Fuel System complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Subaru Impreza has 88 NHTSA fuel system complaints and 1 fuel system-related recall.
88
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
09V468000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 IMPREZA WRX VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, NE...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2014 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | DURING COLD TEMPERATURES THERE IS A GAS LEAK. CAR IS AN IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR... |
| Jan 8, 2011 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ODOR OF FUEL IN THE INTERIOR OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX IMPREZA I CONTACT SUBARU AND ADVISED THEM OF THIS... |
| Jan 1, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WAGON, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "OUTBACK SPORT". THE CAR REEKS OF GASOLINE RE... |
| Dec 24, 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | WHEN THE WEATHER IS MILDLY COLD, AND IT IS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES OR LESS, AND THE VEHICLE SITS PA... |
| Dec 20, 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | SUBARU RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL, (RECALL NO. WVK-21), FOR LEAKING FUEL IN '02-'03 WRX'S. AS STATED... |
| Dec 12, 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | GETTING A RAW FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER ON 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK. R... |
| Nov 16, 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | RAW FUEL SMELL PLUS LEAKING FUEL IN 40*F OR BELOW TEMPERATURES. *TR |
| Oct 5, 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | DURING COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM COLD STARTUP THE ENGINE HAS HEAVY FUEL/GAS SMELL WHICH IS TRANSP... |
| Dec 30, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | RECALL NOTICE 09V468000 FOR 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SA... |
| Dec 21, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | MY SUBARU 2202 WRX HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EVERYTIME IT IS COLD OUT. ... |
| Dec 15, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | I NOTICED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND TRACED IT TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION I NOTED... |
| Dec 10, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | THE PREVIOUS WINTER AND THIS ONE, A RAW FUEL SMELL OCCURS ON START UP. UPON OBSERVATION, THERE IS A ... |
| Dec 5, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | IN COLD WEATHER (FREEZING), THE FUEL RAIL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS GASOLINE. THE GAS DRIPS DI... |
| Nov 28, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM... |
| Feb 28, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | I JUST PURCHASED THIS 02 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF... |
| Feb 1, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX DURING COLD TEMPERATURES A FUEL LINE LEAKS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN F... |
| Jan 29, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR, FOLLOWING START OF VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. SOUND... |
| Jan 1, 2008 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAS HAD THE STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. ITS NOT C... |
| Nov 1, 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ON COLD MORNINGS THERE IS A TREMENDOUS GASOLINE SMELL IN SIDE THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHE... |
| Oct 31, 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE THE VEH... |