Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jul 1, 2009

THE GAS TANK SHOOTS A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL OUT EACH TIME WHEN REFUELING, WHICH COVERS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE IN GASOLINE AS WELL AS THE PERSON PUMPING. THIS OCCURS CONSISTENTLY, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED REGARDLESS OF FACTORS SUCH AS PUMP SPEED, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH OR POSITION OF THE NOZZLE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TIME FUELING SO THAT THE TANK IS NOT FULL SO THIS DOES NOT ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 10, 2010

AFTER ENGINE IS WARM, ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, THERE IS A GURGLING IN THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON (BEFORE AND AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED). I THINK IT IS FUEL BEING RETURNED FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD IT IN TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI SERVICE SHOPS, WITH THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE, AND A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACED. HAVING GIVEN UP, BOTH SHOPS CONTACTED THE DISTRICT HYUNDAI OFFICE ... Read more

Incident date: May 8, 2012

THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 80MPH. THE CAR WAS LATER DIAGNOSED FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

Incident date: Jul 7, 2012

I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR HAD A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AFTER SMELLING FUEL AND NOTICING THAT I HAD LOST FUEL. AFTER TAKING IT TO GET LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN LOOKED INTO FURTHER, HOWEVER, THE RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR CARS MANUFACTURED IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO A FEW STATES LOCATED IN THE SOUTH. AFTER RESEARCHING THE RECALL AND READING THE SUMMARIES, T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2012

DECEMBER 2009, REPLACED RUPTURED BRAKE LINES ABOVE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. SEVERELY RUSTED. JULY 15, 2012, RUPTURED BRAKE LINE BY THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD AND FIRE WALL. SEVERELY RUSTED. FUEL LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. LEAK CAN CAUSE FIRE. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING DRIVING ON ROAD. *TR

Incident date: Jul 14, 2012

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHSPEED ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS NOTHING HAPPENING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. A SMALL WRENCH CAME ON THE DASH. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAID THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HAD WE BEEN IN THE PASSING LANE WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED AND KILLED! AS IT WAS, I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2011

I WAS IN THE DRIVE THREW OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY PLUNGED FORWARD ,I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME,AND THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A FAILSAFE MODE. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO INFORMED ME THAT MOST OF THESE MODELS WERE DOING THAT BUT FORD WOULDN'T DO A RECALL BECAUSE A LAWSUIT WAS CHEAPER. JUST THE PAR... Read more

Incident date: Jan 2, 2006

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR. IT WILL RANDOMLY DROP FROM THE TRUE FUEL LEVEL TO ZERO FUEL. AFTER SOME VARIABLE TIME PERIOD IT WILL AGAIN GO FROM ZERO FUEL TO THAT ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT CONFUSES THE DRIVER AS TO HOW MUCH FUEL THERE IS IN THE FUEL TANK AND MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO STOP THE CAR IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR SEVEN YE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

FUEL SUPPLY LINE BEGAN LEAKING AT MOUNTING POINT ON FIREWALL ABOVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BREAK/CRACK IN LINE WAS SIGNIFICANT AND POSED A HIGH PROBABILITY OF FIRE, AS ANY FUEL LEAK, BUT SUBSTANTIALLY MORE SO DUE TO THE LOCATION ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

PARK MY CAR AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK. A COUPLE HOURS LATER MY WIFE RETURNED IN HER CAR AND NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE WELD SEEM ON THE GAS TANK HAS SEPARATED AND LEAKING GAS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE # 08S06 BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY MANUFACTURING DATE DOES NOT MATCH THAT OF THE RECALL. THIS TO ME SEEMS SUSPICIOUS. ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 29, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE ADVISED HAVING A SLEEVE INSTALLED TO THE PLASTIC TUBES ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR OPTION WOULD ONLY SERVE AS... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

MULTIPLE OCCASSIONS DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS - WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK AND REMOVING NOZZLE THE GAS SPILLS OUT IN PRETTY LARGE VOLUME. HAPPENED ON LAST 4 OCCASIONS. OTHER DURANGO'S SAME MODEL YEAR ARE SEEING THE SAME THING. NOT SAFE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 15, 2011

HAVE JK 2R RUBICON MODEL. WHEN TRAVELING IN THE HIGH COUNTRY IN COLORADO I START TO SMELL FUEL FUMES AROUND NOON AND THEY DO NOT GO AWAY UNTIL WE REFUEL AT THE END OF THE DAY. THE FUEL TANK GET SO HOT THE ETHANOL BOILS OFF AND THE EMISSION SYSTEM CANNOT HANDLE THE FUMES SO THEY VENT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE JEEP FILLS WITH FUMES AND VEHICLES BEHIND CAN SMELL THEM TOO. ALL OF THE TWO DOOR JK MO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

ARRIVED AT WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WAS LEAKING FUEL, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FUEL LINES WERE RUBBING TOGETHER AND CAUSED A BREAK IN THE LINE. *TR

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

MY CAR HAS, AGAIN, DEMONSTRATED FAILURE TO ACCELERATE DURING OPERATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALER IN OCT 2011 AND AGAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON WED EVENING, TWO DAYS AGO, AND THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE FROM LUNCH. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! ONCE THE GAS PUMP FAILS TO OPERATE, IT SIMPL... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW FUEL LEVELS THAT WERE INCONSISTENT WITH THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A TRANSMISSION COOLANT LEAK. THERE WAS ALSO A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL FENDER, PROVIDING INCORRECT READINGS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STABILIZER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,532 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,562.

