SubaruForester2003
  1. Subaru Forester
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Fuel System, Gasoline

2003 Subaru Forester Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

29
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • cold weather · 18 records
  • fuel lines · 7 records
  • strong fuel · 6 records
  • fuel smell · 5 records
  • during cold · 4 records
  • below degrees · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi13
60–100k mi12
30–60k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 18, 2009 · 91,000 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Cabin has strong fuel smell when starting in the morning. The smell is like someone poured a cup of fuel on the front seat. The dealer stated there was an issue with the fuel line leaking. Many other subaru owners are complaining about this issue on the subaru owner websites. *tr

    ODI 10259419

  • January 16, 2009 · 144,000 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Today, i started my 2003 subaru forested, and let the car run with the heat on for about 15 minutes while i scraped the frost off of my windows. When i opened the door to get in, the cabin wreaked of gas fumes. This is the third time this has happened. Once each in jan 2006 and jan 2007 i reported this to the dealership. In 2006 they attempted to replace the clamps, in '07 they replaced some hoses. Apparently these…

    ODI 10255356

  • December 1, 2006 · 35,000 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle in cold weather temperatures, the vehicle would exhibit an unusually overpowering gasoline fuel odor from the interior. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis yet they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not under recall and was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately…

    ODI 10386335

  • October 5, 2006 · 31,000 miles

    Control Module · Fuel System, Gasoline · Ignition

    I recently had an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous incident with my 2003 forester, at, of all places, the local toyota dealership. I had stopped to discuss a service appointment. Upon leaving, my forester would not start, but exhibited symptoms of initially fuel starvation, and then poor ignition; it ran for 1/2-1 minute, missing frequently and then would die; within a few minutes, it would not run at all,…

    ODI 10170184