Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jan 1, 2011

AS WITH MANY OTHERS, I TOO HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH GAS SPITTING OUT OF THE TANK WHEN FUELING MY 2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN. THIS HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF NO MATTER WHAT PRECAUTIONS I HAVE TRIED (STOPPING REPEATEDLY, ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE NOZZEL, ETC..). IT'S DANGEROUS, HARMFUL TO SKIN/CLOTHING/SHOES, COSTLY AND DOWNRIGHT EMBARRASSING. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET... Read more

Incident date: Apr 14, 2012

WHEN WE FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION THE CAR DIDN'T PLUG ITSELF WHEN IT GOT FULL--GAS RAN OUT ALL OVER MY HANDS, CAR AND GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE CARS REGISTERED FOR A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE--WHICH IT SHOULD BE! THIS IS A FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN!!!! *TT

Incident date: Jan 18, 2010

AFTER PURCHASING A USED 2006 STS AWD FROM CADILLAC NJ IN DECEMBER 2009, WIFE NOTICED WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT, CAR SEEMS TO STALL TEMPORARILY NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND MESSAGE TRACTION ACTIVE IS DISPLAYED. JANUARY 18, 2010,I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN. THEY SAID PROB BAD GAS IN LINES. PUT NEW GAS IN AND GAS TREATMENT FOR WATER ... Read more

Incident date: May 19, 2012

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND 'MASTER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL HAZRARD WARNING LAMP' CAME ON. FORTUNATELY I ONLY HAD TO CROSS ONE LANE IN MODEST TRAFFIC. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS STATE 'STOP THE VEHICLE, SHIFT TO PARK, TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IF THE FAULT REMAINS, THE VEHICLE MAY REQUIRE RESETTING THE SHUT-OFF SWITCHES.' FOLLO... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

I AM EXPERIENCING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ERROR CODE P0463 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION) ON 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. *TT

Incident date: May 1, 2011

WHILE FILLING IT WITH GAS, IT OVERFLOWS AND THEN CLICKS OFF AFTER IT HAS SPILLED ENOUGH TO REACH THE GROUND. MAYBE 2 CUPS OF GAS GOES ALL OVER THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, AND ONTO THE GROUND. I CAN HEAR AIR PRESSURE SOMETIMES JUST BEFORE IT SPURTS GAS, BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SPILL. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED NOW. *TT

Incident date: May 14, 2010

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 83,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONVERTER. AT 93,000 MILES, RECEIVED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING AGAIN AND THE CODE INDICATES THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS A PROBLEM. THE SIDE AFFECT IS THAT THE CAR LACKS POWER WHEN HAVING A NEED ACCELERATE. GM HAS RECALLED THE 2005 CONVERTER, BUT NOT THE 20... Read more

Incident date: Oct 3, 2011

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE CAR....FUEL SENDING UNIT UNDER REAR SEAT POOLING WITH GASOLINE......OCCURS AT FILLUP AND SMELL REDUCES AS TANK EMPTIES..... *TR

Incident date: May 31, 2010

HESITATION, SURGING, AND BUCKING AT MID-RANGE ENGINE RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR X3. *TR

Incident date: Feb 16, 2009

2004 GMC YUKON XL: WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" THEN IT SHUTS DOWN TO 30 MPH INSTANTLY. THERE IS NO TIME FOR REACTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES! A FEW OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULTED IN FATAL CONSEQUENCES IN HIGH TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THRO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2011

THIS VIN HAS A RECURRING GASOLINE FUEL SPIT-BACK PROBLEM. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES + 5 YEARS OWNERSHIP AND CONTINUES. VEHICLE CANNOT BE FUELED TO 'FULL' WITHOUT APPROXIMATELY 12 OUNCES OF FUEL SPIT-BACK AND OVERFLOW ONTO VEHICLE BODY AND GROUND. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. NOT COVERAGE BY RECALL OR WARRANTY. *TR

