

Mileage: 55,615

ANY TIME THE WEATHER IS COLD THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND AROUND THE CAR.

Mileage: 500

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT RELEASE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TWICE. VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING AT 67 MPH. FORTUNATELY I DOWNSHIFTED AND STOPPED VEHICLE WITHOUT HITTING THE 6 OTHER VEHICLES AT THE STOP LIGHT. *JB

Mileage: 48,850

ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2004 I WAS TRAVELLING WITH MY MOTHER SOUTHBOUND ON THE 5 FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO. I WAS STOPPED ,AND HAD PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND RELEASED THE CLUTCH AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP. FIRST GEAR WAS GONE. I DROVE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY TOOK IT TO BOB BAKER S...

Mileage: 48,000

THIS IS COMPLAINT 1986 ABOUT THE RAW GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO A HOT ENGINE BLOCK, WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT???*AK

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 02 SUBARU WRX ON THE HIGHWAY. I NEED TO STOP SUDDENLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. THIS CAUSE ME TO REAR END A FORD EXPLORER. THIS CAUSE APPROXIMATELY $3800 IN DAMAGES. *NM

Mileage: 39,000

TODAY I SENT THE FOLLOWING EMAIL TO SUBARU OF AMERICA CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION OF ABS DEFECT IN WRX VEHICLES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND ON NO OCCASION WAS I DRIVING IN AN "AGGRESSIVE" MANNER OR "HARD' BRAKING. NOR WAS MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO NHTSA A "PARROTING" O...

Mileage: 66,975

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, SOMETHING IS BANGING IN THE FRONT END. ONLY HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME I BACK UP AND APPLY BRAKES. MOVE FORWARD AND IT BANGS AGAIN BUT ONLY THE FIRST TIME I MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. DEALER TELLS ME THE BRAKE SHOES ARE MOVING BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A PR...

Mileage: 21,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON. WHILE BRAKING ON UNEVEN ROADS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENCOUNTERING POTHOLES OR OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE ONE OR MORE TIRES MOMENTARILY LOSE TRACTION, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE AND REMAIN ENGAGED FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ...

I WAS RECENTLY RIDING WITH WHAT SUBURBAN SUBARU IN VERNON/MANCHESTER, CT SAY WAS 50% LIFE LEFT ON MY BREAK PADS IN MY 2002 WRX SEDAN. WHEN STOPPING FOR A FAST YELLOW TO RED LIGHT CHANGE FROM ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR THEIR WAS NO RESPONSE ON THE BREAK PEDAL. I QUICKLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF AND PRESSED AGA...

Mileage: 38,000

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS BUMPS, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING FORCE IS SEVERELY REDUCED. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS WITH ABS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE SORT OF LEARNED TO "DRIVE AROUND" THE PROBLEM, BUT ON A COUPLE OF O...

Mileage: 34,000

NO WARNING. BRAKES LOCKED UP FULLY ON INTERSTATE 44 GOING 70 MPH. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS NOT USING THE BRAKE.*AK

Mileage: 33,479

NO WARNING. BRAKES LOCKED UP FULLY ON INTERSTATE 44 GOING 70 MPH. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS NOT USING THE BRAKE.*AK

Mileage: 33,479

2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON. NO WARNING, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW (ELECTRIC) SNAPS OUT OF SHEET METAL BENDING THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF IT, SNAPPING NUMEROUS CLIPS AND BENDING THE WINDOW TRACK. FOUND BOLTS ON THE INSIDE OF DOOR WERE SHEARED OFF. CAR HAS ONLY 33,000 MILES. UNACCEPTABLE! *LA

Mileage: 33,000

THE ABS ACTIVATES PREMATURELY DURING THRESHOLD BRAKING ON ROUGH OR UNEVEN DRY PAVED SURFACES (WASHBOARDS ESPECIALLY), CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. ABS OPERATES AS EXPECTED ON WET SMOOTH SURFACES WITHOUT BEING NOTICED.*AK

Mileage: 10,057

WHEN DRIVING IN PAVEMENT IRREGULARITIES THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. (ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR) SO FAR I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENT, JUST TRYING TO PREVENT ONE. I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX. THIS HAS HAPPEN IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER A SPECIFIC DATE. *AK

I'VE HAD SEVERAL WINDSHIELDS CRACKED ALREADY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH THE OTHER 10 CARS I'VE OWNED, NEVER A WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT, NOW TWO WITH THIS ONE IN TWO YEARS. OTHER IMPREZA OWNERS HAVE ADVISED ME OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2002 SUBARU WRX IN A NORMAL MANNER WHEN HE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. HE WENT TO PULL OUT AND COULD NOT GET INTO GEAR. HE GAVE A LITTLE GAS AND ATTEMPTED TO GET CAR TO GO IN FIRST GEAR, THEN THE LUTCH WENT TO FLOOR AND HE COULD NOT GET CAR TO MOVE, EXCEPT BY DR...

Mileage: 35,750

I EXPERIENCE DBRAKE FAILURE WITH MY 2002 SUBARU WRX DURING A MODERATE SPEED (ABOUT 35 MPH) EMERGENCY PANIC STOP, RESULTING IN MY SLIDING INTO A TRUCK THAT CUT ME OFF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND HIS TRUCK.*AK THE DATE LISTED BELOW MAY BE INCORRECT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE DATE WITH ME RIGHT NO...

Mileage: 25,000

COMPLETE TRANSIENT BRAKE FAILURE - SUBARU 2002 WRX WAGON.JUST EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE, THANKFULLY NOT "DRIVING" AT THE TIME. I WAS BACKING THE CAR DOWN OFF SERVICE RAMPS LAST NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WHEELS, I MAY HAVE RUN OVER A BLOCK OF WOOD WITH A REAR WHEEL AT...

