Woodridge BP Listed Among Stations that Sold Tainted Gas
The gas might cause hard starts, rough idling, or stalling according to BP.
- By Sabrina Wu
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- August 30, 2012
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The BP at 6820 Illinois Route 53 in Woodridge is among the stations that recently sold tainted gas from an Indiana refinery.
BP released a searchable database on their website Wednesday, where people can enter a town name to find stations that inadvertently sold the tainted gas.
Issues caused by the tainted gas include:
- hard starts, or not starting
- rough idling
- stalling
The tainted gas leaves a polymeric residue that gets stuck on fuel injectors and spark plugs, leading to the hard starts, or none at all. The problem stemmed from an alkylation unit at the company’s Whiting, Ind. refinery, according to BP.
About 16,000 calls have been received as of Friday in relation to the recall, and they have started paying out claims, BP said in a release.
The company suggested the following for people who may have engine problems from the gas:
Any consumer who purchased off-specification fuel wishing to file a claim should call 1-800-333-3991 or 1-800-599-9040 to speak to a claims representative. Consumers should save sales receipts, credit/debit card records and repair bills. They can also access information and submit an online inquiry at www.bpresponse.com.
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Mark Dehlinger
9:55 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012
Thanks BP!
Sabrina Wu
12:01 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
LOL @MarkDehlinger. I hear ya, but at least we're not getting as many reports of vehicle incidents as the poor folks in Indiana.