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2004 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1036231
Internal NHTSA #	10561865
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2004
File date	28/01/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On very cold days while car is warming up, a strong smell of fuel is coming from under the intake manifold. A closer inspection reveals a small fuel leak from the fuel supply lines near the turbo. A subaru impreza enthusiast forum has a "raw fuel smell" log of more than 131 pages and 3,000 posts (http://forums. Nasioc. Com/forums/showthread. Php? T=131755). Subaru issued a technical service bulletin (tsb) for certain subaru imprezas, but they have not initiated any tsbs for any other cars all using the same or similar engines. See tsb 01-170-09. As leaking fuel onto your engine is a safety hazard, i would like to see subaru initiate some kind of tsb or recall for all engines experiencing this problem. I understand many subaru owners have complained to subaru and nhtsa with no results.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ST. PETERS, MO
VIN pattern	JF1SG69664HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Subaru FORESTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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