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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

3 reports

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Mileage unknown · Jan 25, 2011

Fuel System, Gasoline

I BOUGHT A USED CAR THIS PAST SUMMER. NOW THAT IT IS COLD WHENEVER WE GET IN THE CAR WHEN IT'S REALLY COLD AND THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ALLOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL VARIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD THINK THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10378651

60,000 miles · Jan 29, 2004

Fuel System, Gasoline

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DEALER FOUND LEAKING FUEL HOSES.ROBLEM SRATRED OUT WITH A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GETS BELOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES F. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST WINTER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS "BAD GAS". THIS YEAR THE FUMES WERE MUCH WORSE SO I STARTED LOOKING ON-LINE FOR A SOLUTION. I FOUND OTHERS HAD THE PROBLEM TOO AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO TIGHTEN LOOSE AND LEAKING FUEL HOSES. THIS WEEK MY DEALER FOUND TWO LEAKING FUEL HOSES IN MY CAR AND SEEMED TO BE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDE-SPREAD.FUEL LEAKS SEEM PRETTY SERIOUS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10055195

Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2002

Fuel System, Gasoline

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CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2000. IN JUNE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE REPORTED IT WAS PERIODICALLY RUNNING ROUGHLY. CHECKED IT AND STATED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM". THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OFF AND ON. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCT. 2000. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 10/20/00 TO PERFORM SERVICE RE: RECALL WXV-79 ECM. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE 01/12/01. REPORTED CAR STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND ALSO ON OCCASION GET A STRONG RAW GAS SMELL. ALSO REPORTED TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY (PROBABLY RELATED TO ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM). DEALER CHECKED AND STATED COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLELM. 4/03/01 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, STILL WASN'T RUNNING VERY WELL. 7/03/01 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS OBVIOUS A FUEL INJECTOR (#2) HAD GONE BAD, HAD 15058 MILES ON CAR. CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AGAIN. 12/12/01 BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND REPORTED THE CAR AGAIN WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A RAW FUEL SMELL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3/4/02 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, REPORTED CAR CONTINUED TO RUN POORLY AND COULD STILL SMELL RAW GAS. DEALER STATED "ALL IS NORMAL". 3/19 02 AGAIN BROUGHT CAR IN AND REPORTED FUEL SMELL, AND THAT THE ENGINE OBVIOUSLY WAS MISSING. NO ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. CHECKED AND FOUND #4 FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED, REPLACED THIS. CAR CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHLY. CONTINUED TO MISS AND HESITIATE WHEN EXCELERATING. 4/14/02 CAR EXCELERATED ON ITS OWN, STARTED CAR, WITH FEET ON CLUTCH AND BRAKE, AND THE CAR EXCELERATED TO 6000 RPM, TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARED AND THE CAR SOUNDED AWFUL AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR IN 4/15/02 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. DEALER CHECKED AND REPLACED #1 FUEL INJECTOR, HMMMM, WHAT A SUPRISE. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGHLY ON AN INTERMITENT BASIS. SCHEDULED TO BRING INTO DEALER ON 6/4/02. SUPPOSEDLY A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED RE: THE SAFETLY AND RELIABILITY OF THIS CAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ODI #762609

Official recalls

03V153000 · Suspension:rear

Apr 22, 2003

THIS RECALL APPLIES TO CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CERTAIN REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME COMPONENTS WERE PRODUCED WITH POOR PAINT QUALITY WHICH, AFTER CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE ROAD SALTS FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS, COULD RESULT IN RUST-OUT OF THE COMPONENT AND POSSIBLE BREAKAGE OF THE SUBFRAME.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF SUCH BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL CLEAN AND RUST-PROOF THE REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 14, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.

00V091000 · Steering:linkages:tie Rod Assembly

Mar 24, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LEFT-SIDE STEERING KNUCKLE ARM WAS INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE LEFT SIDE TIE-ROD END CASTLE NUT AND INSTALL A NEW COTTER PIN.

99V249000 · Power Train:driveline:center Support Bearing

Sep 17, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN L MODEL PASSENGER VEHICLES. ANTI-RUST COATING WAS INCORRECTLY APPLIED TO THE TRANSVERSE LINK MOUNTING SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE BODY. OVER TIME THE COATING SHRINKS, CAUSING A TORQUE DECREASE OF THE BOLT THAT SECURES THE TRANSVERSE LINK BRACKET TO THE VEHICLE BODY.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN LOOSENING OF THE BRACKET AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE TRANSVERSE LINK FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REMOVE THE ANTI-RUST COATING UNDER THE MOUNTING LOCATION OF THE LEFT TRANSVERVE LINK MOUNTING BRACKET BOLT AND RETORQUE THE MOUNTING BOLT TO THE REQUIRED TORQUE.

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NHTSA investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.