Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Subaru Legacy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FUEL (GASOLINE) FILLER NECK FOR THE 1998 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON RUSTS OUT BECAUSE THE TUBE IS BEHIND A PLASTIC MOLDING THAT ACCUMULATES DIRT, SALT, WATER, AND ROTS THE TUBING CAUSING A CHRONIC LEAK OF GASOLINE POTENTIALLY OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. RECALL AND REPAIR IS NEEDED. *TR
FUEL (GASOLINE) FILLER NECK FOR THE 1998 SUBARU LEGACY SW RUSTS OUT BECAUSE THE TUBE IS BEHIND A PLASTIC MOLDING THAT ACCUMULATES DIRT, SALT, WATER, AND ROTS THE TUBING CAUSING A CHRONIC LEAK OF GASOLINE POTENTIALLY OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. RECALL AND REPAIR IS NEEDED.*TR
THE FUEL FILLER NECK ON THIS VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED (RUSTED PIPE, PLUS ASSOCIATED HOSES WERE ROTTED) AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR
POORLY DESIGNED GAS FILLER NECK/PIPE HAS CORRODED AND IS LEAKING GASOLINE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD WITH POTENTIALLY GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. *TR
GASOLINE FUEL FILLER PIPE LEAKING AND CAUSES DANGEROUS GASOLINE FUMES TO FILL CAR AND SURROUNDING AREA CREATING A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD. THIS IS ON A 1998 SUBARU OUTBACK. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE LEAKS OUT HALF A TANK OF GAS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IT WILL LEAK GAS. HE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK
GAS LINES TO GAS TANK ARE LOCATED UNDER AND FRONT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AS STEPPING INTO VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUNCTURED THEM VERY EASILY WHEN JUST TRYING TO HOOK UP SOME LIGHTS. WITHIN MINUTES, THERE WAS ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN BACKSEAT. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK THE POURING OF GAS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GAS LINE BREAKS IS UNSAFE DESIGN. *YH
WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE UP THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT, AND WHENEVER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. THE SMELL IS LIKE GASOLINE, CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROMBLEM IS. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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