2005 Subaru Baja Fuel system Problems

“The vehicle is leaking fuel. When tank is full the presence of the fumes are overwhelming. Other 2005 BAJA's have been repaired under a recall, but mine has not been fixed. I can't park in a garage due to life threatening reasons and it could ignite right now. Please help me.”

“This winter when the temperatures dropped below freezing I had a strong smell of gas in my car. Most noticeable when warming the vehicle up in the morning. I noticed the smell on both the outside and inside of the car. On the outside it seemed to be coming from the drivers side behind the rear door I investigated but could not find any fuel leaks or the source of the smell.”

“It is a commonly known problem with subarus of this era that the high pressure rubber fuel lines underneath the intake manifold will begin to lose their elasticity as they age and leak profusely when the temperature drops below 30 degrees fahrenheit. Mechanics know this and it is discussed extensively on the Subaru forums. This happened to my 2005 Subaru BAJA when I was traveling in the mountains. When I started the vehicle in the morning, fuel would begin puddling on the top of the engine. It was very noticeable due to the fuel vapors produced. …”

“Upon bringing my vehicle in for service, the Subaru mechanic informed me that I had a fuel leak. The elbow fitting on the top of the fuel pump had cracked and a new fuel pump was required to be installed. In talking to the mechanic and the service manager, they indicated that this was the third instance of this they had recently experienced in their dealership. They all specifically involved the Subaru BAJA turbo and all three vehicles had approximately 70,000 miles.”

“It's been cold in ma like past winters and this is the first time this happened since owning my BAJA for 10 years now, which I bought new. I noticed that when I first start up my car with the heat vents open to warm it inside, the car fills with strong fuel/gas fumes. I took my car to be serviced at a Subaru dealer and they checked all the fuel lines; tightened them, but could not find what is causing this problem. So now I recirculate the cabin air and don't draw in fresh air to try to keep the fumes out. It still continues to emit fumes when it's cold out, but it never happened in the past.. …”