Contaminated gasoline at Shell stations in Seattle Options

[GriffGirl]

I got this in an email at work today and thought I'd pass it along for those of us in the PNW - it looks like it hasn't gone past Seattle, but who knows at this point?

SEATTLE - Some local drivers whose car engines were badly damaged by bad gasoline last weekend say they're frustrated with how Shell Oil is treating them.

They say they have to pay all of the repair costs up front - and still aren't guaranteed they'll be reimbursed. Mechanics are having a hard time fixing the cars because they've never seen contaminated gas like this before.

"We're frustrated - not happy - with Shell," says Dave Trengrove, whose wife filled up last Sunday at the Shell station in Snohomish.

She wasn't even able to make it out of the station before the car died - and she wasn't alone.

"Somebody just put gas in their RV - they were never even able to start the RV and move out of the gas station," says Trengrove.

At least 10 cars had problems after several stations in the area received the contaminated gas. Shell Oil says the gas was mixed with water - then distributed from a terminal in Seattle. But some mechanics say they're not so sure this is just water.

"You know, we've never seen anything at this level before," says Brian Rex, owner of Fleet Service. "We've had contaminated gas, but never at this level before."

Examination of the contaminated gas shows it contains a mucky sludge. About 14 gallons of the sludge was found in Trengrove's car.

The auto shop says Shell Oil will not pick up the contaminated gas. And since they don't know what's in it, they may have to pay to have a hazardous material crew to safely get rid of it.

In the meantime, drivers like Trengrove are left without a car - and without answers. What they do have are bills that are adding up - bills they're not even sure Shell Oil will take care of.

Trengrove said a Shell Oil representative told him that they would not talk to him until he has all his repair receipts, and even then there was no understanding that he would be reimbursed for all the charges.

KOMO News attempted to talk with Shell Oil about these concerns, but the calls have not been returned.

Meanwhile, other people who got the contaminated gas say they are running into similar problems.

One family finally got their car fixed but it cost them more than $2,000, and they have not yet been reimbursed.

They also say their mechanic told them he too has never seen contaminated gas quite like this.

[D-Man]

boycott shell - Check.

[99GT]

I love Shell. I only pump at Shell.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Shell, 76 and Chevron for me only!

[lagos]

I got this in an email at work today

Sounds like another one of those BS chain emails.

[illneversellmyce...]

yeah that one would of def hit the national news

[Random_Stranger]

I hate 76, their gas goes quick in my tank (at least the one by the I-5 here, will never go there again). Chevron baby!

oh, speaking of which, we had that problem here too, but with the cheap places (Non-chevron, texaco, shell and the like places). The thing I find funny is most of those places get the leftover gas from places like Chevron and such. Most of those places, then again, some of those places have their own supplier of cheap ass dirty gas.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

straight from news site here in Seattle


http://www.komonews.com/news/local/19443789.html

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_...W.2f940c16.html

This post has been edited by BlackCelicaGT94: Jun 3, 2008 - 1:40 PM

[95CelicaST]

shell = safeway gas... which = me filling up at safeway more often!

[96bluevert]

hmm..thanks for the heads up, there's a Shell only 7 blocks from my house but I rarely go there, guess I'll keep filling up elsewhere.

[GriffGirl]

I always check those "email" reports before ever passing them on... I verified this in Seattle news as well

[Random_Stranger]

Dude, I just woke up and had a dream that gas was $8.79/gallon........ That was scary.

[GriffGirl]

Dream or prophesy?

I've decided the gas was contaminated with roma tomatoes.

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Jun 11, 2008 - 1:46 PM

[D-Man]

You've Decited, that gas, was contaminated, with Roma Tomatoes?

And (i may regret asking this) how did you come to that conclusion?

[GriffGirl]

Look up tomatoes in the news. Most of the ones that aren't sold on the vine are infected with poop in 23 states so far.

[D-Man]

So...uh... Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?

[95CelicaST]

D-Man = teh supar crushing on GriffGirl


it's so cute!

[D-Man]

D-Man = teh supar crushing on GriffGirl


it's so cute!

WTF!?

no...

Griff is one of the more fun people to BS with on here... And is down with the Houston Crew.

D-Man = Married w/ children

Griff = ...not my place to say...

Make a reference to an old school cartoon, and all of a sudden your a flirt wtf!?