My complaint with both the EPA and the NHTSA indicated that the fuel does spew back out of the tank and onto the ground/person fueling the vehicle.
Alright Fellas,
I viewed the complaints issued so far and there is one thing that I noticed. If I was the NHTSA complaint reviewer, I would not escalate this issue as a SAFETY concern. For those who fill in the form from here forward please ensure you indicate if the fuel has backed out of the inlet tube over the side of the vehicle.
I just don't get this problem. It has done it twice at the Exxon I usually go to. It's never done it at BP or Texaco. (Of course, the latter two are about 10 cents higher)
Here, in my humble opinion is the issue: We should be able to go anywhere and get gas. We shouldn't have to pick and choose our fueling stations based on whether or not our finicky cars think they are ok.
I've owned a lot of cars in my life and have never ever endured this until now...
All I know is that's it's a pain in the butt when it's 22 degrees with 15mph winds.
If only.Somebody needs to get the media in on this one. Perhaps somebody with a touch at a TV station. One of those consumer advocate type guys to do a video on it. Then a bunch of calls to a national network alerting them to the local shoot to get it going nationwide. I have an 07 GT/CS on order due to arrive any day. When it gets here, and if mine does this, there will be hell to pay. It will receive much attention. But it would be nice to get the ball rolling now. Nothing like a nice clear video showing gas shooting out of the tank all over somebody on national TV to get Ford's attention.
celticstanger,
It's the nature of the beast. What station did you see the Volvo story on? Was it it a local station? Usually only networks have the massive legal firms to protect them. This is the type of story the locals just won't do.
For example, in this market, just one Ford dealer pays us over a million dollars a year for advertising. The "powers that be" will not risk losing that kind of money.
The nets can take the risk because the automakers know how much they need the nets' advertising.
Even the nets are leary about these stories. Remember the Dateline story on GMC pickups catching fire? Seems the news crew rigged the truck with incendiary devices to get the proper effect. They (NBC) paid tens of millions to make that lawsuit go away.
This won't hit air until someone gets seriously hurt, or worse.
It's very unfortunate
My problems with refueling have been relatively minor--so far. Why don't those of you who have had significant problems write letters to Consumer Reports and ask them how they can recommend a car that spews gasoline on the ground and/or on the person refilling the gas tank?
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