Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 24, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A USED CAR LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS UNTIL THEY COULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 6, 2011

I PURCHASED MY PONTIAC BRAND NEW WITH 189 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT AND THEY WERE FINE. WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO DIRT IN THE BRAKES. IN 2011 MY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON TELLING ME TO CHECK MY FUEL CAP. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE SOMETHING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM CHANGED. I AM STILL ENCOUN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOTIFIED BY A CONCERNED CITIZEN THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE P... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

2006 FORD 500. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE AT IDLE...IT ALSO SURGES DURING GEAR SHIFTS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND PARK TO REVERSE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THIS CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE OR INJURY TO A PEDESTRIAN. ARFC WEBSITE HAS 125 REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO GET WORSE AROUND THE 60-65,000 MILE RANGE....CONVENIENT... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO A FUEL DELAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,625.

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

AN ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICING DEALER DIAGNOSED RUSTED THROUGH FUEL LINES, ALL OF WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Incident date: May 9, 2007

STARTED CAR AND WAS LEAVING RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE. ENGINE REVVED UP SEVERAL HUNDRED RPM AND CAR WAS LURCHING FORWARD AS I TRIED TO HOLD IT BACK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. PEOPLE WERE WALKING IN FRONT OF CAR HEADING TOWARD RESTAURANT. CAR WAS LURCHING FORWARD TOWARD THEM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE RPM'S WOULD GO HIGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE FRONT TIRES SPIN A LITTLE BIT... Read more

Incident date: Jun 14, 2012

I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES ON THE 14TH OF JUNE 2012. THEY GOT WORSE UNTIL I TOOK THE CHEVY TO A DEALER IN KINGMAN AZ. THEY FOUND THAT THEIR WAS A GAS LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHOLE REAR END TO CORRECT. THE CAR IS AN AWL WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WE DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS OF THE FUEL DANGER. BECAUSE O... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2012

WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK, GAS OVERFLOWS. *TR

Incident date: Sep 21, 2007

I WANTED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE INCIDENT IN REGARDS TO THE COMPLAINTS ON THE JEEP SUV FIRES. I THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE MY ENTRY, BECAUSE UNLIKE OTHER INCIDENTS MENTIONED IN THE INVESTIGATION, MY VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND WAS NOT THE RESULT OF IMPACT FROM A CRASH. IT WAS A FRIDAY EVENING AND I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAVELI... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jun 1, 2007

FUEL SPLASH OUT OF FILLER HOLE, APX 1 PINT. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. *TR

Incident date: Mar 19, 2012

GAS LIGHT DON'T WORK, THE ODOMETER DON'T WORK, WHEN IT RAINS THE CAR LIGHTS DIME AND THE CAR ALMOST DIES... *TR

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE INSIDE OF MY CAR REEKS OF GAS. IT SMELLS BAD AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR AS WELL. THE CAR DRIVES FINE BUT IT IS SLOW TO START FOR THE FIRST CRANK OF THE DAY. I TOOK THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT GAS WAS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTO-PART STORE FOR A FREE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND TWO CODES WERE PRODUCED FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC.THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND VOLT COALITION.CONTACT HAD 3 DAYS PRIOR WENT TO SAID AUTO-PART STORE WITH A DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTO-PARTS REPRESEN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP (<5MPH) AND BRAKING, THE CAR ENGAGES IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WILL TACH TO OVER 3000 RPM AND IF YOU ARE NOT HARD ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. AT LEAST ONE TIME THE CAR HAD TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Incident date: Mar 26, 2012

THE GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE. I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS GAS IN THE CAR. SINCE THEN (HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE) I HAVE TO FILL UP AND RESET MILEAGE SO THAT I WILL KNOW IF I ACTUALLY HAVE GAS AND WHEN IT IS LIKELY THAT I'LL NEED TO GET MORE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 21, 2010

DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. LOSS OF ENGINE AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH AFTER DRIVING ONE HOUR. ENGINE RESTARTED WITH IN TWO MINUTES. PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH SHORTER RUN TIMES BETWEEN EACH ATTEMPT. OVER A THREE YEAR TIME FRAME VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED FOUR FUEL PUMPS ALL FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURES TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY COMPRO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FUEL POOLING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT AND THAT TWO ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE SUBMERGED IN THE FUEL COLLECTING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. THE FUEL ORIGINATED FROM A CRACK NEAR THE TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD NOT TO MENTION THE SIGNIFICANT... Read more

Incident date: Feb 6, 2008

EVERYTIME I FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS I SMELL A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP UNDER THE REAR SEAT DRIVERSIDE. *TT

