2018 WRX Fuel line leak but Subaru refuse all responsibility
My 2018 WRX has fuel smell inside and outside the car. I went to Subaru dealer in Mar/2025 to do a full inspection. they found the high pressure fuel pipe has fuel leak. they helped escalate this to Subaru but they refused to repair.
I also contact Subaru customer saying this is related to safety but they still refused all help.
Subaru customer service replied:
If there had been any defects with the vehicle, they would have been identified within the first three years or 36,000 miles. Since the vehicle has been out of warranty since March 2021 and has exceeded the coverage by 88,000 miles, the responsibility for this repair falls to the owner.
As a ordinary car owner, I have no idea how to protect my rights here. searched online, there is NHTSA org not sure what are they doing, but anyway report it to there as well.
I'm not sure this is still good for me to drive but anyway if Subaru doesn't think this is safety issue, maybe I'll continue drive. The dealer really worried about the safety, they even afraid to turn on the ignition. But I already drove the car for a while with the fuel smell.
Has anyone have the same smell? If so. could you also report this to NHTSA or maybe we can figure out some way together. I really concern about the fuel leak as safety issue even Subaru don't care it at all.
Posted Mar 14, 2025, 8:10 PM UTC