Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 64898 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 subaru forester. the contact stated that the vehicle would struggle to accelerate up inclines and the check engine light illuminated while the failures occurred. the vehicle was inspected by a local mechanic. the failure was located at the fuel sensor module. the vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer to have a diagnostic test performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 64,898 and the current mileage was 135,000. | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 64898 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 subaru forester. the contact stated that the vehicle would struggle to accelerate up inclines and the check engine light illuminated while the failures occurred. the vehicle was inspected by a local mechanic. the failure was located at the fuel sensor module. the vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer to have a diagnostic test performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 64,898 and the current mileage was 135,000. sm. | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 64989 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 subaru forester. the contact stated the vehicle lost power while driving up inclines. the check engine light illuminated while the failure occurred. the vehicle was inspected at the local mechanic. the failure was located at the fuel sensor module. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 64,898 and the current mileage was 135,000. li | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 108000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 subaru forrester xt. the contact stated that during cold weather the inside of the vehicle he would smell fumes. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that he had a leak in his fuel line from the hose on the fuel rail. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 108,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 12/07/2009 | 1 | ||
| A very strong fuel smell comes into the cab of my 2002 subaru forester when temperatures drop below 35. i recently moved to montana and hadn't noticed it before because portland doesn't get this cold. .after researching the issue online, found out several others are having the same problem. subaru is recalling wmx for this issue, but not foresters. *tr | |||
| 02/05/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| After a period of cold weather (below freezing), i drove my car for about 20 minutes. after exiting the car, i smelled a strong odor of gasoline at the front of the car. during the trip when using the heat inside the vehicle, i also smelled a strong odor of gasoline and exhaust and shut off the heat. (i thought it was coming from the cars in front of me in traffic.) after leaving the car in the garage all day, i drove it to my regular mechanic to see if there might be a fuel line leak. the next day, he advised me that there had been a technical service bulletin issued by suburu about cold weather and fuel smell. he said that indeed the fuel lines in the engine compartment exhibited signs of gas leakage. when the fuel leaked, it leaked onto the engine and manifold (which i think is normally gets hot). given the potential for fire, he replaced all of the fuel hoses in the car with new hoses and the fuel filter. on the same day, another suburu customer had the identical problem with smelling gasoline in the engine compartment, and he had to have the same repairs done. i should add that on the day i first smelled gasoline near the front of the car and when i had turned the heat on in the cab, it was about 22 degrees fahrenheit, with a wind chill in the single digits. this is unusually cold for our area. i had just filled up my gas tank the evening before. my mileage is a little more than 70,000 miles, and the car has been very well maintained. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 01/20/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| During a very cold day i felt very strong gasoline smell right after start in my 2002 subaru forester s. i looked in the engine compartment and i saw gasoline o one of the rubber hoses connecting 2 fuel lines. the smell disappeared after the engine warmed up, but reappeared after the car stayed outside for a couple of hours. the car did the same thing a few years ago during very cold temperatures. at that time, the mechanic at the dealership tightened the clamps holding the rubber hose. rubber hose. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| From a stand still vehicle will hesitate or once getting started will lunge forward. dealership looked over vehicle, and contacted subaru which told dealership that vehicle met all requirements, and returned vehicle to consumer with no modifications. please describe details. *ak | |||