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2004 Subaru FORESTER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1170910
Internal NHTSA #	10702387
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2004
File date	01/02/14
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car has a strong gas odor smell coming from the air vents and from the outside of the car while i'm driving or even while the car is warming up and not moving. This has been happening since last year and i just recently found out another friend of mine with the same type of car told me to report it to the nhtsa website.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ELKINS, WV
VIN pattern	JF1SG636X4HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Subaru FORESTER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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