Recently, BP, aka British Petroleum, issued a fuel recall for gas from an Indiana refinery that had been contaminated. Though contaminated fuel can play mayhem with a car's power train and people should be familiar with it, it is an extremely rare instance.
BP gasoline recall a rare instance
British Petroleum, otherwise known as British Petroleum, is doing a gas recall right now because of a batch of contaminated fuel that came from a British Petroleum refinery. A ton of stations in northeast Indiana and northwest Illinois got the contaminated gasoline, according to AutoBlog, and it has caused a lot of troubles in vehicles. It was not enough for BP to have an oil leak; apparently it had to mess up again.
Rough starts or a failure to start is being reported by some motorists, according to ABC Chicago.
The gasoline in question is believed to be from a single storage tank. It is regular unleaded-grade fuel, according to AutoBlog, and went to numerous distributors, including Meijer, Thornton's, Luke Oil and Costco. One consumer had a $1,200 repair bill after draining and flushing the fuel lines, cleaning the injectors and replacing the spark plugs.
Fixes not covered by warranties
AutoBlog points out that British Petroleum guarantees fuel. All repairs linked to full will be covered by the company. This is good news for people dealing with repairs from polluted gas. If you went into a Valpariso Mazda dealer and asked to have your car fixed, it would all be out of pocket because it is not covered under the car's warranty.
Though the gasoline recall is worrying and having an automobile full of fuel that will not get the car to work while still making vehicle loans payments on is frustrating, instances of polluted fuel and subsequent fuel recalls are fairly rare.
There was a similar case of contaminated gas in Melbourne, Australia in August 2009, according to TheMotorReport.com.au. There was also a report a few years ago of a gas recall because a Minnesota refinery put too much ethanol in the gas. It was above the 10 percent allowed in fuel, according to Minnesota Public Radio News.
Most fuel recalls not for motor vehicle fuel
The fuel in your car will hardly ever get recalled. Usually a recall of fuel has to do with something else entirely. For instance, fuel used for decorative torches and other devices was recalled earlier this year, according to CBS LA.
It is really rare to see a fuel recall, such as a propane recall. They are seen very infrequently. WeMakeItSafer.com lists all gasoline and fuel recalls on it, according to the consumer product safety commission information, and it showed only thee propane recalls during the last 12 years. They are all very uncommon.
BP gasoline recall a rare instance
British Petroleum, otherwise known as British Petroleum, is doing a gas recall right now because of a batch of contaminated fuel that came from a British Petroleum refinery. A ton of stations in northeast Indiana and northwest Illinois got the contaminated gasoline, according to AutoBlog, and it has caused a lot of troubles in vehicles. It was not enough for BP to have an oil leak; apparently it had to mess up again.
Rough starts or a failure to start is being reported by some motorists, according to ABC Chicago.
The gasoline in question is believed to be from a single storage tank. It is regular unleaded-grade fuel, according to AutoBlog, and went to numerous distributors, including Meijer, Thornton's, Luke Oil and Costco. One consumer had a $1,200 repair bill after draining and flushing the fuel lines, cleaning the injectors and replacing the spark plugs.
Fixes not covered by warranties
AutoBlog points out that British Petroleum guarantees fuel. All repairs linked to full will be covered by the company. This is good news for people dealing with repairs from polluted gas. If you went into a Valpariso Mazda dealer and asked to have your car fixed, it would all be out of pocket because it is not covered under the car's warranty.
Though the gasoline recall is worrying and having an automobile full of fuel that will not get the car to work while still making vehicle loans payments on is frustrating, instances of polluted fuel and subsequent fuel recalls are fairly rare.
There was a similar case of contaminated gas in Melbourne, Australia in August 2009, according to TheMotorReport.com.au. There was also a report a few years ago of a gas recall because a Minnesota refinery put too much ethanol in the gas. It was above the 10 percent allowed in fuel, according to Minnesota Public Radio News.
Most fuel recalls not for motor vehicle fuel
The fuel in your car will hardly ever get recalled. Usually a recall of fuel has to do with something else entirely. For instance, fuel used for decorative torches and other devices was recalled earlier this year, according to CBS LA.
It is really rare to see a fuel recall, such as a propane recall. They are seen very infrequently. WeMakeItSafer.com lists all gasoline and fuel recalls on it, according to the consumer product safety commission information, and it showed only thee propane recalls during the last 12 years. They are all very uncommon.
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