What does it mean when your car gets bad gas and breaks down?

Question

What is the cost and will insurance pay for the multiple tows and subsequent repair? And what to do about the station that sold $30 of it to me?

What is the cost and will insurance pay for the multiple tows and subsequent repair? And what to do about the station that sold $30 of it to me?

the car is TWO years old and under warranty.

Answer 1

It cost me $250 to get a tank of bad gas emptied from my tank. The station selling would not take responsibility. The company backing the station sent a detail letter but said it was my fault. My insurance would not cover anything because my deductable was higher than that anyway.

The theory was that there was some moisture in my tank and that when I tried some ethanol based gas that the moisture all collected and kill the engine. No way to prove otherwise.

Answer 2

I had that exact problem with my diesel Volkswagen years ago. When I got home, I called my mechanic, a very good friend of mine, and he came over and checked the fuel and said, "That's the worst sludge I've ever seen." He told me the best thing he could recommend was to let him pull the gas tank and drain the sludge out and clean the fuel lines and put new fuel in, and so I let him. Subsequently I returned to the gas station where I bought the bad diesel and told the man what had happened. He was very apologetic and agreed to pay for the repairs, which, back then was something like $92.00 if I remember right, and he gave me money for the new tank of good diesel I had purchased. He immediately reached into his cash register and pulled out the cash for all this, and repeatedly, from the heart, apologized for his mistake. Now, we're in a small town and this man had a "heart of gold" and I had been a customer of his for a few years. I can't say it will always work like that, and if not, I'd probably consult a lawyer. But it'll probably be settled out of court, and all may be well very soon. If the gas station owner wants to argue about it, your lawyer might tell you to just forget it because the legal expense to do anything about it would be prohibitive compared to the repair bill. I can only wish you the best of luck and pray God Blesses you here.

Answer 3

I presume that you are living in the U.S.A. Such law differs in each individual state. Get in touch with a local lawyer or a legal aid clinic.
You may be able to get relief through small claims court. But get the opinion of a lawyer or senior-class law student. There may be a question as to proof and cauality. If you sue, you must be able to prove tha your problems were caused by "bad" gas. ( and bnot some other cause such as a mechanical problem with your car. or some other problem like adding a gas additive that that the gas company or manufacturer does not approve of, etc. etc.).
A law suit could cost more than it it gains, provided you were successful. Also, the company could appeal, which makes for more court action and time.
The alternative may be to buy gas from another seller, and tell all your friends and relatives to avoid the station that you suspect sold you the tainted fuel. Note, I said tell, not write. You don't need to lay yourself open to a lawsuit for libel.
There are many causes for "bad" gas. A few are. Pour mixture of hydrocarbon fractions, (gasoline is a mixture of many strait chain hydrocarbon chemicals. It may not have the right octane level. The gas may be old. That means that some of the constituent chemicals break down or more likely oxidize over time.(often three months or so depending on temperature and huminity etc.)
You may have bought winter blend gas in the summer. Thre may be moisture in the gas, but that is not that common etc., etc.,
Good luck

Answer 4

Sounds like you have a problem with the car. You could get a lawyer and try to file a civil claim against the gas station. It would be hard to prove unless you can find someone else that had problems with their car.

Answer 5

i dont know the whole situation but sometimes with poor quality gas if you dont use your car for a long time may turn to sludge. just buy the better kind. you probably dont have proof that it was a certain station that sold it to you so there's no point in doing anything

Answer 6

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Answer 7

you could have a leak in different places that let out the fumes to you gas,or something overheating your car so it burns too much gas

Answer 8

get a new car....