Incident date: Jun 13, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.THE APPROXIMA... Read more

Incident date: Sep 14, 2011

YOU CAN HEAR THE FUEL MOVING AROUND THE GAS TANK AND BANGING AGAINST THE GAS TANK WALLS WHENEVER I STOP. IT IS MOST SEVERE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I COMPLAINED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ABOUT THE NOISE. THE DEALER LET ME KNOW THAT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS THE FUEL MOVING AROUND IN THE FUEL TANK, DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE 2012 MODEL WHICH REMOVED THE FUEL TANK BAF... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2011

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD JUST SLOW RANDOMLY, AND MANY TIMES IT WOULD JUST LOSE ALL THROTTLE AND STOP. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 65 MPH, ON A BUSY STREET TRAVELING 40 MPH, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY FORD FOCUSES (HTTP://WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=271461), AND SOMETHI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

LIKE SO MANY, I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL TANK BECAUSE OF HOLES RUSTED IN IT ($500 COST TO ME). EVEN AFTER NHTSA "STUDIED" THE ISSUE FOR 10 MONTHS, THEY APPARENTLY DETERMINED THAT HAVING GASOLINE SPILL OUT ONTO THE ROAD IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN THERE IS NO REASON TO CALL THE HAZ MAT TEAM IN TO CLEAN IT UP, BECAUSE RAY LAHOOD HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO RISK O... Read more

Incident date: Jun 19, 2012

ON JUNE 19, 2012, DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING GAS PEDAL, AND IT SLOWS TO A STOP; EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO WORK FINE. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT WITH NO ISSUES. ON JULY 7, 2012, AGAIN DRIVING AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH, THE CAR STARTS TO JERK, THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK, AND THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW, WHILE JERKING, AND A WRENCH/TOOL SYMBOL APPEAR... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

FUEL LEAK AT LEFT HAND FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT, PUDDLE OF FUEL ON TOP OF SENDER, LEAKING ONTO GROUND. *TR

Incident date: Jul 13, 2012

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 SOUTH IN MARYLAND NEAR COLUMBIA DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND HAD TO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC AHEAD. I SLOWED TO 50 MPH AND DISENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS NOT INITIALLY AWARE THAT IT HAD STALLED DUE TO THE GENERAL TRAFFIC NOISE. WHEN I ENGAGED THE CLUTCH IN THE LOWER GEAR MY REAR TIRE SKIDDED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE. T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

THE PROBLEMS JUST BEGAN WITH MY CAR WITH THE GAS GAUGE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH IN 2 WEEKS I HAD TO CHANGE THE DRIVERS SIDE TAILLIGHT WHICH WAS NOT ONLY BURNED OUT BUT THE HOUSING WAS MELTED TO THE BULB. NEXT WITHIN A WEEKS TIME I WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU GETTING FOOD AND ALL THE GAUGES JUST FLASHED AND THE CAR DIED. UPON TRYING TO RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON; THE DO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

MY TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, TO THE POINT OF REDUCED MATERIAL THICKNESS ON THE FRAME AND ALL FRAME MOUNTED COMPONENTS. HAVE EXPERIENCE ONE FUEL LINE FAILURE AND FEAR ADDITIONAL FAILURES OF FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. ALSO ALL SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINTS HAVE LARGE METAL FLAKES COMING OFF. *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2012

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL/GASOLINE VAPOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR USUALLY OCCURS FOR UP TO 48 HOURS AFTER REFUELING OF THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER SITTING IN ENCLOSED SPACE (GARAGE) OVERNIGHT. HAVE FOUND LEAKAGE RESULTS RAW FUEL POOLING AND/OR SPRAYING ON VEHICLE UNDERSIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION. RESEARCH POINTS ME MARCH, 2008 EMISSIONS RECALL CONDUCTED BY MERCEDES BENZ (EMISSIONS RECALL CA... Read more

Incident date: Jan 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWED A QUARTER OF A TANK WHENEVER HE REFUELED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTIES ON OTHER VEHICLES, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHIC... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT I HAVE FILLED UP MY DURANGO SEVERAL OUNCES OF GAS WILL COME SPEWING OUT OF THE TANK JUST BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE QUITE THE FIRE IF A SPARK IGNITES IT. *TR