Incident date: Jan 8, 2012

I WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WHEN THE CLICK OF THE GAS PUMP THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOUR DONE FILLING THE TANK CAME ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS STARTING OVERFLOWING IN A LARGE PUDDLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE OF SOME SORT SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP I HAD THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN AND THE SAME AMO... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATE. USUALLY READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN FILLED. BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH. *TR

Incident date: Feb 2, 2010

WHILE SITTING IN IDLE THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP ON ITS OWN, RPMS WILL INCREASE GREATLY, VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY LUNGE FORWARD DUE TO THE VERY HIGH IDLE. IDLE WILL THEN DROP AND SOMETIMES CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WILL THEN NOT START PROPERLY. ONCE RESTART DOES OCCUR, VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. ACCELERATION IS THEN VERY SLOW WHILE RPMS ARE STILL RUNNING VERY HIGH. WHILE DRIVING RPM... Read more

Incident date: May 19, 2012

NOTICE FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND FOUND GAS TANK STRAP HAS PUNCTURED FUEL TANK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT GAS TANK STRAP IS MISSING FOAM INSULATION BETWEEN TANK AND STRAP. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN IN WINTER SO IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS FOAM WAS NOT INSTALLED AT FACTORY. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR VEHICLE SINCE IT IS OUT ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2009

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FILLER PIPE OVERFLOWS. AUTO-SHUTOFF DOES NOT FUNCTION AND GAS SPILLS OUT OF FILLER PIPE ONTO GROUND. *TR

Incident date: May 5, 2012

AFTER FILLING MY VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, THE GAUGE STILL READ ONE QUARTER TANK, AND IT TOOK MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE THE GAUGE SLOWLY MOVED UP TO READ FULL. AFTER THAT, WHEN THE TANK WOULD REACH 1/2 FULL, THE GAUGE WOULD START ACTING CRAZY. ONE MINUTE IT WOULD READ 1/2 FULL, THE NEXT SECOND IT WOULD READ EMPTY AND MY GAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. ALSO, AT HALF FULL DOWN TO ONE QUARTER FULL, THE SERVICE ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2010

FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED. THE SHUT-OFF CANNOT BE RELIED UPON, AND THE TANK CANNOT BE FILLED FULLY. CONTACTED DODGE 800 NUMBER AND DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH IT DISPLAYS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

Incident date: May 12, 2012

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED, THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE GLOW PLUG CAME ON, AND THEN ALL POWER WAS LOST AS THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD REFUELED THE VEHICLE APPROX 168 MILES EARLIER AND HAD BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENTIRE TIME UNT... Read more

Incident date: Dec 7, 2009

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. FUEL GAGE WILL NOT READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. ISSUES HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. BOTH FUEL SENDING UNITS ARE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT BY NISSAN DEALER. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEE THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR OTHER EXAMPLES. HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-WARRANTY-SCHEDULED-MAINTENANCE-SERVICING-REPAIRS/2691... Read more

Incident date: Jun 7, 2006

FUEL WILL SPRAY OUT WHEN FUELING IS COMPLETED. I HAD THE RECALL ACCOMPLISHED BACK IN 2006, BUT THIS RECALL DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SPRAY FUEL AFTER EVERY FILL UP. ANOTHER RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *TR

Incident date: May 1, 2012

THE NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER IS PE12001 THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF OWNERS WITH THE PROBLEM OF FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR RELATED TO A FAILING FUEL SENDING AND LEAKING FUEL TANK IN THE W211 MODEL E-CLASS MERCEDES BENZ (2003-2009) (SEE PROVIDED LINK BELOW). MY CAR IS A 2005 AND HAS BEGUN TO SMELL LIKE FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. MERCEDES BENZ WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE FAILURES AND AS A RESUL... Read more

Incident date: May 17, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ADDING FUEL IT WOULD SPILL ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SPILL ALSO CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

