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2005 Subaru FORESTER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1036234
Internal NHTSA #	10561868
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	FORESTER
Model Year	2005
File date	24/01/14
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On january 24th, 2014 at approximately 10:00am, my wife and i got inside my subaru forester. I started the vehicle and turned on the heater, when we both smell a strong smell of gasoline. We immediately decided to take car to the dealer, since the fumes where so overwhelming we drove with the windows open. Lucky for us the dealer is a 15 minutes ride, but with the windows down and no heat to minimize the situation and the weather below 20 degrees is kind of hard. We finally made it to the dealer. The service technician told us that when the weather is below 30 degrees the fuel lines shrink, causing fuel to leak. I was taken back to know this kind of hazard was not recall by the manufacturer and that other folks are having the same problem on their subaru forester. I further learned the repairs were estimated at over $1,300. 00, because they needed to replace all the fuel lines in order to stop the leak. It seems this is issue happen to vehicles from 2000-2003 based on recall (subaru recall no. Wvk-21it). I believe this is a serious safety issue that has the potential to be fatal. The vehicle in this condition is a fire hazard and due to the strong fumes that can overwhelm a person to lose conscience while driving. The bottom line is that the car is not drivable under this condition. I believed that the cost of repairs should be a burden of the manufacturer and not of the owner per the resolution of the mentioned earlier by subaru's recall. As is indicative of the same problem. It will seem to me that this is a situation worthy of an investigation from dot, or is it going to wait until there is a fatality, and we go back to saying "i told you so".
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WASHINGTON, DC
VIN pattern	JF1SG69655HXXXXXX
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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2005 Subaru FORESTER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru FORESTER Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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