2002 SUBARU LEGACY User Comment / Complaint

After driving 5-10 minutes, there was a strong smell of gasoline coming into the car. i took the car to morrie's subaru in brooklyn park, minnesota where they said i had a major break in one of the fuel hoses, a crack in another hose, and the other two hoses looked "iffy." the mechanic said he was surprised the vehicle didn't start on fire because it was leaking so much gas. i disputed the charge of $904.98, and the service director, jeff antonsen, said i had to pay in full in order to get my car back. he referred me to call 1-800-subaru-3. after waiting 3 days for them to return my call, chanel said she would issue me a check for 1/2 of the parts and labor, $418.51, as a goodwill assistance gesture. i feel this was a dangerous safety defect and that the fuel hoses were made of defective material since all four of them were bad. i am disputing the remaining $486.47.8jb