WHILE CHANGING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR VEHICLE SHIFTED HARSHLY AND ENTERED INTO A LIMP MODE. ONCE AT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A CONDUCTOR PLATE AND VALVE BODY WHICH HAS BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE DEFECTIVE ON MOST VEHICLES WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Incident date: Oct 28, 2009

WHEN EVER YOU FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY UP IT LEAKS FUEL, HAVE RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Incident date: Jul 1, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR PAINT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK, FUEL LINES, FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTORS, AND FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED ... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

I'M WAS DRIVING UP HILLS WITH 38 MPH NOTICE THAT GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHING THE CAR LOST ALL POWER ALMOST INSTANTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANAGED THE CAR TO EMERGENCY LANE. LUCKY THAT I'M NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY 6 YEARS OLD SON WITH ME AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TO VWGOA SO THEY CAN DO A RECALL. YOU CAN FIND 100 OR MORE SAME FAILURES AT WWW... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY R 1200 ST MOTORCYCLE IS MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND PROVIDES FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO THE PRESSURE REGULATOR. FUEL EXITS THE TANK THROUGH A QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING SCREWED INTO THE PLATE ON WHICH THE FUEL PUMP IS MOUNTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION I NOTICED CRACKS AROUND THE THREADED HOLE THAT THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING SCREWS INTO. BOTH THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING ... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

RECENT (MAY 15, 2012) REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY TO MY 2004 HONDA CRV BY HOEHN HONDA IN CARLSBAD, CA HAS CREATED WITHIN 5 MILES OF DRIVING A SEVERE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE "IDLE" SPEED IS NOW 2,800 RPM. THE CAR ACCELERATES AND TRIES TO OBTAIN A SPEED THAT MATCHS AMOST A 3,000 RPM LEVEL. A DRIVER WITH LESS THAN MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE THE GASOLINE SPILLED OVER AND OUT OF THE GAS TANK. IT HAS DONE THAT ALMOST EVERYTIME I TRY TO FILL THIS DURANGO UP AT THE GAS STATION.

Incident date: Mar 31, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNITS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX... Read more

Incident date: May 2, 2012

SENSOR FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE SETS OFF "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT.THIS SENSOR IS TIED IN WITH THE FUEL GAUGE,LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH INACCURATE FUEL READINGS!

Incident date: Mar 12, 2012

I JUST PURCHASED MY USED VEHICLE FROM A DEALER LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEN IT STAYED ON. I WENT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC READING AND IT SAID TO CHECK MY EMMISION SYSTEM. SO, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN TOWN AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD EVAP VENT SOLENOID VALVE. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS COVERED BY THE 8 Y... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

THE ENGINE WILL STALL AFTER EVERY FILL-UP. IT STALLS WITHIN 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING IT UP AT THE GAS STATION. IT WILL THEN STALL REPEATEDLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND EVERY TIME THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, IT HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND MISFIRES AND STUMBLES WHILE AT SPEED. THE STALLING/MISFIRING EPISODES DO NOT OCCUR ONCE 2-3 GALLONS OF GAS HAVE BEEN CONSUMED. THIS ... Read more

Incident date: May 24, 2006

SINCE NEW EVERY GAS FILL BURBS GAS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER HOSE ON TO REAR FENDER AND GROUND.

Incident date: Nov 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 YAMAHA XVS950. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V533000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE F... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2011

I STARTED SMELLING A STONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 50 MILES, THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY. TODAY, MAY 16, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DENVER MECEDES DEALER TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, NEXT TO THE TOP LEFT FUEL PUMP. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO YOUR INVESTIGATION ON PE ... Read more

Incident date: May 13, 2012

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STARTED TO ROUGH IDLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKING & STEERING ABILITY, RESTATED VEHICLE AND GOT BURNING GAS SMELL FROM VEHICLE EXHAUST PIPE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0014, GOT VEHICLE SERVICED AND HAD NEW SENSOR INSTALLED BUT NOW GETTING PINGING... Read more

