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Subaru Wrx Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Jan 02, 2009
Reported on Jan 02, 2009
| I OWN A 2004 SUBARU WRX WITH 42000 MILES. IT WAS RECENTLY BELOW 20 DEGREES IN TOWN AND I NOTICED A RAW GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I PINPOINTED THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS FROM GALLAS AND DAVIS SUBARU IN ALBUQUERQUE. THEY CONFIRMED GAS LEAK COMING FROM FUEL RAIL. DEALER HAS QUOTED 670.00 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE SEEN SUBARU RELEASED TSB 09-36-03 RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. I AM WAITING ON RESPONSE FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA TO SEE IF SOME OR ALL OF THE REPAIR COST WILL BE COVERED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO CLOSE THE VENT AND I WOULD NOT SMELL THE GAS. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY SOA THAT THE ISSUE IS ONLY RELATED TO 02 MODELS BUT HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE STATING OTHERWISE AS ALL FUEL RAIL LINES ARE THE SAME ON 02-04 MODEL. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS RELATED TO TSB 09-36-03 FITS ALL THE SAME YEAR MODELS. *TR | |
| Make: | Subaru |
| Model: | Wrx |
| Manufactured by: | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | RIO RANCHO NM |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JF1GD29604G |
| Mileage: | 42000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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