Subaru Legacy owners have reported 1 problem related to cooling fan (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the Legacy.
When starting the vehicle "cold" in cold outdoor temperatures (10 f or below) there is a very strong smell of raw gasoline in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The odor is coming into the passenger compartment via the heating/cooling vents; if the heating/cooling fan is turned off the passenger compartment does not become filled with gasoline fumes. The odor is strong enough that I am concerned about the possibility of a fire. The odor is strong enough that after driving the vehicle after a cold weather start my clothing smells like gasoline. This has been a reoccurring problem whenever the vehicle is started in cold weather. The problem occurred tonight at a temperature of 0 f. The problem has been occurring since before the date above, but I did not realize I could file a complaint until now. Continental motors, authorized Subaru serviced reported on the problem after vehicle was serviced on 2012 Dec "199 car designed to run rich when very cold. No problem found. No fuel leak noted. " I am a former vw mechanic and I know that when a vehicle runs rich there should not be gasoline fumes in the passenger compartment - Subaru's explanation is illogical.
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