2005 SAAB 9-2X Complaints

IN COLD TEMPERATURES MY CAR BEGINS TO SMELL OF FUEL AND BASED ON A MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUEL LINE CLAMPS NEEDING TO BE TIGHTENED. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY OF SAAB 9-2X AERO MODELS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE COMPANY. IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES, THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM. *TR

WHO WILL FIX THE AIR BAGS ON THIS VEHICLE? SAAB IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND MB DEALER HAS NO RECORDS. I WENT TO SUBARU (THEY BUILT THE VEHICLE) AND THEY SAID I SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA. I ALSO LEFT A PHONE MESSAGE TO RETURN MY CALL. *TR

UPON COLD WEATHER STARTUPS (LESS THAN 20 DEGREES) STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN CABIN UNTIL CAR WARMS UP. *JS

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING OR CLOSE TO 45 DEGREES F, THIS CAR WILL LEAK GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL LINES UNDER THE INTAKE IN THE ENGINE BAY. THIS FUEL POOLS ONTO THE HOT ENGINE BLOCK AND CAUSES A FIRE HAZARD. IT ALSO CREATES A SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN THAT IS SO STRONG THAT THE WINDOWS NEED TO BE LOWERED TO BREATHE PROPERLY AND FOR THE HEALTH OF THE PASSENGERS. THE MAKER OF THIS CAR, FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SUBARU) AND THE SELLER (GENERAL MOTORS), KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT A FIRE THAT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN OR MAKE ANY SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. *JS

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES F OR LESS, THERE IS A STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE FROM COLD STARTUP. THE PROBLEM DISSIPATES AFTER THE VEHICLE COMES UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A LEAKING FUEL LINE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $700. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE COMMON IN BOTH THE SAAB 9-2X AND ITS SUBARU EQUIVALENT, THE IMPREZA WRX. BOTH MODELS WERE BUILT BY SUBARU. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2002 AND 2003 SUBARU WRX, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FOR THE WINTER A RAW FUEL SMELL FILLED THE ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER ON A COLD STARTUP. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A LEAKING FUEL LINE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE QUITE COMMON AFFECTING BOTH SAAB 9-2X AND ITS SUBARU EQUIVALENT THE WRX (BOTH MODELS BUILT BY SUBARU). THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR 02-03 WRX'S, BUT IT APPEARS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS HAZARDOUS ISSUES IN LATER MODELS. *TR

WHEN WEATHER REACHES BELOW 20F RAW FUEL SEEPS OUT OF A LINE RUNNING ON THE ENGINE. SMELL OF GAS IS APPARENT UNTIL CAR IS FULLY WARM. *TR

DURING COLD WEATHER THERE ARE FUMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, AND STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN, THE DRIVING IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. THE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN THE WARM AIR IS TURN ON, MORE GASOLINE SMELL COMES INSIDE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND SINCE SUBARU HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH IMPREZA WRX AND THERE WAS A RECALL, WHY THEY IGNORE THIS WITH SAAB 9-2X THAT HAS SUBARU ENGINE. *TR

THIS CAR WHILE BEING BADGED AS A SAAB IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 05 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. THE SAAB 92X LEAKS RAW FUEL. I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. IN THE 02-03 IMPREZA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WHICH UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT COVER 05. HOWEVER THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SUBARU OR GM ANY FUEL LEAK IS HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ONE LIKE THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IT'S NOT SAFE. *TR

DURING COLD WEATHER, FUEL LINES LEAK/SEEP RAW FUEL INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IF LEFT UNTREATED, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE, LEADING TO INJURY AND DEATH. PLEASE GET SUBARU/SAAB TO FIX ASAP. *TR