Mileage: 19,640

ABS GOES OFF FOR NO REASON ON SLIGHTLY ROUGH ROADS.*AK

I WAS PULLING IN TO A GAS STATIONS PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND HIT A POT HOLE WITH MY PASSANGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AT THE SAME TIME I APPLYED THE BRAKE HEAVLY TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE LATE SEEN HOLE WHEN THE BRAKES GO COMPLETELY HARD. IT FELT AS IF I WASN'T APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ALL, IT TOOK A GOOD 1...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

GAS PERIODIC GAS SMELL IN CAR. COLD CLUCH JITTER.OOR BRAKING PREESSURE, OVER ACTIVE ABS. *AK

ABS FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL IN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AT LESS THAN 5 MPH THE ABS KICKED IN AND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I HAD NO BRAKES. THE CAR WAS IN DEEP SNOW AND WAS NOT SLIDING. AS I WAS APPROACHING A MULTI CAR ACCIDENT AT 5 MPH I HAD TO STOP. I TURNED OFF TH...

Mileage: 22,344

NO APPARENT OR KNOWN EVENTS OR CAUSES LEADING TO FAILURE. NO ROCK CHIPS OR DINGS AT ORIGIN SITE AT UPPER EDGE OF WINDSHIELD WHERE FAILURE BEGAN.*AK MY WINDSHIELD WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN LAST DRIVEN WITH NO VISIBLE BREAKS. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEGUN TO CRACK FROM TOP E...

Mileage: 32,029

THERE IS A PUDDLE OF GAS THAT FORMS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE IDLES, FUEL LEAKS. AS A RESULT, A FOUL ODOR SEEPS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK *JB

Mileage: 32,000

STRONG UNBURNED FUEL ODOR IN CABIN OF 2002 SUBARU WRX ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY LOOSE/MISSIZED FUEL LINES UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD.*AK

I INSTALLED BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES ON MY WIFE'S SUBARU. AFTER LESS THAN 500 MILES THE SIDEWALL DELAMINATED, ALMOST COMPLETELY. PRESSURE WAS 32 LB AND THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED TIRERACK, THE VENDOR, THEY AT FIRST CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRRANTY FROM THE MANUFA...

THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR DURING COLD (BELOW FREEZING) TEMPERATURES. THE SMELL IS OVERWHELMING AND THE WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN TO CLEAR OUT THE FUMES.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

OVER ROUGH SURFACES (INCLUDING POTHOLES, RAILROAD TRACKS, AND RIPPLES IN THE ROAD ) MY ABS SEEMS TO KICK IN WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED AND CAUSES THE BREAK PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR ON OCCASIONS. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL ON COLD STARTUP IN SUBARU 2002 WRX. *AK

SMELL FUEL LEAK IN CABIN IN LOW TEMPS. WHEN CAR WARMS UP FUEL SMELL GOES AWAY. TEMPS AROUND 15F.*AK

Mileage: 56,500

ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE - THE ABS OVER REACTS TO UNEVEN OR SLICK SURFACES AND FULLY ENGAGES REDUCING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY RIPPLED OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR A MANHOLE COVER AND CAN HAPPEN UNDER ANY BRAKING CONDITION FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN BRAKING IS T...

Mileage: 18,000

I GET A RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN OF MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (DATE IS THE FIRST INCIDENT I RECALL). ON SURFACES THAT ARE WET, SNOWY OR ICY, I CANNOT BRAKE INTO A TURN. THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OR STOP, BUT MERELY SLIDES IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND EVENTUALLY STOPS AFTER IT GOES 3 FEET OR MORE, DEPENDING ON MY SP...

A FUEL LINE BREAKAGE CAUSED FUEL TO SPILL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. *AK *MR

Mileage: 31,000

UNEXPLAINED CRACKED WINDSHIELD

Mileage: 27,500

2002 SUBARU WRX, SMELL GAS INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT, USUALLY WHEN COOL OUTSIDE. MECHANIC CHECKED OUT CAR DID NOT FIND LEAK AT 20K MILES. CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND GET WORSE. CONDUCTED A YAHOO SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT A COMMON OCCURANCE IS GAS LEAKS UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ...

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE: SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 2002. FUEL SMELL NOTICEABLE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER CABIN IN COLD WEATHER. SMELL MOST NOTICEABLE IN PASSENGER CABIN WHEN VENTS ARE OPEN TO OUTSIDE AIR AND HEATER/FAN IS ON. SMELL BECAME NOTICEABLE IN DECEMBER AND HAS PERSISTED. IT IS CURRENTLY FEBRUARY 16TH AS...

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE MY ABS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I HIT A IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD SURFACE, OR WHEN I GO OVER A SPEEDBUMP.*AK

Mileage: 56,820

NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM VENTILATION SYSTEM. OUTSIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS -8F. OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED A VISIBLE VAPOR CLOUD OF GASOLINE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AS I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE ON "NATIONAL...

Mileage: 38,502

FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FILLS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH GAS VAPORS. HAPPENS WHEN COLD, -15 F. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FILLS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH GAS VAPORS. HAPPENS WHEN COLD, -15 F. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

EVERY DAY MY 2002 SUBARU WRX HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN. AT FIRST THIS EFFECT WAS ONLY APPARENT WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR EVEN IN BAY AREA WEATHER OF 55 F AS LONG AS THE ENGINE IS COLD. THIS LASTS FOR 20 MINUTES OR SO AND MAKES ME ...

Mileage: 24,000

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND SUBSEQUENT HARD BRAKING LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL. THE REAR END SWAYED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE RIGHT BARRIER, THEN TURNED AROUND, FRONT RIGHT HIT THE LEFT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE HAD HISTORY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP ON SURFACES WITH THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS, AS FOUND ON EX...