Incident date: Jan 13, 2012

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR,I JUST BROUGHT IT USED LAST JUNE 11, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR EITHER IN THE FRONT OR REAR THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG AS WELL, I HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON MY CAR LAST MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY TANK WAS WET FROM GAS AND THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE SHOP (SEARS) AND I SHOULD HAVE THIS LOOKED AT ASAP BECAUSE IT CO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

FATHERS DAY I WAS DRIVING MY IMPALA ABOUT 9 MILES TO MY HOUSE EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE ENGINE WASN'T HOT NO WARNING THAT SOMTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY VECHICLE KEPT UP WITH WORK ON IT ANYWAYS I DROVE IT HOME PARKED IT WENT INSIDE AND NOT EVEN 5 MIN LATER THERE WAS SMOKE AND A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDERNEATH MY HOOD. LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SOMTHING ELECTRICAL AND ALL I HAVE ON THE VECHIC... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

WHILE DRIVING THE FORD REVS UP AND DOWN, WHILE IT IS DOING THIS IT LURCHES FORWARD AND I LOSE ALL DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS, I CANNOT USE THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE IT MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE.THE SCARY PART IS I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS. ON THURSDAY JUNE 21 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR RPM REVVED UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN THE SPEEDOMETE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 14, 2011

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD ENGINE SURGING ISSUES FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR KNOW. TODAY 6/21/2012 MY CAR STARTED SURGING AT EVERY STOP LIGHT SO SEVERELY IF WE WEREN'T HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE WE WOULD OF HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE PROBLEM BECAME SO SEVERE WE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AT EVERY INTERSECTION TO KEEP CAR FROM TRYING TO JUMP INTO THE INTERSECTION AND STALL. TODAY'S TEMP WAS IN T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN FUEL FILTER HOUSING WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE HPFP AND COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO FAILURE YET BUT I JUST WANTED THIS TO BE RECORDED AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FAILURES OF THIS SORT WHICH COULD LEAD TO MORE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. *TT

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V471000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jun 7, 2012

I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND INSTANTLY NOTICED A STRONG RAW GAS SMELL IN THE CAB. THINKING IT JUST OVERLOADED BY NOT STARTING IT FOR A MONTH, I WAITED FOR THE SMELL TO GO AWAY, BUT IT DIDN'T. LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR WHEEL WELL, I DISCOVERED THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK HAD SPLIT AND WAS SPEWING GASOLINE ALL AROUND AND UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. JUST TURNING ON THE KEY, WHICH STARTS... Read more

Incident date: Dec 5, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK COVER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WHENEVER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS OPEN AND CLOSE THE FUEL TANK CAP. THE FAILURE RECURRED MANY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE D... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INFINITI QX4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL AS HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE... Read more

Incident date: Mar 29, 2012

THE VECHILE LOSS POWER AND STALLED OUT. AFTER THAT THE CAR ON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WON"T START HAD TO CHARGE BATTERY THE CAR RACED WHILED IDLING AND HAD NO POWER TO RUN. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. SO WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT WILL SHUT DOWN AND LOSE ALL POWER WHICH IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT IF WE DROVE IT AT NIGHT AND STALLS OUT WE LOSE ALL P... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

OUR CAR HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. MOSTLY WHEN IT IS HOT OUT. IT WILL ACCELERATE EITHER IN REVERSE OR FORWARD WITHOUT EVEN HAVING OUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. ON 6/21/2012 IT ALMOST FORDCED US OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION. *TT

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

FUEL TANK QUICK DISCONNECT CRACKED SPILLING FUEL WHILE RIDING. *TT

Incident date: Jun 14, 2007

WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE CHECK VALVE IN FUEL FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING GASOLINE TO BE EJECTED AT HIGH VOLOCITY WHEN THE GAS PUMP HANDLE SHUTS OFF. OWNER HAD CUTICLES ON LEFT FOOT BURNED FROM SKIN CONTACT WITH LIQUID GASOLINE. MANY VIDEOS POSTED ON YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATING THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT BY RECALLING SELECT VIN'S KNOW... Read more

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Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

FUEL GAUGE READ THAT I HAD FUEL AND I WAS EMPTY. MOTORCYCLE STALLED LOST POWER WHILE OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL!! -FAULTY FUEL TANK SENDER-2ND TIME IT FAILED!! *TT

Incident date: Feb 5, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE REFUELED, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAG... Read more

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

KNOWN ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. MOST, IF NOT ALL CHINESE MADE FUEL PUMPS ON 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125'S HAVE FAILED OR WILL FAIL. YAMAHA, SO FAR, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, AND REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. OR EVEN REPLACE THE PART. *TT

