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BP recalls gasoline, could lead to vehicle issues

GasBuddy Blog -- BP has notified the media that some gasoline it produced at its Whiting, Indiana refinery since August 13 may be contaminated and lead to poor performance, hard starting, stalling, or other related issues.

According to the AP, BP is alerting northwestern Indiana fuel distributors that it's recalling unleaded regular gasoline shipped from its Whiting fuel storage terminal Aug. 13-17.

The company said Monday it believes that fuel stored in a tank at the storage depot could cause hard starting, stalling and other drivability issues. BP asks any customer whose vehicle has experienced those problems since Aug. 13 to contact its customer hotline at 800-333-3991.

BP says the fuel may have been purchased by motorists...

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Submitted Aug 20, 2012 By: PD

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DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,807 Points:1,363,380 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:56:50 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse Okay,
jerry972 Champion Author Denver Posts:5,695 Points:1,375,855 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 8:29:42 PM Ignore jerry972 Report Abuse And to answer boldrph, Indiana gasoline does not go to Kansas. Most of Kansas gasoline comes from local refineries or up from Texas.
jerry972 Champion Author Denver Posts:5,695 Points:1,375,855 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 8:28:20 PM Ignore jerry972 Report Abuse I used to work there 30 years ago. I don't know what happened but someone had to work really hard to make this mistake.
boldrph Champion Author Topeka Posts:18,366 Points:3,448,940 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 2:14:19 PM Ignore boldrph Report Abuse does gasoline from indiana get hauled to kansas
cricket48750 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:792 Points:411,630 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 1:47:28 PM Ignore cricket48750 Report Abuse Hmmm
QualTekGuy Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,056 Points:731,900 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 12:55:37 PM Ignore QualTekGuy Report Abuse BP always seems to be the most expensive in our area.
nickatnite Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:370 Points:277,215 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 12:16:38 PM Ignore nickatnite Report Abuse It happens. No big deal.
Cheepo Champion Author Tampa Posts:9,889 Points:3,128,005 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 11:31:48 AM Ignore Cheepo Report Abuse BP has still the best gas around!!!!!!!!
bbthegun Champion Author San Diego Posts:5,973 Points:1,679,240 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:58:55 AM Ignore bbthegun Report Abuse BP can't win for losing right now.
Yonkers111 Champion Author Scranton Posts:8,331 Points:857,085 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:58:48 AM Ignore Yonkers111 Report Abuse Quality control and safety do not exist at BP.
matthwbar Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,053 Points:1,015,855 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:57:01 AM Ignore matthwbar Report Abuse That's not good...
5Golfer8 Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,133 Points:299,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:56:33 AM Ignore 5Golfer8 Report Abuse BP I'm sure will not pay to fix all the costs created by their bad product with out raising the cost of their products to the public.
dynamouse Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,497 Points:1,748,875 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:56:05 AM Ignore dynamouse Report Abuse ok
DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,302 Points:1,519,470 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:55:48 AM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse What if they did have problems, but they used up all the gas in the tank?
Costello Champion Author South Dakota Posts:1,401 Points:1,152,490 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:52:21 AM Ignore Costello Report Abuse Oops again?
soccerdadMO Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,446 Points:633,040 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:50:58 AM Ignore soccerdadMO Report Abuse BP screw up = higher prices. Way to be BP, what is your next rick to raise prices.
rev342 Veteran Author Florida Posts:484 Points:253,155 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:50:58 AM Ignore rev342 Report Abuse BP couldn't have quality checked this before they sold it?
gasper Champion Author Edmonton Posts:4,480 Points:1,367,335 Joined:Mar 2002	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:49:57 AM Ignore gasper Report Abuse Bad news for all how spent many hours trying to fix an auto problem when it was the gas they used.
sciotosix Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,739 Points:664,175 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:48:03 AM Ignore sciotosix Report Abuse Time to raise prices so they can cover this expense.
waynester1955 Veteran Author Ontario Posts:284 Points:206,935 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:48:01 AM Ignore waynester1955 Report Abuse BP, 'nuff said.
Tiernan Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,470 Points:817,875 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:45:05 AM Ignore Tiernan Report Abuse This won't do their pr any good.
putz247 Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,281 Points:511,180 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:44:50 AM Ignore putz247 Report Abuse i see
timesaverinc Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,458 Points:291,690 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:44:38 AM Ignore timesaverinc Report Abuse And we pay four dollars a goon for this
MarkJM Champion Author Little Rock Posts:1,443 Points:1,344,280 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:44:20 AM Ignore MarkJM Report Abuse This has to be a first! I don't recall ever seeing a gasoline recall before....
red5529 Champion Author Alabama Posts:4,259 Points:1,457,410 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:42:46 AM Ignore red5529 Report Abuse Poor quality control
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,964 Points:783,680 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:38:46 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse Will this end up on Supermarket shelves?
SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:30,933 Points:2,605,540 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:38:06 AM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse Switch to coal-fired generation.
kelly1016 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,953 Points:352,940 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:37:49 AM Ignore kelly1016 Report Abuse Perhaps it is full of salt water
JediKnight Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,848 Points:2,033,460 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:37:30 AM Ignore JediKnight Report Abuse sailormon- Probably because testing is suppose to catch a problem before it gets to the Customer's Tanks. If it does happen... it's usually blamed on contamination at the local Station(s)/Tanker(s) not the Refinery/Terminal. An isolated "Bad Gasoline" problem that with luck a Station Owner quickly catches and shutsdown... if vehicles start dropping like flies. Course that isn't always the case and in the worst of cases actually happens over a long period of time. 2004 Milwaukee, WI- We had a problem that eventually focused on contaminated Gas that was sold largely to CITGO Stations in our market. The Contamination seemed to affect mostly GM Fuel Injectors from late 90's/early 00's and not right away... So it took a while for people to discover what was causing it. So the damage was done long before the problem was discovered. So BP should get a little credit for catching it early. They can't risk any more bad publicity... then they already have. Having Cars dying left and right across the Country or Region would be deadly for them. 2004 Milwaukee, WI (Bad Gasoline Issue) http://www.s10planet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1067
markiesm Rookie Author Fort Worth Posts:79 Points:408,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:37:06 AM Ignore markiesm Report Abuse LOL
sammy518 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,589 Points:539,790 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:36:18 AM Ignore sammy518 Report Abuse BP should change their name to BS
Lologogo Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,299 Points:353,465 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:34:40 AM Ignore Lologogo Report Abuse stuff's falling apart left & right
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,417 Points:1,470,720 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:34:32 AM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse More problems with our refinery/pipeline grid. Better switch to electric before the whole grid goes down.
blah2blah3 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,591 Points:598,695 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:33:26 AM Ignore blah2blah3 Report Abuse hmm... Are they going replace/repair affected vehicles ?
WestMadisonGas All-Star Author Madison Posts:637 Points:170,410 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:29:47 AM Ignore WestMadisonGas Report Abuse How can I get my money back..
Topshopper2011 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,003 Points:275,390 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:29:36 AM Ignore Topshopper2011 Report Abuse honesty how refreshing
kdhloretto All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:600 Points:1,169,770 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:26:43 AM Ignore kdhloretto Report Abuse Hey, "Stuff" happens. It's not good, and BP or any other refiner tries hard not to do this type of thing, but it will occasionally happen. What really counts is how the company responds to the problem.
vjs3 Champion Author Denver Posts:2,531 Points:647,965 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:23:47 AM Ignore vjs3 Report Abuse Ouch! Glad to see that they're taking responsibility for the issue!
Old Timer Champion Author Akron Posts:3,727 Points:1,260,090 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:23:20 AM Ignore Old Timer Report Abuse Bad news when you can't trust what you pump into your car.
Donliberty Champion Author New York Posts:1,658 Points:652,065 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:22:54 AM Ignore Donliberty Report Abuse this is terrible...
letmathe Champion Author Chicago Posts:14,311 Points:3,130,820 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:22:22 AM Ignore letmathe Report Abuse We were lucky to avoid this problem!
duffee01 All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:776 Points:426,515 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:21:55 AM Ignore duffee01 Report Abuse BP should stand for BAD PRODUCTS instead of what it actually stands for.
1fuelish1 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:14,796 Points:1,851,520 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:21:08 AM Ignore 1fuelish1 Report Abuse Why is BP allowed to continue doing business in the US? Oh wait, they continue making huge bribes to Federal, state and local authorities to stay here.
032946 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:19,850 Points:4,042,095 Joined:Oct 2001	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:20:47 AM Ignore 032946 Report Abuse Glad I didn't get any of it!
dieselme2011 Champion Author Vancouver Posts:2,583 Points:600,790 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:20:09 AM Ignore dieselme2011 Report Abuse At least they recalled it.
mageetp Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,200 Points:623,930 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:19:00 AM Ignore mageetp Report Abuse Hope they caught it early enough, could be costly.
ddgb40 Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:1,411 Points:356,480 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:18:58 AM Ignore ddgb40 Report Abuse Bad
19sheldon43 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,979 Points:843,010 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:18:46 AM Ignore 19sheldon43 Report Abuse "BP" stands for bad patroleum. Big "O" should void their ticket
Palantas All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:803 Points:412,345 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:18:38 AM Ignore Palantas Report Abuse Isn't BP supposed to have the good gas?
OnEmptyMO Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,983 Points:1,486,705 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:18:26 AM Ignore OnEmptyMO Report Abuse What is next, a recall of water?