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX HA SA RAW FUEL SMELL WHEN ITS COLD. THE DEALER SAY PARTS ARE ON ORDER. THIS WAS A MONTH AGO. I'M WORRIED IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE. THERE IS A TSB, BUT I'M NOT GETTING ANY CLOSER TO HAVING THE PROBLEM CHECKED/FIXED. *AK

OVERWHELMING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN AND ENGINE COMPARTMENTS IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

FUEL LEAK ON INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING STRONG GAS ODER AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 19,328

SMELL OF GASOLINE IN CAR WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 5 DEGREES F. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

I NOTICED MY 2002 SUBARU WRX HAS FUEL SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN WHEN I OPEN THE VENT TO ALLOW AIR FROM OUTSIDE. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 30F TO 40F. I AM REALLY CONCERN IF IT WOULD CAUSE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A STREET WITH SOME CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A SMALL ROAD IRREGULARITY ON THE ROAD. THIS ROAD IRREGULARITY SPANS ACROSS BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEELS. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE (BEFORE I CAN FEEL THE ROAD IRREGULARITY), THE CAR CONTINUED TO LEAP F...

Mileage: 30,000

FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF VEHICLE ON COLD DAYS. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX WITH 39,000 MILES DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONSISTENT WITH THAT DESCRIBED IN SUBARU TSB 09-36-03. THE FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN THROUGH THE VENTALLATION SYSTEM. TEMPERATURE ON 1/9/2004 WAS BETWEEN 0 AND 10 DEGREES FARENHEIT. THE CAR WAS BROUGH...

Mileage: 39,310

FUEL LEAK IN THE WINTER. KNOWN PROBLEM. SUBARU ISSUED A TSB ON THE MATTER BUT WILL NOT FIX IF CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. FUEL COMES OUT OF A LINE AND POOLS UP AND BURNS OFF ON THE MANIFOLD.*AK

Mileage: 39,600

OWNER OF A 02 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. GAS SMELL OBSERVED FROM ENGINE DURING VERY COLD WEATHER 15-20 DEG. FUEL LEAK FROM BELOW MANIFOLD. WAS TOLD BY DEALER MY CAR IS OVER 36000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED BY SUBARU. I ASSUMED AN EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED FOR MORE THAN 36000 MILES. WAS GIVE...

Mileage: 42,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON, WHICH COMES STANDARD WITH ABS BRAKES. I'D HEARD THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS THAT THERE WAS AN ABS ISSUE WITH THE CAR, IN THAT UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES THE DRIVER COULD MOMENTARILY LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY. I HAD MY DOUBTS, HAVING OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS...

Mileage: 29,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX HAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN STARTED IN COLD WEATHER (UNDER APPROX. 30 DEGREES F). THE SMELL EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. THIS HAPPENED LAST WINTER AND THIS WINTER. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT MY CAR IS OUT OF THE BUMPER...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE NOTICED RAW FUEL SMELL COMING IN FROM THE VENTILATION DUCTS WHEN THE HEATER IS ON DURING COLD WEATHER. THE SMELL WEAKENS WHEN DRIVEN BUT RETURNS WHEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. THIS INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS NEAR FREEZING OR BELOW. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A 2002 MODEL I...

SMELL OF FUEL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF 02 SUBARU WRX ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NOTICEABLE WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND RUNNING CLIMATE CONTROL. DISSIPATES IN APPROXIMATELY 15 MINS. ALSO NOTICEABLE ONE NIGHT IN GARAGE AFTER EXITING THE CAR. HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 TIMES THIS WINTER. NEV...

Mileage: 37,500

STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS DURING ENGINE START-UP WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. *LA

Mileage: 30,000

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. *LA

Mileage: 34,000

I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SEDAN. THE ABS SYSTEM IS TERRIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAS NUMEROUS TIMES FAILED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM, REGARDLESS OF PEDAL POSITION. ONE TIME SPECIFICALLY THIS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, AND DOING 4000 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY...

Mileage: 59,027

OVERPOWERING RAW FUEL SMELL IN INTERIOR CABIN IN COLD WEATHER, SUSPECT LEAK IN ENGINE BAY THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN BROUGHT UP AS A TSB BY SUBARU. *LA

Mileage: 8,000

OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF MY EYE'S TEARING DUE TO THE STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND PULL THE CAR OVER TO GET OUT AND BREATHE FRESH AIR. STRONG EVEN WITH THE HOOD CLOSED YOU CAN SMELL THE FUEL STANDING BY THE CAR. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE OR HAVE CHILDREN IN CAR. ANTI-LOCK BRAK...

Mileage: 61,000

OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF MY EYE'S TEARING DUE TO THE STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND PULL THE CAR OVER TO GET OUT AND BREATHE FRESH AIR. STRONG EVEN WITH THE HOOD CLOSED YOU CAN SMELL THE FUEL STANDING BY THE CAR. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE OR HAVE CHILDREN IN CAR. ANTI-LOCK BRAK...

Mileage: 61,000

2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON - STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN CAR WHEN COLD. DEALER ADVISED PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED, FOUND SUBARU TSB 09-36-03 WHICH DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM, STILL HAVE GASOLINE ODOR IN VERY COLD WEATHER. *LA

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX. THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR EMINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VENT DURING COLD WEATHER. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT IT. IT IS MY STRONG FEELING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ON THEIR TAB.

Mileage: 46,000

THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS ON MY 2002 WRX FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER I START THE CAR. I'VE READ ON SOME INTERNET FORUMS THAT THERE MAY BE AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN ONE OF THE GAS HOSES AND THE GAS RAILS. THE SMELL SEEMS WORST WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. IT IS VERY NOTICABLE WHEN I HAVE OUTSIDE AIR VENTING...

TERRIBLE FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX ON COLD DAYS. *AK

Mileage: 35,250

GAS LEAK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE BAY. ONLY OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 25,236

MY SUBARU '02 WRX SEDAN HAS DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK IN COLD WEATHER. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP (RAFFERTY SUBARU IN NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA) AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FUEL LEAKS IN SUBARU WRX'S, AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX IT. MY COMPLAINT ...

Mileage: 28,700

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WHICH HAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS DURING WARM-UP/DRIVING IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER, ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP....THE FUEL SMELL GOES AWAY UNTIL THE CARS COOLS OFF AGAIN AND THE WHOLE THING STARTS AGAIN. I HAVE READ THE TSB AND HAVEN'T HAD...

