frontrangeSubie Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I've been having a buzz/rattle when decellerating and accelerating right behind the drivers dash....kinda right behind the drivers air vent. I have been looking for it under the dash. Some people have reported that the fuel lines have been rubbing together at the firewall, and SOA knows about it....well I didn't think that was it but.... Just got it back from the dealer....and....the 3 fuel lines were rubbing together at the firewall on the drivers side. FIXED! They stuffed foam rubber between them and wala....FIXED! No more ANNOYING buzz.... The Subaru tech said this is the 4th Legacy that had complained about the buzz problem, and all were the fuel lines. SOA is coming out with an official grommet soon as apparently the WRX had similar problems with theirs. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Sweet! -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 My car has buzzing, and it's been to the shop twice for it: 1st time: They moved the fuel lines.....still had buzzing 2nd time: They put foam all over the place....still had buzzing. (Then the foam pieces slowly popped out from under the dash over the following week). I'm getting quite frustrated with this. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Its kind of scary that fuel lines are rubbing together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontrangeSubie Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 the fix is to stuff foam between the fuel lines IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT next to the firewall...that's where they rub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-RAY Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 hey gosix what dealer are you going to in abq for service? is it the same dealer you brought the car from..xray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSix Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 [quote name='X-RAY']hey gosix what dealer are you going to in abq for service? is it the same dealer you brought the car from..xray[/QUOTE] Garcia Subaru in Albuquerque on Lomas, between Louisiana and Wyoming. I would go to Galles, but Garcia gives me a loaner car. Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-RAY Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 i got mine from galles only been back for the oil change,they also have loaner cars according to the saleman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siorange Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 [quote name='frontrangeSubie']I've been having a buzz/rattle when decellerating and accelerating right behind the drivers dash....kinda right behind the drivers air vent. I have been looking for it under the dash. Some people have reported that the fuel lines have been rubbing together at the firewall, and SOA knows about it....well I didn't think that was it but.... Just got it back from the dealer....and....the 3 fuel lines were rubbing together at the firewall on the drivers side. FIXED! They stuffed foam rubber between them and wala....FIXED! No more ANNOYING buzz.... The Subaru tech said this is the 4th Legacy that had complained about the buzz problem, and all were the fuel lines. SOA is coming out with an official grommet soon as apparently the WRX had similar problems with theirs. Mark[/QUOTE] Funny you mentioned the fuel line problem...the older 02 wrx had major fuel line problems that Subaru refuses to do a recall on. What happens is that when outside temps dip below 30 or 20 degrees the hoses shrink and there is a massive raw fuel smell that permeates into the cabin when you turn on the heater. In some cases the fuel actual leaks from the hoses. What is up with building cars with shoddy fuel lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_hunter Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 [quote name='Siorange']Funny you mentioned the fuel line problem...the older 02 wrx had major fuel line problems that Subaru refuses to do a recall on. What happens is that when outside temps dip below 30 or 20 degrees the hoses shrink and there is a massive raw fuel smell that permeates into the cabin when you turn on the heater. In some cases the fuel actual leaks from the hoses. What is up with building cars with shoddy fuel lines?[/QUOTE] What planet are you on? There was a recall on this announced in 2002! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siorange Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 [quote name='c_hunter']What planet are you on? There was a recall on this announced in 2002! Craig[/QUOTE] There was no recall, only a TSB. The NHTSA (sp?) opened an investigation and apparently found that there was no danger with the leak...(dont' know how that's possible when a hose is leaking fuel in the engine)... Subaru will only cover it under the 3yr/36K warranty but not the 60K powertrain one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlrtime Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Is there any kind of SOA reference # I can give to the dealer about this problem? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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