Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
42
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Subaru Wrx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER FUEL SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE AND IS LEAKING |
| 2017-12-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING RECENTLY MOVED TO A COLD WEATHER STATE, I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING THERE IS A SMEL… |
| 2017-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 WRX AND WHENEVER IT GETS COLD LOTS OF FUEL LEAKS FROM UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THERES A RECALL FOR THE S… |
| 2016-01-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN COLDER WEATHER (32 DEG F OR COLDER), THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE BA… |
| 2015-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY 2015 OF DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WITH WARNING TO NOT USE THE PASSENGER SEAT.UPON FOLLOWUP … |
| 2015-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL/SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN WQR-53 NHTSA RECALL NO. 15V-323 RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2015 EXPLAINING… |
| 2015-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL COMING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DURING VERY COLD OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. *TR |
| 2014-01-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING MY CAR IN COLD WEATHER, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS GAS POOLING ON TOP OF M… |
| 2014-01-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LINES LEAK UPON COLD START UP IN THE WINTER. FUEL LEAKS ALL OVER ENGINE BLOCK, MY FEAR THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE.… |
| 2014-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THERE IS A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. IT SEEMS TO START AT APPROXIMATELY 20… |
| 2013-12-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN I START MY CAR WHEN IT IS COLD OUT 20 DEGREES OR BELOW MY GAS LINE NEAR THE FUEL RAIL LEAKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE … |
| 2013-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | WHEN IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES, MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GASOLINE FUMES ARE ENTERING THE … |
| 2013-01-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 15F THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE INLET MANIFOLD. CAN SEE GASOLINE LEAKING NEAR WHERE THE F… |
| 2013-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD OUT, ABOUT 10F THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL OUTSIDE THE CAR AND IN THE CABIN WHEN TH… |
| 2011-10-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN SUB-30 DEGREE WEATHER AND A VERY STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN VEH… |
| 2011-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER (~36 F), THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE SMELL SEEMS TO BE COMING FORM THE ENGINE CO… |
| 2011-01-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 WRX AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT OUTSIDE DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, AT STARTUP, THERE IS A PROMINENT … |
| 2010-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LINES ON TOP OF THE ENGINE LEAK DURING COLD WEATHER, BELOW 10 DEGREES F. THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUT SIDE THE… |
| 2010-01-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STARTING CAR IN COLD WEATHER CAUSES INTERIOR CABIN TO FILL WITH GAS FUMES. APPARENT FUEL LEAK IN COLD TEMPERATURES. LEA… |
| 2010-01-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON COLD MORNINGS LESS THAN 10 DEGREES A STRONG FUEL SMELL ENTERS THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL ON 2002 … |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IT HAS BEEN MUCH COLDER THAN USUAL HERE IN TENNESSEE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN O… |
| 2009-12-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LINE LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMPREZA STI '04. IN COLD WEATHER, SAY LESS THAN 20 DEG F, FUEL LINES LEAK AT HARD… |
| 2009-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER (BELOW 10 DEGREES OR SO), MY 2004 SUBARU WRX IMPREZA SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF GASOLINE COMING FROM E… |
| 2009-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD STARTS, TYPICALLY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, FUEL LEAKS IN THE FUEL DELIVERY LINE COULD OCCUR WHERE… |
| 2009-11-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER STARTUP, MY SUBARU WILL HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND INSIDE THE CAR. AP… |
| 2009-03-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE CAR IS COLD THE CABIN FILLS UP WITH A FUEL SMELL. THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN REMEDIED AS IT HAS NOT BEEN A PR… |
| 2009-01-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING 2000 AND LATER SUBARU VEHICLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPRE… |
| 2009-01-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TEMPS IN THE TEENS CAUSES A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF AN 04 SUBARU WRX. *TR |
| 2009-01-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WANT TO REPORT A FUEL LEAK IN A 2004 SUBARA IMPREZA WRX. THE LEAK IS OCCURRING DUE TO A LOOSE HOSE CLAMP ALONG THE FU… |
| 2009-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2004 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT… |
| 2009-01-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 SUBARU WRX WITH 42000 MILES. IT WAS RECENTLY BELOW 20 DEGREES IN TOWN AND I NOTICED A RAW GAS SMELL COMING… |
| 2008-12-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX AND IN COLD TEMPERATURE I SMELL A OVERPOWERINGLY RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN… |
| 2008-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD WEATHER, STRONG FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT INDICATING A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EVENT IS REPEATABLE … |
| 2008-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STRONG FUEL SMELL ON COLD DAYS WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW ~35-40 DEGREES F. OCCURS WITHOUT FAIL BASED ON OUTSIDE… |
| 2008-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU WRXSTI. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. H… |
| 2007-12-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU WRX. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL… |
| 2007-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2004 SUBARU WRX STI. STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN DURING COLD WEATHER. UPON START OF COLD ENGINE, AFTER A FEW MINUTES. S… |
| 2006-06-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR STRUTS BIND AND SEIZE DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION. FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES AT ~15000MI, THIRD OCCURRENCE AT ~30000… |
| 2005-07-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR SUSPENSION STRUTS BIND AND CLUNK DUE TO LUBRICATION ISSUE. BOTH ORIGINAL STRUTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AS WELL AS… |
| 2004-04-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | EACH TIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS OF NOT RUNNING, AND THE CAR IS PUT INTO MOTION, … |
| 2003-11-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AS A RESULT OF A MULTI-VEHICLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE FEMALE OCCUPANT TO HAVE … |
| 1901-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2004 WRX MANUAL TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZER PROBLEMS. *TS *JB |