WHEN BRAKING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR BUMPS ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING ME WITH ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES FOR A SECOND UNTIL I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS STOP...

Mileage: 11,005

SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLD HERE IN MICHIGAN (BELOW FREEZING) THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX. IT IS MOST APPARENT UPON START UP. THE SMELL AT TIMES WILL BE SO STRONG THAT IT WILL BRING YOU TO THE POINT OF VOMITING OR PASSING OUT I...

Mileage: 31,267

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 25,500

MY CAR MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE PE04002. I AM FILING THIS SINCE I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND ADDRESS THIS. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST TWO WINTERS, BUT ONLY NOW BECAME OF AWARE OF THE TSB THROUGH THE INTERNET. IT CONCERNS ME CUSTOMERS HAVE NOT BE PROACTIVELY CO...

Mileage: 25,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY SOFTLY. THE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND DIDN'T DEPRESS AT ALL (NO TRAVEL AT ALL). THE ABS DIDN'T ACTIVATE AND NO BRAKING OCCURED, I PRESSED HARDER AND STILL NOTHING. THE CAR DIDN'...

Mileage: 13,050

AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ON A COLD MORNING, A STRONG FUEL SMELL COULD BE DETECTED IN CABIN AND UNDER HOOD. FUEL VAPOR/CLOUD WAS VISIBLE WHEN HOOD WAS LIFTED. *CB

Mileage: 43,300

WHEN COLD (BELOW 20 DEG F) CAR EXHIBITS SEVERE FUEL ODOR IN INTERIOR. UPON INSPECTION, IT IS CLEAR THAT FUEL IS LEAKING OUT OF FUEL LINES OVER TOP OF ENGINE AND COVERING TOP OF HOT ENGINE. FIXED ONCE BY DEALER LAST WINTER BY TIGHTENING HOSE CLAMPS, BUT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. SO MUCH GAS LEAKS OUT TH...

Mileage: 24,200

FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF ENGINE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM AS THERE IS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM SUBARU. 2002 SUBARU WRX. *CB

Mileage: 44,000

EARLY 2002 SUBARU WRX FUEL SMELL(LEAK) IN COLD WEATHER - PROBABLY AS MENTIONED IN SUBARU TSB 09-36-03 THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED A LOANER CAR AT NO COST WHILE THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP. THE PARTS ARE CURRENTLY BACKORDER. I HOPE SUBARU WILL COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY ...

Mileage: 55,000

FUEL SMELL. A FUEL DELIVERY LINE CAME LOOSE UNDER COLD CONDITION (20F), RESULTING IN FUEL POURING ONTO THE HOT ENGINE BLOCK. THE FUEL DELIVERY LINE WAS UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *CB

Mileage: 36,000

FUEL LEAK IN SUBARU WRX IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS RELATED TO THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF "FUEL SMELL". I ACTUALLY WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING LAST YEAR AND BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER TO BE FIXED. THEY TIGHTENED THE FITTINGS ON MY FUEL LINES AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. A YEAR LATER, WITH THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WE...

Mileage: 16,000

2002 SUBARU WRX - FUEL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD. SMELLS LIKE GAS IN THE CAR ON COLD DAYS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, HOWEVER IT IS NOT A RECALL. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE UPGRADED TO A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY MATTERS. *CB

Mileage: 25,000

STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL COMING INTO THE CABIN OF MY 2002 WRX. PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY BECOME MUCH WORSE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE VERY COLD WEATHER. DEALER SAYS THEY IDENTIFIED THE LEAK AND NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES AND SOME OTHER CONNECTORS AND PARTS AT A COST OF $430. *CB

Mileage: 49,000

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH HVAC VENT FROM ENGINE BAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUN ON COLD DAYS (BELOW FREEZING). THIS SYMPTOM 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 ...

Mileage: 46,000

RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT DURING COLD (IE. BELOW 20F) WEATHER. *AK

Mileage: 29,979

THIS COMPLAINT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUEL SMELL REPORTED IN THE SUBARU TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY THIS WINTER (DEC 2003-PRESENT) THAT THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN 20 F OR BELOW. AFTER AT LEAST TWO PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DEALER (GOLDSTEIN SUBARU OF ...

Mileage: 34,000

GAS SMELL ENTERING CABIN VIA AIR VENTS DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATION.

Mileage: 21,700

VERY STRONG FUEL/GAS ODOR IN 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. GETS WORSE IN COLDER WEATHER. DEALER IS REPAIRING UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS WELL PAST THE 3/36 WARRANTY PERIOD. HANDLED COMPLETELY TO MY SATISFACTION.

Mileage: 40,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 SUBARU WRX. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN A CLAMP ON A HOSE BENEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BUT THIS DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GASOLINE LEAKS FROM A FUEL LINE IN THIS AREA OF THE CAR. MANY OTHER WRX...

Mileage: 37,584

FUEL SMELL IN INTERIOR CABIN AND ENGINE COMPARTMENTS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH 30 DEGREES F OR LOWER. THE COLDER IT GETS THE STRONGER THE SMELL. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN JAN OF 2003 AND THEN AGAIN IN DEC OF 2003 AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TO THIS DATE.

Mileage: 30,000

VERY INTENSE SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR (I COULD SMELL IT 10 FEET FROM CAR). THERE IS SOME TYPE OF SUBARAU TSB FOR 02 WRX THAT INVOLVES REPLACING FUEL LINES THAT ARE OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BECAUSE IN COLD WEATHER (LESS THAN 16 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) GAS LEAKS. THIS CAN START A FIRE AND PO...

Mileage: 37,000

RAW FUEL ODOR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT JUST AFTER STARTING CAR. ODOR GOES AWAY AFTER CAR HAS WARMED UP. OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER, USUALLY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS LESS THAN 20 DEGREES. HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OCCURRING SINCE JANUARY 2003. DEALER TIGHTENED SOME CLAMPS ON 2003, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS NOW T...