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

MY CAR KILLED, AS THOUGH IT HAD NO GAS WHEN IN DEED HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED FOR ALMOST HOUR AND HALF, I MISSED WORK AND AM NOW DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT KNOWING I HAVE GAS YET THE CAR ISN'T READING THAT IT DOES. I EVEN ADDED GAS, 25.00 WORTH TOOK A PICTURE OF IT STATING HALF TANK GAS, DROVE OUT THE GAS STATION AND IMMEDIATELY I WAS ON EMPTY WITH THE EMPTY LIGHT ON, WHICH... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

Incident date: Oct 5, 2011

MY CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL - THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT REV THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS JUST AFTER I APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT OTHER TIMES IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. THE ACCELERATION NEVER RECOVERS UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, SIT A WHILE AND RE-START THE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR LOST POWER. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT MY FUEL PUMP FUSE BLEW. SINCE THEN WITHIN A MONTH TIME MY CAR HAS LOST POWER TWICE AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED RUNNING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. PUTTING MYSELF AND KIDS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER SITTING FOR AB... Read more

Incident date: Jul 12, 2012

WHILE FUELING OUR 2006 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WHEN THE VEHICLE TANK BECAME FULL THE FUEL NOZZLE ON THE PUMPED KICKED OFF, BUT THEN FUEL BEGAN SPEWING OUT OF THE VEHICLE FUELING SPOUT DUE TO AN APPARENT FAILURE OF THE TANK VALVE FLAP THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 OF A GALLON OF GAS SPEWS OUT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, MOSTLY ON THE CAR, BUT ALSO ON MINE OR MY W... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2010

FUEL PUMP WORKS INCONSISTENTLY WHEN HOT AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN SUMMER 2010. PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. IT HAS NOW LEFT ME STRANDED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, TWO OF WHICH WERE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY STREET. *TR

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND AFTER 12 GALLONS SMELLED GAS EVERYWHERE AND NOTICED GAS RACING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. THERE HAD TO BE ATLEAST HALF A GALLON SURROUNDING MY SHOES AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A SPARK I WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED TO DEATH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN MUSTANGS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1999 AND 2004 HAVE ALL HAD T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED IT FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FUEL STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS AND REPAIRED THE FRACTURED FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THE DAMAGE TO THE TANK WAS SEVERE AND HE COU... Read more

Incident date: Jun 11, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DUAL FUEL TANK, ONE IN THE FRONT AND ONE IN THE REAR. WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT FUEL TANK BEGAN TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE CONTACT HAD TO ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2012

I AM A DISABLED 62 YEARS OLD LADY AND I HAVE A TRAILBLAZER 2007. ABOUT 2 MONTH THE GASOLINE GAUGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY ALL THE TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE BUT GM ONLY GOING TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. I HAVE TO PAY 139.00 OF MY POCKET. I ASK THE REASON IT IS A RECALL. ONE THE ATTENDANT SAID THE IF RECOGNIZE THAT WAS A RECAL... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Incident date: Mar 24, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE GAUGE EVEN MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. A WEEK AFTER THE FAILURE STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHIC... Read more

Incident date: Jul 5, 2012

VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO A TREE AT SLOW SPEED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE AND LEAK FUEL. *TR

Incident date: Jun 13, 2012

I AND MY CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND I ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE GAS. SO I COASTED UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER. AS I SLOWED DOWN, THE CAR SHUTTERED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT RAN FINE FOR AWHILE. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN (AS I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, TURNING ONTO A... Read more

Incident date: Jul 6, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2009

I WAS FILLING UP MY 06 JEEP WRANGLER AND I GOT SPRAYED WITH FUEL ON MY BODY, JEEP AND GROUND. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL MY TANK UP TO FULL. IM CONCERNED THAT STATIC ELECTRICITY MIGHT IGNITE THIS, MYSELF OR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. JEEP/ CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THIS ON MY JEEP. THE SAME EXACT SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO MY WIFE'S 07 CHRYSLER ASPEN AND IT WAS RECALLED AND FIXED. ... Read more

Incident date: May 2, 2009

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND WAS PULLING INTO A SPACE TO PARK. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, AS I WAS JUST EASING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE SURGED AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, AT ONE TIME ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BREAK CONSTANTLY AND HOPE I CAN GET THE CAR S... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING WITH GAS. *TR

Incident date: Dec 1, 2011

FUEL GAUGE READS ERRATICALLY LOW FROM EMPTY UP TO ACTUAL LEVEL. POSSIBLE FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. UNCOMMANDED CHANGES IN POWER APPARENTLY RELATED TO THIS COMMON PROBLEM MAKE IT A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO ERRATIC SPEED/THRUST BEHAVIOR. IT HAS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC FORCING ME TO PULL OVER. *TR