Incident date: May 11, 2012

MY 2011 VW JETTAS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE DEALER SAID THAT IS WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL. THE REPAIRS ARE WELL OVER $8000. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHER VW DIESEL JETTA CARS. I HAVE NOW TALKED TO OVER 15 PEOPLE IN MY AREA THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I OWN NUMEROUS OT... Read more

Incident date: May 14, 2012

WHEN PUMPING GAS I CANNOT ALLOW IT TO 'FILL UP' BECAUSE THE GAS WILL LEAK OUT INSTEAD OF TELLING THE HANDLE TO STOP PUMPING GAS AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. I AM AWARE THAT DODGE DURANGO HAD A RECALL ON THIS VERY MATTER, YET THE CALIBER HAS NOT. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY GALLONS I PUT IN SO AS NOT TO LET IT OVER FLOW. AM I THE ONLY OWNER OF A DODGE CALIBER HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM/G... Read more

Incident date: Feb 17, 2010

THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHICH SHE BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM! OCCASIONALLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ENGINE WILL BACKFIRE, AFTER STARTING IT WOULD RUN OK. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT RUN AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BROKEN FROM THE BACKFIRING AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE THE LAST TIME IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO START THE MOTOR! ACCORDING TO PONTIAC THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR BY TH... Read more

Incident date: May 2, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CA... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2010

WHEN FUELING VEHICLE, AT ABOUT 7/8 FULL POINT, GAS SPRAYED OUT OF FUEL NECK ONTO ME. THEN CUT OFF ON THE PUMP NEVER ENGAGED. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *JS

Incident date: Oct 7, 2011

WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK FUEL ALWAYS SPITS OUT AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT DOES IT AT EVERY FILLING STATION I HAVE USED. IT IS LIKE THE TANK IS BURPING. *JS

Incident date: Nov 28, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN VARIOUS DRIVERS ALERTED HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED ... Read more

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Incident date: May 4, 2012

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART, NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. DASHBOARD BRIEFLY FLASHED "ENGINE MALFUNCTION WORKSHOP" AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO FAILURE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO JIM ELLIS VW IN CHAMBLEE, GA FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALERSHIP CALLED WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 12, 2011

THE CAR SHUT OFF AS WE WERE DRIVING, AND I HAD TO COAST IN A VERY BUSY FREEWAY...THE ENGINE JUST DIED. VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO COAST UNTIL OFF THE HIGHWAY..THEN TO RESTART THE CAR IT TOOK AT LEAST 15 MIN OF TRYING...I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BATTERY ETC, BUT I DID TAKE TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS NOTICED,,,,FROM THEN ON I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES I... Read more

Incident date: Feb 15, 2012

FUEL SENDING UNIT IS FAULTY. CANNOT GET ANY IDEA OF FUEL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE. ONLY 45000 MILES ON THE CAR. NISSAN HAS RECALLED THIS FOR THE FRONTIER AND PATHFINDER, SO IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THE DEAL IS CHARGING ~$500 TO FIX IT. *JS

Incident date: May 31, 2011

DURING REFUELING GASOLINE SPITS BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE NECK AT THE END OF THE FILL ONTO THE GROUND AND THE PERSON REFUELING THE JEEP IF HOLDING THE NOZZLE. THE PERSONAL INFORMATION SECTION OF THIS FORM WILL NOT ACCEPT AS VALID MY PHONE NUMBER IN GERMANY [XXX]. THE NUMBER I PLACED IN THE PHONE FIELDS IS NOT VALID. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2012

MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU WOULDN'T TURN OVER NOTICED THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING HAD TO RESET THE SYSTEM WITH THE KEY BECAUSE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS. BEFORE MY VEHICLE WOULD START READ ONLINE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THIS ISN'T SAFE GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE PASSLOCK 2 SYSTEM THEY HAVE INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES I HAVE KIDS AND AM GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON... Read more