Mileage: 20,000

THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL THAT COMES THROUGH THE VENTS WHENEVER I START THE CAR IN COLD TEMPERATURES (10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR BELOW). THE SMELL WILL LINGER UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN MOVING FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES OR SO. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WOULD SIT OVERNIGHT IN COLD TEMPERATURES IT WOU...

Mileage: 36,000

DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAR LEAKS FUEL FROM RUBBER FUEL LINE. FUEL DRIPS ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. ALTHOUGH SUBARU ISSUED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS MATTER, I FEEL IT WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL DUE TO THE SERIOUS RISK OF ENGINE FIRE AND PERSONAL INJURY. ...

Mileage: 15,900

RAW FUEL SMELL FROM ENGINE'S COMPARTMENT IN COLD WEATHER. *LA

Mileage: 32,000

FUEL SMELL FROM LEAK IN COLD WEATHER CAUSED BY A RUBBER HOSE CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BETWEEN TWO DIRECT FEED METAL LINES TO THE INJECTORS.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

ON A COLD MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON. WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, I COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS LEAK. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT...

Mileage: 63,900

I DRIVE AN 2002 SUBARU IMPREAZA WRX, THIS MORING I WENT TO START THE CAR AND I SMELLED A VERY STONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE! I OPENED THE HOOD OF MY CAR TOOK A LOOK AROUND AND SAW A FUMES RISING BY ONE OF THE FUEL LINES I SMELT THE AREA AND SMELLED LIKE GAS.*AK

Mileage: 56,087

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ND IS MOST APPARENT WHEN THE FAN IS ON TAKING AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE.*AK

Mileage: 72,196

SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN CABIN, LEAKING CLAMPS ON FUEL LINES. GAS LEAKS ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH COULD VERY EASILY CATCH FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 42,500

STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM UNDER HOOD ON VERY COLD DAYS (< 10' F). HAD VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP ONCE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM; CLAMPS ON FUEL HOSES TIGHTENED, AND PROBLEM NOT RE-ENCOUNTERED LAST WINTER (MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD NO MORE BITTERLY COLD DAYS). SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB, AND...

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE A FOUL FUEL SMELL SEEPED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

FUEL SMELL IN CAR, LOOKED IN THE ENGINE BAY, SAW SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON ENGINE BLOCK AND MOIST HOSES. TSB RELEASED FROM SUBARU FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN EXTREMELY VOLATILE SITUATION. FORCED TO BUY PARTS AND FIX MYSELF FOR $300.*AK

Mileage: 66,800

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, LEAKED RAW GASOLINE OVER ENGINE BLOCK IN COLD WEATHER, STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN. CORRESPONDS TO SUBARU SERVICE BULLETIN #09-36-03. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX OR ADMIT ANY PROBLEM UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT, THEY CANNOT UNLESS IT GETS REAL COLD AND THEY START THE CAR ...

Mileage: 27,000

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...

Mileage: 48,330

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LEAKING OF RAW GASOLINE, FROM UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PROBLEM EXHIBITS ITSELF WHEN THE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. IT IS VERY EVIDENT IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AS YOU CAN SMELL THE GASOLINE. THE GASOLINE IS VISIBLY PADDLING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHERE ...

Mileage: 42,000

SMELL OF LEAKING GAS WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES ARE EXTREMELY COLD (BELOW 17 DEGREES F). ORIGINAL DATE OF SMELL WAS JAN OF 2002. *LA

Mileage: 39,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX, AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, I GET A VERY INTENSE GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAB OF THE CAR. READING ON THE SUBARU FORUMS, IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OTHER SUBARU WRX OWNERS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE GOTTEN IT FIXED UNDER THEIR WARRAN...

Mileage: 26,000

FUEL SMELL WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. I KNOW THERE IS A TSB ON IT BUT A FUEL LEAK SEEMS LIKE AN AWFUL BIG PROBLEM. DEALER IS FIXING IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. *LA

Mileage: 33,000

FUEL LEAK FROM PASSENGER SIDE FUEL LINES ON 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. LEAKS WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 30 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE. FUEL VAPORS ARE CIRCULATED INTO THE CABIN WHEN THE EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE IS SELECTED ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL. *LA

Mileage: 34,000

FUEL LEAK DUE TO COLD WEATHER ON A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON. COVERED BY SUBARU TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03, DATED APRIL 1, 2003. *LA

Mileage: 68,400

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX, WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT SIDE BELOW 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND YOU TURN THE HEATER ON. YOU GET A GAS SMELL COMING OUT OF THE HEATING DUCTS. SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ISSUED A TSB FOR IT BUT NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A MISALIGNMENT OF THE FUEL HOSES WHIC...

ON COLD DAYS THE CAR SMALLS OF RAW FUEL.*AK

Mileage: 58,000

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. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

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 ST...

Mileage: 32,000

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 FR...

Mileage: 49,134

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 NO...

Mileage: 31,480

ABS OVER SENSITIVE - WILL OFTEN CAUSE FAILURE OF BRAKING POWER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS/POTHOLES/ROAD SEAMS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. WILL CAUSE EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES DESPITE GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS AND SLOW TRAVEL SPEED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND CAR FAILS TO STOP. *LA

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN HAS DISPLAYED UNRELIABLE ABS BEHAVIOR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY FIRST ACCIDENT IN 10 YEARS OF DRIVING. THE CAR APPEARS TO LOOSE VIRTUALLY ALL BREAKING POWER WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. WHILE THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD ENGAGE IN SUCH AN EVEN, IT SHOULD DISENGAGE AS...

Mileage: 23,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX SEDAN HAS DISPLAYED UNRELIABLE ABS BEHAVIOR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY FIRST ACCIDENT IN 10 YEARS OF DRIVING. THE CAR APPEARS TO LOOSE VIRTUALLY ALL BREAKING POWER WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. WHILE THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD ENGAGE IN SUCH AN EVEN, IT SHOULD DISENGAGE AS...

Mileage: 23,000

CABIN OF CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE. FUEL LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED ON EARLY MODELS.*AK

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 OU...