Incident date: Apr 1, 2011

WHEN PARKING, DRIVING VERY SLOW (UNDER 10MPH) OR BACKING UP MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH SURGE OF POWER AND FOOT ON BRAKE NOT GAS. SOMETIMES IT DIES AND GAVE ERROR CODE ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. WORSE WHEN ACON, DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING AN ISSUE IN THE WINTER. TOOK TO DOBBS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY AND MY COMPUTER WOULD NEED RESET. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT ISSUE. IM... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL NECK ONLY HAD ONE HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,198 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Incident date: Jan 16, 2012

STARTED DRIVING A 2008 NITRO THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, EVERYTIME THE SOME PART OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSES GAS TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. WHETHER THE HOSE IS BEING PUMPED MANUALLY OR TRIGGERED TO STAY ON DOES NOT CHANGE THIS OUTCOME. THIS IS AN EVIRONMENTAL AS WELL AS A SAFETY CONCERN. UPON SOME RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON PREVIOUS MODELS. WHY HASNT ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE OTHER DAY MY GAS GAUGE IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SHOWED THAT MY GAS TANK WAS IN BETWEEN HALF AND QUARTER TANK OF GAS. I WAS GOING APPROX 60-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO BEING OUT OF GAS!!!! I GET IT TOWED TO A GAS STATION AND FILL IT UP WHEN I START MY CAR NOW IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO GAS IN THE CAR WHEN I JUST FILLED THE TANK. THIS ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

MY 2004 PONTIAC AZTEC RALLY EDITION HAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT IT IS NOT ON RECALL. I SEE RECALLS ON THE SYSTEM. NEED TO KNOW WHY MY MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALL. *TT

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

MY CAR HAS BEEN SMELLING AND LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP. CHECKED EVERYWHERE FOR LEAKS, BUT FOUND NONE. I DID FIND A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS MATTER, BUT UPON CONTACTING CHEVY WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE PRIOR RECALL. *TT

Incident date: Jun 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GASOLINE TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WOULD REFUEL, FUEL WOULD SPEW OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR FLUID BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED CLEANING. AFTER THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLEANED... Read more

Incident date: Dec 19, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL EMITTED FROM THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL FILTER CHECK VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASS... Read more

Incident date: Jan 10, 2011

I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW VW JETTA FROM THE DEALERSHIP LOT. LESS THAN 4 WEEKS LATER WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY I STARTED IT, AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS DOWN THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE (IN A SPUTTERING/JERKING TYPE OF MOVEMEN)T BUT IT WAS NOT ABLE TO GO MORE THAN 7 FEET BEFORE IT STALLED OUT,, AND THE RPM'S WERE HIGH AND THE CAR JUST MOVED LIKE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, IT STALLED OUT B... Read more

Incident date: May 11, 2012

THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TWO TRIES AND I LET IT SIT A MOMENT AND IT STARTED ON THE THIRD TRY. *TT

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

THE CAR HAD RUN FINE ON MY WAY TO WORK AND LEAVING FOR LUNCH. IT WOULD NOT START WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN FROM LUNCH. SAME PROBLEM AS LAST MONTH, IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE THIRD TRY. *TT

Incident date: May 5, 2012

PLEASE HOLD THE SALE OF PRODUCT THAT COMING FROM THE MAKERS OF OIL TANKS OR FUEL TANK OR GAS TANK OF THIS MODELS BELOW : I HAVE SUPPORT VIDEO IF YOU WANT ME TO EMAIL IT TO YOU . SCOOTER MODEL RK-54 VIN : [XXX] . ORDER 8245 ON JULY 2011 , BUT RECEIVED ON AUGUST 2011 . THIS MODEL HAS OIL TANK OR FUEL TANK OR GAS TANK THAT CAN BE CRACKED VERY EASILY AND START LEAKING AND MAY HAPPENS ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 19, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAP AND THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

MYSELF AND TWO FRIENDS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BAD GASONLINE CAPS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS OF VEHICLE LIFE. THE WEAR AND TEAR OVER 10 YEARS HAS DIMINISHED THE SEAL CAPACITY OF THE GASOLINE CAP. THE GASOLINE CAP DEFECT OR NORMAL WEAR/TEAR SEEMS TO RESULT IN EVAP CANNISTERS BECOMING SATURATED, WHICH RESULTS IN AN IDENTIFIED SMALL LEAK IN THE SYSTEM DURING SMOG CHECK IN CA. PERHAPS, THE COINCIDENCE O... Read more