Mileage: 65,000

LAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE CLUTCH PEDAL STARTED FEELING A BIT LOOSE (IE SOFT UNTIL IT WAS DEPRESSED HALF-WAY) AND WAS STICKING TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED FULLY. IT BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AT ALL AND I WAS QUITE FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS AS I WAS NOT ON TH...

Mileage: 65,400

FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED, THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS WHEN IT IS INITIALLY ENGAGED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CAR OFTEN SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM USUALLY GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP, BUT RETURNS THE NEXT MORNING. I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT THIS IS GOOD FOR THE CLUTC...

Mileage: 40,000

FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAR. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

ABS ACTIVATES IN UNNECESSARY SITUATIONS. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON MY STREET, ON CLEAN DRY ASPHALT, THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL POTHOLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER UNTIL I RELEASED AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKE. THIS EXACT SITUATION HAS OCCURRED...

GASOLINE AND EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN DURING COLD WEATHER; HAS OCCURED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW; SUBARU DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T SMELL IT.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

RAW FUEL SMELL FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

Mileage: 44,000

I GET A OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING MY CAR. MY MILEAGE IS HORRBILE. I BELEIVE THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN MY CAR.*AK

Mileage: 39,000

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...

Mileage: 19,750

THE ABS ON MY 2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON ENGAGES IN SITUATIONS WHEN IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD NOT ENGAGE. IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE NO BRAKES SOMETIMES. *LA

ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE OVER ROUGH ROADS, BUMPS, RAILROAD TRACKS, MANHOLE COVERS OR ANY UNEVEN ROAD SITUATION EVEN WHEN ABS IS NOT NEEDED. THE SYSTEM THEN TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO RECOVER AND ALLOW NORMAL BRAKING. THIS RESULTS IN GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND DRIVER UNEASINESS. GENERALL...

Mileage: 10,000

LACK OF BRAKING FORCE WHEN ABS CYCLES ON. OCCURS ON BUMPY OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. *LA

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN A CORNER TOO FAST AND VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A BRICK WALL. CONSUMER WAS THROWN AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND BROKE HIS NOSE. THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORN , AND FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS CITED BY THE POLICE FOR DESTRUCTION OF PR...

Mileage: 24,795

2002 SUBARU WRX ABS FAILURE. WHEN DECELLERATING ON BUMPY SURFACES, THE ABS ON MY 2002 WRX WILL ENGAGE, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE.N EXTREMELY SLICK SURFACES, LIKE SLUSH, THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE AND DISENGAGE THE BRAKES COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN NO STOPPING AT ALL. IN JANUARY OF 2003, ...

Mileage: 32,000

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. A VECHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH I WAS GOING ONLY 30-35 MPH AND HAD SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS TO STOP, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR CAUSING ...

Mileage: 21,500

ABS ENGAGES WHEN BRAKING ON SURFACES WITH GOOD TRACTION IF TIRE(S) GOES OVER A BUMP FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN TIRE RETURNS TO GOOD TRACTION SURFACE. CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE RELEASED THEN REAPPLIED IN ORDER TO REGAIN BRAKING POWER. ABS IS COMPLETELY INEFFE...

Mileage: 1

WAS DRIVING THE SUBARU WRX IN A NORMAL FASHION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO CLASSIC SUBARU, THEY OPENED IT UP AND 2ND GEAR WAS STRIPPED OF ALL THE TEETH. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING IT WAS ABUSED. THIS IS NOT TRUE. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE TRANS...

Mileage: 23,000

MANY INCIDENTS. I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, AROUND 25, COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A CAR AHEAD OF ME. A SECOND OR SO AFTER I APPLIED THE BRAKES I WENT OVER SOME SMALL BUMPS ON DRY PAVEMENT AND IT FELT LIKE ABS WAS COMING ON, THE PEDAL DROPPED, BUT THEN IT WENT WAY DOWN AND IT...

Mileage: 30,000

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED WILDLY WHILE DRIVING, AND CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND WAS GIVEN BACK TO THE CONSUMER, DEALER CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 29,500

I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON ON SOME LOCAL ROADS AND I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP ON SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT , GIVING MYSELF PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP WHEN THE ABS KICKED IN AND THEN MY PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING. IT FINALLY BOUNCED A FEW TIMES AND THE CAR CAME T...

Mileage: 12,500

ABS FAILED TO RESUME BRAKING AFTER BEING ACTIVATED BY BUMPS IN ROAD ON CLEAN, DRY ASPHALT.

Mileage: 20,000

HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE TRAVERSING BUMPY SURFACE.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

SUBARU WRX ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM PERIODICALLY AND UNPRDICTABLY INHIBITS STOPPING POWER.*AK

Mileage: 6,300

ON 8/25 MY 2002 WRX WAGON WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR,WITH ENGINE ON OR OFF.I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN,WHEN IT WAS DROPPED OFF I WAS THERE,THE SERVICE PERSON TRIED TO SHIFT IT AND GOT IT TO GO INTO GEAR.WHEN THEY TRIED TO ENGAGE REVERSE,IT GROUND THE GEARS 4 TIMES,THEY ...

Mileage: 17,647

THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 SUBARU WRX FADED, AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN THE BRAKES AFTER 3 TO 5 SECONDS KICKED IN.*AK

Mileage: 31,150

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX HAS A DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN BRAKING MODERATE TO HARD AND THE CAR HITS A BUMP, THE ABS "KICKS IN" AND REDUCES BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT AFTER THE ROAD HAS SETTLED THE BRAKE PRESSURE DOESN'T RETURN. YOU CAN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT BRAKE PRESSURE DOESN'T INCREASE. ONLY ...

Mileage: 2,000

ABS ACTIVATES ON BUMPY ROADS.

Mileage: 2,000

ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED GOING OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS AND/OR THE OCCASIONAL METAL EXPANSION JOINT.*AK

Mileage: 1

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX LOSS OF BRAKE POWER DURING BRAKING APPLICATION AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER DRY AND UNEVEN OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACES... MUST DISENGAGE FROM THE BRAKE APPLICATION AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE... REPEATABLE OCCURRENCES. *PH

WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR ROUGH SURFACES, THE ABS BRAKES FAIL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO GET OFF ABS AND GET BACK ON QUICKLY; THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE PROPER WAY TO USE ABS BRAKES. *PH

Mileage: 12,350

WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR ROUGH SURFACES, THE ABS BRAKES FAIL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TO GET OFF ABS AND GET BACK ON QUICKLY; THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE PROPER WAY TO USE ABS BRAKES. *PH

Mileage: 12,350

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.

Mileage: 15,000

BUMPY ROADS CAUSE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO ENGAGE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BRAKE PRESSURE DECREASES AND VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELLERATE.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

MY MODEL YEAR 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON HAS HAD A SLIGHT REOCCURING PROBLEM WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY ABS BRAKING SENSOR. *AK THE CAR SUFFERS FROM A DROP IN PRESSURE OF BRAKE PEDAL FEEL AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE OVER UNEVEN OR BUMPY ROADS. WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IF A BU...

Mileage: 6,500

ABS KICKS IN AND DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL BRAKING EVEN AFTER REGAINING CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. ATTEMPTED TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN BUT COULD NEVER DO SO CONSISTENTLY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN OVER BUMPY ROADS, THE ABS KICKS IN, WHEEL(S) APPEAR TO LOSE TRACTION, BUT WHEN TRACTION SHOULD BE REGAINED...

Mileage: 2,000

LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. WHEN ROAD IS NOT SMOOTH, BRAKES SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND CAR DOES NOT SLOW. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2002 SUBARU WRX ACTS IN AN UNPREDICATABLE MANNER. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BRAKING ON A UNEVEN SURFACE. BASICALLY IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS ENGAGES TO PREVENT WHEEL LOCK-UP GOING OVER THE BUMPS, YET PEDAL PRESSURE DECREASES AND THE S...

Mileage: 57,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX AND WANTED TO ADD TO THE LIST OF ABS COMPLAINTS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME A BUMP IS HIT THE BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND REGARDLESS OF SPEED. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN A SIDEWALK ONCE TRAVELING 20 MPH WHERE I JUST HAPPENED TO...

MY 2002 SUPRA IMPREZA WRX SEDAN HAS PRODUCED INCONSISTENT AND UNSAFE BRAKE OPERATION OVER ROUGH/WASHBOARD TYPE ROADS. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHILE BRAKING IN A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR KEPT GOING. UPON ENCOUNTERING ROUGH ROAD AND THE RESULTING ACTIONS BY T...

WHEN I AM BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, SUCH AS A POTHOLE, OR SOMETIMES ON GRAVEL, THE ABS WILL BE TRIGGERED, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED CONSIDERABLY. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS, YET, BUT I AM WORRIED AS I CAN'T BE...

WHEN I AM BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, SUCH AS A POTHOLE, OR SOMETIMES ON GRAVEL, THE ABS WILL BE TRIGGERED, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED CONSIDERABLY. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS, YET, BUT I AM WORRIED AS I CAN'T BE...

WHENEVER I BRAKE OVER UNEVEN (JIGGLY) TERRAIN, THE ABS ON MY 2002 WRX "KICKS IN" AND BRAKING IS REDUCED AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS LENGTHENED. NO OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED WITH ABS OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES, BUT NUMEROUS SCARY MOMENTS WHEN BRAKING WAS DIMIN...

Mileage: 100

OVER ROUGH SURFACES (POTHOLES IN PAVEMENT, ROUGH PAVEMENT, RAILROAD CROSSINGS, UNEVEN PAVEMENT) THE ABS WILL KICK ON AT A LOW SPEED AND IT SEEMS, IF ONLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THAT THE CAR IS NOT BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN SUCH A WAY AS TO AVOID BRAKING ON THESE...

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES, BRAKES WILL MOMENTARILY STOP WORKING.*AK

Mileage: 15,000

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO YOUR REVIEW OF THE ABS ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG ALL WRX OWNERS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS FAULTY. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AND WOULD HIT A POTHOLE AND THE ABS BECAME OVERACTIVE AND I ACTUALLY WENT PARTLY THROUGH THE L...

Mileage: 22

CAR: 02 SUBARU WRX MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CAR SUFFERS FROM THE CLUTCH JUDDER DESCRIBED BY MANY, AND DETAILED IN TSB 03-51-02. MY CAR HAS 44000 MILES. THE BASIC WARRANTY ON THE CAR IS 3YR/36000. POWRTRAIN IS 6 YR/60000. MY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES MY PROBLEM AS BEING EXACTLY AS IN THE TSB. HOWEVER, HE ...

Mileage: 39,000

CAR: 02 SUBARU WRX MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CAR SUFFERS FROM THE CLUTCH JUDDER DESCRIBED BY MANY, AND DETAILED IN TSB 03-51-02. MY CAR HAS 44000 MILES. THE BASIC WARRANTY ON THE CAR IS 3YR/36000. POWRTRAIN IS 6 YR/60000. MY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES MY PROBLEM AS BEING EXACTLY AS IN THE TSB. HOWEVER, HE ...

Mileage: 39,000

2002 WRX WAGON. MANUAL SHIFT. CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON DAILY BASIS, NO MATTER IF THE CAR IS PROPERLY WARMED UP OR COLD. CAR SHUDDERS. ALSO, IT'S HARD TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 3RD TO 2ND. EVEN WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY PRESSED, GRINDING SOUND APPEARS. THERE'S NO SPECIFIC PATTERN IN THIS BEHAV...

2002 WRX WAGON. MANUAL SHIFT. CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON DAILY BASIS, NO MATTER IF THE CAR IS PROPERLY WARMED UP OR COLD. CAR SHUDDERS. ALSO, IT'S HARD TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 3RD TO 2ND. EVEN WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY PRESSED, GRINDING SOUND APPEARS. THERE'S NO SPECIFIC PATTERN IN THIS BEHAV...

THE VEHICLE SLID ON SOME SNOW AND ICE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 7,500

WHILE RETURNING TO LAS VEGAS FROM A CAMPING TRIP ON VENTURA FREEWAY NEAR THE TARZANA EXIT OUR 2003 WRX EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON CLEAR, DRY, RAIN GROOVED HIGHWAY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE WRX AT THE TIME AND SHE REPORTED THAT THE ABS KICKED IN AN...

Mileage: 19,000

WHILE RETURNING TO LAS VEGAS FROM A CAMPING TRIP ON VENTURA FREEWAY NEAR THE TARZANA EXIT OUR 2003 WRX EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON CLEAR, DRY, RAIN GROOVED HIGHWAY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE WRX AT THE TIME AND SHE REPORTED THAT THE ABS KICKED IN AN...

Mileage: 19,000

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.

DURING A RATHER LOW SPEED STOP ON A HIGH FRICTION SURFACE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SAND AND SOME POTHOLES AT THE INTERSECTION. I FELT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AND BEGIN PULSING...AND ALL BRAKING POWER WENT AWAY, I DID NOT CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN AND LITER...

Mileage: 10,000

STRONG RAW FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER (-10F AND BELOW). SMELL IS PRESENT WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING, GOES AWAY WHEN ON THE MOVE. ENGINE HOT OR COLD MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. ONCE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE INCREASES, PROBLEM GOES AWAY. MENTIONED TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO RE...

Mileage: 17,000

THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION COMMONLY FAILS TO GO INTO GEAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT A STOP AND ALSO WHILE MOVING. DOUBLE CLUTCHING IS COMMONLY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE DESIRED GEAR. *JB

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX. THE ABS ON THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. IT'S SO SENSITIVE THAT IT ACTUALLY IS INSTRUSIVE. IT COMES IN WAY TO EARLY AND SOMETIMES EVEN WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PROBLEM BRAKING. DURING ROUTINE BRAKING, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKE POWER AND THUS A L...

Mileage: 12,000

WINDSHIELD HAS NUMEROUS PITS AND ONE LARGE CRACK THAT HAS GROWN 2 INCHES IN THE PAST DAY. WINDSHIELD IS TOO BRITTLE, EVERYTHING THAT HITS THIS WINDSHIELD DAMAGES IT. CAR ONLY HAS 4,000 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 2,700

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE: [I HAVE SUBMITTED ONE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, BUT I CANNOT FIND IT HERE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED (AT LEAST 18 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS FIRST REPORTED) I WOULD LIKE TO POST MY COMPLAINT AGAIN.] ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE LO...

Mileage: 29,000

CLUTCH SLIPPAGE: STRONG VIBRATION AND RUMBLING SOUND WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED (PEDAL RELEASED) IN FIRST GEAR WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 14,000 MILES. NO OBD CODE REPORTED FROM DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE DURING TEST DRIVE. HOWEVER, SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINES HAVE REPORTED...

Mileage: 14,000

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 SEE...

Mileage: 37,000

CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE'S ABS IS INEFFECTIVE ON SLIPPERY AND GRAVEL SURFACES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Mileage: 44,040

WHEN THIS CAR HITS A BUMP UNDER BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE ABS SYSTEM CAN KICK IN ON WHAT FEELS LIKE ALL 4 TIRES. IT STAYS ON AFTER THE BUMP UNTIL THE DRIVER RELEASES THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIES THE BRAKES. DURING THE TIME THE ABS IS ACTIVE THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN MUCH. THI...

I NOW HAVE AN EIGHT INCH CRACK RUNNING FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE CHIPS OR CRACKS THE DAY BEFORE AND THE CAR WAS GARAGED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS THREADS AT CLUBWRX.NET AND I-CLUB.COM PERTAINING TO THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH SUBARU'S WRX WINDSHIELD...

WINDSHIELD IS TOO WEAK. A SMALL PEBBLE CAUSED A LARGE DAMAGE AREA AND CRACK THAT EXTENDED ACROSS WHOLE WINDSHIELD.*AK

APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 30-35MPH ON ROUGH, BUMPY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR COMPLETELY, AND THE CAR TOOK 2 OR 3 TIMES THE NORMAL DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO REASON THE ABS SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONGST SUBARU DRIVERS (SEE HTTP:/...

THE WINDSHEILD CRACKED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY IMPACTS ONTO IT, WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVER NIGHT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GOES DOWN AND TURNS TOWARDS THE PASSANGER SIDE. THIS SAME EXACT CRACK APPEARED TO MANY OTHER WRX OWNERS WHOM I HAVE CONTACTED OVE...

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMP, AND CAUSES A NONE STOPPING VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK

DURING BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACES, THE ABS SYSTEM SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY AND THERE IS NO PULSING ACTION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS THREE TIMES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROACHIN...

WHEN TRYING TO SLOWDOWN AND DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT CATCH, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHEN BRAKING ON BUMPS (WET OR DRY), CAR DOES NOT STOP SAFELY. *AK

THE ABS ON THIS CAR HAS ACTIVATED 3 TIMES ON 100% DRY ROADS AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEED. THE ACTIVATION SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE PAVEMENT. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF MOST OR ALL BRAKING POWER. 2 OF THESE OCCASIONS WOULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS HAD THERE BEEN ANYONE IN FRONT OF...

Mileage: 1,600

ABS FAILS ON BUMPS, BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BECOMES MARGINAL OR DISAPSEARS. I PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND BRAKES ARE OK. AFTER THE INCIDENT I REPLACED THE OEM BRIDGESTONE RE92 TIRES WITH TOYO PROXES T!-S (225-50/16W) AND THE BRAKES WERE MUCH IMPROVED. HOWEVER, THE ABS IS NOT PERFORMING SAFELY SO I DISABL...

EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEATS, CAUSING CARPETING INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT TO GET VERY HOT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO, DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING METAL HAS TURNED INTO A CHERRY COLOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